My analysis
A number of Catholics priests usually put on an appearance
of being logical and very knowledgeable; however, they can be the most
fallacious human beings you have ever encountered. For example Fr. William
Saunders is asked to prove that Easter is not a pagan festival. He starts
by saying:
‘’I think your relative is confused to say the least’’. The fallacy he is using here is
called appeal to abuse. People who lack sound arguments in a number of cases
appeal to abuse to intimidate their critics. The question at stake requires appeal
to reason and scripture and not abuse.
Secondly, Fr.Saunders fallaciously argues that, ‘’In accord with the Gospels, Easter
is unequivocally the solemn feast celebrating Christ’s Resurrection’’. He fails to produce a single
scripture in the four gospels that mentions the term Easter. The word Easter
appears once in Acts 12 in the KJV bible. Acts 12: 1-4 tells us that Peter was
arrested during the days of unleavened bread. This means that the Passover had passed
because the Jews celebrated the days of unleavened bread after the
Passover(Exodus 12:18). Therefore, Herod, a pagan could not look into the
offence of Peter because he had to celebrate the pagan festival of Easter first .
Peter’s arrest coincided with the celebration of the pagan festival of
Easter. Thus, he had to be kept in prison until after the celebration was
finished. Counterfeit catholic bibles say that Peter was to be brought for
judgment after Passover. This a contradiction because the Passover had already
passed(Exodus 12: 3 & 6 ); and was being followed by the feast of
unleavened bread. This is a very simply logic.
Fr.Saunders ends his so called answer by
contradicting himself as follows: ‘’Even though the etymological root of the word Easter may be linked to
the name of a pagan goddess or pagan ceremonies, the feast which the word
describes is Christian without question. Exactly why the English language did
not utilize the Hebrew-Greek-Latin root is a mystery’’. Precisely, he concludes that Easter
has pagan roots but is Christian any way. This is confusion of the highest
order. Fr.Saunders is actually the one who is very confused to say the
least.
The catholic priest cements his confusion by
reiterating that, ‘’Any
confusion, therefore, rests with etymology, not theology’’. Whose theology? Catholic theology
of course. Straight answers indeed!!
My analysis
A number of Catholics priests usually put on an appearance
of being logical and very knowledgeable; however, they can be the most
fallacious human beings you have ever encountered. For example Fr. William
Saunders is asked to prove that Easter is not a pagan festival. He starts
by saying:
‘’I think your relative is confused to say the least’’. The fallacy he is using here is
called appeal to abuse. People who lack sound arguments in a number of cases
appeal to abuse to intimidate their critics. The question at stake requires appeal
to reason and scripture and not abuse.
Secondly, Fr.Saunders fallaciously argues that, ‘’In accord with the Gospels, Easter
is unequivocally the solemn feast celebrating Christ’s Resurrection’’. He fails to produce a single
scripture in the four gospels that mentions the term Easter. The word Easter
appears once in Acts 12 in the KJV bible. Acts 12: 1-4 tells us that Peter was
arrested during the days of unleavened bread. This means that the Passover had passed
because the Jews celebrated the days of unleavened bread after the
Passover(Exodus 12:18). Therefore, Herod, a pagan could not look into the
offence of Peter because he had to celebrate the pagan festival of Easter first .
Peter’s arrest coincided with the celebration of the pagan festival of
Easter. Thus, he had to be kept in prison until after the celebration was
finished. Counterfeit catholic bibles say that Peter was to be brought for
judgment after Passover. This a contradiction because the Passover had already
passed(Exodus 12: 3 & 6 ); and was being followed by the feast of
unleavened bread. This is a very simply logic.
Fr.Saunders ends his so called answer by
contradicting himself as follows: ‘’Even though the etymological root of the word Easter may be linked to
the name of a pagan goddess or pagan ceremonies, the feast which the word
describes is Christian without question. Exactly why the English language did
not utilize the Hebrew-Greek-Latin root is a mystery’’. Precisely, he concludes that Easter
has pagan roots but is Christian any way. This is confusion of the highest
order. Fr.Saunders is actually the one who is very confused to say the
least.
