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geardaddy

(24,926 posts)
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 04:44 PM Oct 2014

Kirk Cameron: Halloween masks mocking Obama celebrate Jesus defeating Satan

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/10/kirk-cameron-halloween-masks-mocking-obama-celebrate-jesus-defeating-satan/

Fundamentalist actor Kirk Cameron recently urged Christians to embrace Halloween, arguing that it was a holiday that pagans had tried to steal from them.

In an interview published by The Christian Post on Monday, Cameron explained that the “real origins” of Halloween had to do with a Catholic Church tradition of remembering the dead before All Saints Day.

“When you go out on Halloween and see all people dressed in costumes and see someone in a great big bobble head Obama costume with great big ears and an Obama face, are they honoring him or poking fun?” the actor asked. “They are poking fun at him.”

Cameron observed that mocking President Barack Obama with a Halloween mask was similar to when “Christians would dress up in costumes as the devil, ghosts, goblins and witches precisely to make the point that those things were defeated and overthrown by the resurrected Jesus Christ.”

“The costumes poke fun at the fact that the devil and other evils were publicly humiliated by Christ at His resurrection,” he continued. “That’s what the Scriptures say, that He publicly humiliated the devil when He triumphed over power and principality and put them under his feet.”

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Kirk Cameron: Halloween masks mocking Obama celebrate Jesus defeating Satan (Original Post) geardaddy Oct 2014 OP
Gay marriage is spreading, Kirk ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2014 #1
+1 million n/t geardaddy Oct 2014 #3
+2 million! Dwayne Hicks Oct 2014 #14
Searching For A F*ck To Give About Kirk Cameron’s Anti-Gay Comments Cha Oct 2014 #25
+1 geardaddy Oct 2014 #35
It's interesting to note that TBF Oct 2014 #2
No kidding. n/t geardaddy Oct 2014 #4
If stupidity could be transformed into energy hifiguy Oct 2014 #5
do they sell Kirk Cameron masks? Johonny Oct 2014 #6
They should.. that's some scary shit there.. Cha Oct 2014 #24
He's full-blown nutter. City Lights Oct 2014 #7
I pity the "Growing Pains" cast and crew. Archae Oct 2014 #8
I heard that he made such a big deal of one of the actress's weight who played one of his Raine Oct 2014 #17
The producers actually had Cameron's character (Mike) insult her in the scripts! Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #39
Pretzel Logic Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2014 #9
Which Means... SoCalMusicLover Oct 2014 #10
And having a few hundred saints lieing around isn't Pagan? immoderate Oct 2014 #11
1 out 3 millenials have left organized religion, Kirk aims to make Dawson Leery Oct 2014 #12
I'd love to see Kirk Cameron masks tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #13
People like Kirk make me pretty sure Satan won. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2014 #15
Satan won him over.. gawd what a little shit for brains. Cha Oct 2014 #23
huh??? tavernier Oct 2014 #16
heck, Ireland started out with All Saints' on Apr. 20 MisterP Oct 2014 #18
Time for the banana video U4ikLefty Oct 2014 #19
Why is Kirk Cameron touching his crotch while the guy is talking about the banana? davidpdx Oct 2014 #20
He's the bananas guy? Warpy Oct 2014 #27
Sometimes a banana is just a banana. longship Oct 2014 #32
He really said that Pagans stole it from Christians MattBaggins Oct 2014 #21
That little shit for brains got one REC.. Rofl Cha Oct 2014 #22
Hey, Kirk, I think I can speak for the President and the majority of the people in the country here: Warpy Oct 2014 #26
Nuttier Aerows Oct 2014 #28
That boy ain't right in the head. Jamastiene Oct 2014 #29
Who knew when this kid was on the sitcom 6000eliot Oct 2014 #30
Thinking maybe a Kirk Cameron mask for Halloween rurallib Oct 2014 #31
+1 mmonk Oct 2014 #33
I'm confused mercuryblues Oct 2014 #34
What does Scott Baio say about this? Tom Ripley Oct 2014 #36
He's a rightwing nutter too. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #40
If you were to look up the phrase "useful idiot", you'd see Kirk Cameron's picture. Initech Oct 2014 #37
He's got some serious crazy eyes going on these days. skypilot Oct 2014 #38
"Kirk! Kiiiiiiiiiiiiirk! This is The Loooord calling you! Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #41
My favorite part of the bible is the part where Jesus defeated the goblins. hughee99 Oct 2014 #42
dick meet head. what a dumbfuck spanone Oct 2014 #43
 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
5. If stupidity could be transformed into energy
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 05:03 PM
Oct 2014

we would have enough for 100,000 years and warp drive next Thursday.

