tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post5599523063914416233..comments2023-11-03T05:46:44.728-04:00Comments on RevGalBlogPals: US Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Shopping...A ChallengeStephanie Anthony/She Revhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10089531643725874239noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-89368921080315814272010-11-24T21:51:53.729-05:002010-11-24T21:51:53.729-05:00I think Lutheranchick makes a good point. You hav...I think Lutheranchick makes a good point. You have to consider your audience. <br /><br />Also I have been known to rebel against the anti black Friday rhetoric. Kind of like how I like to tell my "I never watch TV" bragging friends how I love to watch TV. I've enjoyed going on on Good Friday not so much to buy stuff..but just to soak in the energy - kind of like going to the fair.<br /><br />Grace is always better than Law.<br /><br />But I'm still not buying any crap this Friday. I'll be packing the crap I already have.Pastor Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212838423929588352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-69773321413099913482010-11-24T21:46:04.436-05:002010-11-24T21:46:04.436-05:00I'm moving on Monday so no way in you know whe...I'm moving on Monday so no way in you know where am I going out to buy MORE CRAP to pack :-)Pastor Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212838423929588352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-79302340797772873932010-11-24T20:36:42.089-05:002010-11-24T20:36:42.089-05:00Thanks, Mary Beth. I'd looked at the Advent Co...Thanks, Mary Beth. I'd looked at the Advent Conspiracy and not shopping on Black Friday recently and then forgot. Thanks for the reminder.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-89337351129343696872010-11-24T20:20:39.294-05:002010-11-24T20:20:39.294-05:00I didn't find it shaming, LC. It's just a...I didn't find it shaming, LC. It's just a suggestion, one voice speaking up among the many that assault us at this time of the year. <br /><br />Larry C, thanks for stopping by and commenting! <br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-67881583976240045652010-11-24T17:05:36.795-05:002010-11-24T17:05:36.795-05:00My concern about Christmas commercialism is temper...My concern about Christmas commercialism is tempered somewhat by the very dire economic straits in my part of the country. Haranguing un- and underemployed people -- many of whom would love to have a job in retail just to help make ends meet -- about Americans' spending habits isn't really speaking to their and their families' situations. Do they sometimes make dumb spending choices that make their life situations worse than they have to be? Certainly. Do they buy into a vision of the good life that really isn't? Quite often, yes. But I suspect there are more subtle, less shaming ways to make those points.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14710344.post-42873702316411072962010-11-24T11:48:36.271-05:002010-11-24T11:48:36.271-05:00There is so much more to Christmas and Advent than...There is so much more to Christmas and Advent than commercialism and there is more to the season than complaining about the commercialism. I choose to ignore the American christmas and celebrate the coming of Christ and the realization of God with us.<br /><br />Read more of my post @ http://tinyurl.com/368kdnkPastor Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821088253350056026noreply@blogger.com