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Ostara and Holiday wars
Apr. 9th, 2007 12:16 pmOstara is a wonderful relaxing but energising holiday to me. I have been enjoying feasting and dancing and joy and knowing that the year's a going and it's time to get on with it all, all the groundowrk I laid down in Imbolc and even beltane, it's time to get well on with it and get life (and my life) into full swing. I'm recharged, refreshed, powerful and proactive. I like it.
Of course I begin my recharge with a brief look at my forums to see the same eternal arguments
Nutcase no.1 screams at all his fellow Christians that only pagans celebrate Easter and true Christians should celebrate Passover you evil heathens. My response: Easter has pagan roots. So? Does it matter? Modern celebrants of Easter either don't care about religion at all (which is another matter entirely) or are still praying to the Christian god, think of al the christians things etc. Honestly, they're celebrating your holiday and they're worshipping your god, does it really MATTER that they're not doing it according to what you consider the official forms? Do you really think your god (your all loving one, remember?) is going to go apeshit over this? Frankly, if your deity does have those kind of anger management issues I'd be leaving his church.
Nutcase 2, who believes pagans are faking to be trnedy (which, to be fair, I think a fair few do, but that's their business) smugly asks whether I will be taking advantage of the holiday and whether I will be having chocolate eggs because it's a CHRISTIAN holiday (he does this every Christian holiday in an attempt to prove my covert Christianity by receiving Christmas presents or some kind) Ok, try analysing that again nutcase and tell me exactly what EGGS and BUNNIES have to do with crucifiction? Honestly.
Nitcase 3: *sigh* look, didn't we cover it at Christmas? Just because someone doesn't say "happy easter" doesn't mean there is a vast conspiracy to destroy Christianity. No, it doesn't. The existence of non-Christians is NOT indicative of persecution against Christianity. Gods, who says "happy easter" anyway?!
There is some more semi-legitimate whining about the holidays and shops being closed and only Christian holidays being recognised. Personally I look it at like this - national holidays and days off are a GOOD thing. Free time good. No work good. Sleep in Good. It's all good. Now, it would be nice if every religion could be recognised this way, but how many days WOULDN'T be a holiday under those circumstances? Take the day off. Call it "I'm a lazy arse and like chocolate" day instead of Easter (because, let's face it, the number of Easter celebrators going to church in this country? Not that many). Have some chocolate.
We need some days off. They might as well be now as any other time (though an extra one in November would be nice 'kay thanks).
Of course I begin my recharge with a brief look at my forums to see the same eternal arguments
Nutcase no.1 screams at all his fellow Christians that only pagans celebrate Easter and true Christians should celebrate Passover you evil heathens. My response: Easter has pagan roots. So? Does it matter? Modern celebrants of Easter either don't care about religion at all (which is another matter entirely) or are still praying to the Christian god, think of al the christians things etc. Honestly, they're celebrating your holiday and they're worshipping your god, does it really MATTER that they're not doing it according to what you consider the official forms? Do you really think your god (your all loving one, remember?) is going to go apeshit over this? Frankly, if your deity does have those kind of anger management issues I'd be leaving his church.
Nutcase 2, who believes pagans are faking to be trnedy (which, to be fair, I think a fair few do, but that's their business) smugly asks whether I will be taking advantage of the holiday and whether I will be having chocolate eggs because it's a CHRISTIAN holiday (he does this every Christian holiday in an attempt to prove my covert Christianity by receiving Christmas presents or some kind) Ok, try analysing that again nutcase and tell me exactly what EGGS and BUNNIES have to do with crucifiction? Honestly.
Nitcase 3: *sigh* look, didn't we cover it at Christmas? Just because someone doesn't say "happy easter" doesn't mean there is a vast conspiracy to destroy Christianity. No, it doesn't. The existence of non-Christians is NOT indicative of persecution against Christianity. Gods, who says "happy easter" anyway?!
There is some more semi-legitimate whining about the holidays and shops being closed and only Christian holidays being recognised. Personally I look it at like this - national holidays and days off are a GOOD thing. Free time good. No work good. Sleep in Good. It's all good. Now, it would be nice if every religion could be recognised this way, but how many days WOULDN'T be a holiday under those circumstances? Take the day off. Call it "I'm a lazy arse and like chocolate" day instead of Easter (because, let's face it, the number of Easter celebrators going to church in this country? Not that many). Have some chocolate.
We need some days off. They might as well be now as any other time (though an extra one in November would be nice 'kay thanks).