WhiplashMotorbreath t1_iznp3zl wrote on December 10, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Reply to comment by tjrad815 in In 10 years we won't have any holidays......people have lost their minds... by bostonmacosx

Then maybe they should stop, having a tree, and giving gifts, and having the day off. Funny those SO OFFENDED by the holiday, have no issue with having the day off, receiving gifts. And giving their kids gifts.

A tree with lights does not = Christian, Now a manger, yup.

People need to get a hobby other than being OFFENDED by everything.

As for your post about my opinion on how commercialized it is.

Nothing done today has any base of religion. Santa has as much to do with a religion as the tooth fairy . He became a saint because of his actions after the fact. The tree isn't a cross.

For the amount of folks so offended by this holiday, they seem to give gifts to others on it. So the fake outrage is just that FAKE. Or they tell their kids, no christmas for you, no gifts, no nothing.

tjrad815 t1_izqhuei wrote on December 11, 2022 at 2:20 AM

A Christmas tree is a Christian symbol. Your strawman arguments and imagined scenarios aren't changing that fact.

WhiplashMotorbreath t1_izwwyka wrote on December 12, 2022 at 1:33 PM

Sure it is, fine me a pine tree in Rome 2000 years ago.

Never mind the birth of Jesus isn't the 25th of dec.

But facts don't matter to those looking to be offended, only "feelings"

Only ones with a Strawman are those so ignorant to not know When the birth of Jesus truly is.

But YOU DO YOU.

tjrad815 t1_izxc1vh wrote on December 12, 2022 at 3:29 PM

The birth of Jesus wasn't 2000 years ago if this is the game you want to play.

Traditions evolve, and Christmas trees are an established part of the way Christmas is celebrated today.

WhiplashMotorbreath t1_j05yu4f wrote on December 14, 2022 at 8:35 AM

Yes they evolve, and Christmas is a spending holiday of gift giving, and making kids happy. Not a religion based one to the general public at large. It evolved into this 70 odd years ago.

Do you need a safe space, when you see a pine tree with lights on it?

Does a cross on the side of the highway where someone lost their life and friends and family put flowers and photo's send you into a rage?

What I see and think when I read about folks getting offended over this, or anything else that doesn't really matter, is they have no life, and are unhappy, and need to be offended to feel like they are Alive. As they hate everything. And this state is chock full of them.

tjrad815 t1_j07awkt wrote on December 14, 2022 at 4:19 PM

Christmas remains a Christian holiday. It's weird that you keep pretending that it isn't. I've never mentioned being offended in this thread. I've merely pointed out that you are weirdly trying to ignore a basic fact. Me pointing out your hypocracy seems to have triggered you. Maybe you should go back to Truth Social where people will play along with your make-believe scenarios.