Warbler said:
DuracellEnergizer said:
Since my family adheres to <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cultic lies</span> True Christianity, Christmas isn't observed in my household. I did buy myself the eighth season of The Simpsons on DVD, though, so it's almost all good.
I don't understand, you say your family adheres to True Christianity, yet they won't celebrate the birth of Christ?
My family believes Christmas to be a pagan holiday that "True Christians" don't celebrate because God doesn't like anything associated with paganism. My dad even believes Christmas is short for "Christ massacre" - a load of BS, I know.
Warbler said:
DuracellEnergizer said: <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">cultic lies</span>
*sigh* now, if I had said this in reference to the Islam or Jewish religion, what would the reaction have been? Lets say a celebrity said this about Islam or the Jewish religion, what would the reaction have been? I'm going to bet that he'd/she'd be labeled a bigot. Why is it ok to insult my religion, when it isn't to do the same to the others? DuracellEnergizer, was it really necessary to use those words?
I have no problem with someone who doesn't believe in Christ, but I do have a problem with people insulting my religion.
You misunderstand. I'm not referring to mainstream Christianity but the pseudo-Christian cult theology founded by the false prophet Herbert W. Armstrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_W._Armstrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrongism