Are we still protesting pagan holidays or did we surrender?

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PennEd

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SophieT said:
I'm thinking that 3rd pumpkin took some talent!
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Yes. That took 1st.

That was my older son's. I can't really compete with him anymore.

This is our 13th year.

He has 5 wins, and I have 5 wins.

I also am having trouble posting second place. A first year entrant, and new woman/family to our Bible study group, she etched an insanely great Lion. I'll try again later. The pic my wife took plays a video for a split second. So it won't let me grab and drop it here for some reason.
 
seoulsearch

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PennEd said:
Yes. That took 1st.

That was my older son's. I can't really compete with him anymore.

This is our 13th year.

He has 5 wins, and I have 5 wins.

I also am having trouble posting second place. A first year entrant, and new woman/family to our Bible study group, she etched an insanely great Lion. I'll try again later. The pic my wife took plays a video for a split second. So it won't let me grab and drop it here for some reason.
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You and your son are astonishingly talented!!!

Goodness.

It's enough of a struggle for me just to cut open the top of the pumpkin!
 
tourist

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SophieT said:
I'm guessing you mean eggnog with an additive?
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Well, yeah, a splash of rum wouldn't hurt it a bit. Of course, I have abstained from alcohol since 1992 so I will be drinking just straight eggnog. I will add a dash of nutmeg though.
 
Lanolin

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well everyday is a holiday here.

I am sure wherever you are on earth, everyday there will be something to celebrate. If there is no Lanolin day, I would be disappointed.

It's a day in which you wear your most woolly jumper and show off your knitting...
 
Lynx

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seoulsearch said:
There was a very interesting footnote in the Bible I'm reading this year under the book of Esther: "During Purim (a Jewish holiday,) feasting and gift-giving are part of the ceremony, as is dressing in masks and costumes."

Wikipedia says that Purim includes: "Celebrations include listening to (the book of Esther being read) in the synagogue, sending food parcels and giving charity, dressing up in costume, eating a festive meal, parties and parades, and drinking alcoholic beverages, especially wine."
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Of course, that's what's missing! We need a Christmas tradition involving alcoholic beverages!

I mean sure, some people drink a lot more during the holidays anyway... And some people add alcohol to eggnog... But we still don't have any tradition specifically involving alcoholic beverages.

The smell of it would make me gag every time I got near somebody participating in such a tradition, but it sure would get a lot more people into the holiday spirit. Or spirits.
 
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SophieT

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PennEd said:
Yes. That took 1st.

That was my older son's. I can't really compete with him anymore.

This is our 13th year.

He has 5 wins, and I have 5 wins.

I also am having trouble posting second place. A first year entrant, and new woman/family to our Bible study group, she etched an insanely great Lion. I'll try again later. The pic my wife took plays a video for a split second. So it won't let me grab and drop it here for some reason.
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well congrats to your son then and late congrats on all your wins too...talented family

that lion sounds interesting
 
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tourist said:
Well, yeah, a splash of rum wouldn't hurt it a bit. Of course, I have abstained from alcohol since 1992 so I will be drinking just straight eggnog. I will add a dash of nutmeg though.
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I just don't want eggnog being too sweet....some of that commercial stuff just melts your teeth
 
Aaron56

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Here, in Ohio, the grey cloud blanket rolls over the entire state about mid-October and doesn't recede until sometime in March. One year, my wife said "You know, we need a celebration in February, where the main color is green like the grass in Spring and we give each other colorful presents in anticipation of the end of winter."

I said, "Honey... you just re-invented Easter."
 
SomeDisciple

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I actually love Halloween, but I don't celebrate it by dressing up like a harlot- My understanding of Halloween is much more like Dia De los Muertos- it's much more reverent. You don't have to hate "secular" holidays if you aren't using them for sin. Halloween makes a mockery of fear- it's good if you use it in a good way.
I don't celebrate Christmas because of how Americans have corrupted it, but I don't hate Christmas or think it's evil- it's the secular knuckleheads killing each other in the store or dressing up like a skanky santa's helper* that are the problem.

*in public- what you do at home is your business.
 
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Gideon300 said:
The absurdity of this is that halloween was originally a Christian day. So it's been hijacked by the world. Sort like the reverse of Christmas and Easter. I'd much prefer that it was consigned to the rubbish bin of history. It has no spiritual worth. The only good thing about it is that a few pumpkins are removed from the food chain. That's if you can call pumpkins food. They also belong in the the rubbish bin, or fed to cattle if you must.
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No, it wasn't originally a Christian holiday.
 
GardenofWeeden

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Magenta said:
A few years ago my daughter was all excited to share her new-found
love of this drink with me, and she had some coupon on her phone
to get them at a reduced price, so off to Starbucks we went, only to
find that the (Christmas) special sale had not yet started, so she ended
up paying full price for these drinks, which meant about five dollars each.

As we were driving and drinking our lattes, every time I took a sip of mine
I would say, It doesn't taste like coffee, and my daughter would patiently
explain that it wasn't coffee, it was a latte. After about three sips and saying
this about three times, I was like, ugh, I can't drink this, and my daughter got
somewhat offended, and defensive, telling me how her and her aunt really like
them, and I just said, hey, it's okay if you like them, I do not... I just want coffee.

I will never have a pumpkin spice latte again :D:giggle::giggle::giggle::cool:
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I don't understand the obsession with all things Starbucks either. They are basically a milkshake place, they just call it something else. My daughters are addicted almost though.
 
Magenta

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PennEd said:
Thank you!
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and insert into image tags like so: [ img]URL HERE[ /img] (only no spaces ;))

640 is often large enough (that would be height or width, whichever is longer),
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that is usually included on e-devices (laptops and desktops anyways), then you
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(As long as it is not too big; over 1M will not display on phones.)

I save my links because I know my Scripture panels will be posted more than once...

And you are welcome :D
 
Lucy-Pevensie

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kaylagrl said:
Nothing wrong with trunk or treat, come as your favorite Bible character. They didn't have that when I was a kid. Before you go further in this thread I'll let you know that this subject has been beat to death. All kinds of things we use, wear, buy that have pagan names or origins. Trunk or treat is a great alternative, other than that it's a dead subject.
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday :eek:
 
Jocund

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Lucy-Pevensie said:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday :eek:
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Interestingly in German culture it became such an issue that Wednesday comes from "Woden's Day" (Odin's day) that they changed the name of the day to "midweek day".
 
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