[KoRn]

Sounds like a good time for'em all to fight it out! Let the best religion win!!

[SouthernFreebird]

Joy /s I'm sure the muslims are gonna be willing to share their HOLY holiday with the Jews or Christians..

[Zuben Elgenubi]

10-4

[putupjob]

Perfect! Sounds like an opportunity for Muslims to attack Israel like they did on Yom Kippur in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

[bahblahbah]

"Christians, meanwhile, will be marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, also on Oct. 4. Across the country, religious communities are using the calendar's coincidence as a launch pad for interfaith projects around topics ranging from the political to the spiritual."

First of all, are there any non-Catholics that actually celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi? Secondly, what are some of these "interfaith projects" that are spiritual in nature? Count me out of those.

[KarinG1]

''Christians, meanwhile, will be marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi''
That sentence should probably start with the word 'Catholics' rather than 'Christians'. While I personally bear no ill will against Catholics, or the practitioners of any other religion simply because they practice it (unless they feel it is their religious duty to murder me), Protestants don't celebrate holidays involving saints. At least to my knowledge none of them do, and I've been one all of my life.

[fortunecookie]

Oct. 4 will indeed be a holy day. -snip- Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year that also begins the 10-day period known as the “Days of Awe.” And Muslims will usher in Ramadan, the holy month that is marked by daily fasting between sunrise and sunset. Christians, meanwhile, will be marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, also on Oct. 4.

Well, Catholics anyway for the Feast of St. Francis. Wow. Quite unusual.

[DouglasKC]

Rosh Hashana

Some Christians choose to celebrate Rosh Hashana, or the Feast of Trumpets. God calls this day a "feast of the Lord" and it has great significance for all of mankind.

The Biblical Feast of Trumpets

[Uri’el-2012]

Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year that also begins the 10-day period known as the “Days of Awe.”

Torah-observant Jews will celebrate the Feast of Trumpets.

b'shem Y'shua

[Fzob]

Judaism and Islam, which both observe a lunar calendar, treat this disparity differently, explaining why it is so noteworthy that this year, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on the same day as the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashana (Oct. 4).

Can someone tell me why this is so noteworthy? Frankly who gives a rats rear end that the holidays happen to start on the same day this year?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Oct. 4 will indeed be a holy day. For the first time in 33 years, two world religions will simultaneously mark the beginning of their most sacred seasons on the same day. Jews will celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year that also begins the 10-day period known as the “Days of Awe.” And Muslims will usher in Ramadan, the holy month that is marked by daily fasting between sunrise and sunset. Christians, meanwhile, will be marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, also on Oct. 4.

Ramabomb and Jewish High Holy Days... talk about an explosive combination. One celebrates with jihad, the other with peace, penitence, and prayer. How many rocks and bricks will be hurled over the Wall? Not to mention that the patron saint of beasts is tossed in the mix.

[charliemarlow]

I'll be celebrating more October 7, Our Lady of the Rosary, a result of the Battle of Lepanto.

[murphE]

Hmmm, what other significance does "33 years" have?

[dangus]

PERFECT! What a wonderful opportunity for ASSISSI III!

[RightWhale]

Christians, meanwhile, will be marking the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, also on Oct. 4.

4 Oct is the anniversary of Sputnik.