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What is your opinion on this article?
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 08:41 pm |
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=490925&in_page_id=1770
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 08:44 pm |
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Not sure if Christmas should be "down graded" but I hate that it is SOOO commercialized.
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 09:10 pm |
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i like the picture of Christian celebrations in the past 
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 09:41 pm |
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I don't think it should be down-graded. If other cultures want to up-grade their own holidays, more power to them. Were always trying to accomadate the minority instead of the majority, I find. 
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 10:19 pm |
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Quoting teaschip1: I don't think it should be down-graded. If other cultures want to up-grade their own holidays, more power to them. Were always trying to accomadate the minority instead of the majority, I find. |
I absolutely agree. In our efforts to be tolerant we have sacrificed the things most sacred to us.
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 10:46 pm |
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Please dont take any notice of the Daily Mail, it is one the UK's most racially motivated papers there is, so any chance there is they will take it.
As for Christmas, it is how many weeks away? And the shops are already full of Christmas products and have been since September, lights are being put up in the streets. Christmas sales started today too! The commercialism of Christmas over shadows any religious theme that it should be about. You ask children in primary school and I guess only a handfull will know the real reason for Christmas, to them it will be about what presents they will receive.
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01 Nov 2007 Thu 10:51 pm |
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Quoting libralady: Please dont take any notice of the Daily Mail, it is one the UK's most racially motivated papers there is, so any chance there is they will take it.
As for Christmas, it is how many weeks away? And the shops are already full of Christmas products and have been since September, lights are being put up in the streets. Christmas sales started today too! The commercialism of Christmas over shadows any religious theme that it should be about. You ask children in primary school and I guess only a handfull will know the real reason for Christmas, to them it will be about what presents they will receive. |
Sad but true, Libralady. I personally wish some of the commercial aspects would go away.
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07 Nov 2007 Wed 07:48 pm |
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Well - the US have the politically correct version called "holidays" (our word for vacation!). Just call Christmas "holidays" instead and then everyone will be happy....
Regarding commercialism, as Christmas is mostly spent with your family, I always think its strange that people complain it is "too commercialised". If its too commercialised for you, then its because you, yourself, made it that way!
Spend less money on presents, turn off the TV, have fun, play silly games with your family, eat wonderful food....what is so commercialised about that? 
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07 Nov 2007 Wed 08:07 pm |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Well - the US have the politically correct version called "holidays" (our word for vacation!). Just call Christmas "holidays" instead and then everyone will be happy....
Regarding commercialism, as Christmas is mostly spent with your family, I always think its strange that people complain it is "too commercialised". If its too commercialised for you, then its because you, yourself, made it that way!
Spend less money on presents, turn off the TV, have fun, play silly games with your family, eat wonderful food....what is so commercialised about that?
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Some people get caught up in the propaganda to buy buy buy...you don't really love enough unless you spend spend spend. Children are "taught" to nag for the latest fad toy. It's really quite disgusting
Where I work we have a mix of Athiest, Buddist,Christian, Hindu and Muslims (note alphabetical line up there)...and we have a Holiday party.
The sentiment is still Peace on Earth, Good Will towards all.
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07 Nov 2007 Wed 08:15 pm |
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Quoting alameda: Some people get caught up in the propaganda to buy buy buy...you don't really love enough unless you spend spend spend. Children are "taught" to nag for the latest fad toy. It's really quite disgusting
Where I work we have a mix of Athiest, Buddist,Christian, Hindu and Muslims (note alphabetical line up there)...and we have a Holiday party.
The sentiment is still Peace on Earth, Good Will towards all. |
Agreeing with you again Alameda 
EXCEPT...I wonder do the Buddists, Hindus and Muslims share and modify their religious days and make them non-religious holiday parties too?
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