Xref: utzoo talk.religion.misc:3905 alt.flame:1104
Path: utzoo!hoptoad!amdahl!ames!rutgers!unirot!wlinden
From: wlinden@unirot.UUCP (Will Linden)
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc,alt.flame
Subject: Re: Christmas Celebration
Message-ID: <572@unirot.UUCP>
Date: 30 Dec 87 04:29:54 GMT
References: <1266@hoqax.UUCP> <9954@mimsy.UUCP> <14174@oddjob.UChicago.EDU>
Reply-To: wlinden@unirot.UUCP (Will Linden)
Followup-To: talk.religion.misc
Distribution: usa
Organization: Public Access Unix, Piscataway NJ
Lines: 20

So, since we are informed, any recognition whatever of any celebration
on or about Dec. 25th must be Christian, since those nasty
Christians invented it (and never mind pagans berating us for
"stealing" it)---
By the same argument, Mother's Day can not be a commercial or economic
creation, but MUST be a Christian religious holiday being "forced"
on those poor people, since its historical roots derive from the
church observance of "Mothering Sunday" at Mid-Lent.
  Clearly, we must suppress it. And that means getting rid of Father's
Day, Grandparents' Day, and all
the other spinoffs too. Can't have something tainted by religion
oppressing people.
   And I thought Thanksgiving was originated by "puritan" Christians?
Haven't heard complaints about that.

-- 
    Will Linden    cmcl2!rutgers!unirot!wlinden
    {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri!dasys1!wlinden
    {sun,well,ihnp4,amdahl}!hoptoad!dasys1!wlinden
    {cucard,bc-cis}!dasys1!wlinden