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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:44 PM Original message |
Failed Logic: Airing "The Ten Commandments" during Easter weekend. |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's Passover this week too, Dr. Knowledge. nt |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. funny how ALL the celebrations seem to coincide with one another |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Passover was never a Pagan celebration. It's origins are well-known, and entirely Hebraic. |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I am not that familiar with the Jewish religion..but did attend Catholic school for 8 years..so |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Yes, that one aspect of the story coincides slightly with Paganism. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. You're right |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. Talk about failed logic ... |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. It would make about as much sense is what I'm saying. |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Actually ... |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I didn't say it shouldn't feature movies about Moses. Just show them on the actual day of Passover. |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. "I don't know jack about the Jewish or Christian faith .." |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Nance, it seems you are getting a little offended by the religious aspect of it. |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. No, not at all ... |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. There. Yes, I just learned that Passover is a week long. The logical disconnect on my part is that |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. No problem! |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. You too. |
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The_Commonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
5. We'll be watching "Jesus Christ Superstar" tonight... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yah, us too. My wife and I always watch it on Easter. |
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The_Commonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yep! Our Easter tradition also!! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Last year, a road show of the musical came to the Twin Cities, |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hmm...Perhaps you've heard of Passover... |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. If it prays it pays nt |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. GREAT FUCKING POINT! |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. Regarding the Passover event, then why not air the movie Wednesday night or whenever Passover |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Because that's when the fucking Seder is going on. |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Christian exceptionalist? I'm an agnostic. I really don't give a crap about religion. |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Then WTF is with this OP? |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. The issue isn't the religion, it's the logic of showing movies outside of the events they celebrate. |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Passover is a week long. Aren't you glad you typed all that, though? Way to fail. nt |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Thanks then. I didn't know that Passover was a week long. Everywhere I've seen it referenced it |
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leapinggnome (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Well, my vote for a appropriate movie |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. Cool, then let's only show Christmas movies on Christmas |
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My Good Babushka (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
23. We celebrate secular Easter |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I noticed ABC also showed "It's the Easter Bunny, Charlie Brown" on Tuesday night. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. That's just moronic. |
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