Jesus Day in the Lone Star State

[PygmyPlaidGiraffe]

The Texan governor signed a proclamation calling June 10, 2000, Jesus Day in the Lone Star State.

Therefore, I, George W. Bush, Governor of Texas, do hereby proclaim June 10, 2000, Jesus Day in Texas and urge the appropriate recognition whereof, in official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this 17th day of April, 2000.

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Jewish Bulletin News (http://www.jewishsf.com/bk000721/usbushjesusday.shtml)

Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/religion/jesusday.htm)

The issue might be a thornier one for Bush than for other politicians because he has made several controversial remarks about Jesus and Christianity in recent years.

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[Ladewig]

A bit more background

The proclamation was sought by the "March for Jesus," an Atlanta group that organizes marches and assistance for the poor in about 500 cities on the same day each year. The group, which was formed in 1991, had previously sought proclamations commemorating "March for Jesus Day." In 2000, the group called the event Jesus Day. Ten governors agreed to issue proclamations or greetings, but some refused, the group said.

[BrianT]

Hey, this is Texas. There are lots of guys named "Jesus" around here.

[Tony]

Originally posted by BrianT
Hey, this is Texas. There are lots of guys named "Jesus" around here.


Yeah but they pronounce it "Hey-zoos". :D

[KelvinG]

Doesn't Jesus already have a day (December 25). What does he need another one for?
That Jesus is a greedy dude.

[c4ts]

The state of Texas is lucky he didn't declare every day as Jesus Day.

[KS_SKEPTIC]

Originally posted by c4ts
The state of Texas is lucky he didn't declare every day as Jesus Day.

Forget Jesus Day!!! :mad:

What about Darwin Day!!!
February 12
Best day of the year!!! :)

[Charlie Monoxide]

Doesn't Jesus already have a day (December 25). What does he need another one for?

This is a little off track:

Pierre Eliot Trudeau, the only famous Canadian politician, had 2 sons that were born on December 25 in different years. I saw a political cartoon that showed Trudeau, standing on a hill, shaking his finger sky-wards saying "hey up there, 2 to 1"

Charlie (Arrogant Worm fan) Monoxide

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by KelvinG
Doesn't Jesus already have a day (December 25). What does he need another one for?
That Jesus is a greedy dude.
Yes, and Easter.

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by KS_SKEPTIC


Forget Jesus Day!!! :mad:

What about Darwin Day!!!
February 12
Best day of the year!!! :)
Darwin Day may be celebrated with delicious cakes, but every year the all Math teachers get on March 14 to celebrate Pi Day (with alcohol... dont tell anyone, its supposed to be a secret). If I remember correctly, Pi Day is properly celebrated at exactly 3:14 PM (not AM, never AM) by shouting out "HAPPY PI DAY!"... wow, what a wasted holiday.

Also, I believe that June 22 is Pi Approximation Day (properly rendered 22/7 on non-Americanized calenders).

[Ladewig]

If I remember correctly, Pi Day is properly celebrated at exactly 3:14 PM (not AM, never AM) by shouting out "HAPPY PI DAY!"

Pfui. Very imprecise. The appropriate time on 3/14 for the celebration is 1:59:26 p.m. or more precisesly, 1:59:26.53589.....

[Electric Monk]

Originally posted by Yahweh
Also, I believe that June 22 is Pi Approximation Day (properly rendered 22/7 on non-Americanized calenders). You mean that European calendars swap the month and day, and add one to the month number??

They're more confused than I thought... :)

--James

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by Electric Monk
You mean that European calendars swap the month and day, and add one to the month number??
They're more confused than I thought... :)
--James
We don't swap the date and day; north Americans do. And your confusion speaks volumes about the lack of intellectual curiosity in American public schools.
From a very cultured European, :D

[c4ts]

Originally posted by Kimpatsu

We don't swap the date and day; north Americans do. And your confusion speaks volumes about the lack of intellectual curiosity in American public schools.
From a very cultured European, :D z

But your location says you're in Tokyo. :confused:

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by c4ts
But your location says you're in Tokyo. :confused:
"Britain's borders are on the Himalayas." (Harold Wilson)
I just live here. Where am I from? Earth. As ruled by the British Empire. :D

[c4ts]

Originally posted by Kimpatsu

"Britains borders are on the Himalayas." (Harold Wilson)
I just live here. Where am I from? Earth. As ruled by the British Empire. :D

And just when I thought geography meant something...

Just to remind you, the age of Imperialism is pretty much over. America rules the world now, or so we think.

[reprise]

I want to know which state of the Union is going to proclaim "Judas Day" and on what date.

[c4ts]

Originally posted by reprise
I want to know which state of the Union is going to proclaim "Judas Day" and on what date.

The day after Planet X collides with the Earth, of course. If you want an exact date, contact your local astrologer.

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by c4ts
Just to remind you, the age of Imperialism is pretty much over. America rules the world now, or so we think.
Yes: American imperialism.

[reprise]

To what does "lone star" refer when talking about Texas?

[UnrepentantSinner]

Originally posted by reprise
To what does "lone star" refer when talking about Texas?

Oooooo, that's a hangin' offense 'round here.

http://castor.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/images/texasflag.jpg

That also reminds something I did back in High School. Dad was in the Air Force and our final assignment was in Alabama. Paul "Bear" Bryant had achieved mythical status in that state as coach of the University of Alabama. I pranked some of my classmates by asking "Which college did Bear Bryant coach again?" There were actually shocked inhallations from some of them.

