tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post1369511659030013590..comments2024-03-24T15:19:06.377-04:00Comments on The Continuum: Christmas FoolishnessFr. Robert Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892141425033196616noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-59304227195083916762007-12-21T14:13:00.000-05:002007-12-21T14:13:00.000-05:00I see that Sandra McColl and Labrialumn deserve an...I see that Sandra McColl and Labrialumn deserve an A+. They must have read Dr. William Tighe's article. I will post the link again, and consider it a Christmas tradition here.Fr. Robert Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892141425033196616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-61316812715240307152007-12-20T18:15:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:15:00.000-05:00No doubt some of you do not live in the USA but no...No doubt some of you do not live in the USA but note that Rush Limbaugh 'spanked' the Archbishop of Canterbury today at length. He built up to it by pointing out how all the kooks and such always attack Christmas during Christmas. He also asked the question (I paraphrase) 'if you do not believe it why are you a bishop?<BR/><BR/>So today a revisionist Archbishop got hammered before 20 million listeners. (A few which are 'conservative episcopalians)!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Rush.<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740471734843352544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-72567945986351002052007-12-20T17:01:00.000-05:002007-12-20T17:01:00.000-05:00Oh boy.Here is a link to the transcript of the int...Oh boy.<BR/><BR/>Here is a link to the transcript of the interview. It's from his own website, so we must assume that he acknowledges it as his own. <BR/><BR/>Kyrie eleison.<BR/><BR/>http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/sermons_speeches/071219.htmAlbion Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423168351697120421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-14815828160855837632007-12-20T10:35:00.000-05:002007-12-20T10:35:00.000-05:00The Christ-Mass is celebrated when it is, because ...The Christ-Mass is celebrated when it is, because it is 9 months after the Annunication, which is six months after Zechariah's division served in the Temple. The early Church was celebrating it in Rome -before- Marcus Aurelius invented Sol Invictus as an attempt to compete with the Christian celebration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-91745974876508115492007-12-20T10:17:00.000-05:002007-12-20T10:17:00.000-05:00Let me take this opportunity again to recommend to...Let me take this opportunity again to recommend to all of you the excellent blog GetReligion, which is linked in the sidebar here.<BR/><BR/>It is produced by a number of journalists, all of whom are very devout Christians, and never ceases to provide cause for amazement.Albion Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423168351697120421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-34088891963998904382007-12-20T09:45:00.000-05:002007-12-20T09:45:00.000-05:00Is one surprised at the ignorance of religion in g...Is one surprised at the ignorance of religion in general and Christianity in particular in the newsmedia? I don't know why one would be. While there are without a doubt a few newspeople who attend church and/or have an informed faith, but no study I've encountered implies that this might be a statistically significant number. The ignorance in the media is pervasive and seemingly invincible.<BR/><BR/>edpoetreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613032927883843078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-42150620815397438722007-12-20T08:20:00.000-05:002007-12-20T08:20:00.000-05:00Having grown up in Florida, I actually went swimmi...Having grown up in Florida, I actually went swimming one Christmas Day. Of course, I caught a cold, but believe me there was no snow. So I guess that proves Jesus wasn't born.Albion Landhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423168351697120421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18902745.post-20741548823648055312007-12-20T06:54:00.000-05:002007-12-20T06:54:00.000-05:00The Spectator asked numerous prominent people whet...The Spectator asked numerous prominent people whether they believed in the Virgin Birth and published their answers. My favourite answer was from one of The Spectator's columnists, who said that he knew the answer because his daughter was studying theology and she told him that most modern theologians don't believe in it. So there. And it's probably at an 'accredited' theology faculty, too.<BR/><BR/>I thought Christmas was when it was because it was 9 months after Annunciation, which was when it was because it was thought to be the actual date of the original Good Friday. But I agree about the snow: who ever thought of snow at Christmas? Don't people known that Christmas is hot????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com