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ihaveaquestion

(4,314 posts) Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:43 PM 23 hrs ago

Religious leaders demand "immediate cancellation" of "Merry Gothmas" festival in California - Friendly Atheist

Nov 29, 2025
A handful of religious leaders are demanding the “immediate cancellation” of Merry Gothmas, a family-friendly two-day festival in Ventura, California that blends together Halloween and Christmas. They say the festival should be shut down due to its “serious and deliberate offense” against Christians. The reality is that this event is inclusive, wholesome, and has nothing to do with Christianity.

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Religious leaders demand "immediate cancellation" of "Merry Gothmas" festival in California - Friendly Atheist (Original Post) ihaveaquestion 23 hrs ago OP

Looks like fun...nt Wounded Bear 23 hrs ago #1

All your holiday are belong to us! QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #2

Demanding? Lol, bless your heart and f*ck you very much. Dave Bowman 23 hrs ago #3

I demand religious leaders immediately... mike_c 22 hrs ago #4

We still have freedom from religion, False-Christians. Clouds Passing 22 hrs ago #5

so they have never seen the Nightmare Before Christmas movie ?? SaydiTom 22 hrs ago #6

Ok, those fake christians have just given this event way mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #7

Christma$$ as practiced in the U.S. has nothing to do with Christianity. usonian 22 hrs ago #8

Wounded Bear

(63,604 posts)

1. Looks like fun...nt

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

23 hrs ago

QueerDuck

(717 posts)

2. All your holiday are belong to us!

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

23 hrs ago

🤪🤣🌈🤡🎅🎄🦃👹☃️🎃🎉🎊💥🧛☘️🐰

Dave Bowman

(6,359 posts)

3. Demanding? Lol, bless your heart and f*ck you very much.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:16 PM

23 hrs ago

mike_c

(36,874 posts)

4. I demand religious leaders immediately...

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:38 PM

22 hrs ago

...cease trying to run the world according to patently ridiculous fairy tales. That's the "seriously and deliberately offensive" part IMO.

Clouds Passing

(6,648 posts)

5. We still have freedom from religion, False-Christians.

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:43 PM

22 hrs ago

SaydiTom

(63 posts)

6. so they have never seen the Nightmare Before Christmas movie ??

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:48 PM

22 hrs ago

mwmisses4289

(2,888 posts)

7. Ok, those fake christians have just given this event way

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 04:07 PM

22 hrs ago

more publicity than the organizers could possibly have dreamed of. Hope the organizers of the event are ready to sue the pants off the signers of that letter, their organizations, and the city and county of Ventura should the event be cancelled.

usonian

(22,768 posts)

8. Christma$$ as practiced in the U.S. has nothing to do with Christianity.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 04:11 PM

22 hrs ago

Let them have pistol fights with holy water.

See how long Wall Street would like that

And Boycott "Cyber Monday"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220836348

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