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by reprise
To what does "lone star" refer when talking about Texas?
Because there's only one Bright in the whole state. :D

[reprise]

OK, but WHY does Texas only have one star on its state flag? The "lone star" concept must have come from somewhere way back when, and I doubt that it's for the reason my son suggests (you don't want to know, really you don't).

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by Kimpatsu

Because there's only one Bright in the whole state. :D
Damn thats funny!

Sarcasm like that is bordering on Shemp or evildave...

Edit to add: Keep in mind that Texas lies within that long Bible Belt...

[UnrepentantSinner]

Originally posted by reprise
OK, but WHY does Texas only have one star on its state flag? The "lone star" concept must have come from somewhere way back when, and I doubt that it's for the reason my son suggests (you don't want to know, really you don't).

The "Texians," or Anglos who were the driving force behind the revolution against Mexico had a connection to the United States and saw their eventual Republic of Texas as a similar but singluar entity, hence, one star became it's symbol. The Lone Star is incorporated into the State Seal as well as the Flag.

Kimpatsu, I'd be willing bet there are more Bright's in Texas that post to this board than there are in your Prefecture. Though I think we are unanimous in our aversion to the term.

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by UnrepentantSinner
Kimpatsu, I'd be willing bet there are more Bright's in Texas that post to this board than there are in your Prefecture.
Probably; the Japanese are among the most credulous people in the world.
Rant mode ON.
This is because the purpose of the Japanese education system is not to equip students with faculties for critical thinking, but to turn out a compliant workforce for the world's largest manufacturing economy. According to a survey here about 10 years ago, 85% of people believe in UFOs (although one anthropologist I know claims this is because of the popularity of the X Files at the time), and a staggering 100% believe in ghosts. When challenged for evidence, these people will look at you perplexedly; why do they need evidence when they've got faith? Many Japanese to whom I speak earnestly believe the Shinto creation myth of Izanagi and Izanami (a sexual metaphor if ever there was one), and have absolutely no idea of the true age of the universe or the solar system, for example. Such knowledge is not deemed necessary for automatons who work on factory assembly lines. Hence the educational emphasis on rote memorisation; retention of facts with no understanding of said facts. University entrants here can tell you the latitude and longitude of all the world's major capitals, but don't actually know what latitude and longitude are. I have corresponded by e-mail with a skeptic in Dallas, so there is at least one Bright in the Lone Star State. But I haven't found any real Japanese skeptics yet. Instead, prime time TV here is devoted to programmes about psychics, with no critical rebuttal ever offered. And it makes me screaming angry!
Rant mode OFF.
Originally posted by UnrepentantSinner
Though I think we are unanimous in our aversion to the term.
I'm not averse to the term "bright"; I quite like it. "I'm a bright" sounds far more cheerful than "I'm an atheist". If you don't like it, that just means your consciousness hasn't been raised.
Yet.

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by Yahweh
Damn thats funny!
Sarcasm like that is bordering on Shemp or evildave...
I'm like that all the time on other boards. Check out e-budo (www.e-budo.com) to see what I mean. (Trumpet-blowing time: In particular, read "I can murder you for fun.")
Cheers! :cool:

[reprise]

Probably; the Japanese are among the most credulous people in the world.

I cite as evidence of this claim their belief that bukkake is fun.

[Kimpatsu]

Originally posted by reprise
I cite as evidence of this claim their belief that bukkake is fun.
Bukkake IS fun; ever tried it?

[UnrepentantSinner]

I knew Japan was a woowoo society in many ways, but oddly enough it was Iron Chef that clinched it for me. The fact that they had a fortune teller on the panel seemingly every week. Now, I realize it's a cooking contest, not Meet the Press, and that the judges are well known people... but why the hell is a fortune teller well known???

Oddly enough I was thinking about starting a thread with a similar rant about Arab culture after seeing that the "skeptical Arab street" would doubt that Uday and Qusay were dead. No. No. No! That's not scepticism, that's credulity and superstition. Uday and Cusay have transended from mortal monsters to boogy men that could be just around the next corner or hiding in the shadows. It's the same menatlity that thinks 4,000 Jews stayed home on 9/11, that the Israeli's are poisoning the Jordan River upstream from the West Bank, that America's conspiratorially exporting TV to the Middle East to destroy and convert them or that there's no way it was Arabs flying the planes on 9/11.

My friend Ahmed heard from his cousin... so it must be true. :rolleyes:

[Kimpatsu]

Japan as a woowoo society has to be seen to be believed. Stockbrokers gamble millions on the advice of fortune tellers. There are palm readers on every street corner, with their little tables and their paraphernalia. I once walked through Shinjuku giving out cards telling them to try claiming the JREF $1 million; still no response so far, though. Every time ground is broken for a new building, a Shinto ceremony is held to bless the land (feng shui). Although this ceremony could be put down to tradition, people pay for it, so at least the priests are growing fat. Lack of critical thinking will ultimately lead to the downfall of their society. At least, that's my psychic prediction.

[evildave]

I was stationed on Okinawa for a couple of years, and I never really picked up on any of that superstition stuff.

Then again, I just sat in my room and programmed most of that time....

Not that we in America should "cast the first stone", to use a metaphor from another source of much superstition.