Focus On The Family Takes A Stand On "Christmas"

[ELVIS]

I lived in the middle east for awhile and Islam is as fucked up as christianity is.

Oh my God...

[Kristy]

I always wanted to do the Midnight Mass thing just once, even though I'm not Catholic.

Ooooh, an outsider.

Probably be more enjoyable for a non-Catholic attending Midnight Mass then one raised in the faith (I'd rather watch paint dry in a dentist office, myself than go to Midnight Mass). The whole deal is pretty much the biggest show next to Easter in terms of Catholic fanfare: choirs, candles, cruddy old nuns praying, a lot of Catholic ritualistic regalia so if you're kind of into that.

Most I know go it show up either drunk or stoned, or both. Not that I would know anything about that myself.

[Kristy]

I like going occasionally when services aren't being conducted, agree there's something comforting about just sitting in the place...

Maybe you were getting contact high? You can usually spot the fair-weather type in terms of refusal of Communion so I'm easy to spot out in that crowd.

I'm undecided myself if I'll attend this year but don't let any of my personal cynicism discourage you or others from doing so. Have a wonderful Christmas, jhale.

[jhale667]

Second-hand serenity?

Maybe you were getting contact high?

Entirely possible, I guess...

I'm undecided myself if I'll attend this year but don't let any of my personal cynicism discourage you or others from doing so. Have a wonderful Christmas, jhale.

You have a wonderful Christmas as well. Probably not going this year, but wondered, does watching it live on cable count? :D

[kwame k]

Most I know go it show up either drunk or stoned, or both. Not that I would know anything about that myself.

How else would you go to Midnight Mass?

Doesn't every good Catholic do that?

[ULTRAMAN VH]

I like going occasionally when services aren't being conducted, agree there's something comforting about just sitting in the place...the joke always was Xmas midnight mass was when the "fair-weather" Catholics came out...

Never had any bad experiences with Priests (was an altar boy for a few years as I mentioned) but yeah, we used to get the shit kicked out of us by the nuns at my parochial school...it was like they'd sent them to combat training or some shit...they were just brutal, and like Ninjas!

And today you are a law abiding, taxpaying citizen and the Prez of Mufferica. You should be proud of the discipline they instilled in you, ya f##king hippy.

[hideyoursheep]

Ya know what I think is funny?

Every year, in some long forgotten sliver of the country, some christian fanatic will go batshit whenever some cashier, in an effort to include all religions, since ther is more than 1 being celebrated this time of year, says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". That's when the FNC goes into overdrive with the "War On Christmas" bullshit.

Last I checked, christians had it pretty good in this country. Why all the complaining? When was the last time any of them have been fed to a lion?

Enough already.

[jhale667]

And today you are a law abiding, taxpaying citizen and the Prez of Mufferica. You should be proud of the discipline they instilled in you, ya f##king hippy.

[bueno bob]

jesus was born in july. they changed the date to coinside with the pagon winter sostice.

That's if he was born at all. It's more than remotely possible that Jesus was a church/government created character representing several prophets who were competing at that time in history.

[Hardrock69]

It would be fun to attend a Midnight Christmas Eve Mass on acid.

Call it a CathMidMassid. :D

I don't do that shit any more, so I can only imagine what it would be like.

[Nitro Express]

Ooooh, an outsider.

Probably be more enjoyable for a non-Catholic attending Midnight Mass then one raised in the faith (I'd rather watch paint dry in a dentist office, myself than go to Midnight Mass). The whole deal is pretty much the biggest show next to Easter in terms of Catholic fanfare: choirs, candles, cruddy old nuns praying, a lot of Catholic ritualistic regalia so if you're kind of into that.

Most I know go it show up either drunk or stoned, or both. Not that I would know anything about that myself.

I had a devout Catholic girlfriend and I was used to sitting by the fire on Christmas Eve listening to Bing Crosby after eating a wonderful turkey dinner. Her family was like "hurry up! We need to get to mass! We are going to be late and we need to get going if we are going to get in!" All that fuss to be bored. I would rather drag on the bong and watch the pope give mass at St. Peter's on TV.

[Nitro Express]

It would be fun to attend a Midnight Christmas Eve Mass on acid.

Call it a CathMidMassid. :D

I don't do that shit any more, so I can only imagine what it would be like.

You might put your whole wallet in the donation plate and that would make father very happy.

[Nitro Express]

As soon as anyone tells me I have to jump through their hoops and run on their treadmill to be saved (whatever than means) I smell ponzi scheme and tell them to get fucked.