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The Mikado
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« on: December 21, 2008, 06:38:48 PM »
Ah, yes.  I'll raise a glass to Antiochus IV Epiphanes tonight, in celebration of his thwarted attempts to bring the benefits of Greek science and culture to the backwards, theocratic Judeans.  Tongue

Seriously, though, a holiday to celebrate Judah going from Hellenistic Selucid rule to...equally Hellenistic Hasmonean (home) rule?  Did the Jews really gain anything?
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The Mikado
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2008, 01:20:40 AM »
Quote from: Attorney General Xahar on December 22, 2008, 12:38:37 AM
Chanukah is almost as commericalized as Christmas.

Almost?  I bet you 90% of Jews couldn't tell you what Hanukah's about.  (No, the oil in the lamp lasting eight days thing doesn't count)
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The Mikado
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2008, 10:24:28 PM »
Happy second night.
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The Mikado
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2008, 03:51:23 PM »
Didn't the Catholics invent Limbo to deal with the "babies dying before baptism" thing?

I know Benedict got rid of Limbo, but it seems like a good solution.
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