Would Anyone Like To Explain What The Fuck This Is?!

[Guestyman]

I'm assuming the OP follows some kind of Celtic nature worship form of Paganism considering the focus on Samuin/Samhain/Halloween, but with modern American Neopaganism and Wicca and worship of "The Goddess" (Whoever *she* may be) one can never be certain.

No pedantry taken. The appropriate assumption is that the OP 'worships' an ill-informed and under-researched mishmosh of ideas taken from the sillier parts of the internet or the least reputable parts of the 'Spirituality' section of their local bookshop.

There's no other real explanation for the declaration "I am a pagan" mixed with the comments "Halloween is sacred" and "It is the Pagan New Year."

What I mean to say is that there's no real pedantry in pointing out that the OP has no idea what s/he is talking about and has in fact made up a religion for the purpose of Looking Different.

Children do this often. They generally outgrow it before it gets too embarrassing, but 'pedantry' like actually taking them to task to explain their beliefs beyond the nebulous concept of 'THE GODDESS' is quite an effective 'hurry-up-and-grow-up-kk.'

Regardless we're both agreed that "Jesus-Ween" is a pile of bullshit and chips, yes?

Also I have this mental image of a bunch of saints sitting around grumbling going "That Jesus guy is SUCH a blowhard! He's already got Christmas and Easter, does he really need our day too?"

 

[xvbones]

Regardless we're both agreed that "Jesus-Ween" is a pile of bullshit and chips, yes?

Also I have this mental image of a bunch of saints sitting around grumbling going "That Jesus guy is SUCH a blowhard! He's already got Christmas and Easter, does he really need our day too?"

It's the Wolverine thing, Jesus was the one that blew up big so they've got to put him in everything or it just won't sell.

Poor bastard. I wonder how a man famed for turning water into wine would feel about having a name that has become synonymous with 'no longer fun.'

Camp? Quite fun. Jesus Camp? No longer fun.

Halloween? Costume parties! Jesusween? An evening of guilt.

Those poor children.

Those poor, poor children.

 

[Guestyman]

It's the Wolverine thing, Jesus was the one that blew up big so they've got to put him in everything or it just won't sell.

Poor bastard. I wonder how a man famed for turning water into wine would feel about having a name that has become synonymous with 'no longer fun.'

Camp? Quite fun. Jesus Camp? No longer fun.

Halloween? Costume parties! Jesusween? An evening of guilt.

Those poor children.

Those poor, poor children.

Three things came out of that post.

1) The mental image of hardcore second coming Jesus wreaking vengence upon the world with his brand-spanking-new adamantium claws is hilarious. (Hardcore Second Coming Jesus! Now with adamantium claws and Karate Chop action! Available at all good toy stores!)

2) Jesus Camp is a SCARY movie

3) I'm totally dressing up as hardcore second coming adamantium clawed Jesus for Halloween now.

 

[Darius Brogan]

2. They aren't violating Freedom of Religion....at all. Not even close. In fact, the only reason I bring it up is because...

They may not be violating it outright, but they're doing their best to bend it as far as possible.

Leaving out the fact that Halloween IS already Christianized and they are, therefore, Christianizing their own holiday, what they're doing here is trying to cover up a perfectly valid holiday with their own bastardized version in the hopes that people will forget about Halloween.

Just like All Hallows was forgotten, and Samhain before that.

This is just typical Christian (Yes, generalized) insecurity and paranoia coming to the forefront of some overzealous pastors mind.
He hopes that, by stomping out a holiday which he believes is against God in some way, he can bring Christianity to the non-believers.

I'm also going to say this right now, and believe that anyone with a modicum of faith in their religion/belief will feel the same: If some religious zealot waltzes up to me, and explains why my beliefs are wrong, and that I should convert, I'm going to do everything in my power not to punch him out-cold. Regardless of which religion he/she/they follow.

I understand religious freedom, I really do, but it should not be legal for followers of any religion to go about trying to convert anyone they find to their own belief system.
They don't do it for any of the right reasons, they do it specifically to destroy religions outside their own.

but, you see, Converting the unbelievers is a central tenet of Christianity, and of Islam. and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day of Judaism.
so making a law saying that they can't try to convert us would violate their religious freedom.


BUZ vinessio

You know? I wouldn't care as much about the attempted conversions if they followed even a fraction of the other tenets in their respective religions.

Seriously, the basis of Christianity in general is to be a good person, when you get right down to the bare-bones, yet most of them are just as blatantly obnoxious and 'corrupt' as the rest of us.

My mother had a room-mate years ago who was a 'devout' Roman Catholic, and went to confession every Sunday. On the other six days, however, she was the most foul-mouthed, drunken, slutty, and otherwise 'corrupt' person you'd ever meet.

Then she would confess, and everything would be forgiven... It's very strange...