Prickly City by Scott Stantis for December 16, 2019

Keep “X” in “Xmas”?

Keep Saturn in Saturnalia.

Keep the SUN in the Solstice.

Jesus is not the “reason for the season.”

The SEASON is WINTER and the “reason for the season” is the winter solstice, which is caused by the earth’s 23.43° axial tilt. Jesus has very little to do with most of the Christmas holiday observances, with its many pagan origins, which is one reason the Puritans outlawed Christmas observances in much of early New England in the original “war on Christmas” (by Christians).

The Sun God is in the sky, but is not invisible, and has real power to create and sustain life and provide energy to power our homes and cars. George Carlin on the Sun God:

https://youtu.be/B4diugMg5kQ

Once again: “Happy Holidays” did NOT originate from some cabal of retail clerks that all of a sudden decided to ban “Merry Christmas”.

It came straight from corporate headquarters. It was part of their ‘diversity’ to support all the H-b1 hires, and some illegals, so that they could lower costs, i.e. reduce wages.

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Not that Fox “news” would lie about anything. Again and again and again.

I think it was discussed at the Fox Holiday Party.

For him the “X” is the rating.

Christmas bells those Christmas bells

Ring out from the land

Bringing peace of all the world

And good will to man

“X” stands for Christ in Greek, Χριστος (Christos). Byzantine Icons abbreviate. That’s where it comes from. Not that Donnie would know that: He doesn’t even know what “Byzantine” is.

Parting thought for those who try to suffocate the expression of anyone who does not celebrate the same thing in the same way as you – our practices do not interfere with yours. Many different things are celebrated this time of year. Enjoy yours. We are glad you celebrate. Meanwhile we will enjoy ours. Chill.

I love Christmas but it’s a Roman invention to help administer the empire, along with much of the church.I was going to rant a little about invented outrage, but I’m tired of it.Merry Christmas, you filthy animals…

Wasn’t Carmen thrown out of the White House?

I saw an interview with Trump’s dumber son and his wife over the weekend where she gushed that under Trump, “we can say ‘Merry Christmas’ again!” And I have to ask, really? Is anyone dumb enough to believe that under Obama, federal agents would jump out of the bushes and arrest you if you said “Merry Christmas”? People have been saying “happy holidays” and “season’s greetings” since I was a kid, and it was never an issue until Fox News decided to make it one.

This is odd. Trump has been very vocal about saying Merry “Christmas”. Not very good commentary if it is not even in th ballpark.