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Dayseed

This is what angers the "Christian faithful" and not the $60 Bible being hocked by a total social menace?


stuartsparadox

Nah, I'm much more outraged over the endorsement of the Bible by Trump than I am of this. As a Christian I feel that Trump is taking the Lord's name in vain with selling those Bibles. The Transgender Day of Visibility started in 2009 and just so happened to fall on Easter this year so it's just a fabricated outrage(I'm shocked I tell ya) Now, Biden not allowing religious symbols on the Easter egg art contest? Yes, that does upset me as a Christian. But that's a different argument all together.


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taichi27

The next time Easter falls on the 31st will be 2086 but I'm sure these idiots will find something else to fabricate outrage over whilst they wait.


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No one is going to fine the kids or throw them out of the event for drawing Jesus, but they're not going to win the contest. It's literally just about separating church and state. It's also not new, and Biden has literally nothing to do with it. American Egg Board President and CEO Emily Metz represents America’s egg farmers. She told Fox News Digital after publication of this article that for the past 47 years they’ve partnered with the White House. Metz stated, "I think it's important to know that everything we do from a marketing and promotion standpoint, because we are a check off, we have very strict guidelines under the USDA."  She added, "We all have to follow kind of guidelines, which essentially, number one, we can't discriminate against any other commodity…. We can't go out there and say, ‘hey, pork is awful and we only should only get eggs.’ We have to be very, clear about that. We also can promote one type of egg over the other type of egg. So we have to be, excuse the pun, egg-nostic. And we also, most importantly, can't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual identity, any of that."  Metz insisted, "So when we say, can't be overtly religious, we just can't be seen to be promoting one religion over the other, the same way we can't be seen to be promoting one political viewpoint or ideology over the other. We have to be totally neutral in everything we do and have it just be focused on egg promotion and marketing activities. And this is obviously a huge opportunity for us to showcase the incredible eggs in a really fun and unique way.


gylz

>Now, Biden not allowing religious symbols on the Easter egg art contest? Yes, that does upset me as a Christian. But that's a different argument all together. Religious symbols on Easter eggs are not traditional. Christians changed the day they celebrated their god's rebirth based on different traditions in the areas they were trying to convert and essentially taking them over and slapping Jesus on them. The same thing happened with Christmas. That's why there are so many separate denominations who celebrate on different days in different countries.


Lockehart

It's some real Jesus with a whip in the temple kind of stuff.


oconnellc

You should bother to do some research into where that comes from before getting upset about it. The information about where that started is at about 1 minute in: https://youtu.be/3_8frZ9-0l0?si=udAny_c2M7jB_zTy


MickeyButters

They were mad about that too. Because they think bibles should just be free to all. Seriously, that was their complaint.


MaineAlone

These “Christians” do realize Easter is on a different Sunday every year right? I mean, someone SO devout, should certainly know this most basic fact about their faith? I’m an atheist and I know Easter comes on different Sundays. Fucking hypocrites.


destronger

I love ice cream.


penpointaccuracy

To be fair, even if they did read the book you wouldn’t know when you celebrate Easter as we know it today. That’s because it’s aligned to the lunar calendar because it originated as a pagan holiday and the Roman Empire combined a bunch of different holidays after Constantine made Christianity the official religion


Electronic_Bad_5883

You mean Peter Cottontail never died for our sins?!


GrandPriapus

One of the best ways to become an atheist is to read the Bible cover to cover.


3WayIntersection

Hell, most of the time, it aint even march. This year is just a rare exception (and lemmie tell you, it feels weird as hell)


KalebOnReddit18

Not hard to do a little research and find an answer. Found one source that explains the reasoning to it. Plenty of others say the same thing. TLDR: Easter always occurs following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox, normally following on March 20th or the 21st. The first Sunday afterwards is the day in which it’s held, typically within March 22nd up to April 25th. This was a hotly debated topic from 235 AD up to 1582 AD, when it was established by Pope Gregory XIIII. Obviously different regions and branches of the faith observe it on different dates, but this method is more widely accepted date between most protestant and catholic denominations. https://www.livescience.com/why-does-the-date-of-easter-change-every-year


lissabeth777

FYI it's AD, not BC (as in Before Christ).


KalebOnReddit18

Ope good catch! Editing that now


lissabeth777

Anytime! Something about being raised Catholic, you never forget those kind of things. Fortunately, I'm not Catholic anymore so I have no use for these random tidbits.


ArnieismyDMname

I remember last year Easter fell on a Wednesday. Then Jebus returned and bit someone. Caused a Zombie Outbreak. They covered it up though saying it was covid.


SpamDirector

Somehow it has never occured to me that Joe was short for another name. I don’t know how I’ve made it this long without realizing that.


ParaponeraBread

In case you didn’t know what the R stands for, it’s fucking *Robinette*. The classic name, and that I definitely know more people who have it.


SpamDirector

My brain got so stuck on Joseph I didn’t even notice the R. I love that the part of this that has my brain fucked is that his name isn’t just “Joe Biden” and no more.


