http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-238793 moira Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:28:05 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-238793 I'm grateful to you for your correction Manfarang. A short Google has now shattered every nativity myth, er, story I've heard. How fundamentalists maintain the absolute truth, non-self-contradiction and accuracy of the Bible continues to elude me. I'm off to buy some tinsel (not) ;-) I’m grateful to you for your correction Manfarang. A short Google has now shattered every nativity myth, er, story I’ve heard. How fundamentalists maintain the absolute truth, non-self-contradiction and accuracy of the Bible continues to elude me. I’m off to buy some tinsel (not)

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-236750 manfarang Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:27:38 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-236750 The Christmas Cat-Jolakottur as he is known in Iceland! And it's good to see Daniel has been reading the Gospel of James where the nativity of Jesus is set in a cave or is that Mithra. The Christmas Cat-Jolakottur as he is known in Iceland!
And it’s good to see Daniel has been reading the Gospel of James where the nativity of Jesus is set in a cave or is that Mithra.

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234310 www.christmasforallofus.info » Rick and the abolition of Christmas Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:19:44 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234310 [...] Antonia added an interesting post on Rick and the abolition of Christmas.Here’s a small excerpt:I have been tickled, over the past week or so, by the suggestion that my friend, former councillor Muir, previously of a nearby parish, was behind that dastardly notion that we should abolish Christmas, in his wonkish guise. … [...] [...] Antonia added an interesting post on Rick and the abolition of Christmas.Here’s a small excerpt:I have been tickled, over the past week or so, by the suggestion that my friend, former councillor Muir, previously of a nearby parish, was behind that dastardly notion that we should abolish Christmas, in his wonkish guise. … [...]

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234203 Tim Roll-Pickering Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:46:48 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234203 How much do humbugs cost these days? How much do humbugs cost these days?

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234173 moira Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:39:57 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234173 WHAAT?? - "Tinsel is indeed a Christian symbol, by virtue of the stories of the Holy Family in a cave with the spiders weaving their webs, but kittens…?" Cave? Wot cave? Pull the other one Daniel. I have never, ever, come across this daft explanation for tinsel before. Besides, every self-respecting barn / cow stall / place wot has manger-for-babies-use-of has a cat for the rodent-catching, ergo kittens. Sheesh and crickey and by-eck man. Be realistic. WHAAT?? - “Tinsel is indeed a Christian symbol, by virtue of the stories of the Holy Family in a cave with the spiders weaving their webs, but kittens…?” Cave? Wot cave? Pull the other one Daniel. I have never, ever, come across this daft explanation for tinsel before. Besides, every self-respecting barn / cow stall / place wot has manger-for-babies-use-of has a cat for the rodent-catching, ergo kittens. Sheesh and crickey and by-eck man. Be realistic.

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234166 Antonia Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:29:25 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-234166 Daniel - not being purist about Christmas, I was picking the most kitsch card I could find to add to Rick's pile... Daniel - not being purist about Christmas, I was picking the most kitsch card I could find to add to Rick’s pile…

]]> http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-233988 Daniel Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:17:56 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2007/11/07/rick-and-the-abolition-of-christmas/#comment-233988 In what sense is a card showing a kitten with tinsel around its neck a CHRISTmas card? Tinsel is indeed a Christian symbol, by virtue of the stories of the Holy Family in a cave with the spiders weaving their webs, but kittens...? Christmas is about Christ, not cutsy symbols... In what sense is a card showing a kitten with tinsel around its neck a CHRISTmas card? Tinsel is indeed a Christian symbol, by virtue of the stories of the Holy Family in a cave with the spiders weaving their webs, but kittens…? Christmas is about Christ, not cutsy symbols…

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