Sure, Why Not?

Lights please! *holds blanket*

And there were in the same country shepherds, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Luke 2:8-14

And that’s what Christmas is all about. Why thank you, Saint Luke.

Although, last year, I have my own say in what Christmas is about. Newest addition to Eight Mine Fortress section Lore Galore!

The Story of Christmas

Enjoy!

*headdesk*

Are you people freakin’ kidding me? On my way to the mall today, my bus went by this Baptist church, where its marquee read “Jesus is the reason for the season. Don’t Xmas Him out.”

What?!
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Now, for a warm and special Yuletide edition of…

SHUT THE HELL UP!

Chances are, this time of year, or within a few weeks of any Christian holiday for that matter, some self-righteous know-it-all will pipe up with “Christians stole everything from Pagans!” Oh, you hear them go through all kinds of stuff. Jesus is a rip off of Mithras. Christmas trees are a Pagan thing. December 25 was some Roman holiday with drunken debauchery and gay sex. Yule is a Pagan holiday, yet associated with Christmas for some reason. Jesus could not possibly have been born in December. Oh, yes, said wise one (read: insecure prick) will point out that just about anything involving Christmas or other Christian holidays… oh, hell with it, Christmas and Easter, rather… that they have nothing to do with their own religions but just stole stuff from other religions and try to pass it off as their own. They try to use this as an attack on Christianity.

But I ask one thing of these people.

So what?
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Haven’t you people been listening to me? You know you’re supposed to listen to me because I’m right. But no. You choose to ignore me. Well, guess what. Only now are the mainstream folks catching on. Sort of. Scientific American anyway. Check this out.

That’s right. The same damn thing I said almost two years ago on Science Village. Said it a few months ago right here. And those folks are only now catching up.

God made evolution! Don’t question the work of our Lord. Don’t give me that excuse of what was written in some book a LONG time ago. If what you’re actually finding out that God created the universe via a billion year process, then that’s how He did it, asswipe.

Didn’t believe me, did you? Thought I was just a random crazy person. “Oh noes, that not right! It’s either God or evolution! You have to pick! Aaaah!!”

Owned.

Well, I suppose that one is a bit controversial. We do not know how it all began. We are told one story in the book of Genesis. We are told one story in Origin of Species. Of the two, I must say Genesis is the more interesting read, seeing as I couldn’t get through the first page of OoS without feeling like I wanted to take a nap. We are told ever more stories and theories from other sources.
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Hardly.

Just another bit of fundamentalist paranoia that the rest of us get to roll our eyes at. This came to my attention the other day when Adam posted a news story saying such on the NYRA forums, and Galen has written a rant on it. Now, albeit a couple of days late but I don’t give a crap, I think I’ll weigh in here, now that I’ve had a bit of time to give it some thought (over playing Crash Bandicoot, of course, hehe).

I don’t feel like pasting the whole thing. Both of those links will take you to the article. Go there and come on back and read on when you’re done. I’ll wait.
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Why do some parents freak the hell out if their son/daughter questions their religion? Are they so dense they think “questioning” means “rejecting”? I’ve got news for you idiots. Your kid isn’t rejecting shit. But he might. He’s in danger of rejecting his faith. But you know what you’ve got to do about it? What most people never stop to realize is the absolute best way to go in this case? That’s right. Here’s what you have to do…. absolutely fucking nothing!
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Alright, fellow children of God (hehe, I can’t say that with a straight face!). Listen up. It is now Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The long 40-day haul of sacrificing some aspect of life out of some token respect for Jesus has begun. You can have whatever it is back on Sundays, and may have it back completely after Good Friday. Jesus suffered and died on the Cross for your sorry, sinful asses. Surely you can give up one measly item or activity. And, hey, it’s only for six straight days, then you can have it back Sunday, then go the six days again. Not that hard.

Gave up coffee? Leave the pot off until Sunday morning. Gave up smoking? Get some lollipops for Monday through Saturday? Gave up sex? Quit shivering, you can still fuck on Sunday.

Just don’t be stupid and give up something you need or something that giving it up screws over other people. I mean, don’t go giving up leaving the house and wondering why you lost your fucking job. Pick something else. Or if you’re a firefighter and you gave up using helmets and asbestos gloves and shit. That’s just suicide. Last I checked, suicide is a sin. One you die with. At least it should be. It’s kind of cheating if you think about it.

So that’s the gist of Lent. Don’t screw it up.

Oh, and don’t forget that Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are meatless. Fish is okay, though. They are probably also a fasting days, but meh. Whatever. Just don’t let me catch you eating a fucking hamburger today, dipshit.