Xmas is about Jesus... or not

[Opsa]

Actually, Ms. Zealot was technically right, Christmas is about Christ. But if she was really following Christ's advice, she wouldn't be pushing him on others. From what I understand, he would have hated that, and would probably have tried as hard as you did to figure out a way to make her see that her comment was thoughtless. He probably would have just did what you did, and walked away. "Turning the other cheek", I think is the phrase.

For me, the season is Yule, but anyone can call it what they like. I wouldn't dare try to educate people who were at the mercy of my cash register line on the nuances of my very eclectic beliefs. That was really boorish of her. Fairly typical, too. I'm sorry you had to deal with her tactlessness.

[stellinacadente]

ehhehhe... as usual Opsa, you have the most charming way to be right

I guess there were more then just her affirmations that bugged me...

Yule is what I celebrate (or Natalis Solis invictus, solstice whatever you want to call it) and it is the return of light on Earth... and the main thing is that date for Xmas was chosen exactly to coincide with the pagan festival and shun it...

in the end though, I'd rather not even try to educate zealot because it's a waste of energy

[anthrobabe]

What usually shuts them up for me is the

"You do know that everything was borrowed from the pagans? No? Really, look it up on the internet. Not the Answers in Genesis part of it but the other part of the internet. And also you are aware that X is the Greek letter Chi (and make sure I pronounce it properly-or they will think I am talking about that amazingly expensive hair iron), and so really it is not taking christ out of anything it is very likely  just sort of a shortcut thingie that some newspaper did once upon a time and you can look that up also and you also know that alpha and omega and all that are Greek as well."

By then their eyes are glazed and I can mosey along happily.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

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By then their eyes are glazed and I can mosey along happily.

To quote Don Hendley's song "Dirty Laundry":

"Like cows at a passing train..."

[stellinacadente]

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By then their eyes are glazed and I can mosey along happily.

To quote Don Hendley's song "Dirty Laundry":

"Like cows at a passing train..."

Now that would be amusing

MWHAHAHAHAHAH!