a shame you hear but don't listen.JamesRottnek said:When was the last time you heard Episcopalians on the radio? 'Cause I usually hear Evangelicals and Catholics.ialmisry said:It's not the godless heathens that keeps you from listening to Ancient Faith Radio. They gave you your new time religion.JamesRottnek said:.jpg)
Hmmm, I would have to say Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam.JamesRottnek said:When was the last time you heard Episcopalians on the radio? 'Cause I usually hear Evangelicals and Catholics.ialmisry said:It's not the godless heathens that keeps you from listening to Ancient Faith Radio. They gave you your new time religion.JamesRottnek said:
Tis a slippery slope. First, the snowflakes on paper cups are taken from us. Next, our parishes will be taken from us. Where will it end?FinnJames said:
Not in Arizona, they don't.ialmisry said:a shame you hear but don't listen.JamesRottnek said:When was the last time you heard Episcopalians on the radio? 'Cause I usually hear Evangelicals and Catholics.ialmisry said:It's not the godless heathens that keeps you from listening to Ancient Faith Radio. They gave you your new time religion.JamesRottnek said:
The Episcopalians broadcast on several stations. Whether anyone listens or even hears I don't know, as I am not one of them. St. John 10:5
Don't you know? The Beast, the Mark, then martyrdom.TheTrisagion said:
Church is so rad. Gotta live my best life now.JamesRottnek said:
I've never had a white Christmas. For that matter, I've only seen snow in December once, on New Year's Eve 2000. There was always a 50-50 chance you'll see someone in short pants on Christmas Day.ialmisry said:
Did you?Amatorus said:
No, he didn't.JamesRottnek said:
All I said was it's good to support Christian businesses, particularly local. Many small businesses are being constricted by commercial chains. I went to a small bakery yesterday by a religious family and supported them and payed a little bit extra instead of getting a cheaper bread from Walmart.JamesRottnek said:
That's what I thought.Mor Ephrem said:
There's no such thing as a local business anymore. Let alone a local Christian business.Amatorus said:
I do think this is a little unfortunate actually, and I can, without indulging in too much paranoia, see it as a 'post-Christmas' statement as our Evangelical buddies assert. But as I don't go to Starbucks that much anymore I am not sure it really matters what I think. I would hardly call them a staunch advocate of traditional Christmas in the first place. I personally just drifted away, didn't "decide" to stop going. (or did they drift away from me....little of both) I would call this pastor outcry for Christmas from Starbucks 'looking for love in all of the wrong places.'Minnesotan said:
That true I mean Christmas has become way too commercializied in western society so maybe what you said in the qoute above is for the best.TheTrisagion said:
Then we'd see how many people would serve Mammon.homedad76 said:
I suppose though my point was pointing out the hypocrisy. Guaranteed a good percentage of these people would throw a fit if they were told Happy Hannukah or Ramadan or Kwanzaa or if Starbucks put out cups with any other symbols on them, like a Star of David or a Muslim Crescent. This whole "controversy" is beyond stupid anyway. First World Problems have officially jumped the shark.hecma925 said:
I agree but this entire 'war on Christmas' nonsense has been taken up for years by a segment of the Christian sector in the united States - this is as someone said the jumping of the shark I hope... However, the story was picked up by ALL segments of the news media - including mainstream and left and right wing internut sources...TheTrisagion said:
You are making good points here. I remember the day when we frowned on using the Christian religion for marketing ends. Isn't there something somewhere about money changers being driven from the Temple?podkarpatska said:
Some rather hokey, archaic concept of separating consumerism and profit from exercising one's faith...? 
The "war on Christmas" nontroversy was always a politically, rather than religiously, motivated one. The man who coined the phrase "war on Christmas" was Peter Brimelow, a man whose primary focus seems to be defending Christendom (or rather, white Christendom; Ethiopians and Malankara need not apply!), rather than on Christ. It's not the first time political activists have tried to twist religion to support their own aims, and it won't be the last.podkarpatska said:
I hate to break it to you, but "Joy" is actually a dude.TheTrisagion said:Things have gotten worse. MUCH worse. Dunkin' Donuts has also taken Christ out of Christmas and replaced Him with some girl named Joy!
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