The catholic priest cements his confusion by
reiterating that, ‘’Any
confusion, therefore, rests with etymology, not theology’’. Whose theology? Catholic theology
of course. Straight answers indeed!!
Easter: A Pagan Holiday?
https://catholicexchange.com/easter-pagan
April 24, 2017I think your relative is confused to say the least. In accord with the Gospels, Easter is unequivocally the solemn feast celebrating Christ’s Resurrection. In the Church’s Western tradition Easter has been celebrated on the first Sunday following the new full moon, which occurs on or immediately after the vernal or spring equinox. This dating was established by the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325. As such, Easter may range from March 22 to April 25. (The Orthodox Churches follow a different dating system and will thereby celebrate Easter one, four, or five weeks later.)
Your brother’s confusion lies in the etymology of the word itself. In the original language of the Gospels, the Greek word pascha is used for the Aramaic form of the Hebrew word pesach, which means Passover. During the first three centuries of the Church, Pasch referred specifically to the celebration of Christ’s Passion and death; by the end of the fourth century, it also included the Easter Vigil; and by the end of the fifth century, it referred to Easter itself. In all, the term signified Christ as the new Passover Lamb. Together, the mystery of the Last Supper, the sacrifice of Good Friday, and the resurrection of Easter form the new Passover — the new Pasch.
However, according to St. Bede (d. 735), the great historian of the Middle Ages, the title Easter seems to have originated in English around the eighth century A.D. The word Easter is derived from the word Eoster, the name of the Teutonic goddess of the rising light of day and spring and the annual sacrifices associated with her. If this is the origin of our word Easter, then the Church “baptized” the name, using it to denote that first Easter Sunday morning when Christ, our Light, rose from the grave and when the women found the tomb empty just as dawn was breaking.
Another possibility which arises from more recent research suggests the early Church referred to Easter week as hebdomada alba (“white week”), from the white garments worn by the newly baptized. Some mistranslated the word to mean “the shining light of day” or “the shining dawn,” and therefore used the Teutonic root eostarun, the Old German plural for dawn, as the basis for the German Ostern and for the English equivalent Easter. In early English translations of the Bible made by Tyndale and Coverdale, the word Easter was substituted for the word Passover, in some verses.
Even though the etymological root of the word Easter may be linked to the name of a pagan goddess or pagan ceremonies, the feast which the word describes is Christian without question. Exactly why the English language did not utilize the Hebrew-Greek-Latin root is a mystery. Unlike Christmas which was set on December 25 and “baptized” the former Roman pagan feast of the sun, Easter is a unique celebration. Any confusion, therefore, rests with etymology, not theology.
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UNVEILING THE GREATEST LIES IN CHRISTENDOM: CHRISTMAS AND
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http://watchmanafrica.blogspot.com/2009/10/unveiling-greatest-lies-in-christendom.html
The True Meaning of
Easter and The Passover
http://www.thebibleistheotherside.org/message23.htm
The Pagan
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When the ignorance of Christians amazes atheists: Sarah Palin Claims Jesus Celebrated Easter
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The Pagan Holiday of Easter vs Jesus Christ, the Passover Lamb Who Rose From the Dead!
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Lent, Good Friday and Easter are just catholic Man Made traditions
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The pagan roots of Easter
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/apr/03/easter-pagan-symbolism
aster is a pagan festival. If Easter isn't really about Jesus, then
what is it about? Today, we see a secular culture celebrating the spring equinox,
whilst religious culture celebrates the resurrection. However, early
Christianity made a pragmatic acceptance of ancient pagan practises,
most of which we enjoy today at Easter. The general symbolic story of
the death of the son (sun) on a cross (the constellation of the Southern Cross)
and his rebirth, overcoming the powers of darkness, was a well worn
story in the ancient world. There were plenty of parallel, rival
resurrected saviours too.
The Sumerian goddess Inanna,
or Ishtar, was hung naked on a stake, and was subsequently resurrected
and ascended from the underworld. One of the oldest resurrection myths
is Egyptian Horus. Born on 25 December, Horus and his damaged eye became symbols of life and rebirth. Mithras
was born on what we now call Christmas day, and his followers
celebrated the spring equinox. Even as late as the 4th century AD, the sol invictus, associated with Mithras, was the last great pagan cult the church had to overcome. Dionysus was a divine child, resurrected by his grandmother. Dionysus also brought his mum, Semele, back to life.
