Should Apostolic Churches Have Easter Egg Hunts?

[Scott Hutchinson]

Ok I will eat no fritos on freyday.

[tv1a]

Can't win for losing... we bellyache because people celebrate holidays based on pagan traditions than we ask what the world is coming to when they take Christ out of christmas...

my only limitation for easter is I asked my wife not to buy my kids chocolate crosses... THe cross means more to me than a zit causing hyperactive treat... Chtistmas is wide open... This year I'm scheduling the family to attend a mass on christmas eve.... It would be nice for the kids to see how the real pagans do Christmas...

[Just a Shepherd]

Originally Posted by Newman

What is a mystery is why the ACLU and atheists want to remove the term "Easter" from bunny. Don't they know that Easter is linked to paganism?

Have you noticed the sales ads in your area yet? Or is it just my area where Easter is quietly being done away with. Now advertizements speak of Spring breaks and Spring bunnies? Makes you wonder why our rush to disassociate from what our culture associates with Christ? Just ask anyone from the ACLU.

Haven't read the thread. Maybe this has been addressed already....

So now Apostolics take their cues from the ACLU? Come on Newman, get real! We are talking about hunting for colored eggs here. So what part of society associates egg hunts with Christ?

[Just a Shepherd]

Originally Posted by Ferd

well here is flippent back atcha. THE BIBLE DOESNT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT 3 YEAROLDS LOOKING FOR COLORED EGGS! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN READING AND CALLING BIBLE??????

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim 2:15

Try it sometime - it would be a refreshing change for you.

[Newman]

Originally Posted by Just a Shepherd

So now Apostolics take their cues from the ACLU? Come on Newman, get real! We are talking about hunting for colored eggs here. So what part of society associates egg hunts with Christ?

Hmm.... Little kids who come for the candy and end up hearing about Jesus.

What if the KKK or covenant witches group down the street had a holiday celebration that brought kids out to look for candy and then talked to them about some of their beliefs while the kids ate some of their candy? Is that discomforting? You betcha!

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Newman

Hmm.... Little kids who come for the candy and end up hearing about Jesus.

What if the KKK or covenant witches group down the street had a holiday celebration that brought kids out to look for candy and then talked to them about some of their beliefs while the kids ate some of their candy? Is that discomforting? You betcha!

Don't you think that those that come to a church function might have some idea they are going to hear something religious? If my kid was going to a witch's 'eye of newt' hunt why wouldn't I expect them to hear witchy things?

Now on the other hand, if my kid was invited to come hunt devil eggs and they hid the fact they were a Druids it might make me angry and suspicious when I found out they were telling my kid about Stonehenge.

[Newman]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Don't you think that those that come to a church function might have some idea they are going to hear something religious? If my kid was going to a witch's 'eye of newt' hunt why wouldn't I expect them to hear witchy things?

Now on the other hand, if my kid was invited to come hunt devil eggs and they hid the fact they were a Druids it might make me angry and suspicious when I found out they were telling my kid about Stonehenge.

My point being that a fun holiday event is a great way to meet folks who need to hear about Jesus and haven't yet made it out to church.

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Newman

My point being that a fun holiday event is a great way to meet folks who need to hear about Jesus and haven't yet made it out to church.

I must have been mistaken, I thought you were implying it was discomforting for kids to hear about Jesus if they come to a Church sponsored Easter Egg hunt.

And I agree with your point.

[rrford]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

I must have been mistaken, I thought you were implying it was discomforting for kids to hear about Jesus if they come to a Church sponsored Easter Egg hunt.

And I agree with your point.

The only thing discomforting about such an event is if the kid eats too many eggs.

[HeavenlyOne]

Originally Posted by rrford

The only thing discomforting about such an event is if the kid eats too many eggs.

Especially if the plastic is toxic.