TOTALLY GEEKED!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Candy With Bible Tracts

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I'm not surprised.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I don't ever recall getting that before.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

DD got that a few time when she was little back in the 90's. People use it as an opportunity to spread the word.
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P.S. That wasn't a religious jab so no jumping me :).

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I'm not. I am not crazy about it. Cant some things just be light and frivolous without trying to inject meaning . It's a fun night for kids to dress up and get candy. That's all it is and all it needs to be.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

So? It didn't change the Cheetos.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

And u are the first one who would be going ape if it had excerpts from the Koran.

PotteryChick · Member

I would not appreciate that either. I wonder if that's their compromise and helps justify celebrating a pagen holiday?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
And u are the first one who would be going ape if it had excerpts from the Koran.

I probably wouldn't even notice.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

PotteryChick wrote:
I would not appreciate that either. I wonder if that's their compromise and helps justify celebrating a pagen holiday?

Pagan holiday. 4th of July or Presidebts Day is a pagan holiday.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Presidebts! Lol. I think I am on to something.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I'm sure the kids appreciated the bible tracts as much as they do when someone slips toothpaste in the trick or treat bag.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
PotteryChick wrote:
I would not appreciate that either. I wonder if that's their compromise and helps justify celebrating a pagen holiday?
Pagan holiday. 4th of July or Presidebts Day is a pagan holiday.

That's awesome!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Is that when we celebrate the national debt?

Vette · Owl drink to that!

I'm kind of like eh on this issue. It's not even an issue. If you don't like them throw them away.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

Southern_Belle wrote:
Is that when we celebrate the national debt?

Just the part of the national debt directly caused by the president currently in office.... biggrin

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Somebody put black jelly beans in a zip lock bag. Um nooo.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Somebody put black jelly beans in a zip lock bag. Um nooo.

They probably kept all the good ones.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Should have egged their house.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Jelly beans are gross. Especially the black ones.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I was trying to find cinnamon jelly bellys today when we stopped at cracker barrel...

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Probably left over from Easter. Those would be perfect with Bible tracts! Lol

Lindley · Guru

I have no problem with it. I remember getting hare krishnas pamplets too. I just threw them away.

WYSIWYG · Guru

Some people have a need to insert their beliefs everywhere, even in places it has no business being. At least it was only tracts that could be easily ignored and tossed. It's not like they made the kids listed to a Chapter reading or Verse lesson before giving out the goodies.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Well let's think about Halloween for a second.

All year we teach our kids not to talk to strangers and not to take candy from strangers.

Then, once a year we dress them up and take them to strangers houses to basically beg for candy.

So if you go to someone's house in search of free candy, don't complain about what you get.

That is rude.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I have several objections here. First and foremost black jelly beans are awesome. They are the best of the best. Any other color is just a nasty waste of sugar. Two, as a kid I loved getting toothpaste. I never ever had my very own tube of toothpaste so I always thought that was really cool not to have to share with eight sisters and brothers. And lastly, who cares about religious tracts. Trash em. I wouldn't care what religion they were. Give me the candy. If it ain't candy it's going in the trash.

Unless, of course, it's toothpaste!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
Well let's think about Halloween for a second.

All year we teach our kids not to talk to strangers and not to take candy from strangers.

Then, once a year we dress them up and take them to strangers houses to basically beg for candy.

So if you go to someone's house in search of free candy, don't complain about what you get.

That is rude.

Dont give crap candy! Want Snickers!

cadiver · Senior Member

Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I always give little bags of pretzels to the younger kids. I'm talking threeish and under. I know a lot of the parents don't feed them all that candy. I also know it's nice to have something that's not sugar to feed them. I will pair the pretzels with a small sucker or something suitable for them. I give the older kids chocolate.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

cadiver wrote:
Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.

As Dr Phil says " a distinction without a difference".

chef · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I'm not. I am not crazy about it. Cant some things just be light and frivolous without trying to inject meaning . It's a fun night for kids to dress up and get candy. That's all it is and all it needs to be.

This.

I don't mind Bible tracts but I get tired of the notion that trick-or-treating is evil incarnate. Not everything needs a deeper meaning ascribed to it.

One of my FB friends posted this: http://www.chick.com/m/seasonal/halloween/halloweenhistory.asp He does not approve of my stance that trick-or-treating isn't evil.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

We had friends over for trick or treating. I got to steal all their banana laffy taffy.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
OK, DD got 2 little bags of Cheetos tonight that had Bible tracts stapled to them!

