Hey, World.
Yes, I know that most people don't realize that this day, the 31st of October, is actually the celebration of the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. It was 491 years ago today that this momentous event took place.
As for Halloween - *spits*. Forget about it. An Americanized, modernized celebration of the ancient druid holy-day of Samhain? Why bother?
Yes, I know that most people don't realize that this day, the 31st of October, is actually the celebration of the day that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. It was 491 years ago today that this momentous event took place.
As for Halloween - *spits*. Forget about it. An Americanized, modernized celebration of the ancient druid holy-day of Samhain? Why bother?
Actually, our family just returned from our yearly trip to the state-wide Southern Baptist Convention, where we get together with my mom's side of the family for three days, sit in a long, dull buisness meeting for hours on end, and listen to people make speeches and reports on everything under the sun - or at least it seems so. The one good aspect is that the venders and information booths usually have candy and other goodies sitting out for you to take, so that's fun. Often, we get asked the question (or some veriation thereof):
"So, you guys getting your trik-or-treating in early?"
This year, I had a speach all planned out to give them - but this year, of all years, NO ONE ASKED!!!! What's up with that? :)
So instead, I thought I'd post it here. Someone should hear (or read) the results of my rapier wit, after all...
Yeah, so here it is.
Person: "So, you getting your trick-or-treating in early this year?"
Me: "Actually, sir, I do not celebrate the pagan holiday of Halloween. I find it and it's trappings distasteful and don't believe that any self-repecting Christian should acknowlege it. However, I and my family DO celebrate Reformation Day, the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg, thus beginning the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
So, though Halloween is an evil and perverted celebration of pagan beliefs, I do celebrate on this day in honor of Martin Luther, and I will take that candy bar. Toodles!"
LOL, hope you enjoyed my rant,
~Trav
PS: for a good artical on Luther's Theses, check out this link. It's pretty good, for a secular website. See ya 'round!
~T
1 comments:
My favorite part is..."but I will take that candy bar. Toodles!!"
lol very funny. I know exactly what you mean about when you actually have something prepared to say no one asks! I had a whole long speech about why I was boycotting McDonald's even though I knew losing the price of my weekly parfait and iced coffee (YUM!) wasn't going to make a difference to them. And normally people ask me about that sort of thing All. The. Time. but not this time! Oh no! Not when I sat down and even had VERSES prepared!!! Nope no ones cares to know. So I made my friends sit down and listen to me refute the arguement I wasn't changing anything even though they agree with me. That's how you can test for good friends you know. Make em sit through a lecture and if they're still you're friends by the end of it you know they're there for good!! lol I really gotta go sleep now...I'm talking on and on nonstop. G'night!
~H~
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