• Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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      30 天前

      Ah yes, the “no fun allowed” stance that is so successful

      Also, isn’t Easter more important? Everybody is born but only one primate came back to life, which is the important part.

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        Theologians have debated that one. I recently attended a service where the minister argued for Good Friday being more important.

        Christmas is the Incarnation - so it’s like arguing over the most important part of a purchase.

        Christmas - money put on the table Good Friday - money taken Easter - Receipt printed

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          David Graeber’s “Debt” goes pretty deep into the implications of making this sort of thing a transaction

          But if you had to pick one of those to define the core of Christian faith - like Passover defines the core of Judaism - wouldn’t it be Easter?

          ETA: Watching the Rugrats nail someone to a cross to explain Easter would have been WILD

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      What is the point of of wanting to prevent those who do not share your religion from celebrating their holidays? There is a national secular holiday called Christmas and a religious holiday called Christmas, how does the existence of one cause problems for the other? Are other secular holidays like the 4th of July or Veterans Day also a problem? Is this something similar to Christians having a problem with the secular legal contract called marriage being allowed alongside the religious ceremony and oath called marriage?