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Actors Whip Easter Bunny at Church Show ("Mommy why are they hitting the Easter bunny?")
fredericksburg.com ^ | 4/7/04 | AP

Posted on 04/07/2004 5:04:31 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat

GLASSPORT, Pa.

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 brought 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.

Patty Bickerton, the youth minister at Glassport Assembly of God, said the performance wasn't meant to be offensive. Bickerton portrayed the Easter rabbit and said she tried to act with a tone of irreverence.

"The program was for all ages, not just the kids. We wanted to convey that Easter is not just about the Easter bunny, it is about Jesus Christ," Bickerton said.

Performers broke eggs meant for an Easter egg hunt and also portrayed a drunken man and a self-mutilating woman, said Jennifer Norelli-Burke, another parent who saw the show in Glassport, a community about 10 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

"It was very disturbing," Norelli-Burke said. "I could not believe what I saw. It wasn't anything I was expecting."


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1 posted on 04/07/2004 5:04:34 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Diddle E. Squat
The Easter Bunny: A Deadly and Dangerous Trick From Satan! 
2 posted on 04/07/2004 5:07:14 PM PDT by Young Rhino (http://www.artofdivorce.com)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Oh jeez....

If you're going to have an Easter pageant, have the Easter Bunny visit and pass out candy to kids and have an egg hunt.

If you're going to have a re-creation of the Way of the Cross, use performers portraying the actual characters. How hard is this to figure out? Kids of course will get upset over seeing the Easter Bunny be whipped and beaten.

Common sense, people!!

3 posted on 04/07/2004 5:08:05 PM PDT by dayton law dude
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To: Diddle E. Squat
What next? Giving Santa Claus a ceremonial ass-kicking during candlelight services? Sheesh.
4 posted on 04/07/2004 5:08:51 PM PDT by Viking2002
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To: Diddle E. Squat
You know, some people haven't a clue about how to present Christ's message. Whipping the Easter Bunny isn't exactly going to win friends.
5 posted on 04/07/2004 5:09:03 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: Young Rhino
LOL...Landover Baptist is always good for a few laughs. It's offensive at times, but usually just mocking humor, which I can tolerate.
7 posted on 04/07/2004 5:10:47 PM PDT by dayton law dude
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To: dayton law dude
Shaking my head... for shame, for shame.
8 posted on 04/07/2004 5:10:48 PM PDT by Integrityrocks
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To: Diddle E. Squat
"You've been a vewwy bad wabbit!"
9 posted on 04/07/2004 5:10:49 PM PDT by gitmo (Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
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To: Viking2002
What a great idea!!!!
10 posted on 04/07/2004 5:12:52 PM PDT by FreedomSurge
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To: Diddle E. Squat
The director of this little show isn't exactly Mel Gibson.
11 posted on 04/07/2004 5:15:02 PM PDT by ladylib
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To: Diddle E. Squat
This is freaking messed up.
12 posted on 04/07/2004 5:17:11 PM PDT by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
People need to THINK about the response to ill-chosen actions. I agree that Santa and the Easter Bunny have absolutely nothing to do with Christmas or Easter, but to flog the bunny with kids in the audience borders on child abuse.
13 posted on 04/07/2004 5:17:40 PM PDT by Knute
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To: ladylib
Kinda reminds me of the 'nuke the entire middle east' approach...
14 posted on 04/07/2004 5:17:56 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Young Rhino
That is one of the funniest sites I have been to in a long time. Right up there with the Onion.

A "What would Jesus do?" thong? Unreal.

15 posted on 04/07/2004 5:19:47 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,Election '04...It's going to be a bumpy ride,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø)
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To: Knute
to flog the bunny with kids in the audience borders on child abuse.

Agreed. This is a cheap shot to shock the most vulnerable of their audience. It's just wrong.

16 posted on 04/07/2004 5:20:27 PM PDT by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
Nobody expected the Bunny Inquisition...


17 posted on 04/07/2004 5:22:18 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Knute
People need to THINK about the response to ill-chosen actions.

The offering baskets may be a little lighter this Easter.

18 posted on 04/07/2004 5:23:30 PM PDT by sistergoldenhair
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To: Diddle E. Squat
LOL!!
19 posted on 04/07/2004 5:25:16 PM PDT by nuconvert ("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( President Bush 3-20-04))
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To: Diddle E. Squat
The only quesiton I have is ... did they serve some rabbit stew afterwards?

Hmmmm, rabbit ...
20 posted on 04/07/2004 5:26:05 PM PDT by Betis70
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