tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post6331126287718041529..comments2024-03-04T13:23:26.433-06:00Comments on Stardust Musings and Thoughts for the Freethinker: It’s that time of year again — National Day of Wishful ThinkingStardusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-50370877316185483982008-05-01T22:36:00.000-05:002008-05-01T22:36:00.000-05:00Look at this load of crapBush hopes for world pray...Look at this load of crap<BR/><BR/><B>Bush hopes for world prayer day</B><BR/><BR/><I>WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said Thursday he had found comfort in prayer over the past seven years and that he hoped the world would one day agree to set aside an “International Day of Prayer.”<BR/><BR/> “I think it makes sense to hope that one day there may be an international day of prayer,” Bush, a Methodist who often invokes God in his speeches, said as he marked the US national day of prayer.<BR/><BR/> “It will be a chance for people of faith around the world to stop at the same time to pause to praise an Almighty. It will be a time when we could prayer together for a world that sees the promise of the Psalms made real: ‘Your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth,’” he said.<BR/><BR/> Bush said he and First Lady Laura Bush had prayed throughout the seven years of his presidency, but singled out the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes as a time when he sought divine guidance.<BR/><BR/> “Over the last seven years, our country has faced many trials. And time and time again we have turned to prayer and found strength and resilience,” he said.</I>Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-30617488919478087102008-04-30T21:07:00.000-05:002008-04-30T21:07:00.000-05:00I take it that May 1st will be "National waste you...I take it that May 1st will be "National waste your time" day as well.<BR/><BR/>Considering that this is coming from our government, national waste of time day is rather apt, don't ya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-17705606445433728262008-04-29T23:17:00.000-05:002008-04-29T23:17:00.000-05:00Something interesting I found . . .Damn Xians are ...Something interesting I found . . .<BR/><BR/>Damn Xians are always stealing from the Pagans!<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Origins of May Day</B><BR/><BR/>The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian Europe, as in the Celtic celebration of Beltane, and the Walpurgis Night of the Germanic countries. Many pre-Christian indigenous celebrations were eventually banned or Christianized during the process of Christianization in Europe. As a result, a more secular version of the holiday continued to be observed in the schools and churches of Europe well into the 20th century. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing the Maypole and crowning of the Queen of the May. Today various Neopagan groups celebrate reconstructed (to varying degrees) versions of these customs on 1 May.<BR/><BR/>The day was a traditional summer holiday in many pre-Christian European pagan cultures. While February 1 was the first day of Spring (season), May 1 was the first day of summer; hence, the summer solstice on June 25 (now June 21) was Midsummer. In the Roman Catholic tradition, May is observed as Mary's month, and in these circles May Day is usually a celebration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this connection, in works of art, school skits, and so forth, Mary's head will often be adorned with flowers. Fading in popularity since the late 20th century is the giving of "May baskets," small baskets of sweets and/or flowers, usually left anonymously on neighbors' doorstepsStardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560872454564355114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955218.post-17691212077663705192008-04-29T21:01:00.000-05:002008-04-29T21:01:00.000-05:00I thought May 1st was Commie Day. What happened?An...I thought May 1st was Commie Day. What happened?<BR/><BR/>And of course, the irony is missed by the fundies completely.jhbowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12377271992125388319noreply@blogger.com