From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2016121411343370365-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Good.  Since you understand the Bible doesn't give a date, and since it's   
   > not important WHEN ... you should have little trouble coming to accept   
   > that Christmas isn't actually a celebration of his birth.   
      
   I don't accept that at all, nor am I about to anytime Ever!   
      
   > Exactly. The whole thing is just a jumble of various customs.   
      
   The custom I'm observing right now is the ongoing attempted Trivialization   
   of Christianity...i.e. yet more Cheap Shots at it.   
      
   > People now believe they are celebrating the God of the bible.  I'm ok with   
   > that.   I like the lights, the warm alcholic drinks, the visits. Winter is   
   > dark and long and depressing. Whatever cheers me up is fine by me.   
      
   Jim   
      
   In the northern hemisphere that is...but that's definitely the case, and   
   it's a good thing.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)