Jewish people against "Easter" Bunny

[Eden]

Umm… I’m sure the children has as much fun at the egg hunt as they would have if the word “Easter” was part of the event. Of course children should be able to enjoy easter egg hunts. And even the WHite House has one (I think it still calls it an easter egg hunt). But there’s really no reason for government, federal or local, to continue to sponser religious events. ANd ifyou are going to say this is not a religious event, then what’s the big deal in calling it a spring egg hunt?

Since we have clarified that the woman was not objecting to the commercialization of Easter after one of your earlier posts, let’s now clarify that the woman was *not *objecting to a community-sponsored religious instruction. Let’s get down to what this is really about. She was objecting to the very existence of Easter. Apparently, the woman who complained does not want to be reminded that Easter exists when she reads her community paper.

But I could be wrong. If you can point me to an article in which the woman states that she had planned to bring a basket and hunt for eggs and have her picture taken with the Easter Bunny, but being Jewish, felt she was not invited, then we can discuss the complaint from that perspective.

 

[Valke2]

What the heck business is it of the Jews what people decide to call the Easter/Spring bunny? Do they observe Easter? Do they believe in what Easter means? If they don’t like the way Christians portray the Easter bunny maybe they should just ignore it. How ould they like Christians messing in their religion? Good grief…political correctness run amok.

:heart:Blyss

Again, you are ignoring the fact that this was an event put out by the local government. No one is disputing a chruch’s or individual’s right to hold an Easter Egg hunt.

 

[Valke2]

Since we have clarified that the woman was not objecting to the commercialization of Easter after one of your earlier posts, let’s now clarify that the woman was *not *objecting to a community-sponsored religious instruction. Let’s get down to what this is really about. She was objecting to the very existence of Easter. Apparently, the woman who complained does not want to be reminded that Easter exists when she reads her community paper.

But I could be wrong. If you can point me to an article in which the woman states that she had planned to bring a basket and hunt for eggs and have her picture taken with the Easter Bunny, but being Jewish, felt she was not invited, then we can discuss the complaint from that perspective.

Why would you say she was objecting to the existence of Easter. The aritcle originally quoted “A Jewish woman complained, she didn’t think it was appropriate to promote Easter in a city newsletter.”
That she has no intention in participating in the egg hunt, no matter what it is called, isn’t relevant. You have no intention of participating in that town’s egg hunt but does that mean your opinion is less valid?

Besides, your beef should be with the town, not the woman. She’s free to express her opinion. It is the town which choose to change the name.

 

[Eden]

Why would you say she was objecting to the existence of Easter. The aritcle originally quoted “A Jewish woman complained, she didn’t think it was appropriate to promote Easter in a city newsletter.”
That she has no intention in participating in the egg hunt, no matter what it is called, isn’t relevant. You have no intention of participating in that town’s egg hunt but does that mean your opinion is less valid?

Why do I say that the reason behind the woman’s complaint was that she objects to the existence of Easter? Well, let’s look at the options:

1. She was protesting the commercialization of Easter? No.
2. She wanted to meet the Easter Bunny but felt unwelcome since she does not celebrate Easter? No.
3. She was concerned that the local government had hired the Easter Bunny to teach the community’s children about Christianity? No.
4. She is offended by the fact that Easter exists and does not want to be reminded of that fact when she opens a tax-payer funded community newsletter? Yes.

Besides, your beef should be with the town, not the woman. She’s free to express her opinion. It is the town which choose to change the name.

Why should my beef only be with the town of Walnut Creek? It is the fact that the woman was offended by the Easter Bunny that this entire issue came into question. As far as the town’s culpability, just read The Language Police by Diane Ravitch. We live in an age when one person being “offended” has the same power as carrying a loaded bazooka.

 

[AdvanceAlways]

Funny how everything gets blamed on the “liberals” whether they have anything to do with it or not.

their behind all of it lol!

 

[JonathanKinsman]

Culture shock can be a good thing. Maybe its time to take the commercilization out of religion for a bit. Who needs an Easter Bunny?

That’s easy for you to say, Valke2.

My wife misses the 8 presents during Hanukkah (she has been enjoying her role as Mrs Clause for many years).

We Catholics want our presents (and chocolate) whenever we can get them (especially after Lent).

Besides, as a Church we enjoy adopting pagan customs for western culture. Some ideas have always been fun and as long as their meaning fits our Tradition and community with one another (regardless of religious bent), I say, let’s go boil some more water!!

 

[Valke2]

That’s easy for you to say, Valke2.

My wife misses the 8 presents during Hanukkah (she has been enjoying her role as Mrs Clause for many years).

We Catholics want our presents (and chocolate) whenever we can get them (especially after Lent).

Besides, as a Church we enjoy adopting pagan customs for western culture. Some ideas have always been fun and as long as their meaning fits our Tradition and community with one another (regardless of religious bent), I say, let’s go boil some more water!!

Actually, you’re right. I don’t have anything against chocolate or making religous holidays fun. I recieved an Easter basket or two when I was growing up. But I also think it is important that people remember the true meaning of Easter. New hats for ladies.

 

[cecilia97]

I just heard this morning that in a city 3 miles from where I live a Jewish man as well as a women complained about the fact that the city uses the Easter Bunny term for a yearly egg hunt, so now the city decided to name it the Spring Bunny instead.

Easter Bunny Is Out In Walnut Creek

What’s next? Banning the Christmas tree?

