Eoster?(sp?) I know man. The roman Catholics twisted many pagan celebrations allowing enough of the original tradition through to pacify the populace. Smart guys those Romans.
I was just saying that with the overt commercialization of these holidays, and with our troops currently at war, I don't think it hurts anything. Hell a generation that is raised more aware of the military, and of the costs of our society could only be a good thing in my eyes. Tim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: War-Theme Easter Baskets For Sale In Central Florida The eggs and rabbit are symbolic of fertility and have to do with the pre-Christian celebration of what is now Easter. > Well neither does candy if you think about it. I mean where'd the damned > bunny come from? > > if people want to make them military or patriotic that's their right. > > Damn. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:42 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: War-Theme Easter Baskets For Sale In Central Florida > > > War toys and guns do not belong in an Easter basket - period. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:34 PM > Subject: RE: War-Theme Easter Baskets For Sale In Central Florida > > > > It is insane to think that toy soldiers and toy guns lead to more violent > > youth. I mean our generation (25-35) was the one to go from semi real > > looking toys to very fake looking ones. My father and grandfather had > > military toys. Hell we all had guns. Not toy guns, real guns. Shouldn't > I > > be out in the streets killing people for no reason? I grew up playing > video > > games and watching ninja movies. Why don't I get in fights all the time > and > > rape and murder? > > > > Silly. > > > > We just bought my oldest son two different Army toy sets. He was > interested > > in it from the clips of news he's been able to sneak. I mean he even > jumps > > off the couch and screams airborne ranger. I don't think that's going to > > make him anymore violent. As a matter of fact the implicit discipline of > the > > military I think can have a preventative effect. > > > > Tim > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
