Either you have a non standard semantic construct for 'humble' and 'apology' or else US Standard English is even further from British Standard English than I imagined.
It's a wonder any communication is possible.
Tell me, what do you think any German person here would say if I made a snide comment referring to WWI and WWII to them? Do you think that would be conducive to good relations?
Don't whine about a source without providing a solid example why the source cannot be trusted.
It doesn't have to be. Do you think the reasons are different from year to year? Having served at several midnight masses and Christmas services I am well aware of the problems involved.It isnt even the same year that was being referenced when several churches cancelled Sunday services.
You gotta love the Brits. Just like the French, they're always there when they need us
Like none of us know that the NYT can't be trusted.
Basically, megachurches suck because they Walmarticize Christ.
Well, I can see you are a fair minded individual. I humbly welcome all your advice. By the way, have you ever been to a "megachurch"?
It doesn't have to be. Do you think the reasons are different from year to year? Having served at several midnight masses and Christmas services I am well aware of the problems involved.
Oh come on now. If we went with that there'd be no topic at all! Hard to keep up a discussion on the non-existent.
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This thread underwent a rather large clean up.
The topic is not fruitcakes or Britain or Thatcher or Churchill.
Stay on topic please.
Just what the world needs; more racism.
If this is how you speak of your allies, Lord help those you don't like.
Can I remind everyone that the subject of this thread is those who want to wage war on Christmas. It is NOT Brit OR French bashing.
What if the story is about something throwing a fruitcake at a couple who just happen to look like Thatcher and Churchill because they didn't say, "Merry Christmas"?
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I must now find this story.
Show us why NYT can't be trusted. Do you realize how silly it is too complain about the NYT reporting on closed churches on Christmas only for you to then admit it happens and then try to defend it?
It's because it has no veracity. When are you Pharisees going to stop ordering everybody else around and do something about the world's problems yourself? Jesus was against that, too.I have been to megachurhes but even if I had not visited them it wouldn't change the veracity of my criticism.
It's REALLY silly to make a big deal out of something you couldn't otherwise care less about. It was obvious what the poster was doing - it was a cynical attempt to criticize a policy they knew nothing about on the grounds that "conservatives want more Christ into Christmas". And the person who originally posted the comment about churches closing DID NOT post the article, anyway.
It's because it has no veracity. When are you Pharisees going to stop ordering everybody else around and do something about the world's problems yourself? Jesus was against that, too.
The national Christmas tree is on its way to D.C. Meaning the Christmas season is upon us. We'll see who decides to draw first blood in the coming battles. My money is on Obama insisting that it's a holiday tree.
Ah man! And I was hoping to get in the first blow this year! If I call it a holiday tree now can we pretend I drew first blood?
I suppose 'bigotry', 'jingoism' or 'chauvinism' would have been more appropriate descriptions of Brit & French bashing than 'racism'. Well, it is all in the spirit of War if not of Christmas (let alone of Christ).Those are nationalities and not races.
Ahh ... Christmas Jingo. Here ya go ...I suppose 'bigotry', 'jingoism' or 'chauvinism' would have been more appropriate descriptions of Brit & French bashing than 'racism'. Well, it is all in the spirit of War if not of Christmas (let alone of Christ).
I remember one year recently where one of the home improvement stores had X-mas stuff up before halloween.