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Re: Halloween vs. the Bible Belt
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:14:17 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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Those that have a problem with Hallowe’en should have a problem with it no
matter the day of the week.
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I’ve actually known a few people who fall into that category, and, despite the
fact that the Christian church tried to annex Halloween (remember All Saints’
Day, the day after Samhain?) and basically failed (especially when compared to
the relative success of Easter vs Spring Equinox festivals and Christmas vs
Winter Solstice festivals), I figure that’s their business, and I respect their
beliefs. So, while I continued to help turn the basement of the dorm into a
one-night Haunted House, I didn’t harrass any of my friends and neighbors who
declined to help for religious reasons. And I appreciated the fact that none of
them ever harrassed us for turning the basement into a “den of pagan devil
worship” or somesuch.
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Sending little Johnny dressed up as ‘the devil’ on Saturday is okay, but
don’t do it on Sunday??? Yeah, that makes sense.
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Some people get really weird about their religion. A relative of mine once
decried the first Harry Potter film for being satanist propoganda because it was
written by an atheist (turns out Rowling acknowledged faith in God during an
interview a year or two ago, though I’m not sure which faith she follows), and
because it teaches kids to believe in magic, but refused to see LotR as anything
but a story with a good Christian foundation (never mind the fact that one of
Tolkien’s primary motivations for writing it was because England didn’t have a
creation myth) in spite of the fact that Gandalf could out-magic Tim
Hunter...er, um, I mean Harry Potter with his eyes closed.
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) Y'know, sometimes I just shake my head and want to give up. Those that have a problem with Hallowe'en should have a problem with it no matter the day of the week. Sending little Johnny dressed up as 'the devil' on Saturday is okay, but don't (...) (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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