The War On Christmas Just Won’t End

[Thorne]

Paris’s archbishop, André Vingt-Trois, has called Golgota Picnic, which he had not seen, “deliberately offensive.”

I love this! How often do we hear about some religious leader condemning something which he has not seen or read, basing his opinion solely on the word of someone else. How does he know it's offensive? Is it offensive to everyone? Or only to him? How does he know the offense was deliberate?

Basically it's the old, "You can't offend me, because I'm one of God's children."

Sorry, Bishop. No one has the right to NOT be offended. If you don't like it, don't go to see it. That doesn't give you the right to prevent others from seeing it if they want.

If your god isn't powerful enough to take care of his own image, why bother to worship him? He's just another wannabe god.

[Ozme52]

Now for my two cents.

Having actually grown up here in the USA as an impressionable non-Christian child, I was always made uncomfortable in school... being forced to pray to Christ. Yes, you don't realize how it is for non-whatever kids it must be to grow up in a secular state. Sure the Constitution said freedom of religion but until recently that wasn't what was practiced.

And Thorne is, imo, quite right. I don't see many non-Christian complaining about Christian practices. Just the more radical "Christians" objecting to those who want non-denominational celebrations. Why... it's as bad as those radical muslims objecting to anyone who uses islamic imagery to make a point. You know... the terrorists. (A concept that goes back to the Reformation. )

[Ozme52]

PS. If anyone is curious...

Zen Druid. It's ALL about the oak tree that isn't there.

[MMI]

Lol

[Thorne]

PS. If anyone is curious...

Zen Druid. It's ALL about the oak tree that isn't there.

Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away