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Perhaps reading the OP ...... would help.
I did, it's just that it didn't hit me again when I replied to the other persons post. Sorry Jay, I'll do better next time.
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Perhaps reading the OP ...... would help.
Happy New Year, Jay! :kissbette And may you recover quickly!So, here I am at work, where both factory and office are blessed with non-stop Christmas music courtesy of a Chicago radio station: some benign, some inane, and some intensely doctrinal. Short of alienating their management and coworkers alike, the atheists, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims can do little other than grit their teeth in the face of wave after wave of Christian sermon piped into the workplace. I long for New Years ...
So, here I am at work, where both factory and office are blessed with non-stop Christmas music courtesy of a Chicago radio station: some benign, some inane, and some intensely doctrinal. Short of alienating their management and coworkers alike, the atheists, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims can do little other than grit their teeth in the face of wave after wave of Christian sermon piped into the workplace. I long for New Years ...
What you enjoy is entirely irrelevant to the question of what you should be allowed to impose. Whether it's a question of polluting a work environment or polluting a thread, it's pollution nonetheless.I enjoy Christmas music.
No Christmas music anywhere public to appease black-hearted atheists like Jay! There is a lot of great Christmas music by magnificent composers throughout history that we have enjoyed for centuries and will continue to do so until the Lord returns. The only pollution is atheists who come along and want to forbid what we have done traditionally for many hundreds of years, be it by radio or caroling or what have you. In this country, at least so far up to now, we have freedom OF religion, not from it. If you hate it so much, get another job.What you enjoy is entirely irrelevant to the question of what you should be allowed to impose. Whether it's a question of polluting a work environment or polluting a thread, it's pollution nonetheless.
I'm sure that Jews, Hindus, Muslims, et. al., appreciate your definition of the term "we".The only pollution is atheists who come along and want to forbid what we have done traditionally for many hundreds of years, ...
They are welcome to express their faith with their music as well. Again, its called freedom OF religion.I'm sure that Jews, Hindus, Muslims, et. al., appreciate your definition of the term "we".
My appologies. I understand how some feel, actually. Nobody should have music of a religion forced on them at work or in public. And people should be free to enjoy their music as well. Christmas is a Christian holiday but also a secular and even pagan holiday as well. While I do not believe in Santa and reindeer, etc. I still enjoy the 'secular' songs as well as the sacred. I enjoy the sights, sounds, tastes, etc. of the season. I think people may go to far on both sides, of disallowing and allowing Christmas music of any kind to be heard. And that is as "discussive forum" as I can get, so slfn.*points to "discussion" forum*
No debating y'all.
Peace,
Mystic
So, here I am at work, where both factory and office are blessed with non-stop Christmas music courtesy of a Chicago radio station: some benign, some inane, and some intensely doctrinal. Short of alienating their management and coworkers alike, the atheists, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims can do little other than grit their teeth in the face of wave after wave of Christian sermon piped into the workplace. I long for New Years ...
So, here I am at work, where both factory and office are blessed with non-stop Christmas music courtesy of a Chicago radio station: some benign, some inane, and some intensely doctrinal. Short of alienating their management and coworkers alike, the atheists, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims can do little other than grit their teeth in the face of wave after wave of Christian sermon piped into the workplace. I long for New Years ...
It borders on bigotry that I do not appreciate Christian sermons piped into my work area 8 hours a day, five days a week?Hearing Christmas music and being upset not only shows intolerance, it is borderline bigotry.