Whew! For a second there I thought it was going to be some horribly half-eaten M&M character!8O;-)
Nice picture, though.
Is this what your were referring to?
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Is this what your were referring to?
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I have no qualms about a Christian saying Happy Easter or Happy Christmas to me any more than I would a Muslims wishing me Happy 'Id. And I might even respond in kind.
However, I would have an issue with someone getting angry because I didn't wish him happy Easter or Happy Crhistmas.
To take an example, if on Easter Sunday morning I'm walking down the street and I see someone and say 'Good morning', he's certainly free to respond with a Hapy Easter. But it would be way out of line for him to start giving me attitude over it. Same with Christmas or any other holiday.
However, I would have an issue with someone getting angry because I didn't wish him happy Easter or Happy Crhistmas.
To take an example, if on Easter Sunday morning I'm walking down the street and I see someone and say 'Good morning', he's certainly free to respond with a Hapy Easter. But it would be way out of line for him to start giving me attitude over it. Same with Christmas or any other holiday.
Never as far as I can recall. I'm just saying it as a matter of principle. A question was asked in the OP, so I answered it.
No...it was a troll...not principle...... the same as me making the comment that I have no problem with an athiest NOT wishing me a Merry Christmas when I wish them a Merry Christmas but I have a problem with an athiest reaming my ass out for wishing them a Merry Christmas in the forst place. I have never had that happen, I can not see someone, in their right mind, doing it. The only reason for me to make that comment would be to troll for a reaction from someone.
Because "Happy Holidays" was used up at Xmas so there is no alternative they could use for Easter unless it's National Rabbit Day......:lol::lol::lol:
I see nothing trolly about what you said. You're just stating your view on the matter and it's perfectly reasonable. The only unreasonable part is to assume that what we both said is unreasonable.
Or maybe it's just a different way of looking at it.
Now on a larger scale he concept still applies. For example, making Christmas and Easter statutory holidays is in fact an imposition fo religious holidays on me. And that is happening. Is that better then, or is that a troll too?
Fine, let me rephrase my original. I see nothing wrong with a Christian wishing me Happy Christmas or Ahppy Easter. Is that better?
Sorry, I can't resist now that you've started it. I also see something wrong with public Catholic schools being given a privilege not granted to other religions in Ontario.
And Catholic schools and statutory religious holidays are not just principel, but current realities at the moment.
Jack be nibble, Jack be quick
Jack jumped over the crucifix
caught his nuts and fell on his keester
Now he's not sure if he's a she or a meester.
Jack jumped over the crucifix
caught his nuts and fell on his keester
Now he's not sure if he's a she or a meester.
Christian or not, I wish they'd pin it to one single day of the year; like the 3nd sunday of April, for instance.
Happy Wascawy Wabbit Day, you people.
They do, it's on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. How simple is that??????????:lol::lol::lol:
Why not compromise and do what the UK's done. Make the Catholic Faith the established church, as a symbolic symbol. Byond that, though, leave us alone with these holidays and double standards in public education.
You're treading dangerously man, I made the huge mistake of referring to Christmas as "Xmas" on one forum (as most sane and sensible people do) and the way one poster came at me I thought W.W.3 had started.
Principals? Yes.
Principles? Well, that depends. Jesus did teach about justice. That being the case, we'd think that Catholics and any other Christians for that matter would be standing up for religious jusice in Ontario. Some might in fact be doing that. Some Catholic school principals themselves might in fact be doing that. So I'd hate to pidgeonhole anyone or any school.
Now I can also see something else happening in Canada, or at least Ontario.
Because of the injustice of imposing religious holidays and double standards in education on the people, some react through anti-Christian sentiment. Sure they'd be wrong to discriminate against individual Christians for this, or to assume that all Christians support this injustice. But unfortunately, some do. And so some might take out their frustrations on Christians.
This happens in racial relations too by the way, where owing to white racism against blacks, some blacks become openly racist against whites. They are wrong, but it's understandable that some would react that way.
Though I've never met Christians getting angry at me for never saying Happy Christmas (though I usually would if I know that they're Christian or as a response to a Happy Christmas), I have known non-Christians respond quite rudely to Christians for their Happy Christmas. One actually responded Happy f***ing Christmas.
Sure he was wrong to respond that way, but we need to distinguish between acceptance and understanding. Though we cannot accept his behaviour, we can understand it. It was his way of expressing his frustration with the imposition of religious holidays in Canada by the govenrment.
I wold argue however that it is not appropriate to take that frustration out on Christians. Instead, the government ought to be to blame for this. Instead of just insulting Christians, why not go to the root cause of the problem. No peace without justice.
If we did not have imposed statutory religious holidays or double standards in public education, Christians would likely find much of this discrimination die out gradually as they see themselves as equal citizens before the law.
Because of the injustice of imposing religious holidays and double standards in education on the people, some react through anti-Christian sentiment. Sure they'd be wrong to discriminate against individual Christians for this, or to assume that all Christians support this injustice. But unfortunately, some do. And so some might take out their frustrations on Christians.
This happens in racial relations too by the way, where owing to white racism against blacks, some blacks become openly racist against whites. They are wrong, but it's understandable that some would react that way.
Though I've never met Christians getting angry at me for never saying Happy Christmas (though I usually would if I know that they're Christian or as a response to a Happy Christmas), I have known non-Christians respond quite rudely to Christians for their Happy Christmas. One actually responded Happy f***ing Christmas.
Sure he was wrong to respond that way, but we need to distinguish between acceptance and understanding. Though we cannot accept his behaviour, we can understand it. It was his way of expressing his frustration with the imposition of religious holidays in Canada by the govenrment.
I wold argue however that it is not appropriate to take that frustration out on Christians. Instead, the government ought to be to blame for this. Instead of just insulting Christians, why not go to the root cause of the problem. No peace without justice.
If we did not have imposed statutory religious holidays or double standards in public education, Christians would likely find much of this discrimination die out gradually as they see themselves as equal citizens before the law.