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  • Re: The moral and aesthetic nightmare of Christmas

    Mr. Hitchens is very much correct, even if for the wrong reasons. As far back as the Old Testament, we can see that the Bible tells us that the day of a man's death is greater than the day of his birth. Birthdays were not typically celebrated. Concerning the birth of Jesus, the point behind the story is that He came into the world in the most ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by ron_mosby on December 29, 2008

  • If nothing else, time to get new socks...

    As a Catholic (Hitchens' favorite group of all), I should defend Christmas to the hilt, and for the most part, I do. On a cultural level, though, I see Hitchens' frustration in being forced to contend with an event from which he would like to exclude himself. The materialism that has come to dominate the season has vexed me ever since I reached ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by gwalkamole on December 16, 2008

  • FAITH BASED COMMUNITIES

    I AM A A FORMER CATHOLIC, WHO LEFT THE CATHOLIC FAITH IN SEARCH OF EXACTLY WHAT THIS ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT,A PLACE WITH A GOD-FIRST ATTITUDE, I HAVE FOUND IT. I AM GLAD THAT THERE ARE RENEWALS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. IT IS PAST TIME.IT IS GOOD TO SEE THE MEDIA NOT ONLY PURSUE THE NEWS OF WHAT COMES TO KILL AND DESTROY, BUT ALSO OF THE GOOD NEWS ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by michelle63 on October 17, 2008

  • Can Israel Survive 4 Another 60 years?

    You forget nother ''categories'' of Jewish people who don't care...or wish they didn't have to..... Israel is, after all, a FOREIGN COUNTRY, if one does not live there. I know, I know....everyone in the USA has an ''old country''....so why not be proud of Israel being your ''old country'' if you are Jewish? One good reason is, there is no other ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Little Neck on May 13, 2008

  • Dear God

    I am sorry to have to bother you, but after receiving no response from Santa -even after repeated attempts- and thereafter Jesus, who apparently snubbed all of my letters (not taking the time to respond even once), I felt it was necessary to forward my letter to you. Sorry to usurp your time. I am writing to inform you of what I would like ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Bezdomny on December 4, 2007