Originally Posted By wahooskipper Sweetest Day is pretty big up in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc. I have seen cards down here in Florida around the 1st of October but it is usually a row or two at Hallmark. They don't go to town here like the do up in the midwest.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy <<But it isn't the liberals forcing them to change their names in the malls - it's business.>> Oh no you don't. This whole thing happened because the bunny had the word EASTER as part of the name. The name EASTER can be viewed as Christian, which as we can all see is under attack from the left because Christians are in the way of gay marriage and a total secualar anything goes society that France has. If we do some research, you will find the person who decided to go all PC and ban the word Easter voted for Kerry. I am willing to bet $1thousand on this right here right now without even looking. Only libs are worried about offending people with things that are religious.. even if the country is 80% Christian.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Who is banning the word Easter? Is there some regulation in those businesses that says that they can't use that word any more? It's one thing to make stuff up, but there's something a little odd about making stuff up and then getting angry about it, Beau.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy << Who is banning the word Easter? >> I thought this story was about making the Easter Bunny the " spring "Bunny...right?
Originally Posted By TomSawyer I'm offended that my religious holidays have been co-opted to sell stuff without any regard for the reason for the holiday itself. I'm offended by the trivialization of my faith in the pursuit of money.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>I thought this story was about making the Easter Bunny the " spring "Bunny...right?<< That's different than banning the word Easter, though. It's just changing the term they are using to market something.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <It's one thing to make stuff up, but there's something a little odd about making stuff up and then getting angry about it, Beau.> LOL! Man, is that apropos for a lot of radio talk show hosts, et al.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy Well, if your church loses focus on what the holidays mean then I can see your point. But since I was a kid, Christmas meant presents from Santa, the Frosty and Peanuts special, begging your parents for the latest toy... and the story of Joseph and Mary, the Wise Men, the Star, Frankensince or however you spell it and the manger scene. It was two things in one.. always.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy <It's one thing to make stuff up, but there's something a little odd about making stuff up and then getting angry about it, Beau.> I have to admit this made me laugh.. just like that time you said I reminded you of the guy at the bus stop who talks to himself. LOL
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>Well, if your church loses focus on what the holidays mean then I can see your point.<< Then you don't see it, I'm afraid. I found it interesting that you managed to say what Christmas means to you without actually mentioning Jesus.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I'm sure that in the process of mentioning the story of Christmas and the manger scene he was refering to the birth of Jesus. I don't think this is a reflection of Beau's faith.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy How do you have a manger scene without Jesus? It speaks for itself. Now who likes to ban Nativity scenes from the public square because they are soooo offensive?? Liberals again. See the pattern. America does.
Originally Posted By mele I find it funny that the people who are most offended by the idea of a "spring bunny" instead of an "Easter bunny" are the people who consider themselves to be the most Christian. You are the ones who seem desperate to hang onto the pagan, non-Christian trappings of your holidays. Why is that? One would think you'd be happy to remove the crassness from your holiest of days.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>How do you have a manger scene without Jesus? It speaks for itself.<< It's actually pretty easy if you celebrate Advent. It's pretty common to only put Jesus in the manger on Christmas Eve. But you seemed to focus on the symbols without focusing on the substance.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy << You are the ones who seem desperate to hang onto the pagan, non-Christian trappings of your holidays. Why is that?>> The motivation behind changing the name to Spring Bunny ( that is sooo stupid ), was to get rid of the word Easter, which is a word that the few hyper sensitive non Christians might find offensive. This has nothing to do with the bunny having a connection to Easter or Jesus rolling back the stone and coming back to life.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy <<. But you seemed to focus on the symbols without focusing on the substance. >> It was a typo. Your buddies however try and BAN the nativity scene BECAUSE it has Jesus in it. What's worse?
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Since the Easter Bunny is actually a pagan symbol tied to the celebration of the arrival of Spring, perhaps "Spring Bunny" is a more appropriate name for it. I think it's fine to nod at the pagan roots of the celebration as a way of honoring our pre-Christian ancestors. I just hate to see religious symbols used to sell trivialities.
Originally Posted By mele <<The motivation behind changing the name to Spring Bunny ( that is sooo stupid ), was to get rid of the word Easter, which is a word that the few hyper sensitive non Christians might find offensive.>> Sounds like you're just as hyper sensitive. If the end result is that there is less commercialism and paganism associated with the holiday, why does it matter, especially to an upbeat, look-for-the-positive-Republican like yourself?
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>Your buddies however try and BAN the nativity scene BECAUSE it has Jesus in it.<< No they don't.
