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Re: "CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD" CONTEST
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Sat, 30 Aug 2003 07:20:55 GMT
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In lugnet.build.contests, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
Well, it SORT of is a religious holiday. Not everyone that celebrates at that
time of year (winter solstice) does so for religious reasons.

    I don't think there's any getting around the fact that Christmas is a
religious holiday.  I know that there are lots of other holidays that many
people celebrate around the winter solstice.  However, Christmas happens to be
one of the religiously based ones.
    I hope that people who choose to not participate are doing so for reasons
other than not liking God and religion.  Personally, I'm not building anything
for the contest just because I'd have to glue my stuff together if I made it to
the finals.  (Do they REALLY expect people to do that!?)

[change subject]
    Larry, I think you need to get an extra Christmas tree for your house and
have Nik decorate it with ornaments made entirely from LEGO soccar balls.  From
a distance, it just might look alright.



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  Re: "CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD" CONTEST
 
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Gregory wrote: <snip> (...) Er, isn't that a more reasonable expectation than asking people to travel to St. Louis to rebuild their MOC that has been shaken apart in transit? As one who has transported many MOCs to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: "CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD" CONTEST
 
(...) Well, it SORT of is a religious holiday. Not everyone that celebrates at that time of year (winter solstice) does so for religious reasons. We don't. Also I don't think Terry was objecting per se, just saying he didn't plan to participate in (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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