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MADem

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10. Well, Thanksgiving is a secular American holiday.

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 12:54 PM

Nov 2015

The Canadians have one too, but it doesn't quite have the same root--it's more of a harvest feast kind of thing, and less about the founding of the nation (even if fictionalized to no small extent).

I sure as heck don't speak for the Pope, but I think he's objecting to all the emphasis on superficial stuff--the presents, the lights, the food, the fun--and not focusing on the meaning of the holiday and how it relates to the tragedies happening around the world.

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Pope Francis: Christmas a ‘Charade’ This Year Because ‘Whole World Is at War’ [View all] MADem Nov 2015 OP

Ya' know, no matter what differences I have ... Ferretherder Nov 2015 #1

I'm thinking of a bit from the old TV show MASH Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2015 #2

'In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.' MADem Nov 2015 #3

Have you ever read "All Quiet on the Western Front"? thucythucy Nov 2015 #13

+1,000! nt MADem Dec 2015 #16

Excellent! nt jonno99 Nov 2015 #8

it does seem rather contradictory restorefreedom Nov 2015 #4

He's right to point it out, too. nt MADem Nov 2015 #7

He doesn't pull punches, okasha Nov 2015 #5

He's in a tough spot of late--traveling in rough territory. MADem Nov 2015 #6

Interesting. However, isn't Christmas kinda like Thanksgiving? It's not neccessarily a statement jonno99 Nov 2015 #9

Well, Thanksgiving is a secular American holiday. MADem Nov 2015 #10

Well I certainly can't argue with that as I have the same opinion re: the superficiality. However, jonno99 Nov 2015 #11

As the video said, it's typical Francis, calling attention to the plight of the marginalized. nt MADem Nov 2015 #12

Much as I have many issues with him, this Pope seems to me thucythucy Dec 2015 #14

I have to agree with you. I think he came up in that day of the "social justice" priests and nuns, MADem Dec 2015 #15