Onward Christian Soldiers.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Well said West Ender......I would give you some Karma but it seems to have been affected by the changing of the clocks.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Well said West Ender......I would give you some Karma but it seems to have been affected by the changing of the clocks.

Me too.............and others.

[West Ender]

I've been affected by changing the clocks too. In my case it just means I'm waking up at 5:30 a.m. and I'm permanently knackered.

[SPUGGIE J]

[quote=West Ender]First, I'm not a "Christian" in the sense that, brought up by a Roman Catholic mother and an agnostic father, I eventually chose the latter persuasion. I am, however, English (no, I've no Scottish, Welsh or Irish in me for the last 400 years but OK, if you like, I'm British).


I have a mother who is English a Scottish father with some Irish in the mix somewere and I do thik I am British . I celebrate christmas the traditional way with my daughter and do not agree with this interference. I am not sure if polititions should be messing with are traditions and worried whats on the list next. How can we explain to our kids why Christmas is Christmas but with a different name and the so called "reason" for this.

[West Ender]

I'm all for the Scottish and the Irish, SpuggieJ. I just happen to be English, Lancashire with a drop of Durham thrown in, by accident of birth.

Don't give in to the madness of these people. Keep celebrating in the traditional way and - I hope you and your daughter have a very happy Christmas.

[cashman]

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my readers.

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by cashman

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my readers.

Cashy better watch the PC brigade dont try and sue you.

[garinda]

I think some respect should be shown to the indigenous people of the British Isles and their religion, the Druids.

Those nasty Christians, who came here spreading their Middle Eastern beliefs, showed scant regard to those already here.

[grannyclaret]

in my humble opinion if people dont like our way of life, then they are quite free to go back to their own origins ..but leave us english alone

[Doug]

Originally Posted by garinda

I think some respect should be shown to the indigenous people of the British Isles and their religion, the Druids.

Those nasty Christians, who came here spreading their Middle Eastern beliefs, showed scant regard to those already here.

Druids? You pillock "said in a clumley short of manly way" that was the Romans, the left footers came a couple decades later............

[garinda]

Don't you pillock me, the indigenous Britains were quite happily cavorting around their stone circles, worshipping nature, until all those outsiders came with their Judaic- Christian traditions from the middle east.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by garinda

Don't you pillock me, the indigenous Britains were quite happily cavorting around their stone circles, worshipping nature, until all those outsiders came with their Judaic- Christian traditions from the middle east.

The Romans had been trading with us along with the rest of the empire for decades and adopted many of our pagan a “Christian Definition” Gods and Goddess’s after the invasion of AD 43 they introduced some of there own and merged them with many of our own more popular ones "the Christians did the same thing years later, but called them Saints. The Druids were less accommodating and encouraged acts of “terrorism or should that be resistance” against the Day-Glo Multi Racial Army of the Empire. Constantine Emperor of Roman Empire AD 312 made Christianity the official religion of the Empire in around AD 314-325. After the darkening of the light that drove Rome out of this land in around AD 410 the further multi cultural advancement or “invasion” of these shores drove much of Christianity back into the sea although it survived in some areas of the country for many years, new Pagan and Old Celtic Gods rose up and ruled over the people until the late middle ages when the bu**ers came back in force…

[garinda]

Yes I know all that thank you. I'm just saying that scant regard was made to accomodate the beliefs of the people who were living in Britain before the arrival of Christianity.

We, I speak as a high druid, are a down trodden people, similar to the Aboriginies and the native Americans. The Christians won't even allow worship at Stone Henge at the summer solstice.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by garinda

Yes I know all that thank you. I'm just saying that scant regard was made to accomodate the beliefs of the people who were living in Britain before the arrival of Christianity.

We, I speak as a high druid, are a down trodden people, similar to the Aboriginies and the native Americans. The Christians won't even allow worship at Stone Henge at the summer solstice.

I don't need too!, you see they made for the Winter Solstice and did so at least 3000 years before the druids where recognised “ and named by the Romans actually in Gaul” as it happened. By the way modern Celtic Britons of which I’m one where late Bronze Age and had developed into Iron Age not stone age………..when the Romans invaded and if Boudica hadn’t stopped for a pee in AD 61 things would have been totally different.

[garinda]

Have you found your pile of Look and Learn comics?

Your point eludes me.

Remember you are supposed to be the funny one to my straight man, in this comic marriage.