tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post550769747011575260..comments2023-10-25T03:45:03.077-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Watery Tart: Holiday of MisattributionHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-62065009311636172472010-03-17T20:29:47.647-04:002010-03-17T20:29:47.647-04:00I'll raise a Guinness to tolerance! :)
Elizab...I'll raise a Guinness to tolerance! :)<br /><br />ElizabethElizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-34965413591619824702010-03-17T17:27:03.808-04:002010-03-17T17:27:03.808-04:00Dearest Tartlett - pardon me if this is a repeat b...Dearest Tartlett - pardon me if this is a repeat but could you send me your mailing address for your lovely photo? My email address is mobudgeATnsDOTsympaticoDOTca And then could you ditch this comment because I'm scared of Wendell who I realize isn't scary or Wendell but there you go!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-55797269424277744882010-03-17T13:42:39.612-04:002010-03-17T13:42:39.612-04:00I love St. Patrick's Day mainly for the partyi...I love St. Patrick's Day mainly for the partying I've done with friends over the years, and the over-the-top celebrations some cities like Chicago and Boston have. It seems like so many holidays are ripoffs of other holidays. Thanks for posting this, Hart.B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112783922833164491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-89432905444885814882010-03-17T12:54:58.768-04:002010-03-17T12:54:58.768-04:00Natasha-I agree... treat people well... ought to c...Natasha-I agree... treat people well... ought to cover it.<br /><br />Marjorie--my thought on a higher consciousness is a 'collective' rather than a singular thinking entity (I think en masse, we can have effect, individually, only on a small scale), but mostly we seem to look at it about the same.<br /><br />Mark *snort* Yay for holiday massecres then, eh? Your description of 'god' sounds very much like Buddha (who is not God to the Buddhists--I don't remember if their god has a human form)--but the cheery happy fat guy... "Cheers! Hugs all around!" Yup... I can appreciate him...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-37172637550894340472010-03-17T12:39:55.645-04:002010-03-17T12:39:55.645-04:00Agree with this very much. I spend Valentine's...Agree with this very much. I spend Valentine's Day mindful of the blood that was spilled at the massacre, or perform a few gangland killings myself. :)<br /><br />Most religious holidays are an excuse to get plastered. Certainly over here they are. I picture God as a very cheery drunk guy with a red nose, yelling "You're my best mate, I love you!"M.J. Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972190103986599079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-54730355555816994492010-03-17T12:08:00.300-04:002010-03-17T12:08:00.300-04:00I also don't believe in the old man on the thr...I also don't believe in the old man on the throne in the sky. God to me isn't so much a person as in the driving force that shaped the universe. But I DO believe that force is to some extent conscious and multifaceted. But if we as humans could understand God then we would be superhuman and more like gods ourselves. I DO think that is possible too. :)Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958530958484080973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-68022062979715998742010-03-17T11:46:04.230-04:002010-03-17T11:46:04.230-04:00I totally agree with you. The only think that real...I totally agree with you. The only think that really matters is whether you are a good human being, which I define as someone who doesn't intentially harm someone else, and tries to help when they can. I'm not big on all this me and you stuff.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-25935698313808031992010-03-17T11:35:00.514-04:002010-03-17T11:35:00.514-04:00Andy, When I first heard all this, I was sort of i...Andy, When I first heard all this, I was sort of in a 'goddess phase' and it angered me a lot more than it does now, so I totally hear you. I like your approach of the connectivity between the many. Like his holiness the Dali Lama says, ANY religion can raise a fabulous person, because they all have the same basic foundation. I am not ONE faith (though I have trouble with the big man in the sky stuff) but I AM spiritual, so connection speaks to me quite clearly.<br /><br />NotHannah-I love you too!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-37354489215487458772010-03-17T11:24:30.823-04:002010-03-17T11:24:30.823-04:00WT, I love you. I had a long comment about progre...WT, I love you. I had a long comment about progress and faith and everybody being free to be you and me, but I think I'll just go with the first sentiment.Not Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817871438213291396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-49824764370201284622010-03-17T11:21:21.793-04:002010-03-17T11:21:21.793-04:00OOoooo. I know this topic. As someone who was an A...OOoooo. I know this topic. As someone who was an Avid (with a capital 'A') Pagan before succumbing to agnosticism, I've had plenty of head-banging-on-the-wall moments due to Christian holidays and their blatant disregard for their roots as they cry out 'Keep the CHRIST in CHRISTMAS!' and what have you. <br /><br />Now I'm over it, and enjoy being able to point out all the icons and symbols that connect all religions. :)Andy Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190971365282830926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-19942626573200906972010-03-17T09:35:11.887-04:002010-03-17T09:35:11.887-04:00Jan- I'm not surprised to hear about St. Brigh...Jan- I'm not surprised to hear about St. Brighid--and I am ALMOST on the other solstice (3rd day of summer)-- but that one is near NO holidays, except father's day... I'm sure it's true EVERYONE does it, but I don't have to like it, yes? (love the Buddhist no guilt thing... so sensible, those Buddhists...)<br /><br />Travis, you didn't go by the name Wendell in a former life did you? (friend of mine from college used to do that to me) I TOTALLY get the irony, really i do. I have HEARD St. Pat DID engage in the forceful conversion, but I heard it verbally and don't know the original source, so can't stake a claim in the accuracy--neither of the places I read up on went that far. I tend to not even like someone showing up at my door to TALK to me about it. <br /><br />My dad's family are Seventh Day Adventists as go to poor countries to build schools and hospitals--THAT is an approach I can get behind... set a good example, provide some resources. In exchange someone might come listen to what you have to say...<br /><br />But it seems to me MANY groups feel it is their obligation to SAVE many, and the tactics when someone feels so compelled cross a lot of lines.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-35029112128919558232010-03-17T09:16:29.773-04:002010-03-17T09:16:29.773-04:00Mind a little devil's advocate? (Ironic term, ...Mind a little devil's advocate? (Ironic term, given the content...)<br /><br />Here's what I see as the fundamental problem with this way of thinking: In order to create this world where everyone can believe what they want, you have to tell entire groups of people that they can no longer believe what they want. You're saying, "You can't actually believe that Jesus was sent for the healing and redemption of the whole world." I mean, that's not just some privately-held belief. It's the crux of the faith.<br /><br />I'm entirely against forced conversion, and if St. Patrick engaged in that whatsoever, then we have a problem. But if St. Patrick came and preached a message and used the symbols of the culture to communicate that message, the culture itself was welcome to accept it or reject it on its own merits. No forced conversion should ever be allowed, but the exchange of ideas and beliefs, which just might lead to conversion from one belief to another, should always be allowed.Travis Prinzihttp://thehogshead.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127677169344207651.post-7240132733998106492010-03-17T08:28:34.974-04:002010-03-17T08:28:34.974-04:00You're on. Did you know that St. Brighid and h...You're on. Did you know that St. Brighid and her day (Feb.2 - yep same as Groundhog Day - talk about taking over!) was taken over. Brighid was a fierce and marvelous Celtic female deity? Yep - and they caught her on their trinity horns too. To be quite fair though, all religions co-opt the going holy guys and holy days so they can wiggle in there and I'm sure the Celts and the Druids were no exception. I love that on MY BIRTHDAY - DECEMBER 21st there are holidays in and around for every single religion. That's what being born on a solstice will do for ya!<br />My best friend and I celebrate this day by taking off work and going for an adventure - that'll make two for this week - I feel some Christian guilt arising - no problemo - I'm a Buddhist and we don't do guilt!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.com