Jesus Christ is NOT a Soccer Player

We as a nation have lost the true meaning of Christmas. Several things can be taken into account showing that not many people really think of Christmas as the season of giving or celebrating the birth of Christ.

These days, most people no longer believe in Christ. In a recent survey of 1,000 five to seven year-old children, 36 percent did not know whose birthday was being celebrated on Christmas day - surprisingly, over a quarter of the children interviewed believed Christmas was celebrated in aid of Simon Cowell's birthday. When asked where the location of Jesus' birth was, 24 percent of the children claimed that Brentwood in Essex was the location. Another quarter of children believed Jesus was born at Buckingham Palace, and only 28 percent were able to correctly claim that Bethlehem was the birth place of Jesus.

If you have already lost all hope in the next generation, allow me to lower your expectations even more.
Children are also getting mixed up when it comes to the Three Wise Men: over a third of children thought that X Factor head judge Gary Barlow, TOWIE star Mark Wright, and Prince Charles were the three men who brought gifts to the stable. And the children did not think that these so-called Three Wise Men followed a star to the stable - over 30 percent of children believed that the Three Wise Men heard about the birth of Christ over Facebook. 35 percent of children couldn't even name Rudolph as one of Santa's reindeer. The average British child thinks the reindeer are named after celebrities such as David Beckham and Pippa Middleton. The most horrifying result of the survey is that 20 percent of all the children interviewed believed that Jesus played soccer for Chelsea.

And the hope for Christmas as a holiday has not only been destroyed because of these ignorant little brats. These days, society sees Christmas as a shopping holiday: deals start as early as the middle of November, and all Christmas really means to people is presents, presents, and presents.

Thankfully, I still have a little bit of hope. I was forced to go to church on Christmas Eve, and these little kids from a Catholic school did a play that showed the trip of the Three Wise Men, and they reminded me about what Christmas actually meant, so I have a little bit of hope for the next generation and I hope they never forget the true meaning of Christmas.

Mr. Steal Yo Private Information

The "Guardians of Peace" are a group of cyber-hackers who brought down Sony Pictures Entertainment in November by releasing personal data of some SPE employees such as Aaron Sorkin. Recently, they have promised SPE a "Christmas present" of having more personal data being released to the public if SPE does not meet GoP's demands.

But why are the Guardians of Peace doing this to SPE? This madness all started reportedly because of Sony's upcoming movie, The Interview, which stars James Franco and Seth Rogen who are would-be assassins of Kim-Jong Un.

There are two conspiracies about GoP. The first one is mine, but I'm just using logic: the Guardians of Peace may be people (*cough cough* the US government) who want to prevent certain danger that would bombard the United States if this movie is released. In fact, the North Korean government claims that the film is an act of war and "merciless retaliation" is promised if the film is released.

The second conspiracy seems more likely: the people behind GoP could be the North Korean government itself. Of course, GoP would have to be the section of the North Korean government that is assigned to infiltrate infrastructures.

Two things come to mind with this situation: the first is the concern that US citizens will have if the movie is released - what would North Korea plan? what exactly do they mean by "merciless retaliation?"

The second thing that comes to mind is a whole new outlook on privacy. Changing our passwords seems beyond important now since Sony workers' private information was released to the public. The attack should be a lesson to everyone: people need to learn to keep their opinions to themselves - or at least change their email password constantly.

I Don't Shop With YOU

It's the time of the year where everybody assumes it's Christmas and great holiday deals pop up once again. An opportunity appears for children and teenagers to constantly beg their parents for an Xbox One or some Beats headphones because these products have major discounts and deals on the Friday after Thanksgiving. People go to stores such as Best Buy and Target to buy these discounted products before they're all sold out. However, on Black Friday, things can go from a simple shopping spree to a complete disaster.

Realizing that people have no disregard for human life in order to get themselves or their children a gift that's half off is a ridiculous and downright stupid scenario.

November 2008. A Wal-Mart worker in Long Island was trampled and killed by a Black Friday stampede. The ravenous crowd of 2,000 people were eager to get inside Wal-Mart. After chanting "push the doors in," they took the doors off their hinges and barreled inside, killing Jdymytai Damour and injuring the cops trying to give him CPR.

There's no good in trying to race for the best deals if one is going to injure or kill innocent people. It just shows the stupidity and ignorance the public has. It's downright rude and just plain wrong if one thinks it's ok to use a person as a stepping stone to buy that NutriBullet that's $10 dollars off.

People need to be more considerate of others. The picture you see above symbolizes a society that's slowly falling apart. No good could possibly come in the future if this keeps up. People need to start learning to be less greedy and have some manners. So the next time you go Black Friday shopping, think about whether it'd be worth it or not to take a man's life just to save $20 on a TV.