Merry christmas

Wow ….way to drag down a Merry Christmas thread.....bah humbug...booooooooo..

MERRY CHRISTMAS...EVERYONE...AND PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE ON EARTH...
 
@Geo. said:
Wow ….way to drag down a Merry Christmas thread.....bah humbug...booooooooo..

MERRY CHRISTMAS...EVERYONE...AND PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE ON EARTH...
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My Apologies Geo , i'm to blame for it.
All of this is even more peculiar considering Christmas is recognized as a public holiday in countries around the world – many of whose populations are largely non-Christian. Then there is the billion dollar commercial impact of the Christmas holiday. Retailers profit handsomely from a holiday (one that has a lot of its tradition based in pagan origin including the winter solstice date of December 25).
So I ask… Did I cross the line this past week with my Christmas greetings ? is-it-wrong-to-say-merry-christmas ? even though your a non believer? At shops when someone says Merry Christmas i politely say Merry Christmas back to them :unamused: .
Anyway Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year .
 
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@AmericanHistoryX said:
when was there ever peace on earth?

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Exactly that's what i was meaning :unamused:

The peace on earth referred to at Christmas is the peace between God and mankind, through the birth of Jesus, not peace with each other. Unfortunately, there is still no peace between men and men and there probably never will be, in this world :frowning:

Flip i have no doubt that Wars are caused by 3 things Money , Power and RELIGION.
**How can these extremist be fighting for there God** , does the Koran say to Behead people ? :unamused:
My apologies here i'm going of topic .
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They're not, FT - they're fighting for their own ideas about God. Religion has nothing whatsoever to do with God, it's totally a man-made concept.
 
One thing that comes to mind,especially in the western world…
THOU SHALT NOT KILL....

For those that do,the last words of the Lord dying on the cross..
Forgive them Father,for they know not what they do.....

This is not a rant as such,just what I have been taught at school and at home...
The essence is,if you have been raised correctly and had good parents then we all should know right from wrong......
Merry Xmas to all.....
 
Happy Festivus Tigerholics and Happy Birthday to all who have their birthday on the 25th, you share that with my daughter who presented us with a new Tigers fan a few weeks ago, chill out be merry and say g'day to your neighbours.
 
For me, the birth of Christ gives us hope there is something for us after our earthly pilgrimmage comes to an end. That everything we do in life isn't for nothing. To me, that light at the end of the tunnel is worth celebrating.

Merry Christmas everyone :smiley:
 
I wish everyone a Happy Joyous Christmas Season, and a safe New Year, and I look forward to a great season from Wests Tigers in 2015
Merry Christmas one and all
 
It's so good to see another female posting. There's not enough of us on here LOL… Have a wonderfull Xmas tigeress and a safe, healthy and fun filled 2015!
 
You are a kindred soul NT :slight_smile: … Merry Xmas to you and your loved ones! Wishing you all the best for 2015\. Enjoy and stay safe !
 
Merry Christmas to all Forumers and their families. All the best for 2015 as well. That goes for our team as well.
 
All the best guys and girls. You don't have to be a believer to have a great Christmas. When your sharing a meal with family and watching joy on children's faces as they open presents play with cousins and friends whatever your beliefs are that day deserves a name.Christmas it is!!!. Ho ho ho and to our mighty Wests Tigers go go go.

A safe healthy and prosperous new year to yo all.
 
Hi Tiger fans I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a happy healthy and safe New Year.
Go you mighty TIGERS in '15
 
Merry Christmas to all my fellow forumers and Wests Tigers fans! Hope you all loosen your belt a notch and keep your thirst well and truly quenched. Have a safe and happy day!

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@AmericanHistoryX said:
dedicated to the people who hate Christmas

It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas–oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it--overspending... the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma---the gifts given in desperation because you couldn’t think of anything else. Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler’s ears.

It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn’t acknowledge defeat. Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved kids - all kids - and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years.

For each Christmas, I followed the tradition--one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on.

The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.

As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn’t end there. You see, we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more.

Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing to take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit will always be with us.
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Nice story AHX, thanks for sharing, hope you wake up to the envelope you want in the morning, cheers mate.
 
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