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On 2019-08-06 5:04 p.m., wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:50:45 +1000, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:37:01 -0300,
wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 Aug 2019 07:12:35 +1000, Bruce >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:40:54 -0300,
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:15:15 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:32:34 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Christmas is called "Non-denominational Holiday" in Canada.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All this PC nonsense has gone way overboard these days.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He is down under in Oz, it's called Christmas where I have lived in
>>>>>>> Canada for 52 years!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WHEW! We should never turn so "correct" as to rename a popular
>>>>>> holiday just because other religions complain. Screw them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note: as you might remember, I dated a Jehovah's Witness once. Oh
>>>>>> man, they had a huge problem with Christmas. She wouldn't even
>>>>>> come to my house that day because we celebrated it (not in a
>>>>>> religious way though). That's when I realized that the
>>>>>> relationship would never work.
>>>>>
>>>>> I remember my daughter being aghast when a JW boy her in class told
>>>>> them they didn't do birthdays or Xmas - great loss of loot for kids
>>>>
>>>> You wouldn't joke about them if they were coloured people or Arabs.
>>>
>>> You tripped yourself there, he was a black kid.

>>
>> But it's mainly a white religion. You'd never joke about Muslims. You
>> pussyfoot around them and patronise them

>
> I think you have big issues - I really don't care what religion people
> are - unless they try to preach to me or try to convert me.


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