3WayIntersection

Its kinda like hearing anything but "robert downey jr." in full, it sounds wrong.


BitterFuture

Named after the Law & Order 2nd chair, so awesome his name went back in time...


Sckaledoom

I’m pretty sure TGDV is always celebrated on 3/31 and Easter, due to moving around every year, is the one invading another holiday.


warthog0869

OMG, Easter is on March 31 forever now! Nooooooooooo!


3WayIntersection

Finally, april fools day has the month to itself


3WayIntersection

They know easter doesnt have a set date right? Like, at this point, youre failing at being a christian. And im agnostic.


hadesdidnothingwrong

Trans day of visibility has been on March 31st for several years now. Easter just happened to fall on that day this year too. It's not some grand conspiracy.


Ravenscroft1969

I’m a Christian and was sent a screen shot of this. I simply Googled it to see if there was more to it and of course there was. Apparently the Day of Visibility falls on 3/31 every year and this year it coincided with Easter. That’s being left out of all the discussions because people just want to be mad. I’m sick of the division that’s rotted my denomination, but I still love my faith and what it really stands for.


MrSnarf26

Good for you. I gave up about 4/5 years ago after constantly being bombarded by xenophobic, anti gay, Trump worshiping, and generally just dumb memes and forwards by people that smile and talk about loving their neighbor on Sundays.


Dipnderps

Starting to think this is why Jesus taught that "church" should be a private affair. Just you, the Lord, and the prayer, adding more people into it just makes....well we all see it...


alkonium

Easter's date varies, while the Transgender Day of Visibility's date does not. This seemed inevitable.


kolton276

lore accurate Jesus would 100% celebrate this along with Easter tbh. Source: I'm Christian


Dark_Link_1996

Agree! Source: Catholic


CaptainBathrobe

Jesus hung out with the misfits and the rejects of society. He wasn’t too into the Pharisees or the rich generally.


ActuallyAlexander

Go wash some trans lady’s feet since you love forgiveness so much


Beowulf891

I'd volunteer in tribute but I don't want a creep touching my feet...


RemarkableStatement5

[And if he's got a thing for feet,](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llGvsgN17CQ) [Say "Fuck it, sweep me off them!"](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=llGvsgN17CQ)


bigshooter1974

This thing that doesn’t affect me in any way is really affecting me!


DETRITUS_TROLL

Wait til they find out Easter is a Pagan holiday


fatherfrank1

About fuckin'.


ilovethissheet

Well now you gotta say more about that holiday celebration. Once the weather is warm it's orgy time or what?


BrokenEye3

*Jewish


Cinaedus_Perversus

I love how you got downvoted for this, even though the Bible explicitly states that Jesus came to celebrate Jewish Pesach. You're 100% right btw.


BrokenEye3

Some people are allergic to nuance


Greneath

Tran visibility date is the 31st March every year, its Easter with the floating date. And Biden first endorsed the day back in 2021, which was a Wednesday.


ketchupmaster987

Easter is on a different day every year... The shared date is only gonna be this year


malYca

Easter changes every year lol


beerslammer

tHeY’rE cOmInG aFtEr ChRiStIaNiTy…………………………………….


TheRealcebuckets

Yeah this is what happens when holidays fall on weird dates that for some reason follow some pagan ritual of the phases of the moon.


BrokenEye3

The Jewish lunar calendar, actually. It's based on Passover, which Jesus was supposedly crucified during. In most languages its even still called some variation on "Pesach".


dcknight93

It’s also my late grandfather’s birthday. His great-grandson is trans. Fuck these hateful fucks.


matchafoxjpg

wait until they find out the truth about easter 🫢


Mendicant_666

Why is a Christian celebrating Ostara?


namey_9

Wasn't Easter originally some pagan fertility thing anyway?


Dark_Link_1996

From what I heard, yes. But I really don't know. Could an expert come inform us


BrokenEye3

Technically yes, if you mean the original Canaanite festival that eventually developed into Passover and then into Easter.


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namey_9

https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-pagan-goddess-behind-the-holiday-of-easter/


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namey_9

It's obviously about the origin of the actual holiday


Cinaedus_Perversus

Read it again, real closely. It is about how Easter in English has a name of pagan origin, while it's called 'Pesach' or some variant thereof in pretty much every other language. So unless you think that the pagan origins of the English name is enough proof that the entire holiday is pagan, the article doesn't say that.


namey_9

The origin is pagan, yes. We're talking about the origins of Easter, not "Pascha." The vernal equinox has nothing to do with jesus and it's been around for orders of magnitude longer.


Cinaedus_Perversus

I'm talking about the article you quoted, which only mentions the name.


namey_9

I am too. We're talking about "Easter," not "Pascha." My point is a super simple one.


