Opinions: December 2005 Archives

Predictably, people are talking the "keep the Christ in Christmas talk" which is followed by Young Joel's annual "keep the Saturn in Saturnalia talk."

Ironically enough, some churches are cancelling their Sunday morning service because Sunday happens to inconveniently fall on Christmas Day. You can read an article on it in the NYTimes. (Sorry you'll have to register or something and this link will prolly only work for a week or so --talk to the NY Times about it.)

When Christmas Falls on Sunday, Megachurches Take the Day Off

You can add my church to the list. Good thing people are used to Easter falling on a Sunday.

Reminds me I haven't posted the link to the "Keep the Chan in Chanuka" t-shirt.

[Link Courtesy of The Revealer] 

The Vatican is taking up the issue of limbo -- the place not the dance. I wonder what it's like to sit in on a meeting where you decide on a position that potentially affects the belief system of millions of people and will likely be in force for hundreds of years. Is it like everything else in life, where one person drones on and on until the rest throw in the towel? Is there a guy who wisecracks during the meeting?

If you aren't familiar with limbo, check out the limbo article in the Catholic Encyclopedia. Personally it seems like a made up concept, but most religious constructs appear that way to some degree.