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All you have to do is see (and this wouldn't even count the families that go and cut down a real tree) what sells faster in stores, and what there's higher demand for. If it was close, then it would take more, but it's pretty obvious that more Christmas trees are sold than nativity scenes. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if many of those with nativities had trees too!
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That would be then a "Yule Tree" correct? After all calling it a Christmas Tree would just be adding to all that bothersome "theistic baggage"
It's also canned a tannenbaum. The terms are interchangeable--I suspect it only ever got started getting called a "Christmas tree" as a result of Christian 'assimilation' efforts of pagan holidays, which was common in the early days of Christianity. After all, Yule used to be celebrated following the lunar calendar, so it was about late December to early January. But it was in fact the process of Christianization that moved it to December 25th in order to correspond with what now is called Christmas. Of course, doing that makes it a lot easier to get people to acknowledge your holiday, but makes it a lot harder to get people to celebrate it the way you want them to.
Pagan, paganism is a loosely defined, broad term with many different applications.I'm aware of that--I used the word along with the general meaning "not Christian, Jewish, or Islamic (in a religious context)".
Pagans were/are usually polytheistic. "Pagans" believe everything has a spirit. There are gods and goddesses for all things in nature and the physical and spiritual compliment one another; find a balance. Some choose to be atheistic in nature.You're confusing paganism (which is a lot broader than the narrow definition you provided) with Wicca, I think.
As Christians were being slaughtered in record numbers it seemed wise I imagine to blend in rather then stand out, if survival for future generations of Christians was the goal. When in Rome......do as the Romans."Pagans" might take a small clipping, a few branches, something token to bring into the home and welcome the coming of spring, the rebirth of the living world.
They would be more inclined to decorate "living" things - trees, outdoors.
The Christmas tree as we know it is a relatively modern invention.
The 1500s isn't THAT modern. And whatever you're talking about above isn't what the tree started as; the first trees were actual fir trees, not just a few branches (indeed, that's what "tannenbaum" is German for, and the tradition of the tree is Germanic in origin).
Not sure what the point of your post was, but I'll reiterate that anyone can enjoy this time of year for any number of reasons--"Christmas" as we know it is not something even close to exclusively Christian, and even atheists may call it that instead of "Yule" or whatever else for no other reason than force of habit. Once more, whatever.
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And yet people won't stop making juvenile comments about him around here, often derailing threads like this one just to say some stupid shit about the guy. It's clear which side is having trouble accepting the end result.
I'd ask to get things back on topic, but apparently the play's over, so...that should be it for this topic.
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Canessa estimated over 100, but it had to have been over 40, or else the meeting wouldn't have been moved to the high school.
Also, period or exclamation point: pick one (and only one of the one you pick, please). And, as a reminder, caps lock is in fact not cruise control for cool, contrary to popular belief.
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This sums it up pretty well.
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Keep in mind that most families don't buy/have/erect a nativity scene, but just about everyone's got a Christmas tree (which is a tradition originating from Yule, a pagan holiday).
In other words, the holiday is what's made of it. I personally love this time of year, and atheists are not nearly the only people who enjoy it without bothering with any theistic 'baggage'.
In conclusion, whatever.
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I can understand your conviction that Iran wants to play nice, after all, you feel
safe in the security of hiding under your bed. Would you feel secure living in Israel
knowing the nut job Iranian President has vowed to wipe Israel from the map
and knowing he has thousands of centrifuges spinning away producing bomb-
grade uranium. Bush is right to be skeptical, better to err on the side of caution.
Of course, erring on the side of caution would have been a stupid idea when it came to not touching Iraq unless we were 100% sure there were WMD's there, right? Doublethinking buffoon.
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I would like to wish "Merry Christmas" to all readers of KOTW, especially
the atheists: Strife, Paul, Bern, etc., etc. May you denounce the Dark Side
and enter the light.
"If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insiduously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to seperate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" --Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
Probably way over your head, but worth sharing for those you can actually read the above and understand it.
