Did You See That Anti-Christian Google Doodle Yesterday?

[deucemagnet]

You saw it, right?



What? That doesn’t look anti-Christian? Well, tell that to the people who posted on a Google forum yesterday about how their holiday was being ignored by the Powers That Be:

I’m sick of one of the most important Christian holidays being ignored while other religious holidays as well as homosexuality are celebrated as doodles on the Google Search bar. If Google has tried to prevent religious favoritism or tried to promote its political correctness, it has failed. On behalf of a vast portion of those who go on google – Christians – I advocate for Google’s acknowledgement of Easter as a doodle.

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It depresses me
I usually enjoy google doodles, and went to see what cute thing they put up today…nothing.
Sure makes me feel like a 2nd class citizen to have my religion ignored while others are honored.

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http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/04/21/did-you-see-that-anti-christian-google-doodle-yesterday/

[Curmudgeoness]

1. They should have had the Easter bunny.

That would have made the religious folks feel better.

I, also, am shocked that they ignored Bunny Day.

[deucemagnet]

3. I like the pagan symbolism.

Celebrating spring makes sense, especially after a hard winter. Spring weather, candy, eggs, and bunnies. What's not to like?

[Curmudgeoness]

4. LOL, OMG.

That is the creepiest Easter bunny I have ever seen. I think that kid is holding it together really well.

[deucemagnet]

5. Here are some more.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/19-vintage-easter-bunny-photos-that-will-make-your-skin-craw

I'm surprised we've gotten through an Easter season without these being posted.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. Those aren't even funny anymore.

Well, most of them aren't funny, just creepy.



Since these all come from the time when I was a kid, I am amazed that I am not afraid of Easter bunnies! And people think clowns are scary!

[TxDemChem]

7. That us too creepy for words

[trotsky]

2. Well, even on DU if someone posts a link to an article...

that points out the parallels between figures in other religions and the Christian resurrection story, well that is just a despicable attack on Christians on their holiest day!

Sad that some liberal Christians aren't that far removed from the right-wing nutters when it comes to über-sensitivity about their religion. You can sense the very same frustration from both groups that they don't have the power to burn us at the stake anymore.

[defacto7]

8. I never take anything for granted these days....

"they don't have the power to burn us at the stake anymore"

For now.

[Lordquinton]

9. That explains the roasting in flame wars

[Iggo]

11. "they don't have the power to burn us at the stake anymore"

I bet they miss it, though.

[Rob H.]

14. "...some liberal Christians aren't that far removed from the right-wing nutters..."

I think some of them have a lot more in common* with right-wing fundagelicals than they think they do and certainly a lot more than they'd ever admit to. There are knee-jerk reactionary religionists on both sides of the political divide who go out of their way to defend religion at all costs, no matter how minor (or major, in the case of numerous RCC pedophilia scandals) the criticisms might be.

*Remember the heads exploding last year when some atheists on DU said, "Hey, all the religion at President Obama's inauguration makes some of us a little uncomfortable"? Some of the posts that showed up in response wouldn't have been out of place on a Republican message board. Most of them boiled down to "Shut up, stupid atheists! It's tradition! And even if it wasn't, MAJORITY RULES!!1!!!11!"

[trotsky]

15. Yup I remember the inauguration mess well.

One of the worst times ever on DU for religious tolerance.

[AtheistCrusader]

10. Pretty sure that person has no idea what it means to be a 'second class citizen'.

[deucemagnet]

12. Ironic, isn't it?

Not receiving special treatment makes them second class citizens now.

[Arugula Latte]

13. No, no, see, that's showing what the cave looked like after Jesus rolled the rock away!

There was nothing there because The Lord and Savior had ascended to Heaven!