In honor of the holiday—
“Gimme that old time religion,
Gimme that old time religion,
Gimme that old time religion,
It’s good enough for me!
Montezuma liked to start out
Rites by carrying a part out
That would really tear your heart out,
And it’s good enough for me.”
“Gimme that old time religion,
Gimme that old time religion,
Gimme that old time religion,
It’s good enough for me!
It was good enough for Kali;
Though embracing her is folly,
She’d be quite an armful, golly!
So it’s good enough for me.”
“Gimme that old time religion,
Gimme that old time religion,
Gimme that old time religion,
It’s good enough for me!
“It was good enough for Dagon, A conservative old pagan
Who still votes for Ronald Reagan, And it’s good enough for me”
-Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steve Barnes
Sentry: Do you want the padre? (Before execution)
Harry Morant: No, thank you. I’m a pagan.
Sentry: And you?
Peter Handcock: What’s a pagan?
Harry Morant: Well… it’s somebody who doesn’t believe there’s a divine being dispensing justice to mankind.
Peter Handcock: I’m a pagan, too.
-Breaker Morant (1980)