A CHRISTMAS LETTER TO ANTI-CHRISTIANS

To The Point ^ | December 22, 2004 | Dr. Jack Wheeler

[goldstategop]

Amen. The Leftists should either put up or shut up.

[HairOfTheDog]

Merry Christmas. If that offends you, why should I care? It’s your problem, not mine.

Ah yes, militant Christas greetings. Just the thing to get us in the proper spirit of the season. :~D

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[BellStar]

Merry Christmas to all. Photo by me!

[FormerACLUmember]

The basic evil scam of the democrats is that they see essentially all aspects of human life as functions of the state.

This is beyond any conceivable idea of what the founders of the USA had in mind when they set forth "separation of church and state." This is in fact the exact tyranny for which Americans fought for their freedom.

But, under this socialist Everything Is The State banner, the democrats are VERY aggressively banning all public use of words like "Christmas," "Christ," "God," etc, etc.

[383rr]

I think, in the end, the dimmocraps will "ban" themselves out of existence.

[Condor51]

Very nice photo.

• Film or digital?
  
• Focal length, speed & f stop?
  To me it looks like a 50mm (or short tele say 80mm) and considering the lighting and depth of field, I'd guess at least f 16 at about 1/100 max?
  
• If film, is it transparency or negative? I prefer EKTACHROME Professional when I'm shooting for landscape 'keepers' and nothing more than 100 ASA.
  
• The Kodak PORTRA 160VC (Vivid Color Film) is fantastic for people (IMO). And for family photos at Christmas the colors literally jump out. Even with the 400VC the grain is fine enough for enlargements.
• Oh, Nikon or Canon? I'm a Nikon guy.

BTW, NO OFFENSE but I would have cropped out the two heads in the water on the left - they distract the eyes and become the focal point. But it IS a nice photo :-)

[GeekDejure]

Nice pic. Who's that swimming with you on the letf side? ;-))

[GeekDejure]

oops... left

[Cicero]

I have to say I'm conflicted about this message.

On the one hand, everything it says is true. On the other hand, the tone is terrible.

There's something grinchlike and triumphalist in the tone that's completely out of keeping with the Christmas spirit. Yes, I know, the original grinches are the ACLU, but the tone of this is more in the spirit of the ACLU than of Christmas. I guess it's catching.

I can't imagine sending this to my liberal, America-despising friends. It would just get their backs up and make them close their eyes even tighter to the truth.

[dmz]

LOL.

Yup. The spirit of Christmas distilled into a short phrase.

Merry Christmas and F you.

[26lemoncharlie]

You have to realize that sometimes you have to talk to the National Socialists in a Language and Tone that they understand, sort of the Fight Fire with Fire kind of approach. Yes, send it to your Laft wing Friends and let them know in no uncertain terms that the MAJORITY WILL RULE THE YULE!

[HairOfTheDog]

There's something grinchlike and triumphalist in the tone that's completely out of keeping with the Christmas spirit.

Exactly. I understand manger scenes in public place are under attack, but in response there's a lot of hypersensitivity and aggression out there toward anyone who innocently says something innocuous and well intended like "Happy Holidays". We aren't any more right than they are if we do that.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Excellent! Should be required reading for all Conservatives, IMO.

[NurdlyPeon]

Well put. It's time to just come out and say what needs to be said. And if the directness of this "offends" anyone, too bad.

[SUPER 7]

Why is it that someone always has to rain on someone elses parade? BellStar took a beautiful photo that she is rightfully proud of! I can see that you aren't a professional photographer as you know nothing about " Leading Lines!" Cropping from the left would ruin the leading lines in this photograph. Guessing film? Do you realize there are other film companies than boring Kodak? You know the f-stop and lens also? You are just too much, what a hoot! At best this photo could have used a little bit of Photoshop and Painter 9 if it were being sold for a hefty price and perfection was a must! It remains as it is a beauty and BellStar, keep shooting them as you see them!

I, Condor 51, am a proffesional photographer with 26 years in business. Would you want to pick apart one of mine and tell me how you would have done it better? I'm not familiar with this site so I'm not sure how to attach but if I can figure it out I'll put up one that the buyer was amply happy to pay $22,000.00 for which took 15 minutes start to finish and a several hour flight in both directions! Sorry to say I can't find how to put up an attachment!

Why not think before criticizing others?

Ho! Ho! Ho!

[StonyBurk]

Fear not ; for, Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,which shall be unto all people.For unto you is born this day,in th ecity of David, a Savior,which is christ the Lord." (Luke2; 10,11) bit more than Merry Christmas but
to all who have rejected God -they can only choose to
repent -and seek God-- or die in their sin.Whatever we
choose we cannot change the Reason we have for Peace,on eath ,and good will toward men.

[BellStar]

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F828
the two "heads" are two old pilings at low tide. The point of the crop was the light rays coming from above.The photo is a scand copy of a copy. I no loger
have the origanal.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT