HAHAHA - "The Passion of the Easter Bunny" - Must Read

[liberalpragmatist]

No passion for Easter Bunny at church show
Children in audience watch as actor in rabbit costume whippedThe Associated Press
Updated: 9:37 a.m. ET April 08, 2004

GLASSPORT, Pa. - First, the Passion of the Christ. Now, the torment of the Easter Bunny?

It may not have been as gruesome as Mel Gibson’s movie, but many parents and children got upset when a church trying to teach about Jesus’ crucifixion performed an Easter show with actors whipping the Easter bunny and breaking eggs.

People who attended Saturday’s show at Glassport’s memorial stadium quoted performers as saying, “There is no Easter bunny,” and described the show as being a demonstration of how Jesus was crucified.

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Patty Bickerton, the youth minister at Glassport Assembly of God, said the performance wasn’t meant to be offensive. Bickerton portrayed the Easter rabbit and said she tried to act with a tone of irreverence.

“The program was for all ages, not just the kids. We wanted to convey that Easter is not just about the Easter bunny, it is about Jesus Christ,” Bickerton said.

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Performers broke eggs meant for an Easter egg hunt and also portrayed a drunken man and a self-mutilating woman, said Jennifer Norelli-Burke, another parent who saw the show in Glassport, a community about 10 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4693430/

[Amerpie]

1. The Passion of George Bush

I've figured out Bush's popularity. Since most (not all) of his base are Christian evangelicals, and since those people claim that Jesus Christ was the only perfect man who ever lived, and since most of them further believe that Bush is also perfect, they must then also believe that Bush is also the second coming ...

[Blue-Jay]

2. I'd pay to get a video of that!

Hilarious!

[Ookie]

5. Love your picture

Had to save that one! Thanks - best laugh I've had all day!

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x988993

[Bunny]

4. Good thread in LBN on this!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x471246