tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680658.post116541837529042659..comments2023-07-16T09:35:46.447-04:00Comments on Tom's Been Thinking: St. Nicholas Day MassacreTom in Ontariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12154434042794825551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680658.post-1166119892036485782006-12-14T13:11:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:11:00.000-05:00I remember before seminary, when I was at WLU, som...I remember before seminary, when I was at WLU, some seminarians (now Eastern Synod pastors) were pissed that the Montreal Massacre remembrance services trumped the feast of St. Nicholas. That absolutley floored me. We can play Christian games all we want but until we engage the very real suffering of people, especially an oppressed group, then we are not Christians, we only think we are.<BR/><BR/>kgpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049966051667764746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15680658.post-1165795240572273032006-12-10T19:00:00.000-05:002006-12-10T19:00:00.000-05:00Seems a perfectly religious observation to me. Aft...Seems a perfectly religious observation to me. After all, you remembered a saint and gave small gifts to those you love. <BR/><BR/>I had not heard the story of the massacare, what a terrible thing.LutherPunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714831474356724194noreply@blogger.com