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02-19-04, 09:10 PM

A group in Rio de Janeiro apparently got a formal complaint from the Brasilian Catholic Church and threats of being banned and legal action based on a float they were designing that depicted Adam & Eve making love.

The full story is here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ondom_carnival

Have they gone too far? Is it really acceptable for legal action to be pursued over a float? Is everything else that goes on during Carnival "okay"?

02-20-04, 02:34 AM

dude, have you ever been to carnival?

ok, lets make this easier. ever been to Mardi Gras....in new orleans....not this pussy ass texas crap (really if youve been youd know the HUGE difference)
dude, a float with two people fuckin is prolly comprable to an ephisode of the brady bunch with what goes on.

kit'n · 02-20-04, 08:20 AM

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Originally posted by Dropzone
dude, have you ever been to carnival?

ok, lets make this easier. ever been to Mardi Gras....in new orleans....not this pussy ass texas crap (really if youve been youd know the HUGE difference)
dude, a float with two people fuckin is prolly comprable to an ephisode of the brady bunch with what goes on.

LOL!! so true. ive been to mardi gras in n.o twice, and ive been told that that pales in comparison to the debauchery of carnival. i think they're just freaking out... thats what so many people go for is that its supposed to be just one big ultra crazy experience. if they were to start putting limits on what some people could do, it could hurt the tourism part of the festival.... not now... but im a firm believer of the snowball effect, and if they limit one thing, they'll limit another, and another, etc... then it might hurt it. i dunno, but hey, its possible.

Ryan · 02-20-04, 09:38 AM

First off, Adam and Eve's lovemaking is, by all Catholic accounts, the origin of human existence. It's pretty ridiculous that they would take offense to this. It's not as if the float depicted Jesus getting it on with Mary, as I have witnessed in art galleries.

I think the Catholics and the liars who run that business - err, I mean church - should spend a little bit more time focusing on the pedafiles and rapists who represent their leadership instread of freaking out every time anyone depicts or speaks about sexuality. While they're at it, they might want to consider why a HUGE majority of their congregation is living in unthinkable poverty due to their ridiculous and archaic teachings at the same time Catholicism remains one of the wealthiest institutions on Earth. I'm not one to bash any religion or any denomination of a religion, but to say that the Catholic church has its priorities out of whack to an amazing degree is quite an understatement.

alexican · 02-20-04, 09:40 AM

Hahaha, my hat goes off to these float people...Way to piss of the Catholic Church guys!!

02-20-04, 09:44 AM

Yeah I thought it was kind of laughable. Carnival is notorious for being sexually liberal (to put it lightly), so I found it amusing that the BCC suddenly has a problem with one of the floats (citing this one was "bordering on pornographic").

My post wasn't meant to express my opinion as being that they had gone too far, just a reflection of what the BCC felt in regards to the float. I've never been to Carnival (but I have been to NO for Madri Gras), but I'm aware at the kind of activity that occurs there.

You would think a beautifully hand crafted float of Adam & Eve making love would be seen as probably having more artistic quality and beauty than most of the other floats and activities that occur at Carnival. It's not like they had Adam taking her from behind, slapping her ass.

kit'n · 02-20-04, 10:40 AM

well as far as the catholic church goes, the irony of the entire festival (mardi gras included) is that it is the last fun u can have before the catholic season of lent... so basically it goes against the whole catholic thought... your not supposed to induldge in excess just because your going to have to fast and give stuff up for the next 40 days... your supposed to live normally, then on ash wed give something up and fast. its all quite laughable how the most debauched holiday came from a religious beginning... and esp such a hardcore religious beginning as catholicism.

02-19-04, 09:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
zen2k Guest Posts: n/a	Carnival Float Goes A Little TOO Far? A group in Rio de Janeiro apparently got a formal complaint from the Brasilian Catholic Church and threats of being banned and legal action based on a float they were designing that depicted Adam & Eve making love. The full story is here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ondom_carnival Have they gone too far? Is it really acceptable for legal action to be pursued over a float? Is everything else that goes on during Carnival "okay"?

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02-20-04, 02:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dropzone Guest Posts: n/a	dude, have you ever been to carnival? ok, lets make this easier. ever been to Mardi Gras....in new orleans....not this pussy ass texas crap (really if youve been youd know the HUGE difference) dude, a float with two people fuckin is prolly comprable to an ephisode of the brady bunch with what goes on.

02-20-04, 09:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ryan Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,783	First off, Adam and Eve's lovemaking is, by all Catholic accounts, the origin of human existence. It's pretty ridiculous that they would take offense to this. It's not as if the float depicted Jesus getting it on with Mary, as I have witnessed in art galleries. I think the Catholics and the liars who run that business - err, I mean church - should spend a little bit more time focusing on the pedafiles and rapists who represent their leadership instread of freaking out every time anyone depicts or speaks about sexuality. While they're at it, they might want to consider why a HUGE majority of their congregation is living in unthinkable poverty due to their ridiculous and archaic teachings at the same time Catholicism remains one of the wealthiest institutions on Earth. I'm not one to bash any religion or any denomination of a religion, but to say that the Catholic church has its priorities out of whack to an amazing degree is quite an understatement.

02-20-04, 09:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
zen2k Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah I thought it was kind of laughable. Carnival is notorious for being sexually liberal (to put it lightly), so I found it amusing that the BCC suddenly has a problem with one of the floats (citing this one was "bordering on pornographic"). My post wasn't meant to express my opinion as being that they had gone too far, just a reflection of what the BCC felt in regards to the float. I've never been to Carnival (but I have been to NO for Madri Gras), but I'm aware at the kind of activity that occurs there. You would think a beautifully hand crafted float of Adam & Eve making love would be seen as probably having more artistic quality and beauty than most of the other floats and activities that occur at Carnival. It's not like they had Adam taking her from behind, slapping her ass.

02-20-04, 10:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
kit'n Squishy Master Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: in the beehive. Posts: 3,533	well as far as the catholic church goes, the irony of the entire festival (mardi gras included) is that it is the last fun u can have before the catholic season of lent... so basically it goes against the whole catholic thought... your not supposed to induldge in excess just because your going to have to fast and give stuff up for the next 40 days... your supposed to live normally, then on ash wed give something up and fast. its all quite laughable how the most debauched holiday came from a religious beginning... and esp such a hardcore religious beginning as catholicism.