Isn't Fat Tuesday a religious (Catholic) holiday?
2007-02-20 10:56:44 · 11 answers · asked by dorkmobile 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sandy, I posted "Happy Fat Tuesday to everyone at R&S."
They removed it and sent me a nasty-gram.
2007-02-20 11:07:38 · update #1
Yahoo does not wish to 'offend' anyone of any 'religion' so they are taking the 'politically correct' way of dealing with the 'fact' that 'Fat Tuesday' is basically a 'Catholic' holiday where people 'feast' and have big parties prior to Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent ... the period of six weeks of 'fasting' and 'repentance' before Easter ... but I don't think that their 'politically correct' removal of your greeting was 'right' since you 'aimed' it at a 'relatively small portion of the population' and not at EVERYONE. This world would be a far WORSE place if everyone in it was 'politically correct' all the time ... and at Christmas, I wish my doctor, who is Jewish, a Happy Hanukuh, and he wishes me, a Catholic, a Merry Christmas ... and we both 'enjoy that' as much as me wishing him a Merry Christmas and him wishing me a Happy Hanukuh. I 'respect' his religion and he 'respects' mine. I am also the 'Godmother' to a Muslim child ... and she's going to be 'raised' a Muslim regardless of my 'religious beliefs,' even if her parents die and I have to 'raise her' myself. The world would be a far 'better place' if we didn't have 'political correctness' but could simply 'enjoy one another as people, however different we may be.'
2007-02-20 11:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by Kris L 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't understand what this is about nor do I understand the question.
Tell more please! I want to hear what happen.
Have a good day
PS. OK, Thanks dorkmobil- enlighten me on this question.
Gee, that's sure doesn't seem fair! Not a nasty comment or anything along them lines? Just removed and gave nasty gram. Hmm that sure seems odd.- Well I would have wrote them back- Did you?
Sorry to hear of that. Ask them, I would :)
^j^ Sandy ^j^
2007-02-20 11:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by Bluelady... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, i do no longer think of that maximum Christians might oppose this, I fairly do no longer and can in all hazard sense that way myself if in his place. medical technological know-how retains human beings alive now who might have died quickly after injuries or intense ailment etc. some years in the past. human beings quote the saying "the place there is existence, there is wish" however the wish to which they refer generally does no longer exist. Many are being saved alive through fact the centers are there to maintain them alive yet what kind of existence is it? Many might have favorite to easily have died in an twist of destiny than be 'saved' for a life-time of soreness or lack of ability to do something different than lie there. Asking to no longer be saved alive isn't comparable to asking to be killed. determining to withdraw treatment must be the alternative of the affected person, no longer the relatives or the prevalent practitioner.
2016-10-16 03:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not really, Mardi Gras is connected to Catholicism only because it is the last day of plenty. It is also called Shrove Tuesday.The last day before Ash Wednesday when Lent starts and we start meditating on why Jesus came and his suffering and death on Good Friday for our sins. Usually the blessed palm branches that we receive on Palm Sunday are burned to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday on this day.
2007-02-20 11:12:19 · answer #4 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not the holiday, it's that they considered you chatting. If it is not a question, you are chatting. This site is only for questions and answers, such as...
Q. "Did you have a great Mardi Gras?"
A. "Yes! The French Quarter is still full of people!"
2007-02-20 11:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by Cosmic I 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps somebody flagged it as "chatting or personal communications". If so, that might have generated a violation notice.
2007-02-20 11:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by SB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why questions get deleted, I once asked "are you proud to be a Christian?" and was fined 10 points.
2007-02-20 11:07:03 · answer #7 · answered by Chong's stash 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes. but nobody thinks of it as a religious holiday. just as a party.
2007-02-20 11:02:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you ask a question? If not, that might be why it was removed... Just a guess.
2007-02-20 11:05:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They did it to me at Christmas.
Love and blessings
Don
2007-02-20 10:59:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