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2008-02-09 Europe

Dutch Catholics to Call their Lentan Fast Ramadan

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Posted by tipper 2008-02-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 bad idea.

Posted by twobyfour 2008-02-09 00:47|| 2008-02-09 00:47|| Front Page Top

#2 WTF?

Posted by 3dc 2008-02-09 01:27|| 2008-02-09 01:27|| Front Page Top

#3 "Too stupid to live" really should be a valid diagnosis.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-02-09 01:51|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-02-09 01:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Frightened little rabbits these Euro-Weenies. I doubt that they have another good genoc...er, fight left in them.

Posted by Gruting Forkbeard6761 2008-02-09 05:57|| 2008-02-09 05:57|| Front Page Top

#5 First, gut your own tradition.

Then adopt another because yours no longer has spirituality and rigor.

spit

Posted by lotp 2008-02-09 09:19|| 2008-02-09 09:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Here's an idea. How about Dutch Muslims call Ramadan..."Lent"! Ya know, for the "young people".
No? Don't think that would work? How about you ask anyways just to see what happens. I'll bet it would be fun...

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-09 09:27|| 2008-02-09 09:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh for Christ's sake!!

Posted by GORT 2008-02-09 09:56|| 2008-02-09 09:56|| Front Page Top

#8 I've had the occasion to explain that Hanukkah is kind of like a Jewish St. Patrick's Day, to communicate the fun, nationalism, and essential lack of religious gravitas (minus getting falling-down drunk via green-tinted beer -- ick!). But I've never equated the one with the other. Hopefully we've got a translation error, or an overenthusiastic reporter. If one of our Dutch correspondents would be so good as to check this out, I'd be grateful.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-02-09 12:19|| 2008-02-09 12:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Well TW as a person that resided in Savannah for 7 years. Also, traveled down when I wasn't a resident for the St Pats Rugby tournament. Let me tell you green beer is wonderful. It really colorful on it's return as well.

Posted by Beavis 2008-02-09 12:27|| 2008-02-09 12:27|| Front Page Top

#10 Can a Dutch jizya tax be far behind.

Posted by DMFD 2008-02-09 12:28|| 2008-02-09 12:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Last year, a retiring Dutch Catholic bishop made a one-day headline when he suggested referring to God as "Allah". Multi-Culti as only the Dutch can do it.

Posted by mrp 2008-02-09 13:53|| 2008-02-09 13:53|| Front Page Top

#12 Your supposed to give up something for Lent; I'll give up the Dutch and their PC ways--what a waste of time on the part of the Dutch.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-02-09 15:26|| 2008-02-09 15:26|| Front Page Top

#13 As #2 said..."WTF"... When will we cease bowing down to the Islamofacist facilitators and tell them all to grow up and get a life?

Posted by WolfDog 2008-02-09 16:38|| 2008-02-09 16:38|| Front Page Top

#14 From my perspective, Beavis, the first problem with green beer is that it's beer, although I understand a great many people differ from me on that one (isn't it wonderful -- more for you-all!). The second problem is that it's been adulterated, but so long as it's enjoyed fully in both directions... ;-) Whereas at Hanukkah we play betting games with a little top and eat fried things. So it isn't really like St. Patrick's Day at all. Just like Ramadan and Lent, in fact.

It's stupidity like this that's led to Catholicism and Dutch Protestantism (whichever variety that is; I lose track of all the sects, I fear) losing adherents, while American-style Evangelical Christianity in small house churches apparently is growing by leaps and bounds.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-02-09 17:53|| 2008-02-09 17:53|| Front Page Top

#15 Sorry. That would be losing adherents in Holland of course.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-02-09 17:55|| 2008-02-09 17:55|| Front Page Top

#16 among St. Pat celebrants, it's commonly thought that the green beer has "magical" powers, allowing the drinker to consume a LOT more without being a drunken ass. Those that are disabused of that notion frequently suffer memory loss as well, and repeat the same again the next year

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-02-09 18:00|| 2008-02-09 18:00|| Front Page Top

#17 It would be unkind for me to snicker at your comment, Frank, so pretend I didn't. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-02-09 18:07|| 2008-02-09 18:07|| Front Page Top

#18 No problem. Unkind Snicker, Frank. :)

Posted by Omung Squank9908 2008-02-09 18:24|| 2008-02-09 18:24|| Front Page Top

#19 Per Jay: we are having troubles with stupid people

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