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Corgigal

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2. No, really.

Reply to 634-5789 (Original post)

Mon Oct 18, 2021, 08:15 AM

Oct 2021

I have been fighting these same assholes for years. Let the kids dress up , and get candy. So my house gets all decked out, I give treat bags with toys. I get around 80 kids a year. Unlike the above religion trying to take a fun moment from a child, I’m giving back.

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Evangelical 'Christians' declare war in Halloween and want call it JesusWeen. No, really. [View all] 634-5789 Oct 2021 OP

All Hallows' Eve was invented by Christians. Iggo Oct 2021 #1

All Hallows' Eve was a church holy day, the day before All Saints Day. CurtEastPoint Oct 2021 #5

Like I said. Invented by Christians. Iggo Oct 2021 #7

Or stolen. Act_of_Reparation Oct 2021 #6

No, really. Corgigal Oct 2021 #2

This is old news dsc Oct 2021 #3

Well, they have stolen every other Pagan holy day, so I am not surprised. niyad Oct 2021 #4

+1 2naSalit Oct 2021 #10

The only things original in their belief system are the concepts of original sin and hell. niyad Oct 2021 #19

Yup. 2naSalit Oct 2021 #21

THIS!!!! FalloutShelter Oct 2021 #12

You are most welcome. niyad Oct 2021 #17

"Goin' trick or treat'n on the ween" LOL Javaman Oct 2021 #8

So that would make them Jesusweenies, huh? Maeve Oct 2021 #9

I'm surprised they even admit Jesus had a ween. Croney Oct 2021 #11

Can we call Trick-Or-Treaters JesusWeeners? Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #13

Poor Jesus 70sEraVet Oct 2021 #14

There they go again, trying to force themselves... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #15

I have heard reference to this idea... 2naSalit Oct 2021 #24

There's been a lot of evidence for it. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #26

May I PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE design the... ret5hd Oct 2021 #16

They have been doing that for years. We went to a 'spirit filled' Methodist church in Georgia... Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #18

Methodists are often a "liberal denomination", but... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #20

Better than a hell house GPV Oct 2021 #22

Uh... Sylvarose Oct 2021 #23

And I shall call them Jesus-Weenies Wicked Blue Oct 2021 #25

Ooh ooh ooh...Jehovas Weenusses ret5hd Oct 2021 #27

I've seen a lot of Christian churches that embrace Halloween Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #28

Yeah, me too. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #30

Cnn and MSNBC should run with... TheRealNorth Oct 2021 #29