The "truth" about the war on xmas

[elf]

I can deal with the AFA's war on the "War on Christmas," in which they harass and browbeat stores into changing their "holiday sale" flyers to "Christmas sale" flyers, and harangue them into greeting customers with a religious comment instead of a secular one. I don't like it, but I don't expect to like hate groups.

What bugs me is the people and groups that claim to be "moderate." The ones who insist they're "objective" and "seeing both sides."

Like the Defend Christmas site, which says:

We believe both sides of the debate are wrong.We believe the media is woefully irresponsible in fanning the flames of controversy. We believe in the 95% Sentiment: most of us like to keep Christmas and we don’t think there are many people offended by it.

( It gets worse from there. )

I didn't start this wanting to rant. I wanted to put together a brief something-or-other about the AFA's campaign to stomp out non-Christian seasonal business focus. I ran across this, and the more I read, the more annoyed I got. This is *exactly* the kind of thinking I was trying to avoid by homeschooling.

Errrm....I Am Going to Be Inappropriately LOL Catty

[herlander_refugee]

"Jesus can haz ALL the BDSM!"

Or well, that is the first impression I got from reading a statement in a book I found (inexplicably) on my bookshelf. It is called "Natural Health Remedies" by Janet MacCaro. I don't recall ever buying this book and have no idea how it appeared in my house. But, cleaning shelves, I found it. She has this little blurb explaining her approach to healing from a "Christian perspective" contasting it with what she defines as "New Age" methodology.

I know, I am surely being inappropriate and not serious, right? (I AM serious, and don't call me Shirley!) Applicable quote below:

"The New Age belief system focuses on the "self" as the healer. It teaches that a person can achieve "self-realization" that will open the door to spiritual realms where other "beings" serve as teachers to aid in attaining mastery of the self. Christians do not attempt "self" mastery; we have a Master, Jesus Christ."

Yeah, I just couldn't stop snickering, laughing, and guffawing. Presumptuous much? And I certainly have met a goodly number of Christians who could have used some self-mastery!

She followed that above peculiar quote with the statement that Jesus promises to restore health and heal wounds. But oddly, I know a lot of sick and wounded....even DEAD Christians.