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Grizz Member (Idle past 5497 days) Posts: 318 Joined:
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Although I am not a Christian, the Easter holiday, like Christmas, brings back fond memories of childhood. I still celebrate the holidays and will always see them as a time for family, friends, food, and good will.
Watching my niece and nephew's excitement sampling the goods left by the Easter Bunny brings back my own memories of untangling marshmallow peeps and jelly beans from green Easter grass then sitting down and feasting on sweet chocolate confections. Happy Easter to my Christian friends, Happy Passover to my Jewish friends, and Happy Spring to all here at EVC. Regardless of our religion, race, or creed, surely we all can see Spring as a time for new life and a time to rekindle the hope that perhaps one day man can set aside his differences enough to realize the dream of peace and prosperity for all mankind. Peace, Grizz
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AZPaul3 Member Posts: 8552 From: Phoenix Joined: Member Rating: 4.9
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Well a Happy Festival of Eostre to you as well.
-P
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Phat Member Posts: 18338 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
Happy Easter to my Christian friends, Happy Passover to my Jewish friends, and Happy Spring to all here at EVC. Regardless of our religion, race, or creed, surely we all can see Spring as a time for new life and a time to rekindle the hope that perhaps one day man can set aside his differences enough to realize the dream of peace and prosperity for all mankind. Indeed. Symbolism represents intentions. Actions are up to us. When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to meannothing more nor less.
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subbie Member (Idle past 1281 days) Posts: 3509 Joined:
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But I do wish, just today, I could block all messages from Facebook friends with the word "risen" in them.
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung
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Faith  Suspended Member (Idle past 1471 days) Posts: 35298 From: Nevada, USA Joined: |
So terribly offensive for Christians to celebrate the Risen Lord on Resurrection Day you even wish to have the word blotted out.
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subbie Member (Idle past 1281 days) Posts: 3509 Joined: |
I don't need to see it 50 times.
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung
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Phat Member Posts: 18338 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
Funny though how sports teams and favorite players are mentioned as many times in the media and nobody seems offended. Just sayin.
Edited by Phat, : No reason given.When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to meannothing more nor less.
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subbie Member (Idle past 1281 days) Posts: 3509 Joined:
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Funny how many people seem to think I'm offended by something when I'm just tired of hearing about it is all. But, if 50 people all started talking about the Yankees or Aaron Rodgers at the same time, I'd get tired of hearing about that, too. Believe me, there's nothing special about your particular delusion as far as I'm concerned.
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung
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Phat Member Posts: 18338 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 1.0 |
oh subbie! I was just kidding you! One mans delusion is another mans belief, so they say.
I dont know if it matters so much what one believes as it does what one actually does on a daily basis....for some, yesterday(4/20) was an opportunity to get high and celebrate pot. For others, their belief---delusional though it logically is---that Jesus was alive and all was well with the universe made them want to share their "drug" with others. What did you do on sunday?When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to meannothing more nor less.
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subbie Member (Idle past 1281 days) Posts: 3509 Joined:
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Phat writes: I was just kidding you! Maybe you were and maybe you weren't. But Faith, the resident queen of persecution, certainly wasn't.Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate Howling about evidence is a conversation stopper, and it never stops to think if the claim could possibly be true -- foreveryoung
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frako Member (Idle past 332 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
So terribly offensive for Christians to celebrate the Risen Lord on Resurrection Day you even wish to have the word blotted out. Um since your a religious girl faith can you explain what the bunny has to do with the resurrection of Christ?? Cause i dont get it one bit. From what i remember the eggs should symbolise christs blood and tears, the bitter herb the nails, i just dont know where the bunny comes in to play. Christianity, One woman's lie about an affair that got seriously out of hand What are the Christians gonna do to me ..... Forgive me, good luck with that.
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Um since your a religious girl faith can you explain what the bunny has to do with the resurrection of Christ?? Cause i dont get it one bit. From what i remember the eggs should symbolise christs blood and tears, the bitter herb the nails, i just dont know where the bunny comes in to play.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1431 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
Um since your a religious girl faith can you explain what the bunny has to do with the resurrection of Christ?? Cause i dont get it one bit. From what i remember the eggs should symbolise christs blood and tears, the bitter herb the nails, i just dont know where the bunny comes in to play. Eostre is the Norse Goddess of Fertility, this is her holiday, usually celebrated with a little bacchanalian festival: flowers in your hair, painted eggs and rabbits ... The eggs and rabbits are her iconic symbols of fertility. Easter: another holiday that other religions try to steal ... by our ability to understand Rebel American Zen Deist ... to learn ... to think ... to live ... to laugh ... to share. Join the effort to solve medical problems, AIDS/HIV, Cancer and more with Team EvC! (click)
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Dr Adequate Member (Idle past 311 days) Posts: 16113 Joined: |
Easter: another holiday that other religions try to steal ... I think that's a little harsh. If we were talking about Christmas, maybe you'd have a point, but the Passover is a non-arbitrary, non-movable date which just happens to fall in Eostremonath, it's not like the Pope or someone gathered a conclave of cardinals and said "OK, boys, since this is the single most significant date in the Christian calendar, let's see if we can get people to forget it's about the death and resurrection of Our Lord, and get them to think about some nonsense about eggs and rabbits as believed in by those Germanic tribes whom we hate and despise as barbarians and who keep setting fire to us in giant wicker men. 'Cos Hallmark say it'll make for prettier greetings cards."
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Theodoric Member Posts: 9197 From: Northwest, WI, USA Joined: Member Rating: 3.2
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I heard they cancelled Easter.
They found the body. Must be weird worshiping a zombie.Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts "God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.
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