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Who wrote this? Was it D'Arco!
Was that a question! I couldn't tell? Could you enlighten me.
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ok, so he made some BAD choices....is he equivalent to all that is evil? No. He is a human being who has learned from his mistakes
1. He has yet to apologize for any of his misconduct or lies.
2. Last I heard, he was still making the same kind of comments in class.
and hasn't had a problem since (but that's probably because some sneaky "know-it-all" 16 year old hasn't tape recorded him yet.)You don't have to "know it all" to know that teachers aren't supposed to preach in public school.
"made his students uncomfortable in their own ethics and mortality."correction: made ONE student uncomfortable.
Only because he talked about that Muslim girl behind her back.
Has any other student's face been in the observer? I think not! You know, I find the ones who don't believe in god the one's who feel so strongly about Paszkiewicz being fired. Let me ask you this, do YOU believe in god, Michael?What difference does it make? Paszkiewicz's dishonest, unethical, and incompetent. Plenty of reason not to keep one's job.
and IF you do, cheerio. You should have a little more compassion in the first place...i mean, who are you even getting defensive about...I should be the one getting defensive... I AM a student there and I think Mr. Paszkiewicz has made a big mistake but has learned from it and should NOT be deprived of his working as a teacher at Kearny High.We all have our flaws. Get over it.
I'd agree with you IF I saw the slightest bit of remorse from Paszkiewicz as a result of all of this, but no. How can you say you think he learned from his mistakes if he won't even acknowledge that he made a mistake to begin with?! Not to mention his underhanded attempts to cover up said mistakes through blatant lying. If you're okay with a teacher like that, then that says a lot, all negative. I'd like KHS to have a higher standard than that for its teachers.
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Haha, maybe not such a true "OBSERVER" after all.
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And to think all this BS was started with a simple, "As you enjoy your long Veteran's Day weekend, please take a moment to thank a war veteran for their service. It will mean a lot to them and requires little effort on your part".
Most of you are just looking for anything to start a debate (arguement). Give it a rest. None of this gibberish has anything to do with the Town of Kearny.
Concerning your last sentence, do you realize that the original post also has nothing to do with the Town of Kearny particularly?
The entire thread from its inception wasn't about Kearny specifically, so I don't see what that last complaint is about, since you don't seem to have any issue with the original post.
Just curious.
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Your misinformation, misconceptions, fallacies and lies rival those of Strife.
Yawn, nothing but empty accusations from the inappropriately-named buffoon. How many times have I defied you to cite me lying, yet you never respond? You're full of crap; only your sockpuppets agree with you, which is pretty sad. Don't you have anything better to spend your life doing than antagonizing people with this bullshit?
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What's most important is not wasting human life for nothing.
That's about as concise as you can get it, and you're exactly right.
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Someone forgot that he already posted this.
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"the devine power does not keep the troops from harm"? And you know this .....
how?
Because they're being harmed. Idiot.
Sounds like you just gave yourself away, 2dim.
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This documentary by Chrles Ferguson is a must see about the war in Iraq.
This is not a series of analyst speculating but interviews of actual top players who were there. If you want to see why we are in the quagmire that we are in, rent this video. I would love to hear comments from those who have seen it.
I'm planning on watching it soon.
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Everyone go to the meeting. Let yourselfs be heard or at least listen. Services in the town are deplorable at best.
Okay, I can understand "lacking," but I think "deplorable" is a bit exaggerated.
Yes, no one who isn't there can expect their ideas to magically be heard.
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The most ironic thing was that the one thing ("guest") that is supposed to be capitalized, and is by default (this person literally had to type it wrong on purpose), wasn't, but everything else was.
Also ironic is that someone who takes the time to write a (CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL, RIGHT?) post like this just to make a juvenile comment is telling me that I need to get a life. You're a very silly person.
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Merry Christmas
in Kearny
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Yes, I'm sure no one thinks of anything but baby Jeebus at their Christmas parties.
http://www.history.com/minisites/christmas...age?pageId=1252