On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 07:41:55 -0500, Charlie Choc
wrote:

(snipped)

Since Christmas is on Sunday this year a couple of the largest churches in the
Atlanta area will be closed so their employees and parishioners can celebrate
"in their own way".


I remember reading that in some news a week or so ago. It was so odd,
and so difficult to believe, that it absolutely slipped my mind.

Seems that Christmas Eve has become the big church day of the season
for churches. I can see that they'd cut their Christmas day
ceremonies down to just a couple of before noon ones, but to cut out
all services because it falls on a Sunday is mind boggling.

It's Sunday, for (literally) Christ's sake. Do they believe in Sunday
services or not? They have a double holy day going and they're going
to go home and watch Dicken's Christmas Carol or a football game on TV
instead of giving a service and communion? How can they sluff
(slough?) that stuff off on their parishioners? If there is even one
church member who wishes to attend an ordinary Sunday service and take
communion, why aren't they given the chance to do so?

Yeah, it's just a rant, as I have no official religion any more. I
just like to see groups and people make an attempt to live up to the
principles they espouse, especially if they espouse them for the
entire rest of the world.

You should hear me go on when I see some supposedly patriotic American
displaying a dirty tattered flag as if he / she were doing the
American thing.

Cyli
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