How to piss off kids

[rug]

Religious tracts land in Trick or Treat bags

Oct 31, 2011
By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY Updated 2h 23m ago

Twizzlers or tracts? Millions go missionary on Halloween by dropping little booklets on salvation in kids' candy bags.

This year, the American Tract Society's offerings for the holiday include Peek-A-Boo: Jesus Loves You, which sternly cautions the door-to-door pint-size demons-for-a-night that "the Bible says the wages of Sin is death," then offers an elementary school version of the sinners prayer,

"Jesus, I'm sorry I do bad things. Please forgive me..."

The ATS Ministries Light Up the Night site reminds believers

"By distributing ATS tracts along with candy (or the special ATS Fun Paks that include a toy) you can provide each and every child that comes to your door with an evangelistic presentation..."

And it answers concerns that if participating in Trick or Treat is joining in a devilishly pagan ritual:

"By choosing to evangelize on Halloween, Christians can shine the True Light on what is possibly one of the darkest nights of the year."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2011/10/trick-treat-or-tract-some-evangelize-on-halloween-/1

[dmallind]

1. What is it with godbotherers and Random Capitalization of Abstract Nouns?

[LiberalEsto]

2. Just IMAGINE the humongous freakout

if me and my pagan pals were to include little messages in treat bags such as:

"The Goddess Loves You"


:evilgrin:

[tama]

3. I don't like the halloween

that has largely replaced the old local pagan festivity called 'Kekri' - celebration of harvest having been collected and everyting done to be ready for the winter. And I'm glad that the Kekri-tradition is now going through a phase of rebirth:

http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Kekri+-+ancient+celebration+to+mark+end+of+harvest+season/1135222832346

[rug]

4. I never heard of Kekri.

These seasonal observances must have varied from region to region. I had never thought of how it was done in Finland. Thanks.

[prole_for_peace]

5. We used to get little books like that in the late 60s and early 70s

when I was a kid.

We HATED those houses. They were right up there with the ones who gave out apples and raisins.

[kentauros]

6. You can also piss off kids by handing out your

leftover soy and condiment packets

:evilgrin:

[rug]

7. Hotel shampoo!

:rofl:

[kentauros]

9. That's a great one, too!

I'll join you :rofl:

[NMMNG]

8. I find it creepy and predatory

Why do they feel the need to recruit other peoples' children?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

10. I'll tell you, I was creeped out when a student back in the 1980s

enclosed a Chick tract in his final exam and urged me to read it. And no, he was not joking.

[NMMNG]

12. Every time I see a Chick Tract

I feel the need for Brain Bleach.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

11. "Jesus, I'm sorry I do bad things. Please forgive me..."

Perhaps these missionary efforts would be more successful if they didn't threaten children. That's just disgusting.