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Reformation Day As Kwanzaa?
Saturday, October 31, 2009, 8:35 PM
John Mark Reynolds

Is Reformation Day the new Kwanzaa?

If so, then it fits the definition for the Academic Sanctioned Shindig: a holiday with no connection to the folk or folk customs invented and celebrated by academics to make a point and to replace a phenomenally more popular party.

I am all for remembering our fathers in the faith. I am all for reading more Luther and Calvin. (Please remember some Wesley in the mix!) However, “Reformation Day” seems like Arbor Day (the seminal Academic Sanctioned Shindig) as far as a holiday goes unless the Lutherans add some beer, the Wesleyans write some Reformation Day Carols, or the Calvinists set up Servetus Trees or something.



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9 Comments

    Anthony Mator
    October 31st, 2009 | 8:50 pm | #1

    Servetus Trees? You burn me up, dude.

    John Mark Reynolds
    October 31st, 2009 | 8:58 pm | #2

    I would have preferred Servetus.

    Collin Brendemuehl
    October 31st, 2009 | 9:33 pm | #3

    And it all happened one dark Menno night.

    John Mark Reynolds
    October 31st, 2009 | 10:03 pm | #4

    O Servetus Tree
    Servetus Tree
    How Flaming Are Your Branches
    You Deny the Trinity
    We Deny Your Humanity
    O Servetus Tree
    Servetus Tree
    How Flaming Are Your Branches.

    Rev. Paul T. McCain
    October 31st, 2009 | 10:37 pm | #5

    I pity Protestants who don’t know how to celebrate the Reformation.

    You should have been at our celebration at our church, complete with Bach’s Cantata 80.

    Chris Roberts
    November 1st, 2009 | 1:33 am | #6

    Careful – too much mention of Servetus in these troubled theological times and we just might see a new holiday: Servetus Memorial Day, celebrating this brave soul who was persecuted by fundamentalists for championing free thought and, we’re pretty sure because it sure would be convenient, fighting for the rights of women and homosexuals. Oh, and he hated the Pope and Calvinists so he must have been one cool dude.

    David Paul Regier
    November 1st, 2009 | 9:27 am | #7

    We put a bunch of theses in a bag, put it on the doorstep, light it on fire, ring the doorbell, and run. . .

    John Mark Reynolds
    November 2nd, 2009 | 12:29 pm | #8

    McCain’s site is chock-a-block full of beauty. Well done.

    I mean the commenter on this thread and not the senior senator from Arizona.

    Niles
    November 2nd, 2009 | 12:36 pm | #9

    John, that’s hilarous, yet so wrong… Paul, clever, my man, clever, and hilarous!