tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post8619651445962093485..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Country vs. BlogTurretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-90577698247039290762007-11-02T22:04:00.000+00:002007-11-02T22:04:00.000+00:00Zog,Surely you don't think that Jesus is the reaso...Zog,<BR/><BR/>Surely you don't think that Jesus is the reason for the season.<BR/><BR/>As noted in my response to Godith, I have nothing against giving away candy (even to beggars).<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, plenty of people go around door to door during the Christmas season, offering song, not demanding sweets.<BR/><BR/>But that's hardly the point.<BR/><BR/>The point is not whether or not the Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-71014267468727953532007-11-02T21:43:00.000+00:002007-11-02T21:43:00.000+00:00TF,"2) Individual people may or may not be adherin...TF,<BR/><BR/>"2) Individual people may or may not be adhering to the reason for the season."<BR/><BR/>I guess this is where we are. My wife and I both agree that being hospitable to our neighbors during Halloween is better than turning our lights off and hiding. We are trying (and I stress trying) to be salt and light to our neighbors and Halloween gives us more opportunities to meet them and zoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616324209855415780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-48336401970916933502007-11-02T20:39:00.000+00:002007-11-02T20:39:00.000+00:00A) Fallacy of origin? (i) Holiday without origin ...A) Fallacy of origin? <BR/><BR/>(i) Holiday without origin is a strange concept.<BR/><BR/>(ii) Because celebration of a holiday is normally linked to the origin of that holiday, it's odd to call recognition of the origin a fallacy.<BR/><BR/>B) I have nothing against costume parties, nor against candy-giving/receiving, nor against gourd carving. Those activities on October 31, however, have Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-15869860469417816612007-11-02T18:10:00.000+00:002007-11-02T18:10:00.000+00:00Not absolutely sure, but I have heard that Oct. 31...Not absolutely sure, but I have heard that Oct. 31 is the "high holy day" of Satanism. Would that be a fallacy of origin to oppose it for that reason. <BR/><BR/>It's an excuse to dress up and have some fun. Probably it's less objectionable than watching the average PG-13 movie in terms of offending God. <BR/><BR/>Every holiday (for that matter, probably every Friday and Saturday night) has its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-69451786421251428162007-11-02T13:02:00.000+00:002007-11-02T13:02:00.000+00:00Dear Zog,Please try to distinguish between:1) The ...Dear Zog,<BR/><BR/>Please try to distinguish between:<BR/><BR/>1) The holiday itself is a celebration of evil; and<BR/><BR/>2) Individual people may or may not be adhering to the reason for the season.<BR/><BR/>Presumably fundamentalist Wiccans are as much opposed to the commercialization of this holiday as conservative Roman Catholics are to the commercialization of their holidays such as Fat Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-32585203690620083702007-11-01T22:36:00.000+00:002007-11-01T22:36:00.000+00:00TF,"A celebration of evil"? I don't remember my k...TF,<BR/><BR/>"A celebration of evil"? <BR/><BR/>I don't remember my kids celebrating evil last night. My 5 year old begged for candy as a princess, my 12 year old as a bumble bee, any my 15 year old went to a party as a scarecrow. <BR/><BR/>When my oldest child (17) was younger we would never let her participate. We would turn all the lights out in the house and go out to dinner for a few zoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616324209855415780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-30974027868010903272007-11-01T21:56:00.000+00:002007-11-01T21:56:00.000+00:00Good Question ... I think I heard that they permit...Good Question ... I think I heard that they permit first trimester abortions only - later abortions are a criminal offense.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that's a significant change from the Soviet era.<BR/><BR/>-TurretinfanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-32087035322946976602007-11-01T20:10:00.000+00:002007-11-01T20:10:00.000+00:00Out of curiosity,does Russia allow abortion since ...Out of curiosity,does Russia allow abortion since communism "fell"?<BR/>--GodithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-41692021899512000912007-11-01T03:32:00.000+00:002007-11-01T03:32:00.000+00:00A) Russia does not have only one church; andB) Bri...A) Russia does not have only one church; and<BR/>B) Britain has a national church (also claiming to have apostolic succession etc.) and yet it does not influence things in such a way for the better.<BR/><BR/>-TurretinfanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-61153385707435539692007-10-31T23:19:00.000+00:002007-10-31T23:19:00.000+00:00A good practical reason why having One Church can ...A good practical reason why having One Church can influence things in a way that hundreds of denominations can't.orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.com