TheShadow

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My dad wrote a paper about the origin of Christmas trees and how they aren’t actually pagan. December 24th is the feast of Adam and Eve, and this used to be celebrated with Paradise plays, or reenactments of the fall. The tree was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, hence the tradition of hanging balls on it, representing…[Read more]

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It doesn’t make sense really, after all these people are the ones facing hardships daily, wouldn’t it make the most sense to turn on whatever religion and god they believe in?

Very true, this is something we see repeatedly. Those who go through the worst in life often end up being the most drawn towards God. Part of it is because the…[Read more]

@rae I recently remembered giving @theshadow this challenge regarding my fanfic a while back ago and wanted to know if you wanted to do it too.

As of right now, the tale’s unfinished–and I don’t just mean mine. The comic series I mentioned I pulled the story from (again, I don’t suggest actually reading them, cause there’s a couple adult jok…

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This is how my story on this forum goes.

It is a very sad beginning.  &#…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @loopylin @theshadow @koshka @whalekeeper @whoever else was talking about this, I don’t know

I’m a little bit late to the party (a couple months late, but whatever), but I’ve got a question relating to the topic of women going into battle.

Sort of.

In my WIP, my female main character begins doing uncontroversial fine-for-girls…[Read more]

@theshadow

So, what are you concluding now?

It’s great that you’re researching both sides of the argument…seeing what they are each saying.

What traditions are you not sure about?

My family has actually talked about this before because we didn’t really celebrate Christmas for years, and we have some friends who don’t celebrate it at all. My…[Read more]

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I’m so glad you liked it!

@theshadow And I have no judgement towards you for disagreeing 😊 💜 We’re free to have our own opinions on this matter :3

@theshadow

Hiii. I’m gonna be the first on here to say that I don’t celebrate Christmas, and neither does my immediate family (meaning parents/siblings). :3

(and that’s one reason why Christmas will be pretty much absent from everything I write as well🤷🏻‍♀️)

However, I don’t look down on anyone that does. Celebrating or not celebrating…[Read more]

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I do. I also have friends who do not. One family I know celebrate a Christian version of Hanukkah instead, which is essentially celebrating how Jesus brought light into the world. The other doesn’t observe anything that could be confused with Winter Solstice and Yule. For me, I agree with @power . The holiday is what you make it.

My…[Read more]

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My blunt and honest opinion? I think Christians who choose not to celebrate Christmas are living from a place of religion and not relationship with God, where it has become more about what you do and don’t do than truly living with Jesus. That’s a blanket statement, and I’m sure it doesn’t apply to everyone- if God has genuinely…[Read more]

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Remeber, humanity wasn’t created for ourselves. We where created to bring glory and honor to God, and eventually be his bride.
Us humans where made in the image and likeness of God (Gen 1:26-27), and “the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” (Gen 2:18). That “good” could pos…[Read more]

@theshadow

Oh i love that!!

@theshadow

Awesome!

@trailblazer

thank you!! <33

@theducktator

Nooooo, now I won’t be able to get that out my head!!! that’s amazing 🤣🤣

@ellette-giselle

Thank you so much, Ellette!! 🤗

@theshadow

Why not just let us live in communion with Him in ignorance? I’m probably 100% wrong about this, but I think living in ignorance would be better than many actively rejecting God and being separated from Him.

I’ll give my best classical response, then my personally preferred answer.

Essentially as you’ve already said, there is victory a…[Read more]

@theducktator

oh yeah, thanks!

also,

@hybridlore @keilah-h @rae @loopylin @theshadow @highscribeofaetherium @arcticanimals theducktator @esther-c @jonas and @liberty

sorry, forgot to mention! Time is up for voting! Thanks to everyone who participated! Shadow and I are working on chapter 1, danger on the rapids, as much as we can! We are hoping…[Read more]

@theshadow

What do you mean when you say “you’re on the fence”? Sorry! I don’t understand that part!

My family has always celebrated Christmas, but we usually don’t do much. The last time I remember getting a Christmas tree was maybe 12? years ago??? We don’t give gifts to each other either…but there’s no religious reason why we…[Read more]

@theshadow

Great!

@theshadow

Correct, 50 words per snowball.

@theshadow Yes, fifty words per snowball. 😉

@esther-c LOL.

@everyone (@highscribeofaetherium) I can also take snowballs now that my stock is all out . . .