The War on Easter

[renard_ruse]

Its that time of year

Boys and girls at an Alabama elementary school will still get to hunt for eggs – but they can’t call them ‘Easter Eggs.’ The principal banished the word for the sake of religious diversity.

“We had in the past a parent to question us about some of the things we do here at school,” said Heritage Elementary School principal Lydia Davenport. “So we’re just trying to make sure we respect and honor everybody’s differences.”

Television station WHNT reported that teachers were informed that no activities related to or centered around any religious holiday would be allowed – in the interest of religious diversity.

“Kids love the bunny and we just make sure we don’t say ‘the Easter Bunny’ so that we don’t infringe on the rights of others because people relate the Easter bunny to religion,” she told the television station. “ A bunny is a bunny and a rabbit is a rabbit.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/03/26/School-Bans-the-Word-Easter

 

[blackleggings]

I just do egg-centered activities. My grade level has our own chicken eggs, from our VP. We have an entire unit focused on oviparous/non-oviparous animals. I use plastic eggs in math, reading, and science right now. No one has complained yet. I wish my school was having an egg hunt, but I'm competitive and would be drilling the hell out of my class to find the most eggs.

 

[renard_ruse]

What's most disturbing besides the stupidity of the whole thing, is the fact that "one parent" could get the name of a holiday changed.

The reality is that our country and its majority culture are descended from the mainstream of western culture. The major Spring holiday in which "bunnies" and "eggs" are used as decorations happens to be called Easter and has been called so for thousands of years. The word is not a curse word for crying out loud. Its the name of the holiday, which has a completely secular set of festivities and traditions which have nothing to do with the Christian religious holiday.

Its simply a fact that most people historically in our country called the holiday Easter and that a majority still do. Nobody is forcing nor even asking anyone to celebrate the religious Easter holiday. The secular holiday is called Easter.

 

[blackleggings]

I agree, to a point. Everyone is so worried about stepping on each other's toes and pissing off the wrong parent in schools. I just don't see it changing. Usually my school just turns its back and doesn't even acknowledge Easter. I teach the younger ones and as they use my plastic eggs they call them "Easter Eggs" all the time, but I just make sure that I'm not the one calling them any thing other than eggs. I'm just impressed that the this particular school is still able to have an egg hunt.

 

[bronzeage]

We need to work harder to preserve the pagan elements of Christian traditions.

Pagans have rights, too.

 

[Tryharder62]

Easter isn't about the bunny. I'm just saying!

 

[Lord_Nibiru]

If all kids called them easter eggs, the school couldn't cope with their policy.

Just ignore the pointless rule.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Zombie Jew day....see now we don't have to worry about bunny issues anymore.

 

[Liar]

Outrageous. They should stop this assault on the celebration of godess Austron immediately!

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Everyone knows they are Horus eggs.

 

[kbate]

I had to cancel my carded beagle meet for Sunday because it was too horrible for the hounds to chase the Easter Bunny.

I sent my name to Rome and expect to be canonized immediately. I just hope they don't insist on the 'death' part of being a saint.

 

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[Adre]

Actually it's just another manifestation of the left's general war on Christianity.

Or choosing science and reality over a bunch of made up stories.

 

[kbate]

Actually it's just another manifestation of the left's general war on Christianity.

So you hate the constitution now?

 

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[CandiCame]

 

[kbate]

Does the White House have an Easter Egg roll every year? Why, if it's unconstitutional?

So then you disagree with the constitution and separation of church and state. We should teach Christian ritual in our schools.

Why do you hate our constitution?

 

[CandiCame]

Why is everyone acting like Easter is a Christian holiday?

I'm not being facetious. I wasn't raised Christian, I didn't know that was a thing.

 

[mark197205]

 

[Tryharder62]

Onceler, It is a thing.

 

[kbate]

Why is everyone acting like Easter is a Christian holiday?

I'm not being facetious. I wasn't raised Christian, I didn't know that was a thing.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+do+we+celebrate+easter

 

[CandiCame]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+do+we+celebrate+easter

um... ok...

Not everyone is Christian, you know. Easter is so obviously a fertility holiday that it never occurred to me to Google it. I've always known about it in the context of a fertility holiday. It makes more sense as a fertility holiday, celebrating the rebirth of Spring and the goddess that bears it's name.

I'm so sorry that Christians think that everyone is supposed to remember what fucking holidays they stole.

If they were going to try to make themselves the center of attention, might have tried to cut out all the fertility symbols like the eggs and rabbits.

 

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[kbate]

No clown, I do not agree with the contemporary liberal interpretation of the First Amendment. Where can I place my finger on that article of the Constitution where I can find the term "separation of church and state." If this was the true intent of the founders, why is every session of Congress opened with a prayer? Why is "In God We trust" tolerated on our money? Why is the symbolism of the "Apotheosis of Washington" tolerated on the ceiling of the Capitol rotunda? Why are the Ten Commandments carved into the wall opposite the Supreme Court Bench? Why do we tolerate religious symbols on the grave stones in our national cemeteries? Why do we have Chaplains in our military? Where in the Christian Bible is there a mention of the fucking Easter Bunny and his eggs?

Do you celebrate Christmas? Where in the Bible is there a mention of Santa Claus, Reindeer and the North Pole? Elves were evil spirits in the Bible, why do Christians teach their children that evil spirits make their toys?

If we use the schools to teach Christian rituals, how is that not creating a state church?