JNA said:
Mastiff - did not mean to or want to open a new thread similar to the previous one that got rather heated which I am glad I stayed out of.
I will stick just with being anti-consumerist toward Valentine's Day.
GroundHog Day - a good movie.
don't remember celebrating May Day.
Open debate on religion can really be a good thing... however, you must,
must, be willing to lay your beliefs to the side and be willing to listen. The reason the ad hominem insults and anger towards the other side comes into play is that people feel they are fighting for their religion, instead of simply arguing facts.
Once, I argued with a Baptist preacher for two hours, using a bevy of scientific fact regarding the history of religion. Every time, he countered with, "But the
Bible says..." Which, as a sole source, is a reasonable account. But you can't use it as the only source. All I wanted him to do? Just say, "I take that on faith..."
Oh, and keep that anti-consumerist attitude, use it on Christmas as much as possible, too.
