tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post1135997111760178381..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: Isra-Aliens Land at The Buttonwood!Middletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-1494548257600641662012-12-12T20:03:04.775-05:002012-12-12T20:03:04.775-05:00Hanukah is a military battle commemorationHanukah is a military battle commemorationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-72743447504667784622012-12-12T17:46:20.609-05:002012-12-12T17:46:20.609-05:00To give Anon 12:57 the benefit of the doubt, perha...To give Anon 12:57 the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he or she is confusing Chanukah with Passover? Passover is very much a part of the Judeo-Christian tradition and is often an inter-denominational observance. Chanukah? Not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-67576531366559007202012-12-12T14:12:45.768-05:002012-12-12T14:12:45.768-05:00I can only applaud Richard Kamins for his restrain...I can only applaud Richard Kamins for his restraint in not responding to this fatuous and ridiculous criticism. Nowhere did Richard say that Chanukah was inferior to Christmas -- he merely said, quite neutrally, that it is not the holiday that Christmas is. One might even infer that Chanukah is a whole lot better than Christmas -- but he did not say that either. The assumptions that Anonymous 12:Tree Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316406189138157909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-91985388386810321452012-12-11T12:57:53.020-05:002012-12-11T12:57:53.020-05:00"While not the religious celebration that Chr..."While not the religious celebration that Christmas is" ??? Seriously? I'm Christian and we celebrate Chanukah because of its rich spiritual and religious significance which far surpasses that of Christmas, which is in fact a knock off pagan holiday of worshipping trees and the sun god, among other things. When all you know is Christmas, maybe Chanukah seems insignificant, but try Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com