The Easter Bunny

[rockytopva]

Well, I am going all out in buying Easter baskets full of candy and Easter bunnies for my nieces and nephews. Any comments on the Easter Bunny?


Edit... Having a tough time tying all of this in with the Easter message!

 

[charlesj]

Well, I am going all out in buying Easter baskets full of candy and Easter bunnies for my nieces and nephews. Any comments on the Easter Bunny?


Edit... Having a tough time tying all of this in with the Easter message!

Rocky:

pagan with deep roots, but then we have all kinds of pagan stuff in and around us. huh? Even our days of the week "Saturn-day, Sun-day, Moon-day, etc. etc."

I'm sure you will hear a lot abpit this. LOL

charlesj

 

[rockytopva]

Rocky:

pagan with deep roots, but then we have all kinds of pagan stuff in and around us. huh? Even our days of the week "Saturn-day, Sun-day, Moon-day, etc. etc."

I'm sure you will hear a lot abpit this. LOL

charlesj

I can hear my little nephews and nieces crying now... "Uncle Rocky doesn't love us any more!"

So off l will end up running to Wal*Mart, buying up all those Easter bunnies, candy, toy guns, and the like. Run down to Stone Cold Ice Cream to by the Easter bunny ice cream cake, tuck them in her little beddy, read them a bed time story, give them a kiss on the forehead, tuck their little Easter bunny under their arms, and then give them a good night kiss. And maybe after all of that I would be forgiven.

 

[tomwebster]

I can hear my little nephews and nieces crying now... "Uncle Rocky doesn't love us any more!"

So off l will end up running to Wal*Mart, buying up all those Easter bunnies, candy, toy guns, and the like. Run down to Stone Cold Ice Cream to by the Easter bunny ice cream cake, tuck them in her little beddy, read them a bed time story, give them a kiss on the forehead, tuck their little Easter bunny under their arms, and then give them a good night kiss. And maybe after all of that I would be forgiven.

It's kind of early to do the "Easter" thing, isn't it?

 

[Templar81]

Get them bought now before the sell out.

I used to love Easter eggs, I used to stack the boxes up so that they almiost reached the ceiling.

I've only visited the USA once and that was just after Easter and I came back with a suitcase full of baby Ruth's tell me can you get a Baby Ruth egg?

Moving on:

The whole egg things coems from the paganmystery cults in which the egg symbolises new life. I know that sometimes with festivals likeChristmas and Easter Christianity can borrows much from the pagans but I don't think that it is to our detriment. As it is once thing to have a chocolate Egg after Mass on Easter Sunday and another to go around dnacing naked at stonehenge with all the pagan degenerates that congregate there at the solstaces.

 

[KingJ]

Well, I am going all out in buying Easter baskets full of candy and Easter bunnies for my nieces and nephews. Any comments on the Easter Bunny? Edit... Having a tough time tying all of this in with the Easter message!

Easter egss get released earlier every year :)

The easter bunny / santa claus / tooth fairy...is neither here nor there...wether you teach kids to believe or not is no train smash It will all be revealed for what it is when they learn about Jesus....which not teaching them is the train smash.

 

[Born_Again]

Hey!!! Look what I found!!! Its a thread on holidays.. specifically Easter. So, instead of reinventing the wheel, feel free to use this one to debate pagan origins of the holidays!!

 

[epostle1]

Is it paganizing Christianity or is it Christianizing paganism?

Funny how nobody mentions the so called pagan origins of wedding rings, yet most Christian couples wear them. Pagan origins of wedding rings is simply not associated with paganism, but a sign of love and fidelity .They are not a concession to paganism but have a totally different meaning.



Whatever it meant for ancient pagans, for Christians Easter is the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection. The fact that when it was first celebrated the feast of the Resurrection coincided with pagan celebrations doesn’t mean it was derived from them. The Jewish Passover (on which Christ was crucified) also coincided with such celebrations, yet this didn’t mean it was pagan.

As for Easter eggs, there’s nothing wrong with painting or hunting them on Easter--provided the real meaning of the day isn’t lost. As with the days of the week (the names of which are of pagan origin), any peculiarly pagan significance attached to Easter eggs was forgotten centuries ago.
http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/is-easter-a-pagan-holiday

Christmas:
The Winter Solstice was NOT a Roman Civil holiday until 273 AD. The Emperor Aurelian made December 25th a civil holiday because the Christians were already using it to celebrate the Birth of Jesus and he was trying to detract from the Christian celebration!
None of the Sun Cults used December 25th before then. It appears that the Winter Solstice was originally a CHRISTIAN feast that the pagans tried to paganize, not the other way around.

 

[heretoeternity]

No matter how you slice and dice it..dec 25th and easter are pagan based days, no matter how much the
roman religious organization wants to misrepresent the truth, and ignore the teachings of Jesus in the
Bible...Jesus warns in Mark 7 to follow the commandments of God, not the traditions of man...
But then again, the pope of the Roman religious organization claims he is infallible, and stands in place of God on earth...so he thinks it is okay to follow pagan based, non Biblical days...I got news for him. He should study Revelation 13,17 and 18 and see what God thinks of his satanic, blasphemous claims.

