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Post by the anti-myrmidon on Oct 15, 2004 16:13:48 GMT -5
Found this on Yahoo news.... story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=13&u=/ap/20041015/ap_on_re_us/halloween_on_the_sabbathCan't mix two religious (allegedly, at least) occasions on one day, apparently. Did anyone tell these people about the origins of either Easter or Christmas/winter solstice? It's not just the Bible Belt....they interview a police lieutenant from G-Rap (yeah, I know it's conservative, but it still ain't the Bible Belt), so apparently there were concerns there as well. Oh yeah, I put this in the Punching Bag since I anticipate at least some incredulous bile being thrown out about this. Susan "sanity is optional" wise |
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Post by ebonywnd on Oct 15, 2004 18:01:16 GMT -5
.....If they're so concerned about "celebrating the devil" on a sunday, shouldn't they be concerned with celebrating the devil on any day too?
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Post by FishBait on Oct 16, 2004 6:55:38 GMT -5
i don't understand what the big deal about changing the day is, back home they'd change the day like every year, they often try to shoot for a friday or saturday night, but sometimes a thursday, and it varies with each small community or neighboorhood, not just the whole town
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Post by PopeGhostlyWeasel on Oct 16, 2004 15:05:57 GMT -5
FishBait, your signature is awesome :-)
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Post by profdunebastard on Oct 17, 2004 16:15:13 GMT -5
The little paragraph about going out on both nights to get more candy could very well have been written for me, I think I remember the last Sunday this happened I did that. Grand Rapids is wierd in the fact that it is a city, so has perfectly moderate, religiously apathetic, liberal leaning people who we could all get along with, and a crazy collection of nutty conservatives thrown in to the mix. I think my point is...I love candy. I am institing the candy tax on my siblings for the third year in a row, in which, for taking them trick-or-treating, I get a third of their haul, my pick. The awesome part of it this year is I pulled off getting this tax while still being in East Lansing that weekend, which totally rocks. I fucking love Halloween.
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Post by ebonywnd on Oct 17, 2004 17:12:39 GMT -5
Dude, I want younger siblings.  Halloween just isn't as fun anymore, since I'm too old to trick or treat (dammit, just when I got the strength and stamina to collect a whole pillow bag full!). However, schedules permitting, we (anyone who reads this) should try to get together for Halloween or the weekend before...to bullshit and try to scare each other, whatever, to have a good time. |
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Post by FishBait on Oct 17, 2004 19:20:20 GMT -5
FishBait, your signature is awesome :-) It's either penn or teller i can't remember which |
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Post by profdunebastard on Oct 17, 2004 21:40:04 GMT -5
Considering Teller doesn't talk it isn't too hard to figure out.
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Post by Prothonotary on Oct 19, 2004 20:39:34 GMT -5
It would be fun to do something Halloween weekend. Anyone interested in going to a haunted house type thing? I don't know how good they are, but there are a couple of groups doing haunted houses on campus. I'm sure there's lots of other places too.
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Post by ebonywnd on Oct 19, 2004 21:36:41 GMT -5
That would be incredibly fun, I haven't done much fun Halloween stuff in a while.
I guess we should all be on the lookout for such events then? Who's with me? Er, us?
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Post by Seany-D on Oct 20, 2004 9:21:14 GMT -5
I could be interested in some relatively easygoing activities. We could even make our own haunted house. It would be filled with Xtians, Republicans, and Nazis. And fruit cake. Man, that fucking fruit cake is nasty.
Sean "scary!" Davis
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Post by ebonywnd on Oct 20, 2004 9:30:33 GMT -5
Two years ago I played the witch in a local haunted house-barn-shed thingy. Maybe this year I'll just dress up as an Atheist, and scare all the grownups instead.
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Post by Seany-D on Oct 20, 2004 9:36:08 GMT -5
How does one dress up as an atheist ... do you wear a t-shirt that says "Soul-less"?
That would just mean that you're not James Brown.
Sean "make it funky now" Davis
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Post by ebonywnd on Oct 20, 2004 9:46:21 GMT -5
Easy. I dress all in black, put on gothy makeup, wear pro-choice buttons and a Kerry for Pres. sticker, and then burn a pile of bibles, using the flames to roast babies.
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Post by TheBuckeyeBitch on Oct 20, 2004 11:29:40 GMT -5
Easy. I dress all in black, put on gothy makeup, wear pro-choice buttons and a Kerry for Pres. sticker, and then burn a pile of bibles, using the flames to roast babies. Umm...atheist, not pseudo-Satanist. :-p Susan "don't forget the Marilyn Manson CD" Wise |
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