tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post1005272704403753030..comments2023-08-05T05:50:11.629-05:00Comments on My Modern Country Home: What happened to "When in Rome....?"I drive my tractor in pearls...http://www.blogger.com/profile/01407596354977355550noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-83620348389789276292009-11-19T21:22:20.631-06:002009-11-19T21:22:20.631-06:00Happy Turkey Day to one and all...!
The rest will...Happy Turkey Day to one and all...!<br /><br />The rest will come in due course...whether it's PC or not matters not to me!<br /><br />Hey, my take is "if you don't like what I say, don't listen!"<br /><br />What ever happened to just trying to be friendly to everyone...?HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-13607092578979303682009-11-17T22:42:34.052-06:002009-11-17T22:42:34.052-06:00I agree with you on everything. I think it's s...I agree with you on everything. I think it's sad when we've become so politically correct that we're not saying anything anymore. Iron sharpens iron, but what if no one is sharpening each other? I think that's a problem.Rebeccahttp://www.thesierrahomecompanion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-33491716723988345862009-11-17T22:01:19.069-06:002009-11-17T22:01:19.069-06:00I ain't finished with Thanksgiving yet and you...I ain't finished with Thanksgiving yet and you go and drag out Christmas!<br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving!<br /><br />(I'll tell you Merry Christmas as soon as it git's here!)Selous Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361069158893480853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-68457449158433334412009-11-17T16:50:24.942-06:002009-11-17T16:50:24.942-06:00Merry Christmas Pearls. I'm with ya there...Merry Christmas Pearls. I'm with ya there...Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664966137470121099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-30369456335403279542009-11-17T13:01:29.069-06:002009-11-17T13:01:29.069-06:00Pearls,
Happy new year, and Blessed be!
I think ...Pearls,<br /><br />Happy new year, and Blessed be!<br /><br />I think you are right. The government shouldn't be celebrating any events or practices of a religious nature. There should be work as usual for Christmas, for Easter, for Halloween - wait, that isn't a day off - for most. Especially since the government slides the "holiday" (Holy Day?) to a Monday or a Friday rather than actually observe the designated day.<br /><br />Churches and chaplains always jump in to offer prayers - does that make Memorial Day a religious ceremony? But then, so many that served their nation held strong beliefs, so honoring them should also include the beliefs they honored.<br /><br />But that brings us back to holidays, and recognizing that it is appropriate that people of faith have leave to worship on major faith occasions. Choosing to offer those times as paid, instead of unpaid but excused absences, is an administrative choice for employers, including the government, and not a direct connection to the faith of their employees.<br /><br />Culture - the traditions, rituals, the definitions of value, of what is right and wrong - is *not* protected by the constitution. Race, faith, those are protected. I think the implication was that when in Rome . . and when in the US, be a citizen.<br /><br />Just as those that choose to dress in costume for Halloween - All Hallow's Eve, or the night the church invented All Saints Day to follow - many are unaware they mock pagan rituals and beliefs. I can't remember the last time a Wiccan claimed umbrage for desecrating this Autumnal celebration of harvest and new year. (The actual date varies among Wiccans, from mid to mid November; I don't know about other Pagan interpretations. Did you know that Pagan originally meant the peasant, poor people's earth based religion, at a time that the Catholic church only embraced the wealthy, living in cities and towns.)<br /><br />But, uh, Happy new year. With purple flowers on top.<br /><br />Brad K.<br />Wiccan<br />Ponca City, OKBrad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-70988977876384809722009-11-17T09:41:02.590-06:002009-11-17T09:41:02.590-06:00Actually I've never been a big "Merry Chr...Actually I've never been a big "Merry Christmas" wisher until like 3 days before the actual day. Normally I'm a "Happy Holidays" gal because I might first see them in late November (wooo hooo turkey day!) and not see them again til February, so I've covered all the biggies (turkey, christmas, new years). I suppose now Happy Holidays has become the anti-slogan. It's confusing.<br /><br />That said (ducking for cover) I would challenge everyone who wants to fight for "Merry Christmas" to treat it as a religious holiday... which means take down your dumb ass 6-foot inflatable santa and remember it's Christ's birthday, not Santas. Just saying. And stirring a tiny bit ;)<br /><br />Glad that you're back though!Meadowlarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208672418814503032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-22345510975596911622009-11-17T09:27:17.682-06:002009-11-17T09:27:17.682-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS to you.
Great post. I have never ...MERRY CHRISTMAS to you.<br /><br />Great post. I have never been politicaly(spelling not my best feature) correct. I like you callum as I seeum.<br /><br />See YaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789551681702149486.post-55222258636385598282009-11-17T08:54:05.879-06:002009-11-17T08:54:05.879-06:00It does seem that everyone is oversensitive now. ...It does seem that everyone is oversensitive now. It is sad that the trend is toward the lowest common denominator. Even the flag has become politically incorrect now.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383840888620905503noreply@blogger.com