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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Greg or e who wrote (19524)	3/17/2005 2:56:14 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Did the Reverend not think that maybe, just maybe, The Big Day is the Winter Solstice which preceded Christmas in man's ken by several thousand years? Boy am I tired of Christians going on and on about the purported vanishing of Christmas... poor things! I hardly ever see any Christmas lights around December anymore. Yeah, right! I'm thinking "How many KILOWATTS is this display?" Diwali is a five day Hindu festival which occurs on the fifteenth day of Kartika. Diwali means "rows of lighted lamps" and the celebration is often referred to as the Festival of Lights. During this time, homes are thoroughly cleaned and windows are opened to welcome Laksmi, goddess of wealth. Candles and lamps are lit as a greeting to Laksmi. Gifts are exchanged and festive meals are prepared during Diwali. The celebration means as much to Hindus as Christmas does to Christians.

To: Greg or e who wrote (19524)	3/17/2005 3:26:58 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

""Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!"" Thus does the "wise" and the "prudent" speaker exhort the sheep to follow blindly and remain mindless! As to Mr. Zacharias--a Mennonite name if I am not mistaken--how did he get a first name like Ravi? Oh, it is just a curiosity--certainly not important. What is important is that he weaves throughout his diatribe the implication that because other countries are intolerant and bigoted, therefore...fill in the blank. In a world dedicated to individual rights (when that hopefully comes about in the fullness of time) no individual should be thought or treated the lesser by either Government or the bailiwick of Government, such as public education--nor by any Authority of Government--based upon what God they prefer, if any. Nobody prevents you from putting a tree inside your house or from calling it any name your little heart desires. This whole "poor Christian" thing is a red herring. All Gods are equal because all people are equal. Live with it.