[Coleus]

Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist,June 24,2006

[ClaudiusI]

Earth Day?
:)

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Voodoo priestess Sallie Ann Glassman

Chuckle.

[Berlin_Freeper]

"She was a free woman of color and a devout Catholic who became the most powerful voodoo queen in the world."

OK she was a "devout Catholic", yet became "the most powerful voodoo queen in the world". And that is supposed to impress me? I mean how devout a Catholic was she really? Obviously not much.

And how do they measure "most powerful voodoo queen in the world"...? Who was second, third?

The libidiot media are blowing another stinker.

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

Voodoo's Holiest Day Celebrated in New Orleans

Ray Nagin Day?

[Awestruck]

somehow I just can't put together the words "holy" and "voodoo"...

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=voodoo

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=voodoo&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d

[D1X1E]

Look at their mayor. Relying on voodoo seems sensible by comparison

[Wilhelm Tell]

It would explain their voting patterns.

[catholicfreeper]

I swear I would like to know there they come up with 15 percent of nola folks practice some form of voodoo.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Down in Lou´siana where the black trees grow
Live a voodoo lady named Marie Laveaux.
She got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone,
And anyone wouldn´t leave her alone.
She go GREEEEEEEEEEEE...
Another man done gone.

She live in a swamp in a hollow log
With a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog.
She got a bent bony body and stringy hair,
And if she ever seen you messin´ round there,
She go GREEEEEEEEEEEE...
Another man done gone.

And then one night when the moon was black,
Into the swamp came Handsome Jack.
A no-good man like you all know,
And he was lookin´ around for Marie Laveaux .
He said, "Marie Laveaux, you lovely witch,
Why don´t you gimme a little charm that´ll make me rich.
Gimme million dollars, and I´ll tell you what I´ll do...
This very night I´m gonna marry you."
It´ll be UMMMMMMMM...
Another man done gone.

So Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand,
Made a million dollars, and she put it in his hand.
Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said, "Hey hey,
I´m gettin´ ready for my wedding day."
But ol´ Handsome Jack said "Goo-bye Marie.
You too damn ugly for a man like me."
So Marie started shakin´, her fangs started gnashin´,
Her body started shakin´, and her eyes started flashin´.
She went GREEEEEEEEEEEE...
Another man done gone.

So if you ever get down where the black tree grow
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Laveaux,
And if she ever asks you to make her your wife,
Man, you better stay with her for the rest of your life
Or it´ll be GREEEEEEEEEEEE...
Another man done gone.

[Walkingfeather]

Obviously they didn't get the message last hurricane season.... Sigh...

[ikka]

Voodoo has long been accepted as part of New Orleans' culture, while in the rest of the country it remains misunderstood and often disparaged.

No, it is disparaged because it is understood.

[ikka]

Voodoo has long been accepted as part of New Orleans' culture, while in the rest of the country it remains misunderstood and often disparaged.

No, it is disparaged because it is understood.

[Frwy]

Sticking pins in little dolls to perform magic is not anything to do with God. A spade is a spade and devil worship is devil worship. Welcome to an up-side-down world.

[Guenevere]

This is blasphemy....

..and they think they will attract the right kind of tourists with this junk!

No wonder the place is a cesspool.

[Quilla]

I once worked with a gentleman who believed in hoodoo (possible Alabama variation of voodoo). His "wife" outweighed him by 200 pounds and would beat him for his paycheck every weekend. I once asked, "Why don't you leave her?" He explained that his wife had visited the hoodoo lady in town. She prepared a white powder that his wife sprinkled around the perimeter of his home, and once he crossed that line, he was under her spell and could never leave. The terror on his face when he relayed the story indicated that he truly believed she had put the "hoodoo" on him.

OMG, hoodoo passed the FR spell check. :-)

[Verginius Rufus]

The reason for the Nativity of St John the Baptist being on June 24th, rather than the 25th, is that it is exactly six months before Christmas by the Roman calendar, where dates were counted down to the next Kalends, Nones, or Ides--because June has only 30 days the 24th is the 8th day before the Kalends of July, and December 25 is the 8th day before the Kalends of January.

In Luke 1.36 Elizabeth is said to be in her sixth month--somehow that got turned into exactly six months.

[Jim Noble]

Voodoo priestess Sallie Ann Glassman

What a country!

[epow]

Voodoo is demonism. Is it any mystery why N.O. is such a crime infested, poverty stricken, hurricane ravaged, reeking hellhole that would fit right in with most 3rd world countries?

God doesn't take demon worship lightly. In the Old Testament age many ancient middle eastern tribes and nations were destroyed and their people wiped out because of demon worship. I doubt that He likes it any better now than He did back then.

[SlowBoat407]

There are even certain similarities between Catholicism and voodoo.

ABC is now marketing voodoo to Catholics. Is there no disclaimer that this is a paid advertisment?