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Sun Apr-23-06 01:26 PM
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Why don't Fundies object to names of days of the week? |
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Moon's Day Tyr's Day Wotan's Day Thor's Day Freyja's Day Satrun's Day Sun's Day
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:27 PM
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1. Please don't give them any ideas! nt |
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:30 PM
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3. No please DO give them more ideas! I haven't had my laughoftheweek! |
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:28 PM
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2. I was just discussing this with a fundie last Ezekielday! n/t |
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Edited on Sun Apr-23-06 01:28 PM by rucky
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:31 PM
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4. I already asked my step-daughter who got nabbed by |
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Jehovah Witnesses this. See, they don't celebrate holidays because they are pagan.
So I asked her about the days of the week and she stood there with this confused look, (like gee, no one ever mentioned that they were of pagan origin). She said she would have to ask her "elder" about it.
Later, after talking with elder, she said that the days of the week are okay bec they are necessary for daily communication etc.
What a crock!
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:31 PM
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5. Wotan = Wodin = Odin, right? |
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:37 PM
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:50 PM
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10. Why do you think it is called "hump day"? |
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:31 PM
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6. Cuz they're dumb as posts. |
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They can only stay angry about one thing at a time. :dunce:
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:35 PM
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Like Christmas, they should be left alone.
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Mon Apr-24-06 03:58 PM
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17. Somebody's not letting Christmas alone? |
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:53 PM
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as stupid as we like to think.
Maybe they are more focused on getting their agenda enacted than they are on insignificant symbols like this. Especially as they have been around for millenia, not just the past 40-60 years.
Maybe they are not easily distracted from their aims.
Maybe we could learn something from them in this regard.
Just a thought.
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Sun Apr-23-06 01:59 PM
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12. Your post was one of the most insightful I've read on DU in a LONG time |
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Sun Apr-23-06 02:02 PM
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13. They don't know they should, they're not allowed to read that stuff. n/t |
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Sun Apr-23-06 02:43 PM
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14. The same reason they get their shorts in a bunch |
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over Hallowe'en while it never occurs to them to wonder why "Easter" is caled "Easter" and is celebrated with bunnies and eggs. They're not big on anything approaching actual research. It's...um...too scientific.
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Sun Apr-23-06 03:21 PM
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16. The Quakers used to object to those names as pagan. |
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That's why they referred to the days at First Day, Second Day, etc. They also named the months the same way.
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Mon Apr-24-06 04:01 PM
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18. The Catholic Church actually did, centuries ago. Only Portugal complied. |
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And even they did not comply totally. Names of week days in Portuguese are:
Domingo Segunda-feira (second fair) Terça-feira (third fair) Quarta-feira (I'm sure you get the drill by now) Quinta-feira Sexta-feira Sábado
Note that Sunday and Saturday were left alone.
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