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Actors Whip Easter Bunny at Church Show ("Mommy why are they hitting the Easter bunny?")
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| 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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To: Diddle E. Squat
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:07:14 PM PDT
by
Young Rhino
(http://www.artofdivorce.com)
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!!
To: Diddle E. Squat
What next? Giving Santa Claus a ceremonial ass-kicking during candlelight services? Sheesh.
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.
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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.
To: dayton law dude
Shaking my head... for shame, for shame.
To: Diddle E. Squat
"You've been a vewwy bad wabbit!"
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:10:49 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
To: Viking2002
What a great idea!!!!
To: Diddle E. Squat
The director of this little show isn't exactly Mel Gibson.
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:15:02 PM PDT
by
ladylib
To: Diddle E. Squat
This is freaking messed up.
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:17:11 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
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.
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:17:40 PM PDT
by
Knute
To: ladylib
Kinda reminds me of the 'nuke the entire middle east' approach...
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.
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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)
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.
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:20:27 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Nobody expected the Bunny Inquisition...
To: Knute
People need to THINK about the response to ill-chosen actions.The offering baskets may be a little lighter this Easter.
To: Diddle E. Squat
LOL!!
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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))
To: Diddle E. Squat
The only quesiton I have is ... did they serve some rabbit stew afterwards?
Hmmmm, rabbit ...
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posted on
04/07/2004 5:26:05 PM PDT
by
Betis70
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