Comments on: Smokey, Meet Santa http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/ The best of everything... just a little bit late. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:41:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: paul http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18221 paul Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:48:09 +0000 http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18221 My brother from another mother! Thanks for stopping by! My brother from another mother! Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Michael Johnson http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18219 Michael Johnson Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:14:49 +0000 http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18219 No truer words have EVER been spoken!! I agreed with everything that you wrote!! No truer words have EVER been spoken!! I agreed with everything that you wrote!!

]]> By: paul http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18144 paul Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:35:47 +0000 http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18144 Josh's Mom: As of the time I wrote this post, it wasn't just the advertising firm, but also HTH's website, that was advertising the buttons at $1.98 apiece. And it's hardly the only email I've received from the company (or on its behalf); the others also listed the same asking price. But to address what is, I think, your more salient point: This post is not an attack on Christians, and I'm not sure quite how/why you'd read it in quite that way. My issue's not with Christianity, but with the fact that it, like Christmas itself, has become a commodity; my point is that when you (not you, specifically, moreso a generic "you") commercialize "saving" Christmas, you've missed the point as surely as someone thinking that picking up a few last-minute doodads at Wal-Mart is somehow honoring Jesus. To compound the irony, you've fed into precisely the same mentality you're railing against. The point isn't what's on your sleeve, but on your heart. With all that said, thank you for visiting, and for commenting. I wish you and your family a merry Christmas, as well. Josh’s Mom: As of the time I wrote this post, it wasn’t just the advertising firm, but also HTH’s website, that was advertising the buttons at $1.98 apiece. And it’s hardly the only email I’ve received from the company (or on its behalf); the others also listed the same asking price.

But to address what is, I think, your more salient point: This post is not an attack on Christians, and I’m not sure quite how/why you’d read it in quite that way. My issue’s not with Christianity, but with the fact that it, like Christmas itself, has become a commodity; my point is that when you (not you, specifically, moreso a generic “you”) commercialize “saving” Christmas, you’ve missed the point as surely as someone thinking that picking up a few last-minute doodads at Wal-Mart is somehow honoring Jesus. To compound the irony, you’ve fed into precisely the same mentality you’re railing against. The point isn’t what’s on your sleeve, but on your heart.

With all that said, thank you for visiting, and for commenting. I wish you and your family a merry Christmas, as well.

]]> By: Josh's mom http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18100 Josh's mom Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:00:58 +0000 http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-18100 I happen to know these people. They are all Christians and are upset that Christmas trees are now being called the 'great trees' in their town. All though the advertising firm may have been extreme, they actually give them away free. They have donated hundreds to local churches and anyone that wants one they will send them out to at no cost. There are numerous emails that were sent out. This is the only one that was sent that required payment. The advertising firm felt that some people would not see value in something that did not have a cost. All the other emails offered the buttons at no cost and were shipped all over the company at the companies expense. This company has not and will not make any money on these buttons. You rant about the email but what about the values of this country. Again, you have exemplified the reason that the principals of this company are so upset. Attacking Christians is easy. In our society today it is not so easy to simply say 'Merry Christmas'. To that end I say to you and yours 'Merry Christmas'. For a free button click here: https://www.headingtoheaven.com/site/freebutton/default.php?src=asd I happen to know these people. They are all Christians and are upset that Christmas trees are now being called the ‘great trees’ in their town. All though the advertising firm may have been extreme, they actually give them away free. They have donated hundreds to local churches and anyone that wants one they will send them out to at no cost. There are numerous emails that were sent out. This is the only one that was sent that required payment. The advertising firm felt that some people would not see value in something that did not have a cost. All the other emails offered the buttons at no cost and were shipped all over the company at the companies expense. This company has not and will not make any money on these buttons. You rant about the email but what about the values of this country. Again, you have exemplified the reason that the principals of this company are so upset. Attacking Christians is easy. In our society today it is not so easy to simply say ‘Merry Christmas’. To that end I say to you and yours ‘Merry Christmas’. For a free button click here: https://www.headingtoheaven.com/site/freebutton/default.php?src=asd

]]> By: Jenny http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-17434 Jenny Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:39:44 +0000 http://paulbogan.com/2009/12/01/smokey-meet-santa/#comment-17434 I cannot express to you how much I enjoyed this post. I cannot express to you how much I enjoyed this post.

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