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Amanita86 said:
You ever read what Jesus said?

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It was more of a "he said she said" kinda thing.

The "she" being Jesus, "he" being the various authors of different books in the new testament...written several decades to half a century after she died, and then arbitrarily chosen to become the canon texts from a slew of other different/contradictory accounts of her words some 2 centuries later.

But yea, I grew up in a Christian family, I've read it all and sat through Sunday school and sermons, then later catachism classes and "camp meeting" community revivals for some chick I was dating. I was always iffy about the whole thing, and became much more sure that christianity was not for me about the time I was in middle school.

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Data said:
That part of the celebration has been twisted into the primary focus by our society, and as a grumpy old non-christian fart, I hate that.

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You don't have to.

I don't think our household is doing presents this year.

But we are Christian and we decorated.

Instead, I will praise Jesus and drink BEER.

How the lord intended.

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Amanita86 said:
You ever read what Jesus said?

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It was more of a "he said she said" kinda thing.

The "she" being Jesus, "he" being the various authors of different books in the new testament...written several decades to half a century after she died, and then arbitrarily chosen to become the canon texts from a slew of other different/contradictory accounts of her words some 2 centuries later.

But yea, I grew up in a Christian family, I've read it all and sat through Sunday school and sermons, then later catachism classes and "camp meeting" community revivals for some chick I was dating. I was always iffy about the whole thing, and became much more sure that christianity was not for me about the time I was in middle school.

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