Comments on: Daring you a merry Christmas

By: Baby Eater

Baby Eater — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:14:04 +0000

I’m a Christian too and I eat babies.

By: Heather Billings

Heather Billings — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:39:19 +0000

The Collegian Staff Comment

Ralph,

My words do not “mock religion.” In reading my column so closely, you missed the entire point of my column as well as the part where I said I am a Christian.

I wrote this column to expose intolerance, not as an exposition on the Christian meaning of Christmas. Villifying “Merry Christmas” makes no sense to me, because it has a very long history that is tied to many different traditions. This was my way of speaking out against intolerance, not of promoting my own faith.

Also, as a side point, historians believe that Jesus was born in the summer. We celebrate Christmas in December purely because of pagan tradition. Early Christians chose that time to celebrate their Lord, probably partly to avoid detection and persecution, but that’s just an educated guess.

By: Eric Cartman

Eric Cartman — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:07:57 +0000

Ralph,
Christmas in the last two or three decades has been nothing more than a celebration of capitalism. Get real.

Also, nobody can be sure when Christ was actually born. Dec. 25th is purely speculation. The records are unclear.

By: Ralph Anaforian

Ralph Anaforian — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:47:09 +0000

Let me read back over what you wrote. While you mentioned a lot of traditions, Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ, not about the traditions. Not once did you mention the birth of Christ as the reason for Christmas. You did not say that December 25th is the recognized day of Jesus Christ’s birth. In fact, as I am sure you intended, your words mock religion and reflects a lack of knowledge and reeks of arrogance. Your writing is just simple rhetoric and misses one very important fact. Christmas is a Christian Holiday; just Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection is recognized at Easter by Christians. Without these two events the Christian faith would wane, for that fact it would not exist at all. For most Christians Easter is far more relevant than Christmas which would be the second most significant Christian Holiday. While celebrating Jesus Christ’s birth is wonderful (and for most celebrating a birthday is grand and wonderful) there is no way that I would ever accept Happy Holidays to have the same importance as Merry Christmas. So for non-Christian’s it is Happy Holidays, as for me it is Merry Christmas. For the two to be mingled is acceptable but to purposely mix is offending (as I am sure it is intended to be) and reflects someone’s lack of knowledge of the Christian faith.

By: Charles W. Frank, "Chip"

Charles W. Frank, "Chip" — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:50:54 +0000

Or you get gift cards in lieu of gifts since people don’t know what you want and don’t want what they get you going to waste. Inevitably, the gift card isn’t for where you’d like to spend it and you swap or let it go to waste.

By: Grinch

Grinch — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:17:32 +0000

I actually happen to believe christmas is another one of those useless days where we all pretend the world is well off, and we buy each other dumb gifts, where we could have bought them ourselves and it makes us feel good about ourselves. And then in the end, all those dumb gifts end up…guess where? IN YOUR GARBAGE !!!

So ho! ho! ho! and a very merry XXXmas and i mean that in a non adult rated way.

By: Baby Eater

Baby Eater — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:52:34 +0000

It’s about time someone started tolerating my way of life.

By: Heather Billings

Heather Billings — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:07:16 +0000

The Collegian Staff Comment

Since there has been some slight confusion, a clarification: I am not suggesting that “Merry Christmas” be the only greeting used. Nor am I suggesting that Christmas must be celebrated. I’m basically preaching tolerance — for all views.

By: Frank Constanza

Frank Constanza — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:57:26 +0000

A Festivus for the rest-of-us!! serenity now!

By: Waylan Smithers

Waylan Smithers — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:33:26 +0000

I’ve gotta get out of the SSU and get back to my dorm to drop a ‘yule log.’

By: Charles W. Frank, "Chip"

Charles W. Frank, "Chip" — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:44:53 +0000

Can’t we all just say: “Happy Holidays” ???

By: Heather Billings

Heather Billings — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:26:09 +0000

The Collegian Staff Comment

Whatever, this is the lamest excuse for trolling I’ve seen you pull yet.

By: whatever

whatever — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:24:33 +0000

No one is offended by the word Christmas. It’s Billings who is apparently offended by the word “holidays.”

I’m offended that you’re offended at people being offended.

By: junior1781 (senior writer)

junior1781 (senior writer) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:23:17 +0000

Thanks Collegian for a great semester. I’ll see you around in the spring (MCJ-108 arrggh!). Good luck on all your finals. Peace.

By: Heather Billings

Heather Billings — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:43:41 +0000

The Collegian Staff Comment

AND A HELL OF A HAPPY NEW YEAR, YOU RASCALS.