When did Easter, a religious holiday commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, become all about candy?
And bunnies? Don’t get me wrong, I have absolutely no problem with the whole candy thing. I’m probably candy’s biggest fan. (Ditto bunnies). But these days children who have never even seen the inside of a church and have no religious background whatsoever expect tons of candy and egg-searching parties on Easter. Do they have any idea what the day is really supposed to be about? And don’t their parents think that matters? A little? I have not switched over to the “religious” right or nor have I just seen the Virgin Mary in a slice of toast. I still believe in a woman’s right to choose, the right to worship or not worship as you please, and that people who wield their Christianity like a club are pinheads, not Christians. But the fact that a fairly heavy-duty religious holiday has turned into an almost a completely secular one does make me a little uneasy about where the world is going. (Catholic school + Easter week = Church. All the time. Not saying that was a good thing, just stating
