Fox News said:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200511210003
See, I think it's all part of the secular progressive agenda to get Christianity and spirituality and Judaism out of the public square. Because if you look at what happened in Western Europe and Canada, if you can get religion out, then you can pass secular progressive programs like legalization of narcotics, euthanasia, abortion at will, gay marriage, because the objection to those things is religious-based, usually.
Then stop objecting.
Fox News said:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200511210003
You have France or you have - or you have Holland, you have legalized prostitution, you have drugs. All those things come in which religious organizations tend to oppose.
And that is why we oppose religious organisations. P.S. Way to get the country wrong, arsewipes.
I suppose I should be King of the Grumps. Not only do I think religion (yes, I mean
all religions; yes, I've investigated them
all thoroughly; ok, I'm lying) is a pile of unadulterated dog cack but, in addition, today, of all days, is just another day at work for me. The secular progressive agenda being promoted by my company insists that someone needs to man the office today, of all days - and that, this year, that someone is me.
But guess what? I'm not feeling grumpy at all. I'm feeling happy. Extremely tired (a few late nights wrapping presents lately)... but happy.
As with most people in the West, Christmas for me has no religious context (yes, I know that we're 'all' registered Christians - I'm a Protestant, apparently - but proper, bona-fide, God-fearing, Bible-pounding, church-going ones? Don't make me laugh). To me Christmas is all about that early-morning visit by the amiable fat man in red, and getting new socks, and new jeans and lots of cool stuff, and eating til you burst, and drinking til you fall over, and watching decent TV for once, and having a good laugh with the people you care about, and wishing 'All the Best!' to people you can't stand, and forgiving those who've trespassed against you and generally having a f***ing good time (sorry about the asterisks, filth-lovers - but I am at work, remember?). As someone else has already said it's the one day a year when all us 'Christians' - *cough* - are actually nice to each other. There's a genuine feelgood air about the day - a time when you can relax and let your guard down a bit and maybe resolve a difference or two that may have cropped up during the year. It's a cultural thing though. For the vast majority of us Jesus doesn't get a look-in.
As for all the full-time grumps out there, moaning about the consumer excess: well, ok - it's hard for the less well-off. I know plenty of people who'll spend the next 6 months or more paying off the debts accrued during this year's blowout. It's a genuine problem, and I don't want to belittle their difficulties or pretend that the pressure on them to buy, buy, buy is anything less than enormous. However, for those of us who can afford it.. I'm sorry, but we like giving. It's not about consumption (much as I love cool stuff
); that's for the kids. For adults it's about giving things to the ones we love. It wouldn't bother me one iota if nobody bought me a thing - the clothes I get are always too small or the wrong colour, anyway - but I do like buying things for those I care about (I avoid buying clothes unless I know their tastes and measurements
).
But don't let me be dogmatic about this. If you want to spend the day warbling off-key hymns to a non-existent entity in a cold church, or working in a soup-kitchen, or attending a big old bonfire and sipping mulled wine with the one you love (all the while wishing you were at home playing Call of Duty on your Playstation II)... you go right ahead. Don't let me stop you. The most important thing is that you enjoy the day while it lasts. Make the most of it. I mean, the rest of the year is just such an almighty f***ing grind, isn't it?