Cheetos are not technically candy.

This goes into the "big deal" category. Paper doesn't bite.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Yep, I look at the paper long enough to see if it's a free coupon for something I'll actually use. If not it goes immediately into the trash. Don't care if it's a tract, advertising, or a free coupon for something I'll never use. Trash.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Years ago I had a friend who would slip her Avon business card in the trick or treat bags instead of candy. I would just roll my eyes.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
And u are the first one who would be going ape if it had excerpts from the Koran.
I probably wouldn't even notice.

Yeah, right!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

cadiver wrote:
Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.

They aren't "begging."

It's Halloween, let the kids have fun without telling them they're going to Hell unless they repent.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
cadiver wrote:
Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.
They aren't "begging."
It's Halloween, let the kids have fun without telling them they're going to Hell unless they repent.
flan

I highly doubt that's what the tracts said.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
cadiver wrote:
Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.
They aren't "begging."
It's Halloween, let the kids have fun without telling them they're going to Hell unless they repent.
flan
I highly doubt that's what the tracts said.

The tracts that they used to leave in Indy libraries said exactly that.

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
cadiver wrote:
Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.
They aren't "begging."
It's Halloween, let the kids have fun without telling them they're going to Hell unless they repent.
flan
I highly doubt that's what the tracts said.
The tracts that they used to leave in Indy libraries said exactly that.
flan

I doubt that's the one people would choose to give out to children. Our church has a display with about 20 different tracts - and none of them the fire and brimstone kind. But it's so nice you always assume the worst.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
cadiver wrote:
Cheetos are not candy, so the title is misleading.

I agree with lily, if you are begging you get what you get.
They aren't "begging."
It's Halloween, let the kids have fun without telling them they're going to Hell unless they repent.
flan
I highly doubt that's what the tracts said.
The tracts that they used to leave in Indy libraries said exactly that.
flan
I doubt that's the one people would choose to give out to children. Our church has a display with about 20 different tracts - and none of them the fire and brimstone kind. But it's so nice you always assume the worst.

Depends...are they targeting the child or the parents?

flan

huskerbb · Guru

You are asking THEM for candy. They can hand out a tract if they want to--if you don't like it, don't knock on their door.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

huskerbb wrote:
You are asking THEM for candy. They can hand out a tract if they want to--if you don't like it, don't knock on their door.

Ummm...okay, you don't KNOW they're handing out tracts BEFORE you knock.

flan

huskerbb · Guru

flan327 wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
You are asking THEM for candy. They can hand out a tract if they want to--if you don't like it, don't knock on their door.
Ummm...okay, you don't KNOW they're handing out tracts BEFORE you knock.
flan

So what? It's their discretion what they want to hand out--not yours. It applies to any door you might knock on. It's rude to b!tch about what amounts to a gift.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It is begging. Well actually it is entitlement. You go to the door expecting to get something for free because you think it is what you deserve because it is Halloween.

So yeah. You take what they give you, say thank you, and be happy about it.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Oh, husker, PLEASE lecture me about rudeness!

flan

huskerbb · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Oh, husker, PLEASE lecture me about rudeness!

flan

Apparently it's warranted.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

huskerbb wrote:
flan327 wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
You are asking THEM for candy. They can hand out a tract if they want to--if you don't like it, don't knock on their door.
Ummm...okay, you don't KNOW they're handing out tracts BEFORE you knock.
flan
So what? It's their discretion what they want to hand out--not yours. It applies to any door you might knock on. It's rude to b!tch about what amounts to a gift.

I also consider it rude to force your religious beliefs on others. No one knocked on any doors and yelled "praise the Lord!"

Ohfour · Hooker

Southern_Belle wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
flan327 wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
You are asking THEM for candy. They can hand out a tract if they want to--if you don't like it, don't knock on their door.
Ummm...okay, you don't KNOW they're handing out tracts BEFORE you knock.
flan
So what? It's their discretion what they want to hand out--not yours. It applies to any door you might knock on. It's rude to b!tch about what amounts to a gift.
I also consider it rude to force your religious beliefs on others. No one knocked on any doors and yelled "praise the Lord!"

Forcing religion? They are knocking on my door. I will do whatever the hell I want in my porch. Don't like it, go away.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

So you wouldn't be offended if your kids came home with voodoo dolls?