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Lady Freedom Returns

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6. I know I'm ready to wage war on Christmas!

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2012, 05:30 PM

Dec 2012

The idea of Christmas has now become just like that green sign in the cartoon. Of course if you look and many of the churches out there now it does not really surprise me.

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War on Christmas (cartoon) [View all] marmar Dec 2012 OP

I like it nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #1

nadin, please tell Mika, I only watch "Morning Joe" for entertainment. saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #8

She's no family nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #10

sorry nadin, should have known better, I'm the brock of a world wide family. saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #12

No problem nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #13

K&R MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #2

I don't see any cartoon and it's finished loading? xtraxritical Dec 2012 #3

I see no cartoon either - could someone please provide a link? We People Dec 2012 #22

What is the name of your Federal Holiday December 25th. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #4

Saturnalia. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #7

As you well know dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #9

Io Saturnalia! deutsey Dec 2012 #28

More accurate that "Saturnalia" would be "Dies Natalis of Sol Invictus." Towlie Dec 2012 #36

So December is ALL about Christmas? MessiahRp Dec 2012 #29

Exactly. For 30 years our family has celebrated the Solstice, which is generally on Dec. 22. When Nay Dec 2012 #32

"Pagans WHO had their holiday stolen. . ." y'mean RVN VET Dec 2012 #34

hmmm handmade34 Dec 2012 #5

Popular idea, but probably not true D Gary Grady Dec 2012 #14

Compromise for conversion xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #15

Yeah, in fact, I'd say "definitely false". AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #20

Read the post above yours MessiahRp Dec 2012 #30

The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors, by Kersey Graves, [1875], at sacred-texts.com Ghost in the Machine Dec 2012 #23

There's also Mithras. jamtoday Dec 2012 #25

"We wish you a Merry Mithrasmas! We wish you a Merry Mithrasmas! We wish you a Merry Mithrasmas!..." baldguy Dec 2012 #27

I know I'm ready to wage war on Christmas! Lady Freedom Returns Dec 2012 #6

I don't think I see the problem. Flatpicker Dec 2012 #11

+10 (NT) reACTIONary Dec 2012 #16

the problem handmade34 Dec 2012 #17

Sure but Flatpicker Dec 2012 #18

The problem is Chico Man Dec 2012 #33

Completely agree with you. Flatpicker Dec 2012 #38

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2012 #19

Addicts. Early on. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #21

Another good War on Xmas cartoon: Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #24

The War on Chanukah .... Mustellus Dec 2012 #26

What about the War on Festivus for the rest of us. Historic NY Dec 2012 #31

Hogfather PatrynXX Dec 2012 #35

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2012 #37