"In America, roughly $450 Billion is spent on Christmas and other holiday shopping. Yes, Billion with a B." --> our money. our choice. "Worldwide, it would take just $10 Billion to PERMANENTLY SOLVE the WORLD’s clean water supply problem" --> not my problem.
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle <jra...@eaglemds.com > wrote: > Michael, you have a good point. I’m a Christ follower as well, and > although I celebrate Christmas, the commercialism does frustrate me. Go > ahead, call me a hypocrite… > > > > In America, roughly $450 Billion is spent on Christmas and other holiday > shopping. Yes, Billion with a B. > > > > Worldwide, it would take just $10 Billion to PERMANENTLY SOLVE the WORLD’s > clean water supply problem. > > > > So, we spend 45 times in one month (or two months) every year what it would > cost to provide clean drinking water to the entire world. > > > > Doesn’t that turn anyone’s stomach? It turns mine. > > > > http://www.adventconspiracy.org/water/ > > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA* > *jra...@eaglemds.com* > *www.eaglemds.com > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:36 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? > > > > Christians are so persecuted, aren't they?... > > <soapbox> > For the record, I'm Christian, and Christmas disgusts me. I think a big > part of the lack of respect we get from the middle east is due to our > willingness to bastardize our religious beliefs. > > Its a great way to learn to lie, deceive, and make the act become second > nature to your routine. Lie to your Children for the sake capitalism. > </> > > I know not everyone bastardizes Christmas from the spiritual/religious > aspects of it - but many many do. Yet we still promote it as if it doesn't > matter to us (Christians) - but it should. > > Its a mockery. > > -- > ME2 > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Justin Thomas <jat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > the non believers can call it Christmas, I do. There are a world of > holidays this time of the year, why do we only get to celebrate yours? > > > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Glen Johnson <gjohn...@vhcc.edu> wrote: > > I’ll third that, and for the record, I don’t celebrate Halloween but I > still call it Halloween. > > Why can’t the non-believers at least call Christmas by Christmas. Still > doesn’t change what they believe. > > > > Here, they had a door decorating contest with the winner receiving lunch or > some prize like that. > > We didn’t participate, cause we have not talent, in the decorating area, > that is. > > > > *From:* Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:53 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? > > > > I’ll second that! Preach on, brother Bob! > > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA* > *jra...@eaglemds.com* > *www.eaglemds.com > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Mike Sullivan [mailto:neog...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:48 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? > > > > Amen! > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 11:43 AM, joho...@gmail.com <joho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have to ask. Do you call your Birthday... Birthday or Holiday? Do you > call Halloween... Halloween or Holiday? Easter or Holiday? Why is it that > Christmas is being attacked? Christmas Celebrates the birth of Jesus. > > Usually the people I find that cannot call Christmas, Christmas are > non-believers in Christ. I would then ask you if you should be working at > a > company that ask something other from you? > > Why do I call Christmas, Christmas... Just read Luke 2:8-20 > > Bob > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:11 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? > > A buddy and myself ran lights around our cubicles, and we've gotten several > others involved. We're having to call them "holiday" lights, so as not to > "offend" anyone. 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