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ihaveaquestion

(4,397 posts) Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:43 PM Nov 29

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 Nov 29 OP

Looks like fun...nt Wounded Bear Nov 29 #1

All your holiday are belong to us! QueerDuck Nov 29 #2

Demanding? Lol, bless your heart and f*ck you very much. Dave Bowman Nov 29 #3

I demand religious leaders immediately... mike_c Nov 29 #4

We still have freedom from religion, False-Christians. Clouds Passing Nov 29 #5

so they have never seen the Nightmare Before Christmas movie ?? SaydiTom Nov 29 #6

Ok, those fake christians have just given this event way mwmisses4289 Nov 29 #7

Christma$$ as practiced in the U.S. has nothing to do with Christianity. usonian Nov 29 #8

Wounded Bear

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1. Looks like fun...nt

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

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QueerDuck

(1,010 posts)

2. All your holiday are belong to us!

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:52 PM

Nov 29

🤪🤣🌈🤡🎅🎄🦃👹☃️🎃🎉🎊💥🧛☘️🐰

Dave Bowman

(6,627 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

(36,899 posts)

4. I demand religious leaders immediately...

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:38 PM

Nov 29

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

Clouds Passing

(6,962 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

(93 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 03:48 PM

Nov 29

mwmisses4289

(3,213 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 04:07 PM

Nov 29

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

(23,514 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

Nov 29

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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