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Post by melliemom on Sept 7, 2016 9:45:28 GMT -5
melliemom, I very much enjoyed your stream of consciousness. I have never especially wanted to visit Israel, but I kind of do now. Thanks you made me feel good
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Post by nic42 on Sept 7, 2016 9:59:04 GMT -5
My - very much a Muslim - baker always has a christmas tree in his shop window when it's holiday time. I always cook a big family dinner on Christmas Day, even though I am not religious at all. Sometimes a celebration is just a celebration, even if it originates in a(nother) religion. My kids for example absolutely adore the Eid al-Fitr (which we call "Sugar Festival" in the Netherlands), since a big part of this is the eating and sharing of many little sweet snacks to celebrate the end of the Ramadan. It does lose a lot of meaning though, if you take a festival out of context. But this doesn't mean you can't celebrate.
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Post by nic42 on Sept 7, 2016 9:59:49 GMT -5
melliemom, I very much enjoyed your stream of consciousness. I have never especially wanted to visit Israel, but I kind of do now. I agree!
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Post by saraswati on Sept 8, 2016 15:06:07 GMT -5
I'm ethnically Jewish, practice Buddhism, and find the teachings of Jesus to be very profound and meaningful.
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