Happy Easter, right?

rabbit 

Ah, Easter. You know what is great about Easter? It is basically a Greatest Hits of why Christianity is so dumb. This isn’t about faith, or loving the lord. This is not a slam on your beliefs or religion. This is an open minded view of why every thinking and sentient gen x'er is devoid of faith. This is a fact folks, and I am just here to seek the answers. This is about the minutiae that all religions have that make it so tough for new generations to take hold of. You may have heard that today's High Schoolers are less aware of religion and the bible than any generation before them. There is good reason for this, my friends.

Where to start? How about the Friday before Easter? They call this Good Friday, because... that is the day Jesus was murdered. Lemme tell you something; if I ever get killed by someone, please don’t refer to that day going forward as good. If I was killed on March 22nd, don’t every year celebrate that day as ‘good Wednesday’. Honestly, it would really hurt my feelings. Next, we have the resurrection two days later. Well, actually we don’t know when the resurrection happened… just that he (Jesus) was gone on Sunday. So, why all that trouble dying if he was just going to come back to life a day later? Why bother dying at all if that is the case? Roy says that Jesus had to die, because it was for our sins. To quote Roy.

You can't be a martyr by taking the dull pencil.

Roy is absolutely right. In fact, it was that quote from Roy this afternoon which spawned this very piece you are reading. Let's look at that again and reflect. It sounds silly, but it really speaks volumes -

You can't be a martyr by taking the dull pencil

Well said! How about the timing? There is no secret this holiday (like all Christian holidays) nasced from pagan rituals. Easter – Estre – Estro – Fertility. Spring means new growth and rejuvenation. Spring means bunnies and eggs. This makes sense. Spring means new growth and new opportunities. The gruesome murder of our saviour, though, does not make me jump to candy... nor call the weekend good on any level. Further, how in the world does that stuff tie into Jesus coming back? (to make an angry point.) I mean, with the whole virgin birth concept… I get it! It is symbolism about purity and divinity. This is good myth stuff, without question. This Easter stuff though really needs to get punched up and made sense of. Then, it should be re-launched and re-marketed... at the very least.