Because the best way to bring people to God and to show that Easter is about Jesus Christ is, of course, to show the Easter Bunny being flogged and breaking Easter Eggs.
Riiiiiiight.
A church trying to teach about the crucifixion of Jesus performed an Easter show with actors whipping the Easter bunny and breaking eggs, upsetting several parents and young children.
People who attended Saturday’s performance at Glassport’s memorial stadium quoted performers as saying, “There is no Easter bunny,” and described the show as being a demonstration of how Jesus was crucified.
Melissa Salzmann, who took her 4-year-old son J.T., said the program was inappropriate for young children. “He was crying and asking me why the bunny was being whipped,” Salzmann said.
Of course, I’m not sure about the wisdom of taking your 4-year-old to a show that is “trying to teach about the crucifixion of Jesus.” And if it was held at a memorial stadium and only “several” parents and kids were upset, it may be a bit overblown of an incident.
But still … tacky, at the very least.
(via Scott)
Here’s another, bit longer story on the event, with commentary. Notably, it was a much smaller group (around 250) than “memorial stadium” would imply.