This just in ... (belatedly)

[Rochir]

Conscientious College Student Returns Home, Ruins Christmas "High And Mighty Ideas" Take Out All The Fun, Says Family EMMETT, ID – Danny Morales, a freshman at Phoenix Christian College, recently returned home to Emmett, Idaho for Christmas break—and promptly ruined the holiday for his entire family by suggesting they celebrate Christmas in a non-commercial way.

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[cm24]

Ha! Exactly what would happen. Is this story true, or is it just to get a point across?

 

[UberLutheran]

Ha! Exactly what would happen. Is this story true, or is it just to get a point across?

Well, I don't know about some people -- but we moved the gift exchange and the large meal to January 1 so as to keep the focus of Christmas on the commemoration of the birthday of Christ (after all, it's His birthday, not ours!).

Several people in my parish have started doing the same thing. I mentioned it to my very conservative sister and brother-in-law, and they started doing the same thing. They told several people in their church what we were doing and what they were doing, and THEY started implementing we're doing.

Frankly, I'd like to see a lot of people doing this and take the focus off Commercemas.

 

[SimplyMe]

Well, I don't know about some people -- but we moved the gift exchange and the large meal to January 1 so as to keep the focus of Christmas on the commemoration of the birthday of Christ (after all, it's His birthday, not ours!).

Several people in my parish have started doing the same thing. I mentioned it to my very conservative sister and brother-in-law, and they started doing the same thing. They told several people in their church what we were doing and what they were doing, and THEY started implementing we're doing.

Frankly, I'd like to see a lot of people doing this and take the focus off Commercemas.

Plus, you can buy a lot of presents cheaper at the After Christmas sales.

 

[UberLutheran]

Plus, you can buy a lot of presents cheaper at the After Christmas sales.

And that helps, too!

 

[Heiroglyph]

Yeh I hate Christmas because of all the astupid presents and hurt feelings they bring about. SOmeone always feels left out or feels bad that they couldnt do more giftwise , at least for us poor folks. Christmas is a terrible holiday.

 

[Roman Soldier]

The Onion? No, but just as hilarious.

 

[HeyHomie]

The Onion? No, but just as hilarious.

I was unclear on whether it was a hoax site or not, until I read the article about Hank Hannegraff vs. Tim LaHaye. Now I'm convinced it's NOT a hoax site.