Christians And Easter

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Ruthanne

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I was raised Catholic and recall the Easter Story. Anyone else feel like claryfying? I still believe in Easter.


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You remember the Easter story? I should hope you do and so should everyone living in the Western world. There is an attempt to remove Christianity from our culture. We must not let that happen.
 
I was raised a Presbyterian and had all this preached to me as a child. Then I grew to see that the Easter story was little more than a retelling of ancient tales and was simply an analogy of spring. I am now a Secular Humanist, but hey, any excuse for a party.
 

Capt. Lightning, with all due respect, I think this approach is a bit dismissive of the depth of the account of what happened in Jerusalem during Jesus' last days on earth. Whether you believe in the resurrection or not, the whole story has much to teach us that we cannot take in as children.

Edited - obviously I meant resurrection, not reincarnation. Seniors moment this morning.
 
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Politics are a banned subject due to so much controversy, I think the posting of religious ideas should be considered in the same vain, especially if people are going to condemn others for their non beliefs!!!!!!!
 
Ruthanne is simply asking about the Easter story from those who may know more about it than she does, hopefully she will get some in depth answers from those who study the Bible. There's no reason this can't be asked and answered here in a thoughtful and civil manner, as the guidelines suggest for any topic. Those who don't want to discuss the topic, can just pass this thread by.

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I was raised Catholic and no longer practice any religion, but that is my choice and I respect the choices of others to follow their faith. I don't try to convince them not to believe and I don't want them to try and change my views, that's all that can be expected.
 
Rosemarie said:
You remember the Easter story? I should hope you do and so should everyone living in the Western world. There is an attempt to remove Christianity from our culture. We must not let that happen.
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If ya wanna dig, Easter is a pagan holiday
Has nothing to do with Christianity

Nothing to argue about

just fact
 
I’m Christian. Doesn’t change facts. The question asked if anyone would like clarifying.
Sorry if my answer offended anyone. Easter is just as special to me regardless of how it came about. It gets celebrated every year.
 
Lots of Christian things originated as Pagan. Christmas trees, Dec. 25th, The yule log to name some.

Easter occurs in Spring when the Pagans celebrated Spring as a renewal, re-birth as in trees coming back, eggs and rapidly-procreating rabbits bringing new life. Perfect time to celebrate Easter; resurrection, renewal and new life.

Those old symbols were what people were used to and it seemed natural to still use them, but in the new way.

That Christian rituals and symbols have replaced former Pagan things in no way diminishes Christianity.
 
Capt Lightning said:
...the Easter story was little more than a retelling of ancient tales and was simply an analogy of spring. I am now a Secular Humanist, but hey, any excuse for a party.
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...the Capt's light-hearted view is certainly one choice...but but not the Christian's choice of a deeply meaningful celebration, although Joy is a large result of it. But this is about "Christians and Easter" and a clarification regarding the Easter story. It all boils down to faith and personal choice based on one's own search, study, experiences, and journey for truth, for which there is a ginormous amount of material, archeologic accounts, historical accounts, even scientific accounts, etc.

Christian celebrations did not evolve from Pagan rituals but rather replaced it in a way that was offered as an opposite or alternative holiday celebration...a choice by faith. There are some items of ritual that were used by Pagans like candles that had their own pagan meaning. That didn't mean they owned all rights and ownership to candle usage. Candles are used in Christian celebrations and given a different meaning for Christians of Jesus' light that illuminates our soul with truth, love, and joy.
 
Every person that has compassion for other people in some way, has a kind of faith. Otherwise, why even bother to care if you believe your efforts along with others mean nothing?
 
If you want to get it straight from the source..
Here's a King James Version point of reference..

Matthew chapters 26-28
Mark Chapters 14-16
Luke Chapters 22-24
John Chapters 17-21

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For me, as a Christian, it's the most important day of the year. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, but Easter celebrates the death of Jesus and is the basis of our faith.

That is the belief that the morning after he was crucified and died, (Easter morning) his tomb was empty and he was later seen alive by many people. The people who witnessed that miracle are the ones who began the Christian faith. Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and that his death atones for all the wrong things we have done, so that when we die we too can live again in some sort of afterlife.

Most of those early Christians were Jews who believed Jesus was their long awaited Messiah, so it was natural that Easter would replace the Jewish spring celebration of Passover.
 
RadishRose said:
Lots of Christian things originated as Pagan. Christmas trees, Dec. 25th, The yule log to name some.

Easter occurs in Spring when the Pagans celebrated Spring as a renewal, re-birth as in trees coming back, eggs and rapidly-procreating rabbits bringing new life. Perfect time to celebrate Easter; resurrection, renewal and new life.

Those old symbols were what people were used to and it seemed natural to still use them, but in the new way.

That Christian rituals and symbols have replaced former Pagan things in no way diminishes Christianity.
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I get that, and appreciate and admire those thoughts
I’m just a curmudgeon that cares not to associate my Lord with anything pagan.
Forgive me for that

His death
His resurrection
Means so much more to me
Once I came to the knowledge, thru studying the prophecies, that ‘hey, this story is real!’
Then studying His death, His agony…and why

I mean, hey, lotsa folks have given their lives for others

But He actually gave up eternal life, the oneness with The Father, that was forever, no beginning

And died our death. Separation from His Father. That agony.

My words cannot covey how this affects this sin filled soul

Of course His triumph, His resurrection, is the glory

And I’m so very thankful for it
 
I do not believe that any one or groups are "trying to remove Christianity from our culture". I do believe that a certain type of "Christian" , hopefully in the minority, are trying to force their specific beliefs on otherwise ethical honorable segments of society.
 

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