tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post5133425053820145806..comments2024-01-12T18:27:33.795-05:00Comments on Exercise in Futility: What's In a Name?Tommykeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-16068886502672698082007-08-16T09:34:00.000-04:002007-08-16T09:34:00.000-04:00At my school, we called it the Holiday Concert. Th...At my school, we called it the Holiday Concert. This covers the major winter holidays of Kwanzhanumas, and it makes sense for others, too, in the British sense of "holiday" meaning "vacation".<BR/><BR/>My town had a large Jewish population, and we always played or sang some Hannukah songs as well as Christmas carols. It's really not that big a deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-68035421507489636542007-08-16T09:19:00.000-04:002007-08-16T09:19:00.000-04:00You folks already have your "Festiveass".Just leav...You folks already have your "Festiveass".<BR/><BR/>Just leave Santa Claus and the Easter bunny alone.bedrocktruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527902272354311991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-38336479663837442182007-08-16T09:14:00.000-04:002007-08-16T09:14:00.000-04:00I agree with poodles rule. Some things have to cha...I agree with poodles rule. Some things have to change whether we like them or not.tina FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037896362034609151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-14462914110950316612007-08-16T08:57:00.000-04:002007-08-16T08:57:00.000-04:00I think it should be called the Winter Solstice co...<I>I think it should be called the Winter Solstice concert, considering the pagan roots of the christian holiday.</I><BR/><BR/>Good point, poodles. December 25th was really Mithra's birthday first, after all.Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-31686819325540517462007-08-16T06:55:00.000-04:002007-08-16T06:55:00.000-04:00I think it should be called the Winter Solstice co...I think it should be called the Winter Solstice concert, considering the pagan roots of the christian holiday.Poodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722193899918659459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-23373577111026051682007-08-16T05:02:00.000-04:002007-08-16T05:02:00.000-04:00dusty that's like saying "Bedrock uses the same ar...dusty that's like saying "Bedrock uses the same argument for daylight, heat stroke, tall corn, ripe tomatoes and skin cancer.<BR/><BR/>He blames it all on the sun."bedrocktruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527902272354311991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-88914908630054318802007-08-16T00:28:00.000-04:002007-08-16T00:28:00.000-04:00Interesting how bedrock uses the same ACLU, evil l...Interesting how bedrock uses the same ACLU, evil liberal-atheist argument for every topic. <BR/><BR/>"here we go round in circles..." <BR/><BR/>;)Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-19510211333731391812007-08-15T19:56:00.000-04:002007-08-15T19:56:00.000-04:00Oy vey!But my proposal protects Christmas from bei...Oy vey!<BR/><BR/>But my proposal protects Christmas from being removed by those 5 percenters you like to whine about.Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-79572946633588451922007-08-15T19:36:00.000-04:002007-08-15T19:36:00.000-04:00For one thing It's redundant as hell since Christm...For one thing It's redundant as hell since Christmas always comes in December, obviously "winter" in this country.<BR/><BR/>For another it's just another transparent liberal segue around a problem that exists only in their atheistic/secular/politically correct/hell bound to unravel over 200 years of tradition in this country/ minds.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure someone will Google up an isolated exception or two, but by and large those of faith- Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and others- understand and respect each other's rights to celebrate that faith in the traditions they've carried on and lived by for thousands of years.<BR/><BR/>It's the atheists and secularists-the 5 per centers-who go running to the ACLU with their silly assed problems because they, personally, feel oh, so "uncomfortable" with ANY expression of religious faith at all.<BR/><BR/>They just use the "ooh look at the poor Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, etc." canard as an excuse to cover their own tracks, and to mask their stated mission, which is of course to remove any vestige of religion from the face of the earth-or at least in those quarters where they can find comfort and support from fellow atheist/secularists such as the buck shilling subversive nitwits at the ACLU.bedrocktruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527902272354311991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-61901375130446375622007-08-15T18:22:00.000-04:002007-08-15T18:22:00.000-04:00Hi Tim. Actually, I am seriously thinking of writ...Hi Tim. Actually, I am seriously thinking of writing to the superintendent with my suggestion. It just seems like such an obvious solution. I also plan to write a letter to the editor to the NY Times.<BR/><BR/>Bedrock, what's wrong with calling it a "Christmas and Winter Concert"?Tommykeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-22136719222457625512007-08-15T14:51:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:51:00.000-04:00Try getting Hindus in Calcutta to change the name ...Try getting Hindus in Calcutta to change the name of Maha Sivaratri to "That day when we drink, fast and offer leaves to the Lord".<BR/><BR/>See how far you get.bedrocktruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527902272354311991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-55148016998492689992007-08-15T14:21:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:21:00.000-04:00Well, it is during the winter.Calling it the "Wint...Well, it is during the <I>winter</I>.<BR/><BR/>Calling it the "Winter Concert" will INCLUDE the Hindu children, as well as the Jewish, Muslim, and atheist children.<BR/><BR/>Its just religious bullying!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859405216390259275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-16771245414758356232007-08-15T14:15:00.000-04:002007-08-15T14:15:00.000-04:00What's wrong with just calling it what it was, and...What's wrong with just calling it what it was, and is-a Christmas Concert?<BR/><BR/>Hindus can tell Mom they're going to a Christmas Concert just as easily as kids tell their parents they're going to a damned Eminem or Ice Tea concert can they not?<BR/><BR/>Stop screwing with Santa Claus.Stop screwing with the Easter Bunny.bedrocktruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527902272354311991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-54917726784867102752007-08-15T13:37:00.000-04:002007-08-15T13:37:00.000-04:00Sometimes we, as people, just make things too hard...Sometimes we, as people, just make things too hard. Did you send in your suggestion? :)<BR/><BR/>TimSplinters of Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899357787697070658noreply@blogger.com