Happy Easter and Christ is Risen to those celebrating the Western Easter.  We Orthodox are celebrating on April 27 this year.  At least we get our Easter candies at a discount;)

 Praise God Bryan.  He is Risen.

I think it is worth a nod that we have an atheist who posts to wish us Christians a happy day while you make a post saying, "Remember the REAL reason."  Who is the better example of Christ-like attitudes?  I believe like you that there is a God and that Christ is my personal Lord and Savior.   I also believe that we are to show gracious humility as examples of the best of Christianity.  I'm disappointed in this post.  It's not that you didn't have a right to post it because you did but what good did it do to lead others to Christ by suggesting non-Christians are wrong? 

 Chrissy, I appreciate what you're trying to say here...but, I'm kind of writing it off as this being his blog.  If he's a Christian, then that's what Easter means to him.  And...while I don't agree with him that Easter is "really" about Jesus, it's his blog.  I wished EVERYONE a Happy Easter, with no strings or qualifications, because it's what I felt was "right".  But, seriously...I do appreciate the point you were making.  I also appreciate that Bryan likely didn't make that comment about Easter being "really about" Jesus to slam others (at least, I hope he didn't). 

I was trying to wish everyone a happy and safe Easter, too.

ChrissyL,

I do not appreciate you calling me an atheist (if you were referring to me).  Just because I don't go to church every week doesn't mean I'm an atheist.  I still believe in God.  Making it to church every week is pretty difficult for me since I don't drive and can't always have a ride.

>>I also appreciate that Bryan likely didn't make that comment about Easter being "really about" Jesus to slam others (at least, I hope he didn't).

And, I was not trying to slam others, so possummomma was right there.

ChrissyL,

I do not appreciate you calling me an atheist (if you were referring to me). 

I didn't call you an atheist.  I said "an atheist" posted an Easter greeting for the bloggers.  Go just a few posts before yours and you'll see what I was referring to.

Just because I don't go to church every week doesn't mean I'm an atheist. 

You need to drop the defensive position.  I didn't say you were an atheist.  I don't know you.  I guessed you were a Christian because you said Jesus was the "real reason".   How often you go to Church is none of my business.  What I commented on was your comment that I felt put Christians in a bad light by saying what is a "real" reason and what is not a "real" reason.  The ritual of Easter predates Christ.  As a Christian, I respect the fact that the holiday has pagan roots.  I believe that Christ was resurrected but unlike Christmas there is no single date.  Easter skips around so you can't claim that you're celebrating the actual day of Christ's resurrection.  I celebrate Easter for traditional christian reasons but I don't post blogs telling people they're wrong if they're celebrating spring and rebirth of nature. 

 ChrissyL,

I apologize.  I wasn't sure who you were talking about.

 That's one of the hazards of having multiple blogs on the same topic.  If we refer to something on another blog people get lost,