tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33701324.post9073490822057969407..comments2023-09-24T11:36:57.168+01:00Comments on Academic related....: Funny thing about ChristmasMad Medeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00824174417453824623noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33701324.post-21778489260758588592006-12-12T14:40:00.000+00:002006-12-12T14:40:00.000+00:00Good point. nice for you as a non-Christian to ta...Good point. nice for you as a non-Christian to take it up, because if you do so as a Christian you feel like a jerk with a chip on your shoulder who doesn't care about peopl e of other faiths. Whole festival of Christmas has been taken over by secularisation anyway - eg films like Love Actually - Christmas is a time for telling the truth, even if the truth is that you're in love with your best friend's wife... Nothing to do with being a celebration of the birth of Jesus, more to do with shopping. apologies if this post makes no sense... i currently have concussion. Happy Christmas!doctor/womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06897612288361169170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33701324.post-36369441400425163832006-12-09T04:45:00.000+00:002006-12-09T04:45:00.000+00:00Fascinating - such a different angle here in the U...Fascinating - such a different angle here in the US. No state religion here, but a significantly larger proportion of our population who believe in evangelical Christianity.<br /><br />We've been in the "holiday" spirit for years and years - some call it Chrismakwanzaakah....although this year some retailers have been starting to use "Christmas" again.Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799239573389169875noreply@blogger.com