DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

DuracellEnergizer said:
Since my family adheres to cultic lies 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.

very strange. I suppose I can understand a Christian not wanting to celebrate the whole Santa Claus thingy, but not celebrate Christ's birth?

btw, I think Christmas short for Christ Mass(Mass meaning the Catholic church service).

DuracellEnergizer said:

Warbler said:

DuracellEnergizer said: cultic lies

*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

I misunderstood then. Herbert W. Armstrong's brand of Christianity is not mine either.