Ah, he’s not a zombie, Patrick, but a vampire (as a terrific short story I once read where the elect of the Church eventually got to join him, put it.
Doug
> On Apr 12, 2018, at 3:07 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Doug I sometimes wonder if Christians has any festivals or history that not copied from somewhere
>
> the Zombie Jesus and all that drinking of communion sacramental blood /wine and eating of bodies ?? virgin births phew
>
> all that forgiving of sins was a good sales pitch and all that life in heaven ever after !!!
>
> cheers P
>
>
> On 11/04/2018 16:41, Douglas Barbour wrote:
>> Well, I’d definitely take the chocolate eggs…
>>
>> But you know those older christians, they knew what they were dong when they took over those pagan holidays… (just because the present day kind have forgotten their history…).
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>> On Apr 11, 2018, at 3:12 AM, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> EOSTRE
>>>
>>> when he
>>> pointed out
>>> to the Christians
>>> that Easter
>>> was in fact the
>>> pagan festival
>>> of Eostre
>>> they took it
>>> rather badly
>>> and firmly
>>> tied him
>>> to a cross
>>> and pelted
>>> stoned him
>>> with very solid
>>> hard and painful
>>> chocolate eggs
>>>
>>>
>>> pmcmanus
>>> s287
>>>
>>> spellcheck trying to change Eostre to stereo!
>> Douglas Barbour
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>> Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress).
>> Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
>> Listen. If (UofAPress):
>>
>>
>> There is no real
>> world, my friends.
>> Why not, then
>> let the stars
>> shine in our bones?
>>
>> Robert Kroetsch
Douglas Barbour
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Recent publications: (With Sheila E Murphy) Continuations & Continuations 2 (UofAPress).
Recording Dates (Rubicon Press).
Listen. If (UofAPress):
There is no real
world, my friends.
Why not, then
let the stars
shine in our bones?
Robert Kroetsch
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