Hi Mostafa and all,
For me, an agnostic, Christmas is a time to gather near to family and friends
and to celebrate another year of good health with good food and maybe some good
drink. Despite my religious indifference, I still love much of the music
associated with Christmas.
But, foremost in my heart at this time of year is the hope that we may someday
experience the peace on earth and good will toward all people that is promised
in the Bible. When I was younger and more naïve, I believed that we were making
slow progress toward that lofty goal. But, recently, and especially after 911,
I'm afraid that we are moving in the wrong direction, and I don't just mean
America, I mean the whole world which seems to be filled these days with fear
and ultra-nationalism.
I wish to each and everyone on this list a Merry Christmas, happy holidays and
a happy and prosperous new year.
Bob Hachey
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Christmas, what's it for you?
Hello everyone. As we're reaching this upcoming week, Christmas is scheduled to
be next Tuesday. December the twenty fifth is said to be Christmas. We wholly
knew that it absolutely has nothing to do with Jesus's birth. Traditionally, it
has just been affiliated with the nativity tale. In western culture, this day
is a public holiday.
Scholarly, however, Jesus hasn't been born on December the twenty fifth. I do
not destine to be argumentative with this piece of composition. I'd just like
to ask, despite your background, whether you're Christian, Jew, Muslim,
Buddhist, Hindu or even Atheist. As you live in the west, Christmas, what's it
for you? What's it like to experience Christmas in a western country? As far as
I knew, it's all about family gatherings, food and presents. It's a beautiful
season for people to see their families and spend good time with them.
Typically, people live far from their families and Christmas is an opportunity
for loved ones to warmly gather. As we're nearly in the season, here are some
key vocabulary that is related to Christmas.
First we have, Christmas bells. Christmas bells is any of several plants of the
genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers. Then, we have
Christmasberry, which is an ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific
coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits,
often placed in genus Photinia. Third, we have, Christmas bush. Christmas bush
is an Australian tree or shrub with red flowers, often used in Christmas
decoration. Fourth, we have got, Christmas cactus. It's epiphytic cactus of
Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat
segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter. Fifth, Christmas
begonia, which is hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink
flowers. Sixth and ultimately, Christmas fern, is aNorth American evergreen
fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds. That was
the first segment which is pertained to Christmas plants. Now, to the second
segment, which is related to Christmas typical items, dates, activities and
medical terms. First, Christmas card. It's a card expressing a Christmas
greeting. Second, Christmas carol, is a joyful religious song celebrating the
birth of Christ. . Third, Christmas day, is a Christian holiday on 25th
December celebrating the birth of Christ. Fourth, Christmas disease, is a
clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency
of factor IX.
Fifth, Christmas Eve, is the day before Christmas. Sixth, Christmas factor, is
coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B. Seventh,
Christmas cake is a rich fruitcake, usually covered with icing and marzipan and
eaten at Christmas. Christmas traditional celebration is a relatively newcomer
to the purportedly initial Christmas chronicle. Dubiously, is Christmas still a
Christian holiday? What's the relationship between December 25th and Mithra?
This is ancient Persian god of light and truth, sun god. What's the association
between this and Christ's allegedly attributed nativity tale? I think this has
to fairly be asked to major clergy. If this season is of essentially pagan
essence, how has it gotten into your religious tradition? Christ's actual
nativity tale is accurately related in the Noble Koran. The Koran attributes
the miraculous birth to Jesus. Our belief in Jesus is of orthodox origin. I
keenly look forward to hearing from you. Merry Christmas and happy new upcoming
year. I wish each and everyone pleasantness and prosperity in 2019.
Thank you so much for patiently reading, Mustafa
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