Har! The Easter Bunny isn’t even Christian! As a gardener, I’d like to know if I can have Easter Bunnies similarly banned from my back yard?

They should call it the Marauding Spring Rodent.

 

[Eden]

Har! The Easter Bunny isn’t even Christian!

Exactly. The woman is really offended by Easter, not the name of the bunny, which is what she claimed.

Valke, I don’t know why you support this silliness. My local library had a display of a menorah and an area with Hannukah books as one would enter the children’s library last December. I believe my tax dollars pay for that. It would never cross my mind to be offended by my tax dollars sponsoring a Hannukah exhibit or ask that it be renamed in library publications as “Winter Lights”.

 

[Joseph_Mary]

…I’m Catholic and against this so-called “Easter Bunny”…

 

[Valke2]

…I’m Catholic and against this so-called “Easter Bunny”…

does that include opposing those yellow marshmellow chicks?

 

[Joseph_Mary]

does that include opposing those yellow marshmellow chicks?

Naw, those are OK. LOL!

Seriously, though - I’ve always considered the “Easter Bunny” exclusively “Protestant”, and would rather have NOTHING to do with the damn rodent. The “Easter Bunny” isn’t romantic like a Christmas Tree, or a St John Baptist bonfire, or any other “pagan traditions” grafted onto the Faith. The “Easter Bunny” is just plain silly, and a distraction.

 

[JonathanKinsman]

Naw, those are OK. LOL!

Seriously, though - I’ve always considered the “Easter Bunny” exclusively “Protestant”, and would rather have NOTHING to do with the damn rodent. The “Easter Bunny” isn’t romantic like a Christmas Tree, or a St John Baptist bonfire, or any other “pagan traditions” grafted onto the Faith. The “Easter Bunny” is just plain silly, and a distraction.

Say it ain’t so, Joe!

No more Teresa Brewer and the Kaydets and Art Carney singing “Flop.Mop.Cottontail. Pete.” or Gene Autry (go Angels!) and his Easter standards!

It’s hare raising! Now why did you go and say that fur??

 

[Eden]

Say it ain’t so, Joe!

No more Teresa Brewer and the Kaydets and Art Carney singing “Flop.Mop.Cottontail. Pete.” or Gene Autry (go Angels!) and his Easter standards!

It’s hare raising! Now why did you go and say that fur??

Joseph_Mary, while I understand your attraction to the romance of the Christmas tree, children are not as attracted to romance. Why can’t the kids just have a little fun? The Christmas tree’s origins go back to Protestant Germany just like the Easter bunny’s origins anyway.

 

[Chris_LaRock]

Something connected to christanity that is being put out by the local gov’t, yes. I’d assume this was the reason.

The Ten Commandments aren’t exclusively Christian, and they get banned all the time. It’s just an effort by secularists’ to remove spirituality from our culture.

 

[Publisher]

Maybe they should just have a wabbit feed…I love baked rabbit…rabbit tacos…rabbit stew…it’s all good.

On a serious note…I don’t think having an Easter Bunny egg hunt is bad…or a Menorrah or Xmas tree on a lawn…it’s all part of our greater culture.

If however it’s insisted upon because 'it’s a Christian nation"…then I can see her point…no one likes to be singled out and excluded…Fox news covered it extensively last night…while CNN was discussing the Scooter Libby verdict…good contrast of where we have our priorities…sad really.

 

[Eden]

It’s an Easter egg hunt with the Easter bunny. There was no malicious intent to impose a Christian identity on the nation by staging an egg hunt. Anyone who would see a larger, more sinister political meaning behind a community Easter egg hunt is suffering from paranoia. Changing the name of the Easter bunny to Spring Bunny only legitimizes this kind of paranoia.

 

[Lance]

Exactly. The woman is really offended by Easter, not the name of the bunny, which is what she claimed.

Valke, I don’t know why you support this silliness. My local library had a display of a menorah and an area with Hannukah books as one would enter the children’s library last December. I believe my tax dollars pay for that. It would never cross my mind to be offended by my tax dollars sponsoring a Hannukah exhibit or ask that it be renamed in library publications as “Winter Lights”.

Exactly, no one gets upset when my grandson’s private but secular kindergarten class has a Sader(sp) meal or learns about Ramadan. At 5 yrs. old he knows more about Muslim traditions than I do, which is a good thing, IMO. They also have an Easter Egg hunt and a Christmas pagent. I think they had Chanukah included in there but am not sure. Let kids be kids and have some fun while they can.

 

[Eden]

I found a poll from a link on the Wikipedia entry for “Easter Bunny”:

nbc5i.com/family/4307679/detail.html

Praise God! The majority of voters in the poll have retained their sanity. My faith in our people has been restored :

cf.nbc5i.com/dfw/sh/con_surveycontest_display/sur_results_nt.cfm

 

[StMarkEofE]

Why would you say she was objecting to the existence of Easter. The aritcle originally quoted “A Jewish woman complained, she didn’t think it was appropriate to promote Easter in a city newsletter.”
That she has no intention in participating in the egg hunt, no matter what it is called, isn’t relevant. You have no intention of participating in that town’s egg hunt but does that mean your opinion is less valid?

Besides, your beef should be with the town, not the woman. She’s free to express her opinion. It is the town which choose to change the name.

Im sure that if this woman would only sit down and discuss the matter with the Spring Hare she would feel differently.

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