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3/23/2006
9:24:37 am EST
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Easter Bunny Paraded Out Of City Hall
Author: Jason Hoppin Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (ND)
Title: EASTER BUNNY PARADED OUT OF CITY HALL
So long, Easter Bunny.
A toy rabbit decorating the entrance of the St. Paul City Council offices went hop-hop-hoppin' on down the bunny trail Wednesday after the city's human rights director said non-Christians might be offended by it.
The decorations including the stuffed rabbit, Easter eggs and a handcrafted sign saying "Happy Easter," but nothing depicting the biblical account of Christ's death and resurrection were put up this week in the office of the City Council by a council secretary.
It was not the first holiday decoration ever to go up in the building, but City Hall observers believe it is the first one to come down out of concerns for religious sensitivity.
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| What? | Mar 24th. at 4:53:33 pm EST
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Kitsune Koji (St. Louis, Missouri) - Email Me
So.. the bunny.. is a Pagan symbol.. but it's offensive to Pagans, because it's used.. in a Christian Holiday?
Man. Why can't we all just be happy that winter's over, Children and college students (and hte young at heart) can frollick in the sun again, and maybe we can hang neon-colored rabbits and eggs all around..
Seriously, waht's the big deal here? "Oh no, the rabbit offends my religion. or that other guys. Or someone! Someone be upset!"
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| I HAVE TO AGREE.... | Mar 24th. at 4:43:05 am EST
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Whitewolf (Schenectady, New York) - Email Me
The Egg and the Rabbit ARE Wiccan symbols that the fundies absconded for themselves. Sorry, it was ours first!
Peace & love to all
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| You Know | Mar 23rd. at 10:43:58 pm EST
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the Fluid Druid (Hot Springs, Arkansas) - Email Me - Web
Some people just like splitting hares...
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| WHAT??!?! | Mar 23rd. at 10:42:44 pm EST
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Heather Lynn Fairfield (Canton, Massachusetts) - Email Me
Easter Bunny = Christian??
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| Again? | Mar 23rd. at 8:57:22 pm EST
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
This is getting ridiculous. I am not offended by an Easter Bunny, but it seems xtians are. Yet they're using that as an excuse- just as they did last easter to lay that guilt trip on us as they've been doing every holiday.
The next bunny I get will wear a pagan symbol of the Goddess- and there won't be a cross in sight.
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| Oh Please! | Mar 23rd. at 5:46:32 pm EST
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Zorya (Dayton, Ohio) - Email Me
This is getting ridiculous! Even with the "Happy Easter" sign, I don't believe the display fits the definition of "overtly religious."
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| Uh-Huh | Mar 23rd. at 5:25:52 pm EST
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Dynnys Derwydd (Lubbock, Texas) - Email Me
Easter, the bunny and the egg are all Pagan symbols co-opted by Christianity. So therefore they don't offend me at all.
Gnothi Seauton,
Nemo
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| Everybunny Needs Somebunny Sometimes... | Mar 23rd. at 2:58:58 pm EST
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Rich K (Ocean Grove, New Jersey) - Email Me
If they think that the Easter Bunny is offensive to non-Christians, why don't they change the name of their city?
I have to wonder if this is meant to make non-Christians look like killjoys who want to keep little kids from having fun on Easter.
Anyway, quite a contrast from the Passion of the Bunny 2 years ago:
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| Sheesh... | Mar 23rd. at 1:02:32 pm EST
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Jason (Elkton, Maryland) - Email Me
O the hilarity of political correctness gone mad....
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| Bite The Bunny! | Mar 23rd. at 12:15:50 pm EST
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Sphinxring (Olympia, Washington) - Email Me
All hail to the Dark Rabbit of Doom luring innocent children into the cycle of Life with Eggs, and other fertility symbols.
Why they might think that there is Joy in the renewal of the world???
Christians must adhere to using a symbol of death at all times to protect the young ones from ideas that might corrupt them into Knowlege of Sex and Reproduction!
I mean they might beqin to question the FACT that they were found under a cabbage?
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| Indulgence | Mar 23rd. at 11:07:21 am EST
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Ahr-Ohn (Bridgeport, Connecticut) - Email Me
I hope the local Pagan Circle will extend a ritual welcome to the Energizer Bunny.
I've an idea that it was Odin, The Easter Bunny, and Agni, also known as Santa Claus, San Francisco, and Saint Brigit, who'd been the three Magoi.
"Still, Council President Kathy Lantry said it's not the government's business to celebrate holidays.
"We're a public building. We're open to all the public," Lantry said."
The City Hall is there as a center of Population and Culture, and Seasonal Decoration should mark the Holidays of Religion and Commerce, and other populations. Everyone in town should have Birthdays celebrated in City Hall, if possible.
Now, perhaps the town could have its name taken away from Saul of Tarsus. Mars can speak for himself, but he was terribly insulting to the others of Astarté's Coven.
Arawn
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