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WHY DO WE PREACH AGAINST MARDI GRAS To begin with there are parades in New Orleans that people come to see. Crowds line the parade route for position, because not only do you get to watch the parade but you get a chance to get something free from the parade.
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And that would be beads. Yes this is worth something on Bourbon Street so you must fight for these plastic beads on the parade route, place them around your stiff neck and cash them in later.
To say some parade goers come prepared is an understatement. These faithful bring ladders to catch these plastic trinkets and just hope a drunk does not fall into these ladders or they might all fall like dominos.
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Now this is not just your regular parade. NO, these parades are named after Greek, Roman and Egyptian gods. These parades honor Zeus, Isis, Mercury, Thoth, Neptune, and how can we forget Bacchus the god of wine and intoxication to name a few. This is no Disney parade. There are bands and floats as with any parade
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As the masses standing on the route raise their hands to these floats, as beads and other plastic ornaments are tossed to them from the mask riders on the floats.
And after you catch and grab your beads, one can proudly walk around town flaunting your jewelry.
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After the parade, these plastic ornaments are everywhere
Now begins the pilgrimage to Bourbon Street, as many knowing came to sin assuming God will forgive them.
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Now once on Bourbon you will find bars everywhere as everyone is drinking and alcohol is as common as water on Bourbon Street.
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With your beads around your neck and a drink in your hand, one can relax at the BIG EASY because there is music all around you.
Getting bored? Flesh wanting more, well no problem just keep walking down Bourbon Street and your eyes will be satisfied.
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‌‌..Keep walking Well now you can walk into any nude bar or live sex on stage club, where if you have not seen it on the public street, they have it indoors.
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Young, old, fat, skinny, one dancer or a few, it’s all here on Bourbon Street.
Has your sin cup runneth over yet?
Getting tired of seeing women? Does your flesh want something new, something different, well Bourbon Street has what you need.
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How about men dressed like females?
Flesh like, Bourbon Street has.
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Remember walking on Bourbon Street you can exchange those beads for skin, as women and men will expose themselves for those colorful plastic charms. Anyone can swap beads for beer, swap beads for breasts, barter beads for underwear and trade beads for almost anything. Bourbon Street is like a peeping Tom fest (no yellow rain coat needed) where anything goes and the Grand Pooh-Bah should be Bill Clinton or Tiger Woods.
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And on Bourbon Street you may be anyone you wish, wear a mask and live out your fantasy in public. Mostly everyone has a costume or mask to conceal their identity, as even a religious priest can cloak their sin.
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No you can keep walking down on Bourbon Street and there you will stumble into the witchcraft area.
So after raising your hands to pagan god floats, bar hopping, trading beads, lusting and drinking, having your ears pleasured by music, you can now worship demons and channel familiar spirits at the alter of choice or buy that special ingredient for that love potion.
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Now Louisiana does take its Voodoo very seriously. This is religion and to say they are superstitions would be an understatement. Only in New Orleans can you stop on your way to the market and buy a voodoo doll or purchase charms and amulets to protect yourself or harm others before stopping off at the nude bar.
Then, just when you thought is did not get any darker or sinful on Bourbon Street………..
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You have now entered Sodom, this is the homosexual section of Bourbon Street
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Now at this point one must have a conscience and needs religion of some type, so you will turn left off Bourbon Street heading south and find that big Cathedral. You can’t miss it as it towers from inside the French Quarter, now if you see palm readers or psychics sitting around you are getting close.
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And if you see pagans dancing themselves into a frenzy, jumping to drums and music, you are officially outside the holy Cathedral.
Hopefully you can get past those pesky pagans and walk into the Church, know as Saint Louis Cathedral, the oldest Roman Catholic place of worship in the United States.
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Now IF you forgot your Bible, it ain’t no big deal, not necessary they just recite tradition.
Come in and sit your stinky self down in a pew, for they accept everyone. No one is judged there, sit next to a sleeping fornicator, a drunk, maybe a child molester, or a whore, could be a drug addict, perhaps a liar or a homosexual and if you have children, No problem. Leave them at the day care with the friendly priest.
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Now don’t FORGET to give money because the Church must pay some legal fees they owe and by the way make sure you get ashes for your forehead to show their god how sorry you are.
And lastly, don’t forget to bow down to one of those idols by the wall and light a candle or two, while you pray to that graven image.
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FINALLY DO NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE GUYS OUT SIDE WITH LARGE BANNERS, HOLDING A BIBLE AND PREACHING WITH A MEGAPHONE. BECAUSE WHAT DO THEY KNOW ABOUT GOD?