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So fall has arrived, and this year, fall in Romania is reminding me of Louisiana. The temps are flip-flopping all over the place. Some days its sunny, and mild, with just a mild chill in the air, and the next day it's colder than a witch's titty....excuse the expression. But I like it. Hubby insulated the house over the summer, which has made QUITE a difference when it comes to keeping in the heat from the "fireplace". Actually it's more of a type of stove, than a typical fireplace that you find in the U.S.
So since it's chilly at night, I have a bit more time to surf Facebook and news sites.....the latest thing gaining traction in the U.S.A., besides racial tensions is #Starbucks using Plain red cups this Christmas season. I've seen several meme's regarding this, and the one that sums it all up the best is one that says something like: "If you need a cup of coffee to something about Christ, then, Honey, I think you are the one who needs Jesus". And that's pretty much it. Christmas, or rather December 25th is a pagan holiday, the winter soltice, and many other pagan holidays. The Gospel of Luke says Christ was born when the sheep were still in the fields. I live next to shepherds. The flocks are brought in around November. Christ was born somewhere between September to October. Santa Claus is a variation of a Nordic God. My kids have never been told about Santa Claus, he isn't mentioned in our house. I've had angry parents confront me, because my kids told theirs that Santa isn't real, that the parents are "santa". I've had to tell the parents, I don't lie to my kids, I'm not going to say Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy are real, only to have them grow up and think "well she lied about them, she must of lied about God and Jesus too"! Constantine was the emperor who combined pagan holidays with the Catholic church as a political move. He was never truly a Christian, it was all show for him as a way to gain more of a political foothold.
Besides, as Christians, do we really, and SERIOUSLY think that God, in His infinite wisdom, really cares whether or not a secular company puts the words Merry Christmas on their merchandise. The thing is, Christ says that the GREATEST COMMANDMENT, besides loving the Lord thy God, is Loving Thy Neighbor as thyself. So, why all the anger? Why all the misguided rage? We've made ourselves no better than the Jihadists raging holy war in the name of Allah; whom we all condemn. Christ said that the world would know us by our Love, by our witness of Him in our lives. Christians should be out there helping the widows and orphans, first, and everyone else after that..... the rest is politics!
As for the race issue, I have just this to say.... we are ALL ONE RACE, the Human Race. Doesn't matter if you believe in Evolution or Creation, we all come from the same place in each theory. The difference is the amount of melanin each of us have in our skin. Some have more, making them appear dark brown or black, and then there are those who have less making them light brown or white. If you're like me, you look like snow white, with freckles, minus the 7 short guys! So, really, what's all the fuss about?!? I'll tell you what it's about. It's about the "Great and Powerful Oz"; those 'wizards' behind the curtains, pulling the stings and levers, editing the evening news, and telling us what to think and buy, etc. Use the brain you were given. Stop, take a moment, talk to a stranger of a different pigmentation, and you'll see, you think alike, probably believe alike! We are the only species who fight among ourselves.
As for the corrupt politics I mentioned in the title.... on Halloween, a club in Bucharest caught fire during a concert, because some idiot set off fireworks inside the club. So far the body count is up to 45. The fire marshal never signed off on the building, and the mayor went ahead and signed papers allowing the owner of the club to open.....That's the way things go here, if you can't get what you need from one agency, you go to the one higher, pay that official some money, and everything is done. Because of this incident, people have taken to the streets in a peaceful manner, protesting the corruption that exists here. It's about time, because it's unbelievable what can be done with just a few hundred Euro or Dollars!
So since it's chilly at night, I have a bit more time to surf Facebook and news sites.....the latest thing gaining traction in the U.S.A., besides racial tensions is #Starbucks using Plain red cups this Christmas season. I've seen several meme's regarding this, and the one that sums it all up the best is one that says something like: "If you need a cup of coffee to something about Christ, then, Honey, I think you are the one who needs Jesus". And that's pretty much it. Christmas, or rather December 25th is a pagan holiday, the winter soltice, and many other pagan holidays. The Gospel of Luke says Christ was born when the sheep were still in the fields. I live next to shepherds. The flocks are brought in around November. Christ was born somewhere between September to October. Santa Claus is a variation of a Nordic God. My kids have never been told about Santa Claus, he isn't mentioned in our house. I've had angry parents confront me, because my kids told theirs that Santa isn't real, that the parents are "santa". I've had to tell the parents, I don't lie to my kids, I'm not going to say Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Tooth Fairy are real, only to have them grow up and think "well she lied about them, she must of lied about God and Jesus too"! Constantine was the emperor who combined pagan holidays with the Catholic church as a political move. He was never truly a Christian, it was all show for him as a way to gain more of a political foothold.
Besides, as Christians, do we really, and SERIOUSLY think that God, in His infinite wisdom, really cares whether or not a secular company puts the words Merry Christmas on their merchandise. The thing is, Christ says that the GREATEST COMMANDMENT, besides loving the Lord thy God, is Loving Thy Neighbor as thyself. So, why all the anger? Why all the misguided rage? We've made ourselves no better than the Jihadists raging holy war in the name of Allah; whom we all condemn. Christ said that the world would know us by our Love, by our witness of Him in our lives. Christians should be out there helping the widows and orphans, first, and everyone else after that..... the rest is politics!
As for the race issue, I have just this to say.... we are ALL ONE RACE, the Human Race. Doesn't matter if you believe in Evolution or Creation, we all come from the same place in each theory. The difference is the amount of melanin each of us have in our skin. Some have more, making them appear dark brown or black, and then there are those who have less making them light brown or white. If you're like me, you look like snow white, with freckles, minus the 7 short guys! So, really, what's all the fuss about?!? I'll tell you what it's about. It's about the "Great and Powerful Oz"; those 'wizards' behind the curtains, pulling the stings and levers, editing the evening news, and telling us what to think and buy, etc. Use the brain you were given. Stop, take a moment, talk to a stranger of a different pigmentation, and you'll see, you think alike, probably believe alike! We are the only species who fight among ourselves.
As for the corrupt politics I mentioned in the title.... on Halloween, a club in Bucharest caught fire during a concert, because some idiot set off fireworks inside the club. So far the body count is up to 45. The fire marshal never signed off on the building, and the mayor went ahead and signed papers allowing the owner of the club to open.....That's the way things go here, if you can't get what you need from one agency, you go to the one higher, pay that official some money, and everything is done. Because of this incident, people have taken to the streets in a peaceful manner, protesting the corruption that exists here. It's about time, because it's unbelievable what can be done with just a few hundred Euro or Dollars!
1 comment:
Since Starbucks doesn't WANT Christian business in the first place (due to the gay issue), how did those fine Christians even LEARN that the cups didn't mention Christmas? They shouldn't have been there in the first place!
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