Merry Christmas, good people

Just to stir it up a little more...

Christmas isn't the season commemorating the death of Jesus... that's
Easter.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas.
(Charles--- back into hiding)


"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
et...
.... Christ died for you.

Bob Rickard

Charles B. Summers wrote:
Just to stir it up a little more...

Christmas isn't the season commemorating the death of Jesus... that's
Easter.

Actually, Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus (and if you
believe that actually happened I have a Nigerian investment opportunity
that might interest you).

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
nk.net...
Charles B. Summers wrote:
Just to stir it up a little more...

Christmas isn't the season commemorating the death of Jesus... that's
Easter.

Actually, Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus (and if you
believe that actually happened I have a Nigerian investment opportunity
that might interest you).

You don't seem to have done all that badly for yourself, at least that's the
word on the street, according to daytripper. So what's with this Nigerian
investment opportunity.

I figure, if I get in early I might make a few million between now and
bed-time.

Op

Opus wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
nk.net...

Charles B. Summers wrote:

Just to stir it up a little more...

Christmas isn't the season commemorating the death of Jesus... that's
Easter.

Actually, Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus (and if you
believe that actually happened I have a Nigerian investment opportunity
that might interest you).


You don't seem to have done all that badly for yourself, at least that's the
word on the street, according to daytripper.

I wonder what daytripper's been smoking?

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
ink.net...

I wonder what daytripper's been smoking?

Oh, I don't think he claims to know anything about your finances, he just
know about the word on the street.

Op --I'm a grapevine man myself--



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On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:08:57 -0500, "Opus" wrote:


"rw" wrote in message
link.net...

I wonder what daytripper's been smoking?

Oh, I don't think he claims to know anything about your finances, he just
know about the word on the street.

Op --I'm a grapevine man myself--

Kindly leave me out of your public hallucinations, thanks ;-)

/daytripper

"daytripper" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:08:57 -0500, "Opus" wrote:


"rw" wrote in message
hlink.net...

I wonder what daytripper's been smoking?

Oh, I don't think he claims to know anything about your finances, he just
know about the word on the street.

Op --I'm a grapevine man myself--

Kindly leave me out of your public hallucinations, thanks ;-)

/daytripper

No, your welcome.

Op

You're right... his death was actually the Thursday before, hince Holy
Thursday.

Believe it? Not really... the conspiracy theories neither.


"rw" wrote in message
nk.net...
Charles B. Summers wrote:
Just to stir it up a little more...

Christmas isn't the season commemorating the death of Jesus... that's
Easter.

Actually, Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus (and if you
believe that actually happened I have a Nigerian investment opportunity
that might interest you).

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Charles Summers wrote:
You're right... his death was actually the Thursday before, hince Holy
Thursday.

In my intensely religious upbringing it was called Maundy Thursday. The
whole Easter deal started on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter,
commemorating when Jesus reputedly rode into Jerusalem on a donkey along
a path of palm fronds. That may have actually happened, and Jesus (if He
really existed) may have actually been crucified, but he didn't rise
from the dead, ascend into heaven, and return to Earth. That's just a
crock. It's no more plausible that Scientology.

In my religious tradition Easter was a far more important holiday than
was Christmas. Christmas was looked down upon as a secularized orgy of
materialism, which, of course, it is. Easter is the focal point -- the
nexis -- for all the irrational, batty, sadistic poppycock that
underlies Christian mythology.

No doubt some devout Christians, and even some not-so-devout ones, will
be upset about my disrespect of their religion. Tough ****. I have zero
respect for it, or for any other religion. Religion is self delusion
grounded in a fear of death. It's spawned more hatred and violence than
can be imagined. It's a curse on humanity, and it's time for us to grow
up and face facts.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:08:36 GMT, rw
wrote:

Charles Summers wrote:
You're right... his death was actually the Thursday before, hince Holy
Thursday.

In my intensely religious upbringing it was called Maundy Thursday. The
whole Easter deal started on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter,
commemorating when Jesus reputedly rode into Jerusalem on a donkey along
a path of palm fronds. That may have actually happened, and Jesus (if He
really existed) may have actually been crucified, but he didn't rise
from the dead, ascend into heaven, and return to Earth. That's just a
crock. It's no more plausible that Scientology.

In my religious tradition Easter was a far more important holiday than
was Christmas. Christmas was looked down upon as a secularized orgy of
materialism, which, of course, it is. Easter is the focal point -- the
nexis -- for all the irrational, batty, sadistic poppycock that
underlies Christian mythology.

No doubt some devout Christians, and even some not-so-devout ones, will
be upset about my disrespect of their religion. Tough ****. I have zero
respect for it, or for any other religion. Religion is self delusion
grounded in a fear of death. It's spawned more hatred and violence than
can be imagined. It's a curse on humanity, and it's time for us to grow
up and face facts.



Does this mean there is no Santa?...
Harry
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