Pastor tells kids waiting in Santa Clause like that Santa isn't real

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Demi777

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yea especially when u dont even break the law or get drunk lol.
Beer around here is like going into a group of conspiracy theorists screamng '' Illuminati!''
You got everyones attention and people either run or come after you

ya...I know....some of the crazies think you are the devil if you have a beer around here.
 
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yea especially when u dont even break the law or get drunk lol.
Beer around here is like going into a group of conspiracy theorists screamng '' Illuminati!''
You got everyones attention and people either run or come after you

I think that is why I like it....to make the religious squirm.
 

Demi777

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yea that can be all fun and nifty until they try their best to get you banned tho u didnt do anything bad lol! Im often surprised im still around lol

I think that is why I like it....to make the religious squirm.
 
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yea that can be all fun and nifty until they try their best to get you banned tho u didnt do anything bad lol! Im often surprised im still around lol
Ya...I'm sure people have done their best to get me banned. I'm still kicking tho....
 

Demi777

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lol yep with both feet hehe :) ((hugs)) *looks at clock
time to get going soon. My cats woke me up dozens of times during the night and I got 8hrs today.. and 4 of them doing computer exams. seems like I will have a good day today

Ya...I'm sure people have done their best to get me banned. I'm still kicking tho....
 

Laish

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ya...I know....some of the crazies think you are the devil if you have a beer around here.
lol ya know and some folks think you're Satan himself if you don't drink as well. Their is no pleasing some folks .
Blessings
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lol ya know and some folks think you're Satan himself if you don't drink as well. Their is no pleasing some folks .
Blessings
Bill
I have plenty of friends who don't drink at all....I think it's great...and they don't judge me. Management decision I suppose.
 

Demi777

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I cant judge someone for a drink lol! 2 beers oh come on thats nothing. Even if you drank 20 I wouldnt judge you, but worry.

I have plenty of friends who don't drink at all....I think it's great...and they don't judge me. Management decision I suppose.
 
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To me,the dead cat under the chair,the fiasko with the outside lights,and the squirrel terrorizing the entire household were all funny.

But when Quaid dumped his sewer in the storm drain?????

That was over the top.

What am I saying????

I am saying,if I were there,I would have led the parents and kiddos in an extra loud paraphrased rendition of "Santa Clause is coming to Town"

And encouraged them to wag their index finger in his face at the part; "HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD OR GOOD SO BE GOOD FOR HEAVENS SAKE"
 
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To me,the dead cat under the chair,the fiasko with the outside lights,and the squirrel terrorizing the entire household were all funny.

But when Quaid dumped his sewer in the storm drain?????

That was over the top.

What am I saying????

I am saying,if I were there,I would have led the parents and kiddos in an extra loud paraphrased rendition of "Santa Clause is coming to Town"

And encouraged them to wag their index finger in his face at the part; "HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD OR GOOD SO BE GOOD FOR HEAVENS SAKE"
Was thinking about you today and wondering where you were.
 

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I was reading every reply to the thread from the beginning and only got to page 13/20 before I gave up.

There were bits about black and white and discussion about Jesus defending the adulterous woman being something grey.

It wasn't grey at all. The law says when a man and woman are caught committing adultery that they are both to be brought and accused by witnesses before the judges.

Firstly, they didn't have the accused male there. Secondly, none would say they had actually witnessed the act.

Black and white laws, they had not provided the proper evidence to condemn her.

Aside from the red letters showing the words that Jesus spoke and a couple of maps, my entire Bible is black and white, but you don't have to have a red letter edition. I have several with no color somewhere.
 
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popeye

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Was thinking about you today and wondering where you were.
5 cars came into my body shop about 4 weeks ago.

I am swamped,but not complaining.

Airbags are the worst fix. Got one where the side curtains and seat airbags all deployed.

But 3 will not run.(security issues). I may break down and buy a scanner. (the airbag computer tells the ecm to prevent the thing from starting,so it disarms the starter,and fuel pump)
 
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I was reading every reply to the thread from the beginning and only got to page 13/20 before I gave up.

There were bits about black and white and discussion about Jesus defending the adulterous woman being something grey.

It wasn't grey at all. The law says when a man and woman are caught committing adultery that they are both to be brought and accused by witnesses before the judges.

Firstly, they didn't have the accused male there. Secondly, none would say they had actually witnessed the act.

Black and white laws, they had not provided the proper evidence to condemn her.

Aside from the red letters showing the words that Jesus spoke and a couple of maps, my entire Bible is black and white, but you don't have to have a red letter edition. I have several with no color somewhere.
black and white thinking is the same as all or nothing thinking and it is related to the fight or flight response. It also is the common denominator thinking pattern in people who are depressed. Is God depressed? Polarizing thoughts are depressing...doesn't matter if they are couched in religion or not. Black and white thinking are like emotions tossed by the waves of the sea. Highs and lows.....blacks and whites.....the God of the bible is a measured God. His emotions are stable and his judgements are rational and just based on the circumstance...and on the hearts of men.
 
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popeye

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I have plenty of friends who don't drink at all....I think it's great...and they don't judge me. Management decision I suppose.
Not to encourage anyone,(I do not partake),but Martin Luther had a stein with the ten commandments on it ,and he boasted that he would be almost down to the 9th commandment before the novices could get the foam blown off. LOL
 

Laish

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I have plenty of friends who don't drink at all....I think it's great...and they don't judge me. Management decision I suppose.
One thing I discovered in life is that my opinion about someone's drinking or the like : was more about me than their character . So those insta judge types need to look for that 2x4 in the ole eye socket first ,in my opinion.
Blessings
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SCHISM

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black and white thinking is the same as all or nothing thinking and it is related to the fight or flight response. It also is the common denominator thinking pattern in people who are depressed. Is God depressed? Polarizing thoughts are depressing...doesn't matter if they are couched in religion or not. Black and white thinking are like emotions tossed by the waves of the sea. Highs and lows.....blacks and whites.....the God of the bible is a measured God. His emotions are stable and his judgements are rational and just based on the circumstance...and on the hearts of men.
____Well put.
 

jsr1221

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No,not really. He made sure he filmed himself doing it.A modicum of common sense would have told him not to do such a thing. Common sense would have said have something special at the church,cookies n dollar store gifts and then tell them about the baby Jesus. Nope,this idiot goes out and films himself acting like a donkey in public. He brought attention to himself and thats all. Im that upset that I had better just shut my mouth from there.
So is the knock that he filmed himself? Or is the knock that he told them the truth?
 
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I cant judge someone for a drink lol! 2 beers oh come on thats nothing. Even if you drank 20 I wouldnt judge you, but worry.
If he drank 20 beers, I'd not only not judge him, I'd want to give him some kind of trophy! :eek:

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I just have a huge issue with abuse of children in any way. This guy is being abusive to the psyche of children. My tolerance for that is zero....esp from people who should know better.
Parents lying to their kids destroys trust. If anything is abusive in this situation, its the parents lying to their children about Santa Claus.

I don't think I'd choose that approach, but I can't really fault him because he told them they were being lied to. But he could have mentioned that Nicolas was a real person. That part is not accurate. Santa Claus comes from the the Dutch for St. Nicolas, and the American commercialized version is an amalgamation of the English Father Christmas and Nicolas.
 
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It's a huge assumption to say that all these parents are "lying" to their kids. I'll never agree with the anti-clause zealots in this thread.