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Christmas 2010-A Good One

January 3, 2011March 23, 2012 John Christmas, Food, Gifts, Peace, pictures, Video

Well, Christmas 2010 has come and gone. Nothing left to do but pack up the decorations. I’d have to rate it as a pretty good Christmas. I think I managed to stick to a fairly tight budget, and despite a few arguments with Lay, we wound up with everyone getting something they really enjoyed. I got my shopping and gift wrapping done well ahead of time this year. The decorations were up right after Thanksgiving, and the Christmas Cards went out just after that, so I never felt rushed or hectic.

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Another of the Florida Crazies – CFC

December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 John AFA, AFO, Anthony Verdugo, CFC, Christian Family Coalition of Florida, hate group, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Steve Ensley

I noticed over at Joe My God, Joe had listed a quote of the day from Anthony Verdugo, founder of Florida’s Christian Family Coalition. I went to their website and used their contact form to send them a message. I got an email from their webmaster who accused me of cherry-picking scripture because I cited Micah 6:8, and he decided to pick about seven verses, two of them from Leviticus. No person not abiding by the entire Levitical Code has the right to cite those two verses…so I responsded.

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The 22nd Street Santas

December 28, 2010 John AFA, Bill Donahue, CFC, christian, Christianists, Christmas, FRC, Love thy neighbor, Micracle on 34th Street, Miracle on 22nd Street, Santa Claus, Tony Perkins

It’s been called Miracle on 22nd Street. A gay couple started getting hundreds of letters addressed to Santa Claus at their address on 22nd Street in New York City. They’ve been unable to figure how it was their address that got circulated as Santa’s address, but the miracle of it grew. While many so-called Christian organizations spent millions of dollars to defeat gay marriage initiatives and support themselves…FRC, AFA, Christian Family Coalition of Florida, Catholic Diocese of Minnesota, Bill Donahue of Catholic League who pays himself $400k per year, just to name a few…these two guys enlisted the help of friends and co-workers and went to work answering letters and helping children.

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Christianists Plan to Destroy Christmas

December 25, 2010April 27, 2018 John Christianists, Christmas, Commercialization, happy holidays, Hope, Joy, Krazy Kristian Kooks, Light, love, Merry Christmas, Peace, Winter

Each day brings even more astonishment at how low some people can go to make a buck or get their 15 minutes of fame. Certain Christianists seem hell-bent on creating a contrived “war on Christmas” where none exists all for the sake of either raising money, or making a name for themselves. And in the end, I fear it may destroy a wonderful and important time of the year.

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Still, Still, Still

December 20, 2010December 7, 2010 John Christmas, Still Still Still, Vienna Boys Choir

Many years ago, when I lived here in Tampa the first time, I attended the Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas Concert at the Tampa Theater. The ceiling there is painted blue and has tiny lights in it simulating a night sky. I hadn’t noticed that until the Chorus sang this song and my eyes were drawn upward as I enjoyed the music and saw this amazing sight overhead. I think this has been my favorite carol ever since.

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