General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by TexLex
1) Is it appropriate or just hypocritical to take your kids to an Easter egg hunt at a local church if you have no intention of attending not only that church but any church, ever?

And, unrelated, but...

2) What is the best way to get rid of church ladies that show up at your door early in the morning peddling Jesus Christ?

1. No, go for it. It's fun for the kids.

2. I used to greet them in the nude, but then I just got more visits, and come to think of it, more quarters. You might just simply tell them you belong to another church.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by TexLex
1) Is it appropriate or just hypocritical to take your kids to an Easter egg hunt at a local church if you have no intention of attending not only that church but any church, ever?

And, unrelated, but...

2) What is the best way to get rid of church ladies that show up at your door early in the morning peddling Jesus Christ?

1) Yes, it is fine. Just like your kids can show up for the White House Easter Egg Hunt even if you never have (nor will) voted for the occupant (cue the gay families showing up on the White House lawn this weekend). We are all God's children, even the prodigals among us.

2) Ask them if they have any kind of support group for lesbian mothers (it's mostly the conservative groups who knock on doors). Then tell the short one she's kind of cute.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by TexLex
1) Is it appropriate or just hypocritical to take your kids to an Easter egg hunt at a local church if you have no intention of attending not only that church but any church, ever?

Is it open to the public for recruiting purposes? It seems a bit wrong to participate in (or take advantage of) an event that presumably is intended for members of the church or those who might become members of the church.

Of course, if it's just a community event, like the white house easter egg hunt, then carry on.

I won't inquire as to why you would have your children participate in an easter egg hunt when you have no intention of joining any church that celebrates easter. Then again, I don't understand jews (other than those For Jesus) celebrating christmas.

The church sent out a flier, so presumably we're invited, along with the rest of this zip code. I'm no Egg Hunt crasher!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Is it open to the public for recruiting purposes? It seems a bit wrong to participate in (or take advantage of) an event that presumably is intended for members of the church or those who might become members of the church.

Of course, if it's just a community event, like the white house easter egg hunt, then carry on.

I won't inquire as to why you would have your children participate in an easter egg hunt when you have no intention of joining any church that celebrates easter. Then again, I don't understand jews (other than those For Jesus) celebrating christmas.

And the religous significance of Easter eggs (or for that matter most Christmas traditions) is..........? I say go. It's like going to the summer fest beer tent at the church or the Friday fish fry.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
And the religous significance of Easter eggs (or for that matter most Christmas traditions) is..........? I say go. It's like going to the summer fest beer tent at the church or the Friday fish fry.

The Easter egg tradition may have celebrated the end of the privations of Lent. In the West, eggs were seen as "meat", which would have been forbidden during Lent. Likewise, in Eastern Christianity, both meat and dairy were prohibited during the fast, and eggs were seen as "dairy" (a foodstuff that could be taken from an animal without shedding its blood).

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
And the religous significance of Easter eggs (or for that matter most Christmas traditions) is..........? I say go. It's like going to the summer fest beer tent at the church or the Friday fish fry.

In reality, the tradition comes from a Christian sect, the "Church of the Two Marys", that was repressed by the Romans in the fifth century. The egg symbolized new life that was sacrified for mankind, in other words, it symbolized the sacrifice that Mary and Mary Magdalene made when her son/husband was crucified. The dying of the egg represented Jesus' blood on the cross, and early eggs were mostly dyed red. The Church of the Two Marys ate dyed eggs every week, in a ceremony similar to communion.

While the sect was repressed and the Gospel of Mary declared heretical, the egg dying appealed to the Romans, both because eggs had been used in Roman religion as a substitute sacrifice and because dying eggs was a way to have a more civilized version of the tatooing done by many of their Pagan subjects. It was in these years that eggs became more decorative, often being decorated with Gallic or Celtic patterns previously used for tatoos.

So, in reality, the dying of eggs is a combination of heretical and pagan symbolism adopted by mainstream Christianity.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
It's like going to the summer fest beer tent at the church or the Friday fish fry.

Why would you do either of those things? Unless you're going as part of a community event, or a charity fund raiser.

But since the church in question apparently made ithis a community event, I say "hunt away". And bring your gay lover.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
In reality, the tradition comes from a Christian sect, the "Church of the Two Marys", that was repressed by the Romans in the fifth century. The egg symbolized new life that was sacrified for mankind, in other words, it symbolized the sacrifice that Mary and Mary Magdalene made when her son/husband was crucified. The dying of the egg represented Jesus' blood on the cross, and early eggs were mostly dyed red. The Church of the Two Marys ate dyed eggs every week, in a ceremony similar to communion.

While the sect was repressed and the Gospel of Mary declared heretical, the egg dying appealed to the Romans, both because eggs had been used in Roman religion as a substitute sacrifice and because dying eggs was a way to have a more civilized version of the tatooing done by many of their Pagan subjects. It was in these years that eggs became more decorative, often being decorated with Gallic or Celtic patterns previously used for tatoos.

So, in reality, the dying of eggs is a combination of heretical and pagan symbolism adopted by mainstream Christianity.

I'm thinking that your second paragraph isn't based in reality, since you haven't told us that it is. Very sneaky.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I'm thinking that your second paragraph isn't based in reality, since you haven't told us that it is. Very sneaky.

I hope it's not. It's too sad to think of all those poor dying eggs.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
I hope it's not. It's too sad to think of all those poor dying eggs.

It's nice to have you around to fix my spelling.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
It's nice to have you around to fix my spelling.

If only I could make a job out of it.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
If only I could make a job out of it.

You can. It just doesn't pay very well. Or at all.

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
You can. It just doesn't pay very well. Or at all.

Depends whether it's a union shop. I have a friend from high school who's a copy editor for a relatively podunk, but union, newspaper, and she makes pretty good money. Not BIGLAW money, but better than you'd might expect (better than the local teachers).

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by baltassoc
Depends whether it's a union shop. I have a friend from high school who's a copy editor for a relatively podunk, but union, newspaper, and she makes pretty good money. Not BIGLAW money, but better than you'd might expect (better than the local teachers).

Maybe if they paid the teachers more, the community newspapers wouldn't need so much editing.

Every time I read my neighborhood weekly I want to red pen the hell out of it and walk it down to the printing office. It's a shandeh un a charpeh, I tell you.