 

[Mungo]

No matter how you slice and dice it..dec 25th and easter are pagan based days, no matter how much the
roman religious organization wants to misrepresent the truth, and ignore the teachings of Jesus in the
Bible...Jesus warns in Mark 7 to follow the commandments of God, not the traditions of man...
But then again, the pope of the Roman religious organization claims he is infallible, and stands in place of God on earth...so he thinks it is okay to follow pagan based, non Biblical days...I got news for him. He should study Revelation 13,17 and 18 and see what God thinks of his satanic, blasphemous claims.

Many assertions - zero evidence!

But then it is heretoeternity posting.

As my signature says: Prejudice is a great timesaver. It enables you to form opinions without bothering to get facts

 

[heretoeternity]

Yes, Mungo..it is not surprising you ignore the teachings of Jesus in the Holy Bible. You attitude is one that comes from blindly following the pagan roman religious system, and the pope, who you think is the utimate authority for all the extra Biblical teachings you have endured...thats why Revelation 17 condemns your religious organization, for leading weak people astray and away from the word of God. Revelation 18 promises a conclusive end to this system...

 

[Josho]

Yes, Mungo..it is not surprising you ignore the teachings of Jesus in the Holy Bible. You attitude is one that comes from blindly following the pagan roman religious system, and the pope, who you think is the utimate authority for all the extra Biblical teachings you have endured...thats why Revelation 17 condemns your religious organization, for leading weak people astray and away from the word of God. Revelation 18 promises a conclusive end to this system...

Assumptions..

No matter how you slice and dice it..dec 25th and easter are pagan based days, no matter how much the
roman religious organization wants to misrepresent the truth, and ignore the teachings of Jesus in the
Bible...Jesus warns in Mark 7 to follow the commandments of God, not the traditions of man...
But then again, the pope of the Roman religious organization claims he is infallible, and stands in place of God on earth...so he thinks it is okay to follow pagan based, non Biblical days...I got news for him. He should study Revelation 13,17 and 18 and see what God thinks of his satanic, blasphemous claims.

Is it lawful to celebrate the resurrection of Christ during Easter?

 

[Mungo]

Yes, Mungo..it is not surprising you ignore the teachings of Jesus in the Holy Bible. You attitude is one that comes from blindly following the pagan roman religious system, and the pope, who you think is the utimate authority for all the extra Biblical teachings you have endured...thats why Revelation 17 condemns your religious organization, for leading weak people astray and away from the word of God. Revelation 18 promises a conclusive end to this system...

Many assertions - zero evidence!

But then it is heretoeternity posting.

As my signature says: Prejudice is a great timesaver. It enables you to form opinions without bothering to get facts

 

[Mungo]

Assumptions..



Is it lawful to celebrate the resurrection of Christ during Easter?

Where is there a law that we may not celebrate the resurrection of Christ at the appropriate time?

But I expect heretoeternity will not answer that one.

 

[epostle1]

It's too bad that an on line exorcism is impossible. I asked my priest and he couldn't stop laughing.

 

[bbyrd009]

Assumptions..



Is it lawful to celebrate the resurrection of Christ during Easter?

is it possible, might be a better question. Ishtar would no doubt not be amused imo

 

[Mungo]

is it possible, might be a better question. Ishtar would no doubt not be amused imo

Ishtar doesn't exist so could not be amused.

 

[bbyrd009]

Ishtar doesn't exist so could not be amused.

funny, on one level i agree with you; yet here we are, instructing our children in fertility rites to Ishtar, rather than teaching them that Christ is our Passover. So obviously someone is amused; they are just...unseen, whoever that is, huh.

 

[Mungo]

funny, on one level i agree with you; yet here we are, instructing our children in fertility rites to Ishtar, rather than teaching them that Christ is our Passover. So obviously someone is amused; they are just...unseen, whoever that is, huh.

We are teaching our children fertility rites to Ishtar?
Who is teaching such things?
What evidence do you have for such a claim?

 

[bbyrd009]

We are teaching our children fertility rites to Ishtar?
Who is teaching such things?
What evidence do you have for such a claim?

Mungo, please, look, if you wanna believe in Easter, even though it isn't in the Bible, and teach it at Passover time, and buy your kids bunnies and color Ishtar-eggs and then come ask me about fertility rites, wth am i even talking about, then prolly i am not going to have any evidence that would sway you, ok? I understand; and i am not here to dispute holidays with you. Beliefs are not that important. It is what is in one's heart that is important. If you have found a way to put Christ back in Ishtar then more power to you, imo.

You are Catholic? Well i was raised like Southern Baptist, et al, but i note that when i was destitute, out on the streets, nowhere to go, it was Catholics that helped me out, The Baptists were all too busy pointing fingers. I still volunteer for Catholic Charities every chance i get, Love those guys. So to heck with the rest of it ok. I'd rather talk about the weather, tbh.