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Atheists at Christmas: Eat, drink and be wary
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| Dec. 9, 2009
| PATRICK CONDON
Posted on 12/13/2009 9:14:32 PM PST by smokingfrog
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To: smokingfrog
oh, cry me a freaking river.
the anti-church media is as the anti-church media does.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:16:51 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
(free enterprise (the first word is a verb))
To: smokingfrog
"Enjoy your friends. Eat, drink and be merry."For tomorrow you die? Would that it worked that way.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:18:11 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
(free enterprise (the first word is a verb))
To: smokingfrog
Anyone who’s been in the military remembers the old saying -there are no atheists in fox holes.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:19:29 PM PST
by
Rembrandt
To: smokingfrog
Pagan isn’t the same as atheist. Tell me these Mensa members knew.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:21:22 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(Jesus is coming back soon...and man, is He ticked off. (I'm trying to keep it clean.))
To: smokingfrog
"Food, we like. Presents, we like. Seeing family, we like," said Val Woelfel of St. Paul, an aspiring archaeologist. Woelfel, 47 ASPIRING?
At age 47?
Sounds like a subsidized professional student -- who should be given a mop and broom and sent off to do something productive rather than having their parasitism rewarded.
Cheers!
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:22:09 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: smokingfrog
I have done Posada with my Mexican American neighbors and, while I do not share their version of Christmas, it is a lot of fun and is a great celebration of Christ’s birth.
I wish my Jewish friends a happy (C)hannuk(ch)a. In fact, I have done Seder once (although I won’t sit Shiva).
Encouraging others to embrace and enjoy their celebrations, whether or not you share their particular faith, is only a “burden” and a time to be “wary” for those ready and willing to be insulted at the drop of a tree decoration.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:23:01 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: the invisib1e hand
>>For tomorrow you die? Would that it worked that way.<<
Are you sure? I mean, to die just because you ate, drank and were merry? Wow — tough standard there! ;)
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:24:27 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks. Sic semper tyrannis)
To: smokingfrog
Paranoid bunch, aren’t they?
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:26:30 PM PST
by
dr_who
To: smokingfrog
""All the planned activities at this time of year revolve around the church," said O'Neill, a retiree and an atheist for decades. "
Sucks to be you, huh Angie?
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:27:41 PM PST
by
FrankR
(SENATE: You cram it down our throats in '09, We'll shove it up your ass in '10...count on it.)
To: grey_whiskers
ASPIRING? At age 47? Sounds like a subsidized professional student
Yep...when I read that a mental picture of that guy appeared...glasses halfway down his nose, white hair pulled back in a pony tail, sandals and khakis. Lots of professional students here in Mass., going out job hunting with their newly minted degrees in 'diversity' at age 58.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:28:18 PM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When the riders in the cart outnumber those pulling the cart, the cart stops moving. My back hurts.)
To: smokingfrog
“Angie O’Neill recently moved into a new apartment complex for seniors and she’s trying to make new friends. But Christmas is a tough time of year for an atheist.”
“All the planned activities at this time of year revolve around the church,” said O’Neill, a retiree and an atheist for decades.”
Yeah, it’s called freedom to worship. How about instead of whining about it, you go out and try and create your own atheist holiday?
I wouldn’t have such a problem with atheists if they weren’t always whining about how invasive religion is to them while taking steps to see it banned from public view.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:32:25 PM PST
by
RWB Patriot
("Need has never produced anything. It has only been an excuse to steal from those with ablity.")
To: smokingfrog
So is this what the atheists go from house to house singing this time of year?
"Adeste Malefidus"
Oh, come, all ye faithless, mournful and despondent,
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye, to Minnesota.
Come and behold Him, born the bane of bri-i-ights;
(chorus)
Oh come let us deride Him
Oh come let us deny Him
Oh come let us reject Him
Christ, ignored.
Sing, choirs of atheists, sing in consternation;
Oh, sing, all ye citizens of Manhattan!
Glory to Mankind, glory in the highest;
(chorus)
Nay, we defy Thee, born this pagan morning;
Jesus, to Thee be no credence givn;
Fraud of the Ages, now rednecks deceiving;
(chorus)
Good luck with that one, wankers.
Cheers! Cheers!
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:38:12 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
oh wait, there's more:
Woelfel, 47, and her boyfriend, Bjorn Larsen, 32,
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:40:08 PM PST
by
the invisib1e hand
(free enterprise (the first word is a verb))
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:40:21 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(Jesus is coming back soon...and man, is He ticked off. (I'm trying to keep it clean.))
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:40:55 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(Don't mess with the mocking bird! - http://tiny.cc/freepthis)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:42:00 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(Don't mess with the mocking bird! - http://tiny.cc/freepthis)
To: grey_whiskers
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:43:48 PM PST
by
dixjea
To: smokingfrog
Unless you sell winter gear, run a ski resort, or other such things only a moron would celebrate winter. Most everyone celebrates it being over in one way or another.
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:45:21 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: smokingfrog
Guilty.
Add about 80 IQ points, shave the legs, armpits, and moustache.
Then suspended sentence.
Cheers!
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posted on
12/13/2009 9:46:01 PM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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