BS: Jewmas???

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: PoppaGator
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 06:43 PM

Before Christ, there was Yuletide -- no disrespect; the Christian Church was probably quite wise to connect this ancient festival to a celebration of the birth of Jesus. I'm just saying this to point out that the secular aspects of the season, as well as the religious content of non-Christian winter observances, are nothing new and nothing that should make Christians uncomfortable.

Also, they're not the exclusive property of Christians -- evergreens brought indoors, huge extended-family dinners, exchanging of gifts, etc., have no more to do with the birth of Christ than they do with Chanukka, Ramadan, the Winter Solstice, whatever. Well, I suppose these customs might have a bit more to do with the solstice than with anything else, since they date back to a time when the solstice was the only reason for a midwinter celebration.

We should all be able to agree about peace on earth, goodwill towards all, feasting, giftgiving, and hope for the coming spring.

Of course, the most obnoxious instances of commericialism are probably equally offensive to Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, secular humanists, Wiccans, observers of Kwanzaa, Deists, Shintoists, and anyone else I forgot to list.

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: GUEST,Frank
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 03:25 PM

Chrismasakwanzukah! A yontif a shayner!

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 12:33 PM

Happy christmahanukwanzaka!

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: Cluin
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 12:29 PM

You are one of the lucky ones then, Susan. Hang on to that. An early Merry Christmas to you.

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 12:27 PM

Like Christmas is really a Xtian holiday anymore... it's an economic necessity.

For me, and for many Christian folks I know, the commercialism is no big deal. Advent's joyful anticipation so outshines the emptiness of the commercial counterfeit as to render it operationally invisible. This is that time of year when I am thankful to have what so many seem to be searching for, so frantically.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: Cluin
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 12:18 PM

Like Christmas is really a Xtian holiday anymore... it's an economic necessity.

But I'm not a Scrooge, really! I love the season. Just not the commercialism.

Subject: RE: BS: Jewmas???
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 12:12 PM

Errrrmmmmmmmmmmm..............

~S~

Subject: BS: Jewmas
From: Pogo
Date: 02 Dec 04 - 11:28 AM

I came across this by accident while browsing through a Jewish LiveJournal community and thought it quite funny though those Mudcatters of the Jewish faith probably can appreciate it far more than I could :)

http://www.jewsmas.org/

and on a more serious note I completely agree that Chanukah doesn't get the respect it deserves as its own separate holiday