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[mainiac]

Well, Easter isn't exactly a Christian holider, either. It was just sort of retconned into being so.

Uh no, easter is the entire point of the holiday.  Without that resurrection stuff it's not christianity.

Election thread guys?  I guess Mitt Romney makes it tangentially relevant but really not relevant enough.

Derailing is the entire point of this thread I thought?

[GlyphGryph]

Well, Easter isn't exactly a Christian holider, either. It was just sort of retconned into being so.

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Yes, the ressurection bit was the retcon. That wasn't originally there. Originally it was about eggs and rabbits and stuff. Then the Jesus zombie got dropped on top of it.

[mainiac]

Yes, the ressurection bit was the retcon. That wasn't originally there. Originally it was about eggs and rabbits and stuff. Then the Jesus zombie got dropped on top of it.

Brilliant.

[RedKing]

Easter Bunny/Santa Claus 2012:  No more fictional than an honest politician!

[GlyphGryph]

I can't really understand how the Easter Bunny got on the top of the ticket. Santa is clearly the better organizer. I would have thought that, plus his natural "I'd go for a drink with the guy down at the pub, seems a right good chap" sort of demeanor would really resonate with the voters.

The Holiday party pushing that damned rabbit so hard isn't going to end well, I swear.

[Sirus]

For that matter, why use two holiday figures that mostly resonate as Christian? That'll turn off all the Muslims, Hindus, and other religious folks. Perhaps Santa can run with Kwanzabot or something.

[PTTG??]

Well, Easter isn't exactly a Christian holider, either. It was just sort of retconned into being so.

Yes, the ressurection bit was the retcon. That wasn't originally there. Originally it was about eggs and rabbits and stuff. Then the Jesus zombie got dropped on top of it.

Seriously, Easter and Christmas are rebrandings of earlier pagan holidays revolving around the rebirth of the sun and the resurrection of the natural world.

Aaaaanyway... Let's take a step back here and consider that the republicans face a serious morale problem because even though thier current nominal candidate is from an Abrahamic religion, is a christian, is specifically from a popularly american form of christianity, and in every large and small way virtually identical to the average christian in religious beliefs... he isn't christian enough.

[GlyphGryph]

Hindus LOVE santa, at least the ones I've met. I think he was a great VP choice.
(And they didn't even bother to change the name of Easter, since that's still the Pagan name)

But yeah, back on topic - is there actually evidence of voters in significant quantities that won't vote for him because he's a Mormon? I've heard rumblings, but they died down since his primary victory became undeniable...

[RedKing]

I can't really understand how the Easter Bunny got on the top of the ticket. Santa is clearly the better organizer. I would have thought that, plus his natural "I'd go for a drink with the guy down at the pub, seems a right good chap" sort of demeanor would really resonate with the voters.

The Holiday party pushing that damned rabbit so hard isn't going to end well, I swear.

It's because nobody with a beard has been elected President since Benjamin Harrison. EB might have to trim those whiskers though.

[nenjin]

I can't really understand how the Easter Bunny got on the top of the ticket. Santa is clearly the better organizer. I would have thought that, plus his natural "I'd go for a drink with the guy down at the pub, seems a right good chap" sort of demeanor would really resonate with the voters.

The Holiday party pushing that damned rabbit so hard isn't going to end well, I swear.

It's because nobody with a beard has been elected President since Benjamin Harrison. EB might have to trim those whiskers though.

I can just imagine the news headlines on that one.

"Candidate Scott's Beard: Sign of Muslim Extremism?"

[Zangi]

But yeah, back on topic - is there actually evidence of voters in significant quantities that won't vote for him because he's a Mormon? I've heard rumblings, but they died down since his primary victory became undeniable...

I can't imagine people who wouldn't vote for Romney because he is Mormon / not Christian enough would vote for Darth Obama.
A demoralized 'Voting for Jesus' demographic though?  I'd hit that.


I love the derails that happen here.

[FearfulJesuit]

Well, Easter isn't exactly a Christian holider, either. It was just sort of retconned into being so.

Yes, the ressurection bit was the retcon. That wasn't originally there. Originally it was about eggs and rabbits and stuff. Then the Jesus zombie got dropped on top of it.

Seriously, Easter and Christmas are rebrandings of earlier pagan holidays revolving around the rebirth of the sun and the resurrection of the natural world.

Aaaaanyway... Let's take a step back here and consider that the republicans face a serious morale problem because even though thier current nominal candidate is from an Abrahamic religion, is a christian, is specifically from a popularly american form of christianity, and in every large and small way virtually identical to the average christian in religious beliefs... he isn't christian enough.

Except it isn't virtually identical by a long shot! The adding on of new scripture, and we're talking supposed new revelations rather than spare bits and pieces of the Apocrypha? The Ten Lost Tribes ending up in the Americas? The classification of non-Mormon Christians as Gentiles?


If you ask any Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox Christian with a grounding in theology, they will tell you that Mormonism is NOT mainstream Christianity.

[scriver]

Not mallknstream does not mean anything in this context. I mean, Palin is part of one of those beliefs who think we're living in the final days - that's as far from mainstream Christianity you can get, and she was "Christian enough".

As for Mormonism being Christian... In my mind, if Gnosticism counts, then Mormonism isn't especially too different either.

[Descan]

"Candidate Scott's Beard: Sign of Muslim Extremism?"

My name is Scott and I have a beard.

You have no idea just how much "ohgodwhat?" is on my face right now. xD Only nominally similar, but still... Why'd you pick Scott?! D: ARE YOU WATCHING ME?

[Blargityblarg]

He probably meant Little Scotty Klopfenstein.