Floppy, Hoppy Bunnies!

[andrew_jorgensen]

Gary Farber points to a church whose reenactment of the Stations of the Cross included whipping the Easter Bunny. I don't know that there are any members of the clergy among my readership, but if there are, please tell me you don't do this. (Actually, I would be very surprised to learn that the member of the clergy among my readership even sponsors a Stations of the Cross reenactment. It seems somehow un-Presbyterian.)

In a similar vein, yahtzee63 points to a 30-second remake of The Exorcist. Featuring bunnies.

What is up with all the carrots?

Comments

[lynnmonster.livejournal.com]

Exorcist bunnies = perfect for Easter!

[juliaabra.livejournal.com]

yo d'h! thanks for the link. just what i needed on this odd easter sunday.
*the power of christ compels you!*
julia

[rebekahroxanna.livejournal.com]

You know that you do have a woman of the cloth among your avid readership. And you know that I would never beat a bunny. Even a youth minister dressed up like one. Well I guess there are crazy people among the fundamentalist group of Christians. Some people take things a little too seriously like Easter Bunnies. They probably want to crucify Santa Claus, too. As for stations of the cross, I have meditated on them, though probably not in an appropriately Catholic way. As you point out, it probably is a little un-Presbyterian for my congregation.

Both Easter and Christmas have their roots in pagan celebrations. Christianity has been adept at importing local traditions and transforming them into Christian practices. Europeans and European Americans have done a lot of this but many are unaware of it. When I was growing up the protestants complained about how Catholics just papered over indigeneous practices and called it Christianity. An older wiser person, I now see how Europeans and European Americans (protestans and Catholics alike) molded Christianity into their cultural image. All one has to do to see this is look at pictures of Jesus.

Happy Easter

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

This (http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/publications/papers/vol1/500215-The_Influence_of_the_Mystery_Religions_on_Christianity.htm) might interest you.

[rebekahroxanna.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I took a quick look at it and downloaded it for reading later. You might want to view my comment to an old one's (you are going to have to show me how to do links etc) funeral experience.

[angels-nibblet.livejournal.com]

I had epiphany the other day regardingAnyay and her phobia of bunnies....

I theorise that she's seen Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail.

It's enough to make me afraid of bunnies, especially if they come bearing gifts of chocolate designed to lull me into a false sense of security.

HAH! I see through you Mr so-called Easter Bunny! You cannot fool me with your fluffy cuteness and delicious whares!!!!!

*succumbs to the chocolate*

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

Seen it? She was there! Ask an_old_one.