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24. Yes, friend, I was replying to your post #6, where you mentioned

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 05:38 PM

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your Catholic school experience.

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School tries to nix Halloween for ‘religious overtones’; parents revolt [View all] rug Oct 2013 OP

schools should nix Halloween, Easter, Christmas etc gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

Every year my kids' elementary school has a Seuss character day. rug Oct 2013 #3

yep gopiscrap Oct 2013 #6

And it worked so well. atreides1 Oct 2013 #8

I love kids and raised two of my own but gopiscrap Oct 2013 #11

Yes, friend, I was replying to your post #6, where you mentioned No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #24

oh ok, sorry my bad... gopiscrap Oct 2013 #25

2-3 measly days out of the year? fitman Oct 2013 #4

Parties are disruptive? cbayer Oct 2013 #13

Halloween is religious gopiscrap Oct 2013 #15

All Saints Day is one thing. Halloween quite another, imo. cbayer Oct 2013 #16

Dumb!! Let kids be kids fitman Oct 2013 #2

I didn't know d_r Oct 2013 #5

My local public school allows it.. fitman Oct 2013 #7

cool. d_r Oct 2013 #19

The whole commercialized thing about 2naSalit Oct 2013 #9

What religion does Halloween endorse? cbayer Oct 2013 #10

November 1 is a huge holiday in southern Europe. cbayer Oct 2013 #14

the word is a derivative of All Hallow's Eve gopiscrap Oct 2013 #17

I think that's right. longship Oct 2013 #20

There is a difference with christmas, though. cbayer Oct 2013 #21

Not really. Christmas is re-branding of Yule. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2013 #28

The "Christ" part bothers some people. cbayer Oct 2013 #29

Doesn't have to. jeff47 Oct 2013 #30

The name is. Everything else about it isn't. jeff47 Oct 2013 #27

I don't like the costume bit Goblinmonger Oct 2013 #33