Then there's the subtle, subliminally disgusting, underlying message that Christmas, Christ, and "W" go together. Apparently "W" is the keeper of Christmas, now that Christmas is under fire by those who dare give the enemies of Christmas the same level of dignity reserved for humans--because only American Christians who voted for "W" are humans according to Fox News pundits.
Just disgusting. M On Sat, 2005-12-31 at 17:04 +0000, Paul wrote: > I am moved.....to puke at this sugary sweet, contrived, bs story like > so many circulating the internet. If this ever did happen (which it > most likely didn't) I'd have been there making them keep their > religion out of a school I paid for. If you want your kids to be > taught about Christ, take them to Sunday school or enroll them in a > private religious school. But keep your religious beliefs out of > anything remotely related to government or paid for by government. > God has no place on our money, but hey, if you insist... let's put > "Allah be Praised" on it. > > > > --- In [email protected], Rocky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Subject: The "W" In Christmas > > > > > > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------- > > > > > > Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful > experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations - extensive > card writing, endless baking, decorating and even overspending. > > > > Yet, still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the > precious family moments and of course, the true meaning of Christmas. > > > > My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an > exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing > songs for his school's Winter Pageant. > > > > > > I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of > the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his > teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of > the presentation. All Parents unable to attend that evening were > welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the > compromise. So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten > minutes early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. > Around the room, I saw several other parents quietly scampering to > their seats. As I waited, the students were led into the room. Each > class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. > Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song. > > > > Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the > holiday as "Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun > commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes > and good cheer. > > > > So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was > slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were > all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters and > bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front row - center > stage-held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the > song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold > up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each > child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, > "Christmas Love." > > > > The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed > her, a small quiet girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside > down - totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W." The audience > of the 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake, > but she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, > proudly holding her "W". > > > > Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter > continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. > > > > > > A hush can over the audience and eyes began to widen. In an > instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the > holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose > for our festivities. > > > > > > For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and > clear: > > > > > > "C H R I S T W A S L O V E" > > > > > > And I believe, he still is. Amazed in His presence ... humbled by > His Love. > > > > > > Blessing for this Christmas time and for the New Year to Come! > Have a blessed, Christ filled Christmas! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thomas "Rocky" Costanzo > > 888-848-8781 Voice / 561-450-5546 Fax > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 1.95% fixed payment loan that pays off in 25 years. DROP your > payments, get CASH out and REDUCE the term! > > "Predicting the future is easy to do, Tom...it's the WHEN that's > the hard part" Larry V. 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