Originally posted by yanici: This is a great time to get on your cable TV or streaming channels and find Mel Gibson's 2004 movie, "The Passion of Christ." It will bring you back to Jesus if you left Him.
No it won’t. If the inspired Word of God (I.e. the Bible) or the Holy Spirit has no effect on you, Mel Gibsons conception of the crucifixion will not sway you either. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, not Hollywood.
March 29, 2024, 08:25 AM
mrvmax
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Originally posted by Ryanp225: I'm not Christian so I have no dog in the fight but find it odd that everyone keeps saying that Jesus died for your sins. Doesn't the story say he came back from the dead a couple days later and went around visiting his buddies? So at most he gave up the weekend for your sins.
Careful, blasphemy is a pretty serious thing. If you are really curious email me and I’d be glad to talk it over with you.
March 29, 2024, 08:30 AM
Black92LX
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Originally posted by Ryanp225: I'm not Christian so I have no dog in the fight but find it odd that everyone keeps saying that Jesus died for your sins. Doesn't the story say he came back from the dead a couple days later and went around visiting his buddies? So at most he gave up the weekend for your sins.
You forgot the part where he ascended into heaven after so a bit more than the weekend.
But I also understand you are just trying to be cute.
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March 29, 2024, 09:21 AM
sse
if ya think about it calling it Resurrection Day is quite a concession
March 29, 2024, 10:24 AM
chellim1
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March 29, 2024, 11:48 AM
selogic
The kids used to get out of school for the Easter holiday . Now it's the Spring Break .
March 29, 2024, 11:55 AM
darthfuster
That’s going to frustrate the Resurrection Day bunny.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier
March 29, 2024, 12:02 PM
Aglifter
I get it. My friends and I discussed that most every other language calls is Passover.
March 29, 2024, 12:44 PM
YellowJacket
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Originally posted by Aglifter: I get it. My friends and I discussed that most every other language calls is Passover.
Passover is a Jewish holiday/festival. Easter is celebrating something that Jews do not celebrate.
Symbolically, Christians recognize the significance of Jesus Christ as the sacrificial lamb from the Passover but Jews do not.
So simply put, these are not the same holiday and they do not celebrate the same thing.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
March 29, 2024, 03:13 PM
mark123
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Originally posted by YellowJacket:
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Originally posted by Aglifter: I get it. My friends and I discussed that most every other language calls is Passover.
Passover is a Jewish holiday/festival. Easter is celebrating something that Jews do not celebrate.
Symbolically, Christians recognize the significance of Jesus Christ as the sacrificial lamb from the Passover but Jews do not.
So simply put, these are not the same holiday and they do not celebrate the same thing.
That’s … half right, I guess. The early Christian’s did celebrate the Passover and some of us still do. You are correct that the catholics don’t celebrate the same holiday.
March 29, 2024, 06:34 PM
Prefontaine
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Originally posted by yanici: This is a great time to get on your cable TV or streaming channels and find Mel Gibson's 2004 movie, "The Passion of Christ." It will bring you back to Jesus if you left Him.
As a Catholic I refer to people, often, when they bring up white bearded fat men, reindeer, bunnies, and all the bullshit marketing. I tell them to FF to Christ being whipped, beat, and tortured to death by the Romans. That’s the reality, not the fluff bs marketing.
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
March 29, 2024, 09:42 PM
1967Goat
A close friend of mine, who is very devout, told me this...
On Easter Sunday a priest decided to visit the kids at the Sunday school in his church. He asked the kids, “Who can tell me about the Resurrection?”. All of the kids looked around at each other, none had an answer.
The Father was a little puzzled and said, “None of you can tell me about the Resurrection?”.
One shy boy reluctantly raised his hand a little, then lowered it, and raised it slightly again. He was obviously nervous.
Father asked him, “Son, what can you tell me about the Resurrection?”
The boy sheepishly responded, “Well, I’m not really sure…but if it lasts for more than four hours you should call a doctor.”
March 30, 2024, 06:42 AM
mrvmax
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Originally posted by 1967Goat: A close friend of mine, who is very devout, told me this...
On Easter Sunday a priest decided to visit the kids at the Sunday school in his church. He asked the kids, “Who can tell me about the Resurrection?”. All of the kids looked around at each other, none had an answer.
The Father was a little puzzled and said, “None of you can tell me about the Resurrection?”.
One shy boy reluctantly raised his hand a little, then lowered it, and raised it slightly again. He was obviously nervous.
Father asked him, “Son, what can you tell me about the Resurrection?”
The boy sheepishly responded, “Well, I’m not really sure…but if it lasts for more than four hours you should call a doctor.”
Honestly, if he’s making light of the resurrection he is not devout and has no understanding of it. It may be a source of amusement for you but for some it’s the pinnacle of our faith. I hope one day you understand what I mean.
March 30, 2024, 02:10 PM
tacfoley
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Originally posted by sigfreund: I first heard “Resurrection Sunday” from a very devout Christian relative 15-20 years ago. I immediately thought it was more appropriate than a term corrupted from the name of a pagan goddess.
Must make using the names of five of the days of the week a real bummer, eh?
March 30, 2024, 02:19 PM
sigfreund
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Originally posted by tacfoley: Must make using the names of five of the days of the week a real bummer, eh?
Except, of course, that the English language names of all seven of the days that were based on pagan deities (including the sun and the moon) don’t refer to a specific Christian holy day.
I’ll grant, though, that Resurrection Day would probably be a better term than Sunday.
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March 30, 2024, 04:14 PM
VBVAGUY
I am sure that God is not pleased with this.
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March 30, 2024, 06:06 PM
Ozarkwoods
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Originally posted by selogic: The kids used to get out of school for the Easter holiday . Now it's the Spring Break .
We had spring break begining of the month here and Easter break (Friday and Monday off) our schools called it Easter Weekend.
As far as the above post goes can we expect anything different coming out WH