Archae

(46,301 posts)
8. I pity the "Growing Pains" cast and crew.
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 05:12 PM
Oct 2014

7 years listening to this "holier-than-thou" asshole preaching to them.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
17. I heard that he made such a big deal of one of the actress's weight who played one of his
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 07:39 PM
Oct 2014

sisters that she developed an eating disorder. I don't know if it's true or not but fundies can sure be vicious toward others, so I wouldn't put it passed him to do.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
39. The producers actually had Cameron's character (Mike) insult her in the scripts!
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 12:29 PM
Oct 2014

The producers told her that it was "funny." ... Yeah, but not so funny to them when one of their lead actors almost dies from anorexia.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
12. 1 out 3 millenials have left organized religion, Kirk aims to make
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 05:17 PM
Oct 2014

Last edited Mon Oct 20, 2014, 07:31 PM - Edit history (1)

the majority leave.

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)
13. I'd love to see Kirk Cameron masks
Mon Oct 20, 2014, 05:18 PM
Oct 2014

And for them to be used by people when doing things like holding up a 7-11, robbing a bank, etc. I'd love to see that little fucker be associated with crime.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
18. heck, Ireland started out with All Saints' on Apr. 20
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 12:46 AM
Oct 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day#In_the_West
and in Europe everyone tells ghost stories and demands treats for Christmas, and goes caroling on Halloween ...
Samhain meant booze, fire, and offerings to Crom, so sometimes it was hard to tell from the other Irish feasts

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
20. Why is Kirk Cameron touching his crotch while the guy is talking about the banana?
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 01:26 AM
Oct 2014

Only on Christian TV....

Warpy

(111,175 posts)
27. He's the bananas guy?
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 04:30 AM
Oct 2014

Well, damn, and here I was waiting for him to take on avocados and mangoes.

longship

(40,416 posts)
32. Sometimes a banana is just a banana.
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 06:34 AM
Oct 2014

I specially like the ease of entry claim, which kind of invites the question, Is Ray Comfort still talking about a banana? Or, is the banana a metaphor of something else? What say you Kirk? You seem to pal around with Ray a lot. Please inform us more about bananas.

MattBaggins

(7,897 posts)
21. He really said that Pagans stole it from Christians
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 01:39 AM
Oct 2014

What a fucking moron. I bet that dipshit supports homechooling as well.

Warpy

(111,175 posts)
26. Hey, Kirk, I think I can speak for the President and the majority of the people in the country here:
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 04:29 AM
Oct 2014

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
29. That boy ain't right in the head.
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 05:16 AM
Oct 2014

Somebody give him another creationist banana to play with. Maybe he will shut up for a while.

He is a fucking asshole.

6000eliot

(5,643 posts)
30. Who knew when this kid was on the sitcom
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 05:25 AM
Oct 2014

that he would turn out to be such a smug, self-righteous prick?

mercuryblues

(14,525 posts)
34. I'm confused
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 07:14 AM
Oct 2014

Kirk. If Satan has been defeated then why do preachers still preach about defeating Satan. Why do republicans blame all the sex scandals on falling prey to Satan?

If Satan has been defeated, why does Pat Robertson say he is in things like clothing from Goodwill, Atm machines and stomach aches?

Initech

(100,043 posts)
37. If you were to look up the phrase "useful idiot", you'd see Kirk Cameron's picture.
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 11:21 AM
Oct 2014

See also: Ted Nugent and Phil Robertson.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
41. "Kirk! Kiiiiiiiiiiiiirk! This is The Loooord calling you!
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 12:33 PM
Oct 2014

You must immediately strip nekkid, stand on a seaside cliff, and wait for Jesus to suck you into the heavens! It shouldn't be long...just stand there for as long as it takes, m'kay?"

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
42. My favorite part of the bible is the part where Jesus defeated the goblins.
Tue Oct 21, 2014, 12:40 PM
Oct 2014

I think Peter Jackson starts filming the movie for that in 2016.

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