Quote# 66912
Derry City Council's Hallowe'en carnival encourages Satanism and has brought a curse on the city, according to a Methodist minister.
Rev Jonathan Campbell, from Newbuildings Independent Methodist Church, has launched an online petition to stop this year's event.
He said Hallowe'en celebrations "make evil look innocent", and has appealed for families to boycott the festival.
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Rev Campbell said his church was opposed to Hallowe'en because it was "one of the two major days for Satanists", and "God's word clearly condemns and warns people about celebrating or glorifying Hallowe'en or the occult".
"One of the main reasons we as a church are opposed to the carnival is that children are being disturbed.
"People are being deceived - they look on it as harmless fun, but it isn't.
"We are doing this because we care for the people of Londonderry and this is harming parents, children, families in Londonderry," he said.
Rev Jonathan Campbell,
BBC News 83 Comments [10/27/2009 6:44:31 PM]
Fundie Index: 57
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#1044843
Jesus
Look for this town to be haunted by pirate ghosts when Korn plays there,
10/27/2009 6:48:00 PM
#1044852
Drama queen.
10/27/2009 6:52:36 PM
#1044853
Matante
In Canada, there is a town called Huntington who's mayor is openly a Satanist. It didn't burn down or anything so far.
10/27/2009 6:52:41 PM
#1044860
Reverend Jeremiah
The minister is a Methodist..he should know better than to spread such divisive untruths.
10/27/2009 6:59:48 PM
#1044876
Skyknight
What's the other major diabolist holiday, according to him?
10/27/2009 7:12:51 PM
#1044892
cthulhu
ooh satan! I got news for you reverend myself my relatives and freinds are almost all catholic or deist and ya know what we celebrate it too.
10/27/2009 7:22:45 PM
#1044906
Nibblett
Nibblett likes potato chips!
10/27/2009 7:31:32 PM
#1044925
Oni
wow, i never realized how bizarrely normal the catholic church from my hometown was. they have a carnival every year to celebrate halloween. but then again, "catholics arent christian" i guess.
10/27/2009 7:47:19 PM
#1044967
Zimmer
Derry?
Now if this was in Maine, I think I might agree...
10/27/2009 8:25:03 PM
#1044975
Pickle
Define "evil"
10/27/2009 8:30:53 PM
#1045025
Dax
There are methodists in Ireland? They're not fucking with the Leprechauns I hope
10/27/2009 9:30:24 PM
#1045029
iComix
I know the solution!
Get Ozzy and the gang there, play Black Sabbath, by Black Sabbath, from the debute album Black Sabbath.
10/27/2009 9:35:54 PM
#1045086
Professor M
@ Dax --
It's Northern Ireland. Dude's probably a Democratic Unionist.
10/27/2009 10:30:33 PM
#1045111
the old firm
@Zimmer: Exactly my thoughts. Let's hope they do not awaken "IT"...
10/27/2009 11:11:09 PM
#1045166
Hadron
"Look for this town to be haunted by pirate ghosts when Korn plays there"
Or more correctly, ghost pirates.
10/28/2009 12:06:12 AM
#1045169
CailinBan
"It's Northern Ireland. Dude's probably a Democratic Unionist."
He's definitely a Unionist (i.e. is in the part of Ireland that's still part of the U.K. and wants to keep it that way), and we know that because he calls the city Londonderry. Republicans who would want a re-united Ireland, call it Derry.
And he doesn't realise that Halloween predated Christianity and so predates the myth of Satan too.
But why let facts get in the way of a good rant ...
10/28/2009 12:10:40 AM
#1045174
werewolf
This is one old and cranky mofo. It's a good bet his congregation (and tithes) have been declining for years.
10/28/2009 12:15:25 AM
#1045194
I love Halloween. You just don't get fundie of this calibre very often.
10/28/2009 12:31:47 AM
#1045228
Pule Thamex
Hallowe'en! Beware the ghosts, ghouls, devils and demons! Avoid the witches, phantoms, vampires and goblins. Remain alert for the most dangerous of all the Hallowe'en mosnsters, the Godzombies!
10/28/2009 1:01:14 AM
#1045236
ozznova
does this tard know that halloween was originally celebrated by the Irish?
10/28/2009 1:12:16 AM
#1045273
aaa
Get a job and live a little.
10/28/2009 2:11:10 AM
#1045281
Atheismo
The fuck is hallowe'en? Does an apostrophe make it more evil?
10/28/2009 2:29:56 AM
#1045286
Clown
Two words: Prove it!
10/28/2009 2:34:08 AM
#1045305
Katsuro
Ahat do you expect from a country that elects these sorts of idiots into Government?
10/28/2009 2:55:04 AM
#1045316
WMDKitty
*facepalm*
...fucking idiots....
10/28/2009 3:25:53 AM
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