Comments on: Attacks on Christmas In 2009: “And a Happy Solstice Day to You, Too”. http://www.conservativeissues.org/attacks-on-christmas-in-2009.html Discussion on Top U.S. Political Issues Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amzy http://www.conservativeissues.org/attacks-on-christmas-in-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-1025 Amzy Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:35:48 +0000 http://www.conservativeissues.org/?p=276#comment-1025 Well actually, the atheist you described in your article is, in fact, right. Christianity was purely secluded to Europe about the time Christ was born(In reality, since he was a jew, Jesus' name would've been something like Joshua or Yeshua). Now, the Church had been hacking away the heads of Pagans, but they realized they couldn't kill 'em all, so they decided to convert as many as they could by corrupting their holidays. Christmas originally was the celebration of the winter solstice(also called Yuletide). And many other holidays were also changed, such as Halloween. Halloween, also "Samhain", celebrated the new year to the celtics and the end of the harvest time as well as a time when the dead returned to earth. The catholic church changed it to All Saint's Day. By the way, you really shouldn't complain about atheists, Christians have bullied, forced, and destroyed people into converting. Atheists are just giving just desserts. Well actually, the atheist you described in your article is, in fact, right. Christianity was purely secluded to Europe about the time Christ was born(In reality, since he was a jew, Jesus’ name would’ve been something like Joshua or Yeshua). Now, the Church had been hacking away the heads of Pagans, but they realized they couldn’t kill ‘em all, so they decided to convert as many as they could by corrupting their holidays. Christmas originally was the celebration of the winter solstice(also called Yuletide). And many other holidays were also changed, such as Halloween. Halloween, also “Samhain”, celebrated the new year to the celtics and the end of the harvest time as well as a time when the dead returned to earth. The catholic church changed it to All Saint’s Day.

By the way, you really shouldn’t complain about atheists, Christians have bullied, forced, and destroyed people into converting. Atheists are just giving just desserts.

]]> By: CJFosdick http://www.conservativeissues.org/attacks-on-christmas-in-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-665 CJFosdick Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:48:04 +0000 http://www.conservativeissues.org/?p=276#comment-665 I believe religion is a journey within a person, a spiritual quest of faith that is both deeply private and profoundly meaningful. People other than ourselves, like you Atheist, can enter into this growth, make suggestions, even tell you what to believe, but only you will know deep-down within yourself where your journey is now and where you want it to lead. That, Atheist, is the mistake you and other Atheists are making. You are trying to force your ideology on the rest of us who believe there is a force greater than ourselves, a deity, called intelligent design, Spiritualism, God, Allah, Jehovah, or whatever we call the God we personally worship. What do you worship, Atheist? I believe religion is a journey within a person, a spiritual quest of faith that is both deeply private and profoundly meaningful. People other than ourselves, like you Atheist, can enter into this growth, make suggestions, even tell you what to believe, but only you will know deep-down within yourself where your journey is now and where you want it to lead.

That, Atheist, is the mistake you and other Atheists are making. You are trying to force your ideology on the rest of us who believe there is a force greater than ourselves, a deity, called intelligent design, Spiritualism, God, Allah, Jehovah, or whatever we call the God we personally worship. What do you worship, Atheist?

]]> By: Gabe http://www.conservativeissues.org/attacks-on-christmas-in-2009.html/comment-page-1#comment-557 Gabe Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:32:51 +0000 http://www.conservativeissues.org/?p=276#comment-557 How would the existence of an afterlife make this life less "hopeless"? If there is no afterlife, then this life is all we've got! We have only a short time on this earth to do good! On the other hand, if you do believe in an afterlife, doesn't that mean the only purpose of this life is to get into heaven? And who says that either living eternally with God up in heaven, or suffering eternally with Satan down in hell is more fulfilling than resting peacefully in the void? How would the existence of an afterlife make this life less “hopeless”? If there is no afterlife, then this life is all we’ve got! We have only a short time on this earth to do good! On the other hand, if you do believe in an afterlife, doesn’t that mean the only purpose of this life is to get into heaven? And who says that either living eternally with God up in heaven, or suffering eternally with Satan down in hell is more fulfilling than resting peacefully in the void?

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