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  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

    I thought that some people thought it was taking away from teh religion part or true meaning of the holiday.

    (I have been to a few different churches during Christmas time, and never saw any reference to Santa in one)

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    @taiwan_girl said in A Christmas Celebration:

    I thought that some people thought it was taking away from teh religion part or true meaning of the holiday.

    (I have been to a few different churches during Christmas time, and never saw any reference to Santa in one)

    No, he's not showing up at Sunday morning service. But this is a special show. Bring on Santa. Shucks, bring Rudolph!

    A lot of these Christmas shows will feature a first half of a Christmas play with a message, along with some WOW! stuff. The second half tends to be the Christmas story from Luke. That's where you have the live nativity, etc.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share. GMAFB. You don't get to be outraged on behalf of the folks you regularly criticize.

      As long as this doesn't pass for "Sunday Church" I'm admittedly a little skeezed out but I'll take this over cowering to the wokes any day.

      Please love yourself.

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        Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

        The Brad

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          Years ago The Vicar of Dibley Christmas special had a live nativity scene as well. Alice Springs was playing Mary and went into labour during the cattle manger scene. Mayhem ensued:

          Link to video

          Elbows up!

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          • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

            I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share. GMAFB. You don't get to be outraged on behalf of the folks you regularly criticize.

            As long as this doesn't pass for "Sunday Church" I'm admittedly a little skeezed out but I'll take this over cowering to the wokes any day.

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            @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

            I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

            What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

            I was only joking

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            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

              @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

              I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

              What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

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              @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

              @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

              I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

              What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

              I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

              Please love yourself.

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              • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

                What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

                I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

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                Doctor Phibes
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                @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

                What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

                I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

                It’s not really what JC thinks that’s at issue here. I’m pretty sure he’d be down with the gays, since he seems to have opinions similar to mine on most things, at least as far as I can tell. Mega churches maybe not so much.

                I was only joking

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

                  What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

                  I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

                  It’s not really what JC thinks that’s at issue here. I’m pretty sure he’d be down with the gays, since he seems to have opinions similar to mine on most things, at least as far as I can tell. Mega churches maybe not so much.

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                  @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                  I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

                  What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

                  I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

                  It’s not really what JC thinks that’s at issue here. I’m pretty sure he’d be down with the gays, since he seems to have opinions similar to mine on most things, at least as far as I can tell. Mega churches maybe not so much.

                  Let's compare open calls for genocide tallies and you tell me who lately has been looser with 'em.

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in A Christmas Celebration:

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                    I find it funny that the folks most outraged over this are outraged on behalf of Christian beliefs they themselves don't even share.

                    What’s even funnier is how gay the shows are

                    I'd say that tracks. Unlike, say, the Jew-hating wokes, Jesus takes all comers.

                    It’s not really what JC thinks that’s at issue here. I’m pretty sure he’d be down with the gays, since he seems to have opinions similar to mine on most things, at least as far as I can tell. Mega churches maybe not so much.

                    Let's compare open calls for genocide tallies and you tell me who lately has been looser with 'em.

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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in A Christmas Celebration:

                    Let's compare open calls for genocide tallies and you tell me who lately has been looser with 'em.

                    Dude, buzz-kill. I'm just laughing at how gay the shows are. We don't have to compare everything to genocide, although I guess we could. It would probably make my speeding ticket seem less awful.

                    I was only joking

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                      Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • JollyJ Jolly

                        Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

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                        @Jolly said in A Christmas Celebration:

                        Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

                        I, for one, have not.

                        However, your comment raises an interesting point: When does "entertainment" cross over into "worship?" Are they mutually exclusive?

                        If you get bodies into the pews seats, is that a bad thing? OTOH, how many of the congregation are there, just for the show?

                        ***heh.***

                        click to show

                        (did you see, I said "cross"?)

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • JollyJ Jolly

                          Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

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                          @Jolly said in A Christmas Celebration:

                          Prithee, tell me if you've been to one of these?

                          Zounds!, I abrook this every twelve-month, forsooth!

                          I was only joking

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                            The people seem to be having a good time, just like at the Pride March in San Francisco.

                            Doesn’t mean we can’t call them over the top.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

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                              You're right. The Pride March in San Francisco is usually over the top.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                I'm Church of England (membership expired). Our idea of a heady night out is a tombola followed by a small sherry.

                                I was only joking

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  The people seem to be having a good time, just like at the Pride March in San Francisco.

                                  Doesn’t mean we can’t call them over the top.

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                                  @jon-nyc said in A Christmas Celebration:

                                  The people seem to be having a good time, just like at the Pride March in San Francisco.

                                  Well, not quite "just like." I didn't zoom in, but I didn't see anyone ejaculating on someone else.

                                  But, yeah, I get your point.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    You chaps should embrace British Pantomime. Blokes dressed as women, women dressed as blokes, and at a fraction of the cost of that American thing! And, it goes without saying, no ejaculating other than the traditional shout of "HE'S BEHIND YOU!"

                                    Link to video

                                    I was only joking

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                                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                      Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

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                                      @LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

                                      Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

                                      I have seen the nativity scene staged as part of a topless show in Vegas. It's actually very well done. It's only the last 15~20 minute of a 2 hour show, but the actors/dancers did cover up for the nativity scene. And no Santa for the scene; I think the Vegas troupe's nativity scene adhered to tradition even more closely than the Texas Mega Church's version.

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                                        @LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

                                        Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

                                        I have seen the nativity scene staged as part of a topless show in Vegas. It's actually very well done. It's only the last 15~20 minute of a 2 hour show, but the actors/dancers did cover up for the nativity scene. And no Santa for the scene; I think the Vegas troupe's nativity scene adhered to tradition even more closely than the Texas Mega Church's version.

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                                        @Axtremus said in A Christmas Celebration:

                                        @LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

                                        Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

                                        I have seen the nativity scene staged as part of a topless show in Vegas. It's actually very well done. It's only the last 15~20 minute of a 2 hour show, but the actors/dancers did cover up for the nativity scene. And no Santa for the scene; I think the Vegas troupe's nativity scene adhered to tradition even more closely than the Texas Mega Church's version.

                                        And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

                                        That's what Jesus said. Now, ponder on that a bit...

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                          Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

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                                          @LuFins-Dad said in A Christmas Celebration:

                                          Make the girls topless, put them on a stage in Vegas, and charge $100 per person, and everyone is fine with it…

                                          I for one will reserve judgement until I find out if there are VIP rooms available.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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