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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-24-04 04:17 PM Original message |
Celebrating the Winter Solstice for non Christians |
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kaitykaity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-24-04 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've been doing this for years. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-24-04 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. People around my neck of the woods |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-24-04 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. Celtic Music |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-24-04 04:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I love the Irish and Celtic Christmas songs too. |
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Malva Zebrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-24-04 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
5. There is a celebration of the winter solstice at dawn |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
6. What is the solstice date this year ? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 03:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. It's the twenty-first this year. |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 04:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Thanks. Yes, I've celebrated the solstice before. |
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fshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-25-04 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Man, I celebrate every fucking day!! |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-04 04:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. The Northern Colorado Freethinkers group is having a solstice party |
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fshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 03:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
36. When? I have no clue how to "PM"... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Solstice happens on the 21st at 7:42 PM - meaning you can have |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why should atheists be any more comfortable with pagan ceremonies... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 07:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It's only a pagan ceremony if you think it is. |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 07:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Are you for real? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 08:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I didn't say it was a pagan holiday. Not in one place did I say |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 11:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Too easy |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-26-04 11:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Different culture right. |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 07:33 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I don't think you could be anymore insulting if you tried |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 01:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I apologize if I insulted you. It wasn't intentional. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 12:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. You don't have to. Still, the solstice is a scientifically proven event |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 07:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It's not the fact of the celebration that offends me |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 11:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Your posts made me think how important are the reasons we do things |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-28-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. "to spite others and feel superior" |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-05-04 12:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
35. I don't think the motivation is to emulate theists. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-04 04:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. It's an astrological event and a natural time marker for us. |
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Modem Butterfly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-01-04 04:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I never thought about celebrating those days |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
20. I've long considered it the Solstice |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 02:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Thanks. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-27-04 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
24. I appreciate your thread as well. It's thoughtful, cheerful, |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-28-04 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
25. Nah, doesn't work for me... |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-28-04 07:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Let me guess: you're in Australia. The entire light thingy is reversed |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-29-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Bbq. sounds like a great party in the middle of summer |
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Gelliebeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-30-04 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. We celebrate our family |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-04 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
33. I Really Don't Worry About It |
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Carla in Ca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-04 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. I read this thread with great interest |
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Is It Fascism Yet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-10-04 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
37. You know, that's all very pagan. |
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kayell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-11-04 06:37 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. It's more like Pantheism, and Scientific Pantheism does not |
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