Comments on: Easter Rant http://jehovahsfitness.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/easter/ an exercise in liberal religion Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jehovahsfitness http://jehovahsfitness.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/easter/#comment-17 jehovahsfitness Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:07:10 +0000 https://jehovahsfitness.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/easter/#comment-17 There's continued discussion at <a href="http://peacebang.blogspot.com/2006/04/empty-tomb-empty-pew.html" rel="nofollow">PeaceBang's blog</a>. I'm hoping that you're right and that these services are the exception. There’s continued discussion at PeaceBang’s blog. I’m hoping that you’re right and that these services are the exception.

]]> By: Judy Welles http://jehovahsfitness.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/easter/#comment-16 Judy Welles Sun, 16 Apr 2006 02:00:47 +0000 https://jehovahsfitness.wordpress.com/2006/04/14/easter/#comment-16 Maybe you've been going to the wrong Easter services. In my church we always address the Easter story on Easter. After all, it's an important holiday in the Christian tradition, which is also where we UU's have our roots. And it's a good story. Most of religion is metaphor, folks! This holiday is rife with metaphor! There is much that can be made of the Easter story without needing to believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ. Of course it's a challenge for ministers, especially when we are forced to meet the surly glare of those in the pews who are thinking "I dare you to say something Christian! I've got a good mind to get up and walk out of here right now" before we've even opened our mouths. I agree with Jehova's F. that merely treating Easter as the "spring has sprung" holiday is Religion Lite at its worst. The story deserves better, the congregation deserves better, and the minister should be trying harder. It's worth it. It's a good story. Judy P.S. I'm new to this blog. Are there other comments? Where are they? Maybe you’ve been going to the wrong Easter services. In my church we always address the Easter story on Easter. After all, it’s an important holiday in the Christian tradition, which is also where we UU’s have our roots. And it’s a good story.

Most of religion is metaphor, folks! This holiday is rife with metaphor! There is much that can be made of the Easter story without needing to believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ. Of course it’s a challenge for ministers, especially when we are forced to meet the surly glare of those in the pews who are thinking “I dare you to say something Christian! I’ve got a good mind to get up and walk out of here right now” before we’ve even opened our mouths.

I agree with Jehova’s F. that merely treating Easter as the “spring has sprung” holiday is Religion Lite at its worst. The story deserves better, the congregation deserves better, and the minister should be trying harder. It’s worth it. It’s a good story.

Judy

P.S. I’m new to this blog. Are there other comments? Where are they?

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