tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post8163348260465813218..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: What Christmas Really Means to MeSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32928430373113366792008-12-28T22:25:00.000-05:002008-12-28T22:25:00.000-05:00All the best from a gay progressive Anglican :)All the best from a gay progressive Anglican :)toujoursdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106158181662408311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19329341738051326822008-12-27T23:52:00.000-05:002008-12-27T23:52:00.000-05:00a belated merry christmas to you, simon! i'm a su...a belated merry christmas to you, simon! i'm a sucker for a turkey dinner at ex-mass.....oodles of stuffing and gravy, but i like the things you mentioned too :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58938447929654508982008-12-26T21:53:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:53:00.000-05:00Hi Omar...and Seasons Greetings to you too !!Yes I...Hi Omar...and Seasons Greetings to you too !!<BR/>Yes I believe it will be replaced one day by a more humanist faith that celebrates our common humanity, so we can build a better world. As you know, although I have my lapses, I'm usually pretty hopeful....and therefore frequently disappointed. :)<BR/>But I don't care because I think the state of the planet will force people to come to their senses. Because the alternative is too awful...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19531178223162845772008-12-26T21:47:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:47:00.000-05:00Hi Beijing...and Merry Heathenmas to you !!! I thi...Hi Beijing...and Merry Heathenmas to you !!! I think what I like best about the season, apart from all the things you mention, is that it's a season that celebrates kindness. I'm totally not into the shopping thing, so I only take the good stuff and make it work for me.<BR/>You're right that I'm a huge animal lover, but there's another thing that makes me choke up in that story. And that's because the donkey is old nobody wants him. Just like in an animal shelter everyone wants to adopt a puppy and the older dogs are left behind.I find that so sad I can't even go into an animal shelter anymore because I'd want to adopt ALL the old dogs. And believe me if I ever live on a farm I will... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18339010823457538672008-12-26T21:34:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:34:00.000-05:00Hi Bina....Merry Pagan Feast !!! Yes it's funny is...Hi Bina....Merry Pagan Feast !!! Yes it's funny isn't it ? The religiously deluded can't compete with the power of the sun to get us all partying, so they had to replace it with something more restrained and grim. However, unfortunately for them, our desire to celebrate the cycles of nature AND the science of evolution are STRONGER than them...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34246699801668892562008-12-26T21:29:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:29:00.000-05:00Hi JJ ....and Merry Christmas !!! I'm glad you lik...Hi JJ ....and Merry Christmas !!! I'm glad you liked the photo of Kerouac. One of my friends gave me the antlers last Christmas, and that and another shot are the only ones I have, because after about a minute of walking about Kerouac decided he didn't like them, and flipped them off his head. But he LOVES the bells and he's been wearing them every Christmas for 12years... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6069334776965600092008-12-26T21:24:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:24:00.000-05:00Greeting West End Bob...actually I prefer to think...Greeting West End Bob...actually I prefer to think that I am celebrating the pagan festival where you can do just about anything as long as it's FUN !!! <BR/>BTW do ya'll stuff the wild turkey with crackers or grits ? :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-58723783098607561132008-12-26T21:20:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:20:00.000-05:00Hi Jan...thank you and I hope you had a great Chri...Hi Jan...thank you and I hope you had a great Christmas. I don't believe in anything out there...apart from the occasional nightmare that we're just play things in a child's toy box. But what makes me a louder atheist than I would normally be is the notion that this world doesn't count because we are only here to prepare for a better one. Which at a time like this is a sure road to disaster...<BR/>Anyway I'm glad you have a lab too...and that you liked the donkey story. I have to admit that it STILL chokes me up.... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-29819632527173373832008-12-26T21:02:00.000-05:002008-12-26T21:02:00.000-05:00Hi Frank... and thanks!! I hope you had a good one...Hi Frank... and thanks!! I hope you had a good one.I'm afraid that post won't make it into the Atheist Hall of Fame...too many disturbing religious images. But WTF I try to see the good part of everything...and any excuse to party at this time of the year is good enough for me !!! :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63021194332395033692008-12-26T10:35:00.000-05:002008-12-26T10:35:00.000-05:00Seasons greetings, Simon. Someday the sorry destru...Seasons greetings, Simon. <BR/><BR/>Someday the sorry destructive torch of monotheism will pass. It won't occur in 2009, but we can all have a dream.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70929142431120118272008-12-26T00:57:00.000-05:002008-12-26T00:57:00.000-05:00Another Heathen here to wish you a Merry Christmas...Another Heathen here to wish you a Merry Christmas, although belated. Simon, I love this holiday even though I am an atheist. <BR/><BR/>I think you described what I love best about it. It's the sounds, sights, smells and touch of the season. It's the opportunity to reflect and dream and think that human kind has the potential to be better.<BR/><BR/>Kerouac looks adorable. As one animal lover to another, I know exactly why you love that donkey story.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-87165821414605920082008-12-25T23:41:00.000-05:002008-12-25T23:41:00.000-05:00I'm a pagan, and I have to chuckle at how much of ...I'm a pagan, and I have to chuckle at how much of the Old Religion(s) got sucked up into this form. What a pity the Religious Reich don't believe in evolution, because their own beliefs are a PRODUCT of it. An oftentimes strange, distorted and demented product, mind you...<BR/><BR/>Oh well. Happy Yule anyoldhow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27986064463439014382008-12-25T03:04:00.000-05:002008-12-25T03:04:00.000-05:00Merry Christmas, Simon, from one heathen to anothe...Merry Christmas, Simon, from one heathen to another ;)<BR/><BR/>Love the pic of Kerouac! Did you get that hat just for him?? Too cute!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458917081261136618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44928377081367561562008-12-25T01:15:00.000-05:002008-12-25T01:15:00.000-05:00Greetings and salutations from another non-believe...Greetings and salutations from another non-believer.<BR/><BR/>Kind of cool we're all here non-celebrating, eh?<BR/><BR/>Cheers, ya'll* . . . .<BR/><BR/><BR/>*Damn! Still can't shake that Southern thing!West End Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899808253017644309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-89614303351748642352008-12-24T23:00:00.000-05:002008-12-24T23:00:00.000-05:00Thanks Simon, I have a golden lab, and I loved the...Thanks Simon, I have a golden lab, and I loved the donkey story. I too am an atheist, or agnostic. <BR/>I know there is something beyond here but I don't know what that is, but I don't believe in some mythical all knowing caring being. <BR/>Merry Christmas to you.susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5868975671357884892008-12-24T20:23:00.000-05:002008-12-24T20:23:00.000-05:00And a Merry Christmas to you as well, Simon. From ...And a Merry Christmas to you as well, Simon. From one atheist to another. :-)Frank Frinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727863730658037306noreply@blogger.com