Guest guest Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Hey Chris .. other good folks .. > Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. Happy I am to see this .. I wanna say that in all the years that I have been a member of this list this is the FIRST .. and I hope the LAST .. year that I have seen people avoiding the subject of CHRISTmas. Long ago I wrote that Alternative and Complementary Treatment News Groups tend to draw some folks who are searching for themselves and feel that in order to find themselves they must reject the old in order to be with what they consider to be the current In Crowd .. that is .. the Politically Correct Crowd! I hope to live long to see this change but I think it might not happen because it seems to be more prominent each year. What this and other similar lists are about is natural healing .. they are not about New Age CRAP! When this list becomes too New Age I will get the heck off of it. I see those who wish to discuss their feelings about Christmas fearing to do same .. fearing that they will be criticized by the Politically Correct IN Crowd! This is a FIRST for this list! Such lists can discuss all the religions except Christianity and be excepted by the group .. Buddhism is IN .. WICAN is IN .. WITCHCRAFT is IN .. CHINESE TRADITIONAL this and that are in .. JUDAISM and ISLAM are in. Not one person on these lists will criticize posts in support of such religions (nor should they) .. but Christianity and Christian holidays are NOT Politically Correct! Promoting this or that race (Black, Asian, Native American, etc.,) and how they were crapped on is IN .. but don't mention anything that the Caucasian (generally Western countries) have done for the world or you might be branded as a racist or chauvinist. This, along with avoidance of discussion of Christian holidays makes no sense! This list is NOT about Religion or Race but its also not designed to be a forum for those whose think there is a connection between Political Correctness and natural Alternative or Complementary self treatments using Herbs or Essential Oils. Those who think this is all New Age are only fooling themselves! And .. odds are they have a CHRISTmas tree lit in their home right now and if their children are young enough, odds are that they were waiting for a visit from the Jolly Ol' Elf last night. If folks try to teach their children too early that there is no Santa Claus (say the Psychologists) then they are stealing much youthful hope and exuberance from the little yonkers. How many faces do we need and do we think youngsters can deal effectively with their peers if we try to make them totally logical and teach them to avoid Fairy Tales? Those of you who followed Santa's travels on the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) site and then sent an e-mail to the North Pole received a reply that told your yonkers that Santa's reindeer can fly because they eat a magic corn .. the major ingredient in that corn, says the e-mail .. is LOVE .. NOT LOGIC! In order to preempt any comments about me being insensitive (a normal knee jerk reaction for those who have their heads where the sun don't shine) my Mother was a Jewish lady (God Bless her).. my step-father was Cherokee .. in my life I have been married to a BAD American Christian, then a SWEET Vietnamese Buddhist (RIP), then a CONFUSED Turkish Moslem for 21 + years (who is now a Christian) and now to a very Beautiful and Kind and Sweet Russian lady who (by political circumstances) was forced to be an underground Christian but publicly an Atheist for 2/3 of her life. I was raised a Suthran Fried Baptist but have been (for 7+ years) a devout follower of the Native American path, and it confounds me when I see folks willing to honor minority cultures, races and religions but at the same time they are reluctant to step forward and publicly honor ALL cultures, races and religions .. to include Western cultures .. and Christianity. White Anglo Saxons are NOT a majority of this world's population but as a single group Christians are a majority .. still, it appears that the Western or Christian groups are the only religious groups that are on the so-called faddish Politically Incorrect list! http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html > Brightest, blessed holiday wishes to all who are celebrating, whatever > holidays you are celebrating Right you are .. and I am celebrating CHRISTmas .. been celebrating it for three days now. We did a Turkish Christian CHRISTmas party on Friday night .. did the Asian European CHRISTmas Party sponsored by the Russian Embassy here in Ankara last night .. great traditional dances from a dozen countries, etc., and tonight we had a far more than just traditional 12 course gourmet CHRISTmas dinner at the Ankara Hilton .. which is something that I can afford to do maybe 2 times a year. ;-) BUT .. it was worth it as their Chef is outfrigginstanding!!!! On 31 December we intend to celebrate the traditional Western New Year celebration .. tis not the same New Year that is accepted by those in some other countries so those who want to remain Politically Correct should do some homework afore they offer New Year greetings. On 7 January we will celebrate the Russian Orthodox CHRISTmas. And as long as we are living where we live now .. we will also celebrate the Moslem Festival of Sacrifice and Ramazan and the other public holidays here .. as well as the American Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and St. Patrick's Day .. and the Russian Woman's Day and Teachers Day. In my opinion .. those who wish to be Politically Correct should be careful to not be narrow minded .. to not SIGNIFY and NEGLECT those holidays that other people believe are significant. But .. who I am I? I'm just a logical, international Redneck Kuntry Boy who intends to teach his son a lot more than his father was taught about tolerance (and science) and a heckuva lot about being a realist and telling it like it is rather than how some folks would like to hear it! I'm still sending CHRISTmas e-mails to all the folks I know. I won't start again till later because its like 0300 in the morning here now, but count on any greetings I send being CHRISTmas greetings! My recommendation for those who are confused as to what they should be or want to be is .. listen to only those folks who are as confused as you are .. those who will tell it like you think you want to hear it. And if my message disturbs them .. then they shouldn't buy my products. > *Smile* > Chris (list mom) > http://www.alittleolfactory.com In the meantime .. for those who are not afraid to hear from folks who are not hung up on being Politically Correct, I send our best wishes (our being Tanya and I and my team at AVNP) for a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous and TOLERANT New Year .. with Lots of Good Reasons to Smile. I hope Santa Claus was good to you all. :-) Butch & Tanya http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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