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Mariana

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11. Suggest that she petition Congress

Reply to iris27 (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 11:15 PM

Dec 2011

to do away with the designation of Christmas as a NATIONAL Holiday. Seriously. It's utterly ridiculous to insist that it's wrong for some Americans to celebrate an American NATIONAL Holiday.

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Only Christians allowed to celebrate Christmas? [View all] iris27 Dec 2011 OP

It's part of their methodology NMMNG Dec 2011 #1

There's no shortage of blowhards in this country. IMO the proper way to deal with many of them is struggle4progress Dec 2011 #2

Would that also mean gejohnston Dec 2011 #3

Of course not, silly, because "Halloween" is a corruption of "All Hallows Eve". iris27 Dec 2011 #4

here I thought gejohnston Dec 2011 #6

Merry Cashmas from our home to yours "-) nt msongs Dec 2011 #5

Bill Gates learned his business strategy from the Christians... hunter Dec 2011 #7

The Popeists ran amok in europe, lost the front door key, chased us over the pond, lindysalsagal Dec 2011 #8

Simple answer: she's an idiot WolverineDG Dec 2011 #9

Eh Dorian Gray Dec 2011 #10

Suggest that she petition Congress Mariana Dec 2011 #11

Actually JustAnotherGen Dec 2011 #12

I'm tempted, but given that my mention of Easter being named for Eostre sent her off on iris27 Dec 2011 #14

It is my understanding that Christmas was not Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #13

And these are the same people who go to court and claim that Nativity Scenes on public property ThoughtCriminal Dec 2011 #15