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Reginald P. Smithers III

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
John H. wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:15:45 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:04 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote:

Colored spotlights, inflatable figures, plastic candy
canes............the list is endless! ;-)
Neon palm trees and flamingos are very popular here in south
Florida.

(not home yet but making good progress)

One of the aspects of Florida I enjoyed the most when I lived
there was the absolute tastelessness on exhibit almost everywhere.
I happened to be in one dipstick Florida town one holiday season
and got to see its annual Christmas parade, in which the various
fundie church congregations ran floats depicting the crucifixion.
Yes, they had live guys up there on the cross. Well, gag me with a
spoon.

Harry, I was raised Roman Catholic, have been to many religious
festivals
and parades, and have lived all over this country and several
different
parts of the world. I've never seen or heard of a live person
displayed on
a cross, except at Oberammergau, Germany.

In the past couple weeks you've described two such incidents.

Remarkable.

It is done in Latin communities and is hundreds of years old, it
definitely is not a fundie type thing. My guess is Harry saw a
photo of it, and really didn't understand what it was, and just
guessed that it was a fundie thing.

Your guess is wrong, crap for brains, and it wasn't in a "Latin"
community.
.
What community was it in? Do you remember the town name or the church?

I certainly remember the community name. It wasn't "a" church. It was a
parade, and there were a number of live Jesus on a Cross floats
sponsored by local churches and other religious organizations. I didn't
pay any attention to the names of the churches or organizations; I was
laughing too hard. At the time I observed the parade, I doubt there were
many Latinos living in the community.

That was a great small town with a number of churches and other
religious reorganizations. Most small towns have a church or two, but
you hit the mother load of a small town. What was the name of that town
again?