Who knew about this "Jesus Day", signed by Gov *. Tell me this is a hoax.

Unless they use a different calendar in Texas? 2013??

http://www.snopes.com/religion/jesusday.htm


sigh......

Craziest thing. They should do it more often.

Seriously.

Hell, I haven't worked a June 10th in quite a few years. Here in Michigan, Jesus Day is observed religiously. Last year, my wife gave me a "Jesus Soap on a Rope" for the shower.

Holy Butt Cheeks, Batman!

:)

Did President Bush Forget About Jesus Day?
By Matthew Dennis
Mr. Dennis is a professor of history at the University of Oregon and is the author of CULTIVATING A LANDSCAPE OF PEACE: IROQUOIS-EUROPEAN ENCOUNTERS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA and RED, WHITE, AND BLUE LETTER DAYS: IDENTITY, HISTORY, AND THE AMERICAN CALENDAR.


"During Christmas, we gather with family and friends to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ."--President Bush, Christmas Message, Dec. 2002.
On Saturday May 29, 2004, during Memorial Day weekend, President George W. Bush appeared on the Mall in Washington, D.C. to officially dedicate the new World War II Memorial. This grand occasion eclipsed another, which Bush has held dear: Jesus Day. As governor of Texas in 2000, he declared June 10 officially “Jesus Day.” Tied to a liturgical calendar, the movable feast occurs each year (since 2000, that is) on the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday—in 2004 on May 29. How could he forget?

Governor Bush’s 2000 proclamation claimed, surprisingly, “Throughout the world, people of all religions recognize Jesus Christ as an example of love, compassion, sacrifice and service. Reaching out to the poor, the suffering and the marginalized, he provided moral leadership that continues to inspire countless men, women and children today.” Universalizing Christ as an American hero, Governor Bush then enshrined him and “faith-based” social and political activism in the state calendar: “Jesus Day challenges people to follow Christ’s example by performing good works in their communities and neighborhoods.”
As the Jesus Day website (www.jesusday.org) recounts, the event began in England in the 1980s with annual public expressions of prayer and praise in the March for Jesus. Spreading beyond the British Isles to more than 130 countries, promoters claim, the march involves millions. From these beginnings another “tradition” was soon invented—Jesus Day itself—which emerged for the first time, not merely in the Republic of Texas, but in 450 cities throughout the United States, in the year 2000. Governor Bush thus became one of its Founding Fathers.

http://hnn.us/articles/5489.html

:rofl:

"Governor Bush thus became one of its Founding Fathers"

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

the messiah prophesized in the Old Testament, but GEEZ this makes me feel VERY uncomfortable (I'm not even really sure why, it just doesn't "seem right").

I'm going back to bed, pulling the covers over my head, and am going to sleep off these hallucinations. I keep seeing stuff about Jesus being sponsored by the government. I must be having a toxic reaction to my coffee. :scared: