[Vision2020] On the season

[Janesta Carcich]

Phil,

Here is an educational site you and your son might
find interesting. 

*warm smile*

http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/

Janesta

--- Phil Nisbet <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> My youngest son made an interesting comment to me
> that bears thinking of.
> 
> "Who doesn't worship the jolly fatman who gives
> gifts?"
> 
> Christmas is an American Holiday.  Yes I know that
> you of the Christian 
> faith have it as your specific celebration of your
> religion and its pretty 
> easy for those of us who are not of your faith to
> forget that that is what 
> the date is all about per se.  But from holiday
> shows to shopping for 
> presents and a bunch of other things, all of us
> other religions have taken 
> to picking off this holiday thing as well.
> 
> I know that some will think its a bad thing that the
> commercialization of 
> Christmas exists, but its made it one of the marks
> of being American.  They 
> have no Santa in most other countries and they will
> look at you strangely if 
> you talk about Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer or
> yammer on about the Grinch.  
> And regadless of what else we may take from an
> association with this 
> particular Christian holiday, there is a lot to be
> said for a season when we 
> first remember good will toward our fellow man
> 
> I hope I am not stirring up any more controversy so
> soon after settling the 
> last one, but I can think of so many things that are
> totally just being 
> American of all faiths that are part of htis time of
> year.  "Its a wonderful 
> Life" on the tube or the Grinch for that matter and
> another reason to buy 
> and eat a whole freaking turkey, the pretty lights
> on the houses in the 
> snow. . .
> 
> Its good to be an American, regardless of our
> politics or of our religion.
> 
> So as my kids says "All hail the jolly fatman"
> 
> And bless us everyone.
> 
> Phil Nisbet
> 
>
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Janesta Carcich

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