In an ironic twist, the Cybele cult flourished on today's Vatican Hill. Cybele's lover Attis, was born of a virgin, died and was reborn annually. This spring festival began as a day of blood on Black Friday, rising to a crescendo after three days, in rejoicing over the resurrection. There was violent conflict on Vatican Hill in the early days of Christianity between the Jesus worshippers and pagans who quarrelled over whose God was the true, and whose the imitation. What is interesting to note here is that in the ancient world, wherever you had popular resurrected god myths, Christianity found lots of converts. So, eventually Christianity came to an accommodation with the pagan Spring festival. Although we see no celebration of Easter in the New Testament, early church fathers celebrated it, and today many churches are offering "sunrise services" at Easter – an obvious pagan solar celebration. The date of Easter is not fixed, but instead is governed by the phases of the moon – how pagan is that?
All the fun things about Easter are pagan. Bunnies are a leftover from the pagan festival of Eostre, a great northern goddess whose symbol was a rabbit or hare. Exchange of eggs is an ancient custom, celebrated by many cultures. Hot cross buns are very ancient too. In the Old Testament we see the Israelites baking sweet buns for an idol, and religious leaders trying to put a stop to it. The early church clergy also tried to put a stop to sacred cakes being baked at Easter. In the end, in the face of defiant cake-baking pagan women, they gave up and blessed the cake instead.
Easter is essentially a pagan festival which is celebrated with cards, gifts and novelty Easter products, because it's fun and the ancient symbolism still works. It's always struck me that the power of nature and the longer days are often most felt in modern towns and cities, where we set off to work without putting on our car headlights and when our alarm clock goes off in the mornings, the streetlights outside are not still on because of the darkness.
What better way to celebrate, than to bite the head off the bunny goddess, go to a "sunrise service", get yourself a sticky-footed fluffy chick and stick it on your TV, whilst helping yourself to a hefty slice of pagan simnel cake? Happy Easter everyone!
In an ironic twist, the Cybele cult flourished on today's Vatican Hill. Cybele's lover Attis, was born of a virgin, died and was reborn annually. This spring festival began as a day of blood on Black Friday, rising to a crescendo after three days, in rejoicing over the resurrection. There was violent conflict on Vatican Hill in the early days of Christianity between the Jesus worshippers and pagans who quarrelled over whose God was the true, and whose the imitation. What is interesting to note here is that in the ancient world, wherever you had popular resurrected god myths, Christianity found lots of converts. So, eventually Christianity came to an accommodation with the pagan Spring festival. Although we see no celebration of Easter in the New Testament, early church fathers celebrated it, and today many churches are offering "sunrise services" at Easter – an obvious pagan solar celebration. The date of Easter is not fixed, but instead is governed by the phases of the moon – how pagan is that?
All the fun things about Easter are pagan. Bunnies are a leftover from the pagan festival of Eostre, a great northern goddess whose symbol was a rabbit or hare. Exchange of eggs is an ancient custom, celebrated by many cultures. Hot cross buns are very ancient too. In the Old Testament we see the Israelites baking sweet buns for an idol, and religious leaders trying to put a stop to it. The early church clergy also tried to put a stop to sacred cakes being baked at Easter. In the end, in the face of defiant cake-baking pagan women, they gave up and blessed the cake instead.
Easter is essentially a pagan festival which is celebrated with cards, gifts and novelty Easter products, because it's fun and the ancient symbolism still works. It's always struck me that the power of nature and the longer days are often most felt in modern towns and cities, where we set off to work without putting on our car headlights and when our alarm clock goes off in the mornings, the streetlights outside are not still on because of the darkness.
What better way to celebrate, than to bite the head off the bunny goddess, go to a "sunrise service", get yourself a sticky-footed fluffy chick and stick it on your TV, whilst helping yourself to a hefty slice of pagan simnel cake? Happy Easter everyone!
