Gah!

Ryoga · Post by **Ryoga** » 2003-10-31 06:42pm

Trick or Treat!

Fuckin' fundies are everywhere! When did they get the damn Russians too?

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-10-31 06:48pm

A little story to go with the church that was razed for having a gay marraige.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-10-31 07:03pm

Funny, I never thought something that was voluntary, done for fun, and has been around for a century without any known negative sideeffects was dangerous for ones psychology..

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-10-31 11:02pm

I'm sorry, but that almost sounds like something written 20 years ago, except that now it's the Russian Orthedox church saying that things don't line up with their "educational aims" rather than the Soviets.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-10-31 11:47pm

"The religious elements of Halloween...go against the secular nature of education in state educational institutions and are destructive for the psychological, moral and spiritual well-being of the pupils," Alexander Gavrilov, spokesman for the department, told NTV television.

That's the spokesman for the Education Department- the Orthodox Church would seem to have it's own reasons- and I'm sure they would disagree with the "secular nature of education in state schools" comment. Regardless, this is paranoia of the highest order, no matter the reason.

Not to mention talking about the secular nature of education while talking about the "spiritual well-being" of pupils seems a tad contradictory ...

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-11-01 12:01am

How far the Russians have fallen. They've gone from being a deadly threat to free nations to being a vague menace to small children.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-11-01 12:04am

Vympel wrote:Not to mention talking about the secular nature of education while talking about the "spiritual well-being" of pupils seems a tad contradictory ...

Ahhh, you beat me to it. That was ridiculous!

Keevan_Colton · Post by **Keevan_Colton** » 2003-11-01 08:45am

Perhaps they meant "spiritual" relating to vodka and other spirits?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-11-01 02:55pm

Keevan_Colton wrote:Perhaps they meant "spiritual" relating to vodka and other spirits?

I thought Boris Yeltsin was gone.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-11-01 03:02pm

Anyone else see the dead hand of Karl Marx in this?

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-11-01 05:46pm

No Marx was all about class welfare and warfare, not about spiritual or psychological 'wellbeing'.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-11-01 09:49pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:No Marx was all about class welfare and warfare, not about spiritual or psychological 'wellbeing'.

He also decried Religion as the "Opiate of the Masses."

The Albino Raven · Post by **The Albino Raven** » 2003-11-02 11:39pm

reminds me of the church group down south (georgia I believe) who handed out bible tracts instead of candy

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-11-03 12:32am

Xenophobe3691 wrote:
SyntaxVorlon wrote:No Marx was all about class welfare and warfare, not about spiritual or psychological 'wellbeing'.
He also decried Religion as the "Opiate of the Masses."

He wasn't talking about candy though.
I think he may have meant organized religion as it has been a historically more controlling force than plain old religion. Though he was antireligion, I don't know what his stance on cultural tradition was.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-11-03 01:18am

Giving out candy enlivens little kids hearts, and is an act of goodwill. It makes the community happier, it makes you happier. You freely give of yourself for others. It's communism at its best.