Churchy Chicanery

The Easter Celebration is a day of purest gold for many sincere people who believe what they've been told "The Resurrection of Our Lord occurred upon this day and not to recognize it would be sacrilege," some say. "The Easter Bunny brought those eggs," is what we tell our youth, for this is so much easier than teaching them the truth. Encyclopedias tell us of a pagan celebration, a rite of early spring to hail the rebirth of creation. The egg is emblematic of spring's germinating life, a fresh start from the winter's cold, its blizzards and its strife. The rabbit is an ancient sign, the symbol of fertility; In sex worship it symbolizes man's insatiability. So what if ancient pagans used this day, protests the pastor, to feast the Goddess of the Dawn the Teutons called Eastre. It's important to remember that our Lord rose from the grave, and thus a hope for resurrection of the dead he gave. So, a rabbit laying eggs was part of ancient pagan rite? He's just the Easter Bunny now who brings our kids delight. So what, the clerics cry, if things we're teaching children might have come from Devil Worship? Do I hear, Amen? ...Yeah, Right! Just another Warrenpiece