Jimmy Kimmel Spoofs 'Jesus Ween,' The Christian Halloween Alternative (VIDEO)

In just a few more weeks, children everywhere will take part in classic Halloween traditions like dressing up in costume, playing tricks and going door-to-door for candy -- but not all children.

As it turns out, some lucky kids will be celebrating "Jesus Ween" instead, a conservative Christian approach to the holiday that has recently been promoted. It's just like Halloween, except you get bibles instead of treats, and dressing up in costumes is prohibited. You know, fun!

Jimmy Kimmel couldn't help but explore this alternative Halloween on Monday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," where he presented the fake promo below. Maybe it's just us, but there's something about the kids saying, "I'm a Jesus Weener" that just doesn't sound as Christian as you'd expect.

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Comments

[CostumeFail]

04:12 PM on 10/12/2011

Oh, snap some pics of anyone dressed in these costumes and send them to us at http://CostumeFail.com!

[egaeus]

03:13 PM on 10/12/2011

So the religion whose savior is a zombie is against Halloween?

[Bartolo27]

01:52 PM on 10/12/2011

Jimmie is going to HE- double hockey sticks!

[RickRude]

01:38 PM on 10/12/2011

Is there even a slight possibility that those handing out bibles may get beat up by people in 'disguises"? Hmmm, perhaps the timing is wrong?

[BlackJAC]

12:51 PM on 10/12/2011

The fundies need to learn that November 1 is the Christian holiday of All Saints' Day, and that the purpose of Halloween is to scare off all the evil spirits so the good spirits can spend the following day walking the Earth unmolested.

[MeinNH]

08:32 AM on 10/18/2011

What...you want to confuse them with facts....Oh My....

[reviewingthesituation]

10:46 AM on 10/12/2011

Criminy! Half the churches in this city are having "trunk-or-treat" events on the weekend before Hallowen, with all the traditional costumes, candy, Jack o'Lanterns, etc. Apparently, a lot of Christians don't have a problem with this celebration.

[sorrytobeakansan]

09:23 AM on 10/12/2011

The Southern Baptist's, probably the biggest organized religion in this vein is losing membership at an increasing rate and they can't figure out why?

The brainwashing isn't working.

[casaroonc]

08:03 AM on 10/12/2011

& its the best holiday of the year (Halloween that is). & not because of the candy & stuff, but because I get to dress up as a zombie & run around our neighborhood & scare the cr@p out of the kids (don't worry no one under 11 or 12).

[missdboat]

07:11 AM on 10/12/2011

HA HA!! They call this an effective day of evangelism! Yea, this is sure to attract hordes of people.

[aaronl37]

03:48 AM on 10/12/2011

O how glad I am to be an atheist and not have this news affect my life ever. Silly people god is for people that can not think for themselves.

[Abena in Africa]

04:38 AM on 10/12/2011

Eventhough I can't stand organized religion, I have to disagree with you on that one.

[Andrew Joseph Mumford]

11:21 AM on 10/12/2011

Ad hominum, were Kant, Aquinas and Gandhi unthinking simpletons? Denigrating people because they hold different opinions to what you believe to be true, that was the same viewpoint of the Inquisition.

[GaryNOVA]

03:19 AM on 10/12/2011

If I was a kid again and I got to hand out bibles while all my friends dressed up in custumes and got free candy that would be totally awesome!!!!! that would have for sure made me a more religious person and not at all make me resent my parents or Christianity. *sarcasm off*

[reviewingthesituation]

10:47 AM on 10/12/2011

How about the arrogance of the assumption that none of the trick-or-treaters already have a Bible or two?

[llisa]

10:16 PM on 10/12/2011

Many churches around here throw big Halloween parties--more of a safety concern--keeping kids out of traffic and away from strangers, but still featuring costumes and candy.

[GaryNOVA]

11:09 PM on 10/12/2011

Exactly!!! If I get handed a Bible I'll hand it back and say "I'm acting normal. You're the weird one. I already have several Bibles and so do most the other trick-or-treaters. Now if you'll excuse me and my children are gonna have good time!"

[maslin]

12:50 AM on 10/12/2011

BTW, this idea suggests that the counter-demonstration should be a zombie invasion scheduled for Good Friday.

[Annie Snyder]

09:08 PM on 10/11/2011

Good job on their parent for practically guaranteeing they'll raise atheists.

[AZdesertdog]

10:30 PM on 10/11/2011

I'm with you on that one, Annie.

I thanked the parish priest at the Catholic Church I attended as a kid for all of the BS, fear and threats they put into my mind for making me the devout atheist I am today.

...and it felt VERY good to say it!

[indothinker]

07:06 PM on 10/11/2011

i would think jesus would like candy...

[reviewingthesituation]

10:48 AM on 10/12/2011

I think he would have loved anything that children love.

[dansup]

07:01 PM on 10/11/2011

snl could use a couple of kimmel's writers

[bolivare]

06:44 AM on 10/12/2011

Nah. Both have their moments of funny. Kimmel, like snl, has had plenty of lamers too.