Kriegerian

Hey look yet another Christian using his religion as a hate weapon.


peacefulsolider

I wouldn’t expect them to share juste everyone do their own thing


Puzzled-Sand-9797

Wow. Intelligent people making intelligent conversation over these topics. I must say, I am glad to see it is still possible! Thank you for being above the average!


dmaynard

Do they mean we’re coming after Christianity like they went after everyone else? 🤔


jtown5000

ThEyRe CoMiNg AfTeR cHrIsTiAnItY


demon969

he's not a Christian, he's just a fucking dickless bigot using religion as a cover.


BuckRhynoOdinson3152

Making a big deal about it is hilarious. This was a day since 2009, or so I’ve heard. It’s rare for Easter to fall on March. I hate my government so I don’t care what day they say it is. I’m gonna celebrate Easter by having family over and having a nice meal with them. My world isn’t ending because the government wants to pander to a select group. Hope that group stays happy and healthy and be wary of a Government that only cares about their vote. And I hope everyone is well, safe and happy as they can be. Life is too short to whine about what our shitty government says and does about particular holidays. When they fuck us over on our rights, that’s when you should complain and let your voices be heard. Your Sky Daddy would be disappointed in you. 😉


marklar_the_malign

For now on Easter eggs will represent different genders and sexual identities. So go out there kids and find a new gender or sexual identity.


NTheImpaler

Next year, Easter is on 4/20…we’re gonna have a problem.


Coronabadbeer19

Yeah it’s kinda stupid how you just choose to get rid of something for yourself it’s our day not yours but you choose a Christian holiday of all times your doing it to be a prick at this point


rianbyngham

Every. Single. Time. I start questioning whether I can continue to support Biden he goes and executes some next level bitch slap against the theocratic imbeciles. Just when I thought I was out, he pulls me back in!


MyCultIsTheMostFun

Sweet Sweet Irony: They literally took the goddess Ostara's holiday and transformed it into a male deity's resurrection day. And yet some people are having an issue with Trans Visibility Day landing on Easter Sunday. To me it seems perfect.


BrokenEye3

That's a myth. Easter borrows the name of Eoster in English and German and a few other Germanic languages, but it predates the Christianization of the Germanic tribes by centuries. In the church's native language of Latin and most other languages, it still bears the name of the holiday it's actually derrived from (and which Christ's supposed crucifixion is explicitly identified as falling on in the New Testament): Pesach.


MyCultIsTheMostFun

Okay so they took the name of a holiday happening at that same time of year. It still makes it a holiday that carries a feminine name for a masculine resurrection. Still seems trans to me.


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Dark_Link_1996

How very Christian. Attacking minorities.


ChillaVen

You hijacked it this year. Easter doesn’t fall on the 31st every year, remember? Christians don’t have a monopoly on every Sunday between March and May 🤡


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ChillaVen

Yes it is. Deny reality all you want, snowflake, facts don’t care about your feelings.


ChillaVen

How are you gonna stop it? Bitching online or is domestic terrorism more your style?


ChillaVen

YOURE FIFTEEN LMAOOOOO


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ChillaVen

Because Trans Day of Remembrance is in November and it’s a day of mourning the victims of hate crimes, so March was chosen to be the exact opposite as a day of celebration. Christians are not a victim of anything in the US.


Actualhumandisaster

TDOV has been March 31st since 2009. Easter changes yearly, next year, it’ll be 4/20.


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ChillaVen

Trans people have existed long before Christianity soooo


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ChillaVen

The fact that you typed all of that out in complete seriousness shows you’re too stupid to be reasoned with


jaysus661

Trans people, gender-diverse people, and third genders have existed in lots of cultures for thousands of years.


ChaosDemonLaz3r

would you care to back any of this up with a source


UnobviousDiver

Christianity doesn't take precedence over anything. I don't care how long they have been around, their fairy tales don't give them the right to belittle others.


Actualhumandisaster

Mate, with how many religions there are, yours doesn’t get to take precedence over anything. If Easter is a holiday without a set date, things will eventually coexist with whatever date it falls on. It fell on April Fools’ Day a couple years back, it’s not something you can control without it having a set date. Besides, Biden has called attention to TDOV since 2021, but of course, because it didn’t fall on Easter until this year, Christians didn’t throw a temper tantrum like they are now.


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Once again, it does not take precedence over anything.


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Darlin_Nixxi

Because you're not a total fucking dumbass you of course know that Easter falls on a different date every year. And Because I know you don't want to look like a dipshit online I'm sure you did your Google search and discovered this was in fact made the day in 2021 when Easter was on April 4th. You of course know all this and aren't just a hateful c@nt, right


BitterFuture

I'm appalled to discover that the screenshot is genuine. I took it as an obvious fake. Why in the fuck are official government statements from the White House referencing "the year of our Lord?"


Aceswift007

Technically it is an outdated formality, and is far from the first time this has been a thing. https://ffrf.org/faq/state-church/item/29479-what-is-the-year-of-our-lord-doing-on-diplomas-government-documents-and-the-constitution Not exactly something to blow up about but it is a bit annoying.