pbrown64 Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I find it interesting that in this weeks Observer there is a photograph of Matthew Laclair standing in front of a Christmas tree. The accompanying article stated that Matthew was not a Christian and that this parents have found themselves less involved with the church. Why the tree? Why celebrate Christmas if you are a non believer? Hypocrisy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I find it interesting that in this weeks Observer there is a photograph of Matthew Laclair standing in front of a Christmas tree. The accompanying article stated that Matthew was not a Christian and that this parents have found themselves less involved with the church. Why the tree? Why celebrate Christmas if you are a non believer? Hypocrisy! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hypocrisy? Not really, trees appeared at winter solstice celebrations long before the first Christmas. And you say Matthew is not a Christian, I would guess it's not his house but his parents' and if they're less involved with a church it sounds like te=hey're still Christian to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHS81 Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 I find it interesting that in this weeks Observer there is a photograph of Matthew Laclair standing in front of a Christmas tree. The accompanying article stated that Matthew was not a Christian and that this parents have found themselves less involved with the church. Why the tree? Why celebrate Christmas if you are a non believer? Hypocrisy! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The christmas tree is yet another example of a pratice stolen from the Pagans. I'm a Wiccan and yet I have a decorated tree in my home, I also don't celebrate christmas I do celebrate Yule December 21 2006 while the majority of my family is christian I celebrate december 25 for them. Christians throughout history have stolen many Pagan holidays aka ritual days. Examples being the Yule log, Yule, Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, decking the halls with boughs of holly is a pagan ritual. The Easter bunny and the Eggs revolve around Paganism. you took all hollows eve a very solemn day in paganism and turned into a day of teaching your kids to be greedy and beg for candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 I find it interesting that in this weeks Observer there is a photograph of Matthew Laclair standing in front of a Christmas tree. The accompanying article stated that Matthew was not a Christian and that this parents have found themselves less involved with the church. Why the tree? Why celebrate Christmas if you are a non believer? Hypocrisy! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did the article actually state where the picture was taken or are you just making a baseless assumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A. V. Blom Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Yeah...and if the Christmas tree was actually, you know, named in the Bible, you might have a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbrown64 Posted December 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Yeah...and if the Christmas tree was actually, you know, named in the Bible, you might have a point. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Excuse me? What were you saying about the bible? Jeremiah 10:2-4: "Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not." (KJV). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patriot Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 The christmas tree is yet another example of a pratice stolen from the Pagans. I'm a Wiccan and yet I have a decorated tree in my home, I also don't celebrate christmas I do celebrate Yule December 21 2006 while the majority of my family is christian I celebrate december 25 for them. Christians throughout history have stolen many Pagan holidays aka ritual days. Examples being the Yule log, Yule, Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, decking the halls with boughs of holly is a pagan ritual. The Easter bunny and the Eggs revolve around Paganism. you took all hollows eve a very solemn day in paganism and turned into a day of teaching your kids to be greedy and beg for candy <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You had a typo in your post. You said you were a "Wiccan" when you meant "wacko". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Why celebrate Christmas if you are a non believer? Cause it's fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Yeah...and if the Christmas tree was actually, you know, named in the Bible, you might have a point. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why would that establish a point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Hypocrisy? Not really, trees appeared at winter solstice celebrations long before the first Christmas.And you say Matthew is not a Christian, I would guess it's not his house but his parents' and if they're less involved with a church it sounds like te=hey're still Christian to some extent. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They are not christians...They can be anything, but christians...in fact, Paul LaClair wrote an article about his "non belief". Ask him, he will be glad to talk about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Did the article actually state where the picture was taken or are you just making a baseless assumption? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It doesn't matter where the picture was taken...Matthew offended my family and I, we don't celebrate christmas because we are atheits....I should sue him...lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Yeah...and if the Christmas tree was actually, you know, named in the Bible, you might have a point. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is hypocrisy! Right from the beginning....people just can't see it. You know, he needed to do something different in order to look good on his college application! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 It is hypocrisy! Right from the beginning....people just can't see it. You know, he needed to do something different in order to look good on his college application! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Only the people with open minds can't see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 They are not christians...They can be anything, but christians...in fact, Paul LaClair wrote an article about his "non belief". Ask him, he will be glad to talk about it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It said they were LESS involved with a church, it didn't say they were NOT involved. Who but Christians worship in places titled 'church'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 You had a typo in your post. You said you were a "Wiccan" when you meant "wacko". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thus speaketh the Grand Poobah WANKER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 It doesn't matter where the picture was taken...Matthew offended my family and I, we don't celebrate christmas because we are atheits....I should sue him...lol! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Iy most certainly does matter if you're going to accuse him of hypocrisy for being in front of a tree, maybe it's not the family's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keith-Marshall,Mo Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 What if Matt were (and possibly may be because I havn't heard HIM say otherwise) a Christain? Maybe he just didn't care for his teachers particular flavor of Christianity? If you don't like a certain church or pastor you can frely get up and leave which is considerably more complicated when your talking about a high school classroom. So there is a photo of him standing in front of a tree? So what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calybos Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 It is hypocrisy! Right from the beginning....people just can't see it. You know, he needed to do something different in order to look good on his college application! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't see any hypocrisy... is Christmas supposed to be some sort of religious holiday, rather than an annual gift-swap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbrown64 Posted January 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 I find it interesting that in this weeks Observer there is a photograph of Matthew Laclair standing in front of a Christmas tree. The accompanying article stated that Matthew was not a Christian and that this parents have found themselves less involved with the church. Why the tree? Why celebrate Christmas if you are a non believer? Hypocrisy! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would like to apologize to the La Clairs for the above statement. It was and is not my place to call into question the spiritual beliefs or standing of anybody. The only accomplishment of that post was to contribute to the division and hate that has been spewed on this board towards the La Clairs. Patty Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tom Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 I would like to apologize to the La Clairs for the above statement. It was and is not my place to call into question the spiritual beliefs or standing of anybody. The only accomplishment of that post was to contribute to the division and hate that has been spewed on this board towards the La Clairs. Patty Brown <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Now that's a Christian --- and a Jew, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Humanist --- truly one of us all. If only everyone --- EVERYONE --- would display such humility. Bravo, Ms. Brown, Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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