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This is cool!....LOL
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My son is BEGGING for one of these:
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Nick Real Deal
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I don't give presents or cards, I don't go round visiting family, I don't wear silly paper hats from a cracker. I don't watch the queens speech or The Great Escape. We don't have decorations or lights or a wreath. We don't go to church.
Christmas costs me nothing. I don't believe in Christ, why should I celebrate or acknowledge the festival. ?
All it means to me is time off, which is good for the rest but it means earning no money.
Christmas costs me nothing. I don't believe in Christ, why should I celebrate or acknowledge the festival. ?
All it means to me is time off, which is good for the rest but it means earning no money.
Spursex
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Couple of the younger lads in some of the offices have them; dangerous to start with, but if your lads snowboard (as I know they do) they'll pick it up in now time - a couple have complained that the axles can bend slightly after a bit of us - but given how much they cost, its' worth considering them as a disposable item.
They've tanked in the Uk now as they're classed as a motorised vehicle and can only be used on private land - so the Uk is supposedly awash with all the things at the importers.
Spursex
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As we are now a non-Christian Country according to yesterday's report, not celebrating the religious aspects of Xmas appears now to be the default - that said, I unashamedly love it for the family bonding, the lead up to it and most of all the kids going nuts - of course it tapers off a bit as they get older and the presents seem to be well trailed in advance and ever more expensive - love the atmosphere, love the occasions, love the parties ...
Merry Xmas Nick :10: :14:
Spurfect11
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this thread took a turn for the worse - bloody hell. I ain't Irish but the Guinness is flowing on St Patrick's day.
Nick Real Deal
Vital Football Legend
I don't like kids or family really, they grate on me. I don't have much tolerance these days.
Walking the dog down the lakes and watching the birds and animals going about their chores is the simple happiness for me. I can do that every day, even Christmas day.
Walking the dog down the lakes and watching the birds and animals going about their chores is the simple happiness for me. I can do that every day, even Christmas day.
Welshtel
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So you never read 'A Christmas Carol' or watched the film either?
MY best times as a kid were at Christmas and it taught me to give instead of being insular. I brought my kids up the same and they are great, very giving and really enjoy the Christmas period. But for me as a 'Born again', the best thing is knowing God and all he has done for me since I got to know Him and 'saw it' for myself.
So many people's kindnesses have been inspired by Christmas, I watch the work of the Salvation Army, especially when I'm in Uganda. My dad would often get someone in off the street for a meal, especially at Christmas, a lovely guy who was also inspired by Christ. Now I think we need more of that, not less. We're all different but the best I've seen have been Christian principled.
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Ditto. :126:
Welshtel
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I notice the use of 'X'mas often on here which crosses out Christ for some. It's odd to me that the founder's name is deleted, expunged, call it what you will but it's erased even tough it's named after someone. So is Rolls Royce going to be called Xcar now or Xfestival going to replace Ramadan or Divali? I don't think so, there would be uproar. One again the Christian world quietly absorbs the intentional vandalism of their festival's name in a quiet forgiving manner. I so wish the rest of the religions in the world were so forgiving. If so all the AlQaeda's, Isil's, etc terrorisms would stop overnight.
Welshtel, yes I certainly wouldn't be like Christianity to change the name of a day's celebration in order to Christianise it! It's no surprise that nearly every Christian festival links in with various pagan celebrations..
The fact that a Christian celebration has become so deep rooted in society that non believers still continue to celebrate it just goes to show how Christian Britain is.
Anyway, the meaning of Christmas has moved on. It's all about a celebration of your love for one another and your family. About how we give to each other to thank them for being with us in this wonder world. Surely that's the important Christian ethos to get across even if that means people aren't going to mass?
I'm not Christain, perhaps from a Christian background, but the family side of things is far more important. As I've got older I've found I certainly enjoy it more and more. It's not all about the presents, the silly hats or crackers or about the food. It's about appreciating and being close to those that matter to you.
Actually I take that back, it really is all about the food!!!
The fact that a Christian celebration has become so deep rooted in society that non believers still continue to celebrate it just goes to show how Christian Britain is.
