What do you know about Kwanzaa?

[rhvfd1214]

I was just curious to see how much people knew about kwanzaa. I didn't know much myself, so I looked it up..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Karenga

[dave johnson]

Kwaanza isn't significant to me at all...I don't feel the need to know much about it. I don't know anyone who observes the holiday.

[Steamin441]

Same here. I think it snuck in under the pc radar.

How many kwanzaa gift cards are there? Where do you buy a tree? Is there a tree? If so........ never mind.

[BLSboy]

I had Kwanzaa Kookies.

(someone dropped them off at the firehouse for us.)
They were good.

[KenNFD1219]

I'm still looking for a Festivus card

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

Nothing like a good old fashioned airing of grievances and demonstrations of feats of strength.

[waterboy1]

I was just curious to see how much people knew about kwanzaa. I didn't know much myself, so I looked it up..

Isn't He running for President? I thought I saw his name in the paper...

[DaSharkie]

I have worked adn gone to church with many folks from Africa, several countries in Africa and I have asked them about this Kwanzaa nonsense. They look at me and ask:

"What is Kwanzaa?"


That ladies and gentlemen is your answer. It is a farce.

[BryanLoader]

Only thing I know about Kwanza ( only 1 A) is that it is the currency of Angola. I think exchange rate is about 800 to $1 or maybe 8000 to $1. Cannot take out of country of Angola. As far as holiday, PASS

[scfire86]

More than likely it is yet another way to separate people from their money in a specific target market.

I mean no one thinks Mother's Day just popped up for no reason, do they?

[Steamin441]

I'm still looking for a Festivus card

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

Nothing like a good old fashioned airing of grievances and demonstrations of feats of strength.

"I have a lot of problems with you people" Frank Costanza

[gunnyv]

A member of my department once stated...

"Kwanzaa is when Santa arrives in a reposessed Coupe de Ville pulled by 6 Bail Bondsmen."

I don't know what it means, but it sounds funny!

[DaSharkie]

More than likely it is yet another way to separate people from their money in a specific target market.

I mean no one thinks Mother's Day just popped up for no reason, do they?

Quite true, Good Sir. Quite True.

[ThNozzleman]

It's just another made up holiday...just like Christmas.

[JHR1985]

It's just another made up holiday...just like Christmas.

BINGO!!!

Well, in all reality, Christmas is just something that Christians adopted from the Romans called Sol Invictus... try looking it up.

So when you think of Christmas, you also need to be thinking of the Roman Sun God.

But wait, I thought Christians didnt worship other god or idols?b

How does that work out?

[ccfdblehman]

Christians just took "pagan" holidays and made them into Christian holidays. Same as All Souls Day being the day after All Hallows Eve, aka, Halloween.

[Raughammer1]

What do you know about Kwanzaa? Plenty, but i do not consider it important enough to celebrate.

Now Christmas? Yes the Universal church, ( Catholic means "universal".) took over a ancient holiday and made it into something it was not. They made it into a celebration of Christ, our Lord.

While many things in our past have thier roots in ancient bygone days, they have been usurped and changed... changed into something better.

So no there is no reason to think of what Christmas erased, (the pagan festival) you only need to take the time out of your day and celebrate the birth of Jesus... or not if that is your thing.

The Church has the authority to bind and unbind, they can make a holiday or disband one...whether YOU choose to follow thier lead, well, that your choice.

Anyways... I hope you all had a Merry Christmas.

[JHR1985]

so then tell me.... where in the bible does it mention that we ought to celebrate the birth of Jesus?

All that I've read is where Jesus says to "Remember the death of me"....

and then tell me what other birthdays are celebrated in the bible?

Sorry for going off topic but I just hate the fact that everyone wants to connect Christmas to one thing yet most of them refuse to look at the facts

[Raughammer1]

so then tell me.... where in the bible does it mention that we ought to celebrate the birth of Jesus?

The same place it mentions the Trinity. It does not, so you beleive the Bible, if it does not mention it, it should not be acknowledged?

Sir, ( i am assuming you are a "sir".) Some folks beleive in Solo scripturum, the thought that the bible is the end all be all of authority in Christianity. Can you find THAT in the bible?

Now with that said, who put together the bible? Answer: The Church.
Who chose what books went into the bible? Answer: The Church.
Who has the authority to say we as Christians should celebrate Jesus' birth? According to scripture, the Church. The Church has the power to bind or unbind. If the Church chooses to December 25th as the day they want to celebrate Jesus' birth, why should'nt they? Why cant they?
The bible does not say to celebrate many old testament holidays but the Jews still did.. and do.
Does that make them wrong? No.

All that I've read is where Jesus says to "Remember the death of me"....

And so... so what? He said "Do this in rememberance of me" in speaking of replacing passover with the holy communion. The drinking of wine (his blood) and the eating of bread (his body).
Now.. where does remember the death of me...come from? I do not remember that passage.

and then tell me what other birthdays are celebrated in the bible?

What other birthdays are as important as Jesus'? none....and the Church has the authortity to make it a special day.
Other birthdays? Well i from memory, i remember the step daughter of was it Herod? She choose as her birthday gift John the Baptists head.

Off the top of my head thats all i can remember...but there might be one more...sorry, thats all i can remember right now.

Sorry for going off topic but I just hate the fact that everyone wants to connect Christmas to one thing yet most of them refuse to look at the facts

No problem with going off topic, and i am sorry if "everyone" who connects Christmas to Jesus offends you. I am curious what "facts" you think "we" wont look at?

Please....write back.

[DeputyMarshal]

The Church has the power to bind or unbind.

Not for everyone. Only for those who choose to believe any such thing.

[Raughammer1]

Not for everyone. Only for those who choose to believe any such thing.

Thats good enough for me. If you choose to believe otherwise, thats your perogative.

Not all are called by the Father...