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 Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:24 am
Say Gaia is American.
Say America is Christian.
They preach equality and tolerance.
But every Christian holiday they do some Gaia awareness.
What about Jewish holidays?
Why do we get nothing from Gaia?
Why not on Chanukkah to get a menorah or a dreidel.
Why not on Passover to get an afikomen?
I say this seems one sided.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:00 am
It's cultural more than anything.
I mean puzzle pirates does the same thing.
Doesn't mean they're anti-semetic
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:02 am
I don't think he's saying they're anti-Jewish just because they don't do Jewish holidays, I just think he's saying it's unfair. It's understandable for Jews to not want Christian holidays to be shoved in their faces, but we are largely out numbered. Considering the Jewish population on Gaia is probably the smallest, I'm sure to them it seems like a waste of time. Not only that, but then the tables would be turned and Gentiles would be having Jewish holidays flaunted about.
My advice is just to ignore it. Celebrate Jewish holidays with us! Who needs silly items that are actually quite pointless to put on their avitar for a few days?
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:51 am
kingpinsqeezels I don't think he's saying they're anti-Jewish just because they don't do Jewish holidays, I just think he's saying it's unfair. It's understandable for Jews to not want Christian holidays to be shoved in their faces, but we are largely out numbered. Considering the Jewish population on Gaia is probably the smallest, I'm sure to them it seems like a waste of time. Not only that, but then the tables would be turned and Gentiles would be having Jewish holidays flaunted about. My advice is just to ignore it. Celebrate Jewish holidays with us! Who needs silly items that are actually quite pointless to put on their avitar for a few days? I agree- I'd rather celebrate holidays with meaning than have a commercialized Gaian one. Majority rule while protecting minority rights, I guess.
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darkphoenix1247 Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:16 pm
Let the silly people celebrate their made-up-to-replace-Jewish-and-Pagan-holidays holiday. We can sit back and celebrate our holidays with the knowledge that they weren't created to seduce people into converting by sending the message "everything's the same as before".
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:45 pm
I'm kind of okay with having their holidays cheapened, commercialized, and made tacky by overexposure, instead of having that happen to ours.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:40 pm
Divash I'm kind of okay with having their holidays cheapened, commercialized, and made tacky by overexposure, instead of having that happen to ours. I guess you guys are right... I just would love to see some Jewish items on the list instead of the Pagan *achem* I mean Christian ones. Not like we have a say.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:50 pm
Divash I'm kind of okay with having their holidays cheapened, commercialized, and made tacky by overexposure, instead of having that happen to ours. You win one free internets for such a great answer... click to claim prize http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTrPLoBoEMQ
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:58 pm
To add to the topic; I don't think Muslims get any items either, nor Buddhists, or Hindus, or Discordians, or any other religion.
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:13 am
Let me back up and say that I could wish that Christianity were also not being commercialized and cheapened, but it isn't my place to stand against that, lest I be taken for a Christian.
I suggest a write-in campaign or petition in which we ask Gaia for Gaia-centric holidays instead of Christian ones -- both because we're not Christian ourselves and don't want to participate, and because we respect the beliefs of others enough that we don't want to see them reduced to nothing but an opportunity for loot.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:42 am
You still win one free internets
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:26 pm
News flash... don't mean to be a bee-awtch
but Jews are .01% of the world population! We've been effed over so many times, trust me it's not that big of a deal. Plus hannukah is a minor holiday, get pesach smile I looove matzah. T-T
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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:41 am
Don't forget the Jews are supposed to be the light upon the nations.
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:13 pm
YvetteEmilieDupont News flash... don't mean to be a bee-awtch but Jews are .01% of the world population! We've been effed over so many times, trust me it's not that big of a deal. Plus hannukah is a minor holiday, get pesach smile I looove matzah. T-T Don't forget Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur. ^_^
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