tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post3777443192731314385..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: "Gods Are Bored" Halloween Poll: You DecideAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-7621027892010435202007-11-03T12:23:00.000-04:002007-11-03T12:23:00.000-04:00If they're going to hold a Mass on Oct. 31 evening...If they're going to hold a Mass on Oct. 31 evening, it's not an All Souls' Mass,it's an All Saints' Vigil Mass. Or in English, All Hallows' Eve. Hey! RCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-18455024213968030782007-11-03T02:28:00.000-04:002007-11-03T02:28:00.000-04:00there is a church right by the library and they ha...there is a church right by the library and they had the parking lot full of kids in costumes..2 hay wagons and they were having a great time...oh man..it took everything i had to not go ask them if they knew as christians they were helping celebrate a great pagan holiday..but i wanted them to send their kids to the library for the halloween party so kept mum...yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-1930544678863583572007-11-02T18:23:00.000-04:002007-11-02T18:23:00.000-04:00You can officially go to Mass on Saturday evening,...You can officially go to Mass on Saturday evening, and have it count as having gone to Sunday Mass. Maybe having a Mass on Halloween serves a similar purpose? <BR/><BR/>I don't think the Catholic history of "absorb the holidays, then ban the pagan religions" works in their favor in regards to having Halloween Mass though.<BR/><BR/>I'm leaning towards posting the notes.Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-86757904079366449152007-11-02T17:41:00.000-04:002007-11-02T17:41:00.000-04:00Others have said it. All Souls Day is Nov. 2, foll...Others have said it. All Souls Day is Nov. 2, following All Saints Day. According to Wikipedia -- yeah, I know, kind of crappy source -- it was established in 1048. When I was a practicing Catholic, it was a pretty established holiday. It is also celebrated by some Protestant s and by the Eastern Orthodox church.<BR/><BR/>So, for this reason, I say don't post the sign.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097060425174328825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-52531424347495506092007-11-02T14:45:00.000-04:002007-11-02T14:45:00.000-04:00They're trying to pull their kids off the streets ...They're trying to pull their kids off the streets on Halloween so they don't get 11 pounds of Kit Kat bars.<BR/><BR/>Yes, 11 pounds. That's how much the bag of candy weighed that The Spare brought home on Holy Night.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-16966442979357168032007-11-02T10:54:00.000-04:002007-11-02T10:54:00.000-04:00Nope, All Souls' Day is Nov. 2. What are these fol...Nope, All Souls' Day is Nov. 2. What are these folks trying to pull? RCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-89817020951298328152007-11-01T18:57:00.000-04:002007-11-01T18:57:00.000-04:00do it, do it, do it!do it, do it, do it!Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-67207684628874939862007-11-01T14:43:00.000-04:002007-11-01T14:43:00.000-04:00It is because I lean toward Ali's opinion that I d...It is because I lean toward Ali's opinion that I didn't go near CTK RCC.<BR/><BR/>I may be wrong, but I thought October 31 is All Souls' Day and November 1 is All Saints' Day. The latter because there are so many saints it has become impossible to honor each one on their feast days. (And among those saints are some bored goddesses, let's not forget that!)Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-11451735704836231602007-11-01T11:53:00.000-04:002007-11-01T11:53:00.000-04:00Sorry, Anne, but I have to go with "no" on this on...Sorry, Anne, but I have to go with "no" on this one (being a Catholic Druid myself, raised in a very loving and tolerant Catholic family). To me, this seems similar to the whole "gay marriage" issue--how do Catholics celebrating All Soul's Day keep you from holding Samhain holy? (How does one man's loving homosexual relationship "destroy" someone else's heterosexual marriage?)<BR/><BR/>Since when do death, loss and grief have "nothing to do" with the Catholic faith? Catholics have loved ones who have died, they have a sense of heritage and ancestry, they're not completely oblivious to the changing seasons and the coming of winter. As far as I'm concerned, death and change are too big to be owned by only one religion. Each spiritual community should be allowed to acknowledge and celebrate them in their own way without being harassed.<BR/><BR/>(Though I'm not entirely opposed to the "You're Welcome" sign someone suggested above.)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-83996944725666794932007-11-01T11:49:00.000-04:002007-11-01T11:49:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738190874181111086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-87064269751585333082007-11-01T07:51:00.000-04:002007-11-01T07:51:00.000-04:00Excuse me? All Souls' is TOMORROW. Rodger Cunningh...Excuse me? All Souls' is TOMORROW. Rodger CunninghamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-36591148359255022332007-11-01T05:54:00.000-04:002007-11-01T05:54:00.000-04:00No. As far as I'm concerned, the more paganism th...No. As far as I'm concerned, the more paganism that seeps into their beliefs and practices, the better.<BR/><BR/>At the very most, perhaps a sign:<BR/><BR/> You're Welcome.<BR/> -- The GoddessUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098320255160517324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-80740046830778562912007-11-01T01:16:00.000-04:002007-11-01T01:16:00.000-04:00I also would say, from the safety of my computer c...I also would say, from the safety of my computer chair, because I am an abject and total coward myself, to go for it next year too. They think they can have everything, don't they? <BR/><BR/>And, awwwwwww! I think I would have given that kid all the candy too. Now I'm all sad.Thaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538044570680239501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-86054243393124613982007-11-01T01:08:00.000-04:002007-11-01T01:08:00.000-04:00Why just you? Why don't we all do this?Never mind ...Why just you? Why don't we <I>all</I> do this?<BR/><BR/>Never mind that we Southerners celebrate Beltane at this time-it's the damn cognitively-dissonant principle of the thing!<BR/><BR/>The nearest Catholic Church to me is, I think, in downtown Joburg-a criminal paradise.But my partner works there so...next year, yes.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>TerriAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-10421456443772715642007-10-31T20:16:00.000-04:002007-10-31T20:16:00.000-04:00Yes! Yes! I say go for it, anne! Although it'd ...Yes! Yes! I say go for it, anne! <BR/><BR/>Although it'd be nice if you could put your sign somwhere where the first priest who strolls by can't rip it down and shred it before the congregation spies it. <BR/><BR/>Howsabout sneaking into the church and tucking little slips of paper into all the hymnals -- with your "It's ours, give it back" message neatly typed on each?<BR/><BR/>You go, girl!Athanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037246663178726395noreply@blogger.com