Nope. Nowhere near turning into a Jesus freak, although I did attend a Catholic private school when I was younger. Christmas has always been a religious holiday and is supposed to be about the birth of Christ. Regardless of whether or not I believe in the Christian doctrine, I respect the faith of its practitioners. For a devout Christian, Christmas is a religious holiday that has a far deeper meaning than it does for a secular person, who is primarily concerned with its commercialized aspect and perpetuating the Santa Claus mythos. I know the Saratoga/Los Gatos area very well. It is my home town. I wanted to remind the community surrounding the Aerts and Nguyens that the true, intended meaning of Christmas isn't about ostentatious displays of charity, but about quietly doing good. That $50,000 Aerts spends on his display every year could do a heck of a lot more good for the poor in Santa Clara than all the toys his Toys for Tots dropoff site collects, and donating the money to a worthy cause wouldn't piss off quite so many neighbors. There *were* 90 signatures on that town petition. If any case, I have a low opinion of the type of person who likes to grandstand and have their ego stroked. I think that with that singing Grinch statue, Aerts is showing his true colors, not the Nguyens'.
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Date: 2004-12-02 05:50 pm (UTC)