tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post1895805774860535425..comments2023-06-20T05:50:27.832-07:00Comments on Life Junkie: Did you wear green today???Life Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816619887780154461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post-18483005966697504082008-03-20T09:58:00.000-07:002008-03-20T09:58:00.000-07:00Well said upside-down brother!Well said upside-down brother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post-51835335166734907942008-03-19T05:42:00.000-07:002008-03-19T05:42:00.000-07:00Throughout the history of the Catholic church, the...Throughout the history of the Catholic church, the church has taken over several pagan holidays and made them Christian. The reason for this was to make it easier to convert pagans to Christianity. Unfortunately, this tactic is now being used by secularists in order to make it easier to convert Catholics to secularism. I'll bet you most people who celebrate St. Patrick's day can't tell you anything about him. Same thing goes for St. Nickolas and St. Valentine and the meaning behind Halloween. The days are no longer about the Saints, Jesus, God, or even religion. They are about drinking, presents, candy, fun, costumes... I don't think the Catholic church has anything against having fun, but can you really blame them for wanting us to keep our eye on the ball? On Good Friday, we commemorate the day that Jesus died on a cross for our sins. On Easter Sunday, he rose from the dead so that we may have eternal life. This is the most important holy day for all Christians. Knowing what happens on St. Patrick's Day, it doesn't surprise me at all that the church would want to create a bit more of a buffer between it and Easter.<BR/><BR/>From your upside-down brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post-16568336058553939762008-03-18T15:15:00.000-07:002008-03-18T15:15:00.000-07:00I think they already have. It just happens to be c...I think they already have. It just happens to be called St. Patrick's Day and fall on the same day as the Catholic's celebration.....Life Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816619887780154461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post-74533913553917853872008-03-18T11:13:00.000-07:002008-03-18T11:13:00.000-07:00Why don't the seculars make up their own holidays?...Why don't the seculars make up their own holidays? If the whole point is to drink green beer, any day will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post-50285989279543960412008-03-18T09:09:00.000-07:002008-03-18T09:09:00.000-07:00They have every right to move it but that's not th...They have every right to move it but that's not the point. The point is that, in today's world, this is no longer holiday celebrated only by Catholics and we should be sensitive to that. Why not leave it on the 17th like everyone expects and just remind Catholics to keep it subdued so it only effects them.<BR/><BR/>I think calling it Patrick's Day is an excellent idea. I plan on celebrating it with the seculars from now on.Life Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816619887780154461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4676055903832544767.post-43879666786937655572008-03-18T05:02:00.000-07:002008-03-18T05:02:00.000-07:00Ok. Why shouldn't the Catholic Church have a say ...Ok. Why shouldn't the Catholic Church have a say when this saint's day is?! They made him a saint. They decided on the day. They can move it.<BR/><BR/>I think if you wanted to celebrate it on the 17th, you should just call it Patrick's day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com