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StrawberryJam
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To help me out, if you wish could you let me know what your faith community is when replying? I’m trying to get a handle on the overall theists viewpoint on this holiday.
Theists, what's your thought on Father's Day? Do you celebrate it in your home?
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Marc_Anthony
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Hi, I’m Catholic. Sure, I celebrate Father’s day. I don’t really see a reason not to, unless I’m missing something. A Father should be an important part of their children’s lives. What they do is not the same as what a Mother does for their family, but it is still a good thing to set aside a day to really appreciate what our Fathers do for us.
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StrawberryJam
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I don’t see anything nefarious about it myself, so thank you for sharing that. I seem to have a catholic bent to begin with, so that could be why neither of us see any harm in this.
Maybe other theists will tell us how we are playing with fire on this one.
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jmcrae
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We celebrate Father’s Day every year. We normally take my Dad out for a picnic or something fun. I also like to give Father’s Day cards to my priests, because of their role in my life as spiritual fathers.
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StrawberryJam
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Hmm. I think I should give a card to the priest I know. I’ve taken him out to breakfast and done small things to show my gratitude for his patience with me over time but I never thought of doing something special for him on Father’s Day. Maybe by then I’ll be able to call him a spiritual father too. Anything is possible I guess.We celebrate Father’s Day every year. We normally take my Dad out for a picnic or something fun. I also like to give Father’s Day cards to my priests, because of their role in my life as spiritual fathers.
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Miserys_Fence
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Since my folks live far away, we usually pick a date between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and celebrate both at once. This year is their 50th wedding anniversary, so we’re trying to aim for that weekend (depends on how early my sister’s kids are out of school–traveling to see the folks is a tough day-drive for me, but Sis lives out-of-state and has youngsters, and would have to stay at least the weekend).
My husband passed 9 years ago, and my father-in-law 10 years ago, so my children help celebrate my father as their only living biological adult male relative (or close one, anyway).
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My husband passed 9 years ago, and my father-in-law 10 years ago, so my children help celebrate my father as their only living biological adult male relative (or close one, anyway).
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Corki
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Why would anyone have a problem with Father’s day - “theist” or not? 
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jmcrae
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Maybe because of “call no man Father” hyper-literalism?Why would anyone have a problem with Father’s day - “theist” or not?
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Roman_Catholic_1
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If by celebrate you mean that I relax for the day, maybe fire up the grill and enjoy a nice cold beer with my family; then yes I celebrate Fathers Day. I also celebrate most Saturdays and Sundays for that matter 
Oh and I’m Catholic.
God bless
Oh and I’m Catholic.
God bless
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cothrige
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I have never thought of this, and I am slightly ashamed.We celebrate Father’s Day every year. We normally take my Dad out for a picnic or something fun. I also like to give Father’s Day cards to my priests, because of their role in my life as spiritual fathers.
I will definitely buy some cards and send them to our priests this year. I am so glad I read this post and saw this.
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StrawberryJam
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Yes. A bible passage that condemns the usage of calling ANY man Father (I assume this means your own also?)Maybe because of “call no man Father” hyper-literalism?
I guess that is why only Catholics will post on my thread. While many will view it, and pretend they did not see it.
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dianaiad
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Don’t be so sure that ‘only Catholics’ will post to it. The rest of us haven’t seen it yet, or if we have, perhaps thought it was a strange question.Yes. A bible passage that condemns the usage of calling ANY man Father (I assume this means your own also?)
I guess that is why only Catholics will post on my thread. While many will view it, and pretend they did not see it.
As for me, I figure that Father’s Day is two things: First, it is quite literally a Hallmark Holiday…that is, more commercially supported in order to boost card, barbeque mitt and tie sales…and second, so what? Dad’s need a day to be appreciated, too.
…and I don’t see a reason to avoid celebrating the role of father in a house.
Actually, I don’t think that most people even worry about it, unless they are Jehovah’s Witnesses or of another faith that will not celebrate any holiday.
I only ask one thing; don’t make me decorate my yard for it.
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StrawberryJam
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dianaiad
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In the sense that I used the term? Yep…just like Valentine’s Day and Father’s Day is supported and made commercial. Mother’s day, from it’s beginnings as "Mothering Sunday’ way back when, has traditionally NOT been celebrated by gifts, but by, oh, acknowledgement in church, or wearing carnations…nothing commercially huge.
Until, that is, the Hallmark type folks got hold of it.
It is now, BECAUSE of Hallmark and other commercial supporters, ‘one of the most commercially successful U.S. Occasions.’ (from 'theholidayspot.com) Other nations don’t spend anywhere near as much per capita on the day, though most nations have some form of it.
I don’t think that this is a bad thing at all, y’know. Go for it; Get Mom Something REAL Nice!!!
Diana, mother of five, all of whom produced nicely last Sunday–and who in turn treated MY mother very well, too!
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StrawberryJam
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Is Hallmark owned by a theist?In the sense that I used the term? Yep…just like Valentine’s Day and Father’s Day is supported and made commercial. Mother’s day, from it’s beginnings as "Mothering Sunday’ way back when, has traditionally NOT been celebrated by gifts, but by, oh, acknowledgement in church, or wearing carnations…nothing commercially huge.
Until, that is, the Hallmark type folks got hold of it.
It is now, BECAUSE of Hallmark and other commercial supporters, ‘one of the most commercially successful U.S. Occasions.’ (from 'theholidayspot.com) Other nations don’t spend anywhere near as much per capita on the day, though most nations have some form of it.
I don’t think that this is a bad thing at all, y’know. Go for it; Get Mom Something REAL Nice!!!
Diana, mother of five, all of whom produced nicely last Sunday–and who in turn treated MY mother very well, too!
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dianaiad
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Well, the Hall family seems to be long on philanthropy, but I don’t see any mention of religious affiliation one way or another on any of the bios I just googled.
(shrug)
Does it matter?
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StrawberryJam
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Thank you for being the only brave non catholic theist to participate in this thread. I think you will figure out why there is a silence from other theists on this matter. And, it is due to bible literalism.Well, the Hall family seems to be long on philanthropy, but I don’t see any mention of religious affiliation one way or another on any of the bios I just googled.
(shrug)
Does it matter?
It was nice talking to you, hope to see you around again when I have yet another one of my questions for theists.
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dianaiad
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Perhaps…Thank you for being the only brave non catholic theist to participate in this thread. I think you will figure out why there is a silence from other theists on this matter. And, it is due to bible literalism.
It was nice talking to you, hope to see you around again when I have yet another one of my questions for theists.
I haven’t attended 'Father’s Day Sunday Tributes" in any church but my own…we usually do a ‘thing’ for Dads on Father’s Day…but it seems to me that the holiday is far too popular if all the Protestants in the world were ignoring it.
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