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ihaveaquestion

(4,316 posts) Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:43 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP

Looks like fun...nt Wounded Bear Saturday #1

All your holiday are belong to us! QueerDuck Saturday #2

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

I demand religious leaders immediately... mike_c Saturday #4

We still have freedom from religion, False-Christians. Clouds Passing Saturday #5

so they have never seen the Nightmare Before Christmas movie ?? SaydiTom Saturday #6

Ok, those fake christians have just given this event way mwmisses4289 Saturday #7

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

Wounded Bear

(63,623 posts)

1. Looks like fun...nt

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

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QueerDuck

(725 posts)

2. All your holiday are belong to us!

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

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🤪🤣🌈🤡🎅🎄🦃👹☃️🎃🎉🎊💥🧛☘️🐰

Dave Bowman

(6,383 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:16 PM

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mike_c

(36,875 posts)

4. I demand religious leaders immediately...

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:38 PM

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

Clouds Passing

(6,662 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:43 PM

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SaydiTom

(73 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:48 PM

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mwmisses4289

(2,911 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 04:07 PM

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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

(22,814 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 04:11 PM

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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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