Anyway, the meaning of Christmas has moved on. It's all about a celebration of your love for one another and your family. About how we give to each other to thank them for being with us in this wonder world. Surely that's the important Christian ethos to get across even if that means people aren't going to mass?
I'm not Christain, perhaps from a Christian background, but the family side of things is far more important. As I've got older I've found I certainly enjoy it more and more. It's not all about the presents, the silly hats or crackers or about the food. It's about appreciating and being close to those that matter to you.
Actually I take that back, it really is all about the food!!!
Welshtel
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The so called links to Pagan festivals is not a factor for me, I'm not arguing with you by the way, if they do fall on the same days, its' not a problem for me, Christmas as you so rightly say is a time for family etc and as I see it, is just what God would enjoy about it, after all, in my book, he made us as male and female to procreate and make families.
The meaning of Christmas has certainly moved on and is progressive for me and the church I belong to, a Happy Clappy lively lot. I love it there, they do all the things I really love, we collect, get hampers out to those who need them, generally trying to bring the community together and get them to care for each other rather than rob each other blind, destroy other people's stuff and generally cause havoc, we do what we can and hope it makes some sense to people. Some will like you for that and others, no matter what you do, are hard to convince it's the right way. But it's a free country and I wouldn't have it any other way.
ANYWAY, YOU ENJOY THE FOOD BIT, Have a great Christmas, that's what a feast was supposed to be.
The meaning of Christmas has certainly moved on and is progressive for me and the church I belong to, a Happy Clappy lively lot. I love it there, they do all the things I really love, we collect, get hampers out to those who need them, generally trying to bring the community together and get them to care for each other rather than rob each other blind, destroy other people's stuff and generally cause havoc, we do what we can and hope it makes some sense to people. Some will like you for that and others, no matter what you do, are hard to convince it's the right way. But it's a free country and I wouldn't have it any other way.
ANYWAY, YOU ENJOY THE FOOD BIT, Have a great Christmas, that's what a feast was supposed to be.
My point was more of along the lines of question if it was perhaps hypocritical to complain about the changing of a Christian festival when Christians have done it so many times in the past so that the adapting of celebrations to become more relevant to a person isn't really anything new.
I happy you find much joy in your faith however I can't share it. Although, as I always say when a religious person questions my morality that I'm sure God will be happy with the good I do with my life and how I have a drive without external persuasions to help others albeit without the faith part.
I certainly will do, I can assure you of that! Enjoy yourself too. I count down the days till my brussels sprouts...
I happy you find much joy in your faith however I can't share it. Although, as I always say when a religious person questions my morality that I'm sure God will be happy with the good I do with my life and how I have a drive without external persuasions to help others albeit without the faith part.
I certainly will do, I can assure you of that! Enjoy yourself too. I count down the days till my brussels sprouts...
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I like their products. Discovered them in San Francisco.....and through my father in law who is a true anglophile.
Greavswasthegreatest
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Whilst christmas might have its origins based on a faith or a religious sense, in the maint it has evolved in the western world mainly as a commercial opportunity for all the stores and shops to increase profites, profiteer bigtime (just compare what you had to paay to buy before xmas against the sales prices after.).......advertising entices the kids ...just look at kids channels and see how they push the toys in between shows...obscene, and that leads to pressures on parents, especially single parents and those on benefits, succumbing to peer group pressures so their kids dont feel left out, and then take all year to pay their credit card off, before the next round comes along.
I hate the whole concept personally and actually get a big boost and a new lease of life on January 1st.
I admit many who follow the spirit and doctrines and celebrate its actual meanings do a lot of good for people, e.g homeless, old people home alone, togetherness etc, but surely we should be doing this and helping them all year round and when we can, not on the back of a story which comes to life for a few weeks once a year.
To those of you who enjoy it...fair do's ........not my cup of tea to be honest.......
I hate the whole concept personally and actually get a big boost and a new lease of life on January 1st.
I admit many who follow the spirit and doctrines and celebrate its actual meanings do a lot of good for people, e.g homeless, old people home alone, togetherness etc, but surely we should be doing this and helping them all year round and when we can, not on the back of a story which comes to life for a few weeks once a year.
To those of you who enjoy it...fair do's ........not my cup of tea to be honest.......
