Xmas Message to the Cycling Newsgroups from Ed Dolan the Great

On Dec 17, 8:06*pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
Is there anyone left in the Western world who believes in God, let alone the
divinity of Jesus Christ? *Only the murderous Muslims truly believe any of
that nonsense these days. I expect Jews to remain true to their traditions
to the bitter end. I hold them to a higher standard. But surely the rest of
us are all secularists by now.

Even so, we are well advised not to abandon our Christian traditions,
hollowed by over two thousand years of rich experience. I despair of
secularism, even though I am one. The humanities are no substitute for
religion. And so, in spite of myself, I am going to wish all of you a God
Damn ****ing Merry Christmas ... and if you don't have one, I am going to
kick your dumb ass!

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Dude, you are starting to sound la Laura Schlesinger. Pushing xtianity
even though you don't buy it? Or are u a closeted xtian?

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On Dec 17, 8:06 pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
Is there anyone left in the Western world who believes in God, let alone
the
divinity of Jesus Christ? Only the murderous Muslims truly believe any of
that nonsense these days. I expect Jews to remain true to their traditions
to the bitter end. I hold them to a higher standard. But surely the rest
of
us are all secularists by now.

Even so, we are well advised not to abandon our Christian traditions,
hollowed by over two thousand years of rich experience. I despair of
secularism, even though I am one. The humanities are no substitute for
religion. And so, in spite of myself, I am going to wish all of you a God
Damn ****ing Merry Christmas ... and if you don't have one, I am going to
kick your dumb ass!

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

Dude, you are starting to sound la Laura Schlesinger. Pushing xtianity
even though you don't buy it? Or are u a closeted xtian?

I am not much of a Christian I must admit, but secularism has ever proved
itself a failure. All the tyrants of the 20th century were former
religionists who thought that their societies would be better off without
religion. Alas, they proved just the opposite of that. Religion, as bad as
it sometimes is, is about the only thing that saves us from ourselves.

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota