Hello my fellow "EASTER WORSHIPPERS" [Obama and Hillary won't say "Christians".]

[Manonthestreet]

Shhh... Someone Did Something to 'Easter Worshippers' in Sri Lanka

 

[Pogo]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

To all these people who are claiming this is a self-explanatory term, you might note that it's never been used before this incident. Search the date range on Google.

Easter Rebellion (a/k/a Easter Rising) - uprising against colonial rule by Britain in Ireland named for the week it took place --- Easter Week in 1916. Easy time reference.

Easter Island - in the south Pacific (Spanish: Isla de Pascuca, which means the same thing), politically part of Chile, ethnically Polynesian, home of the Moai (see below), named by a Dutch navigator who discovered it on Easter Sunday in 1722. Again, easy time reference.

The Moai:

So yeah, it's been used as an adjective for centuries. And there's also a Christmas Island, named the same way.

Didn't need Da Googles for this. They're fairly well known.

 

[Andylusion]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

It's pathetic how the anti-Christian idiots, bend themselves into knots trying to avoid just saying "christian".

What do they care? Seriously, who cares? Say Christian! Saying the word, doesn't make you one, anymore than saying 747 makes me a jet.

This is like "Happy Turkey Day!".... it's not a turkey day. There have been some Thanksgivings we didn't even have Turkey.

You know what we've never had? A Thanksgiving, where we didn't give thanks.

Pagans are so pathetic.

 

[Andylusion]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

Ēostre - Wikipedia Another pagan holiday stolen by christians.

I've never understood this "argument".

So there was a pagan holiday in the what... 2nd century that was possibly the precursor to what we now have as Easter.

So what? Who cares? What is your point? And why should any Christian on the Earth today, give a crap about your point?

*sigh*.....

Well if that makes you feel better because you could win some money on Jeopardy with your tidbit of irrelevant history... knock yourself out.

Do you see any Christians caring about this? No.

Never ceases to amaze me at what lengths a hate filled Pagan will go to, to ignore Christians being murdered.
And don't tell me that isn't the purpose of your post, because the topic of the thread is Christians being murdered, and how pagans respond to it, and this was your post. So spare me your excuses that this wasn't your point.

 

[skye]

For Obama and Killary....it comes easier to say Satan


I want to know


Why these two traitors are roaming free? why.


JUSTICE PLEASE! PEOPLE DEMAND JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!! OK???

 

[Pogo]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

Ēostre - Wikipedia Another pagan holiday stolen by christians.

I've never understood this "argument".

So there was a pagan holiday in the what... 2nd century that was possibly the precursor to what we now have as Easter.

So what? Who cares? What is your point? And why should any Christian on the Earth today, give a crap about your point?

*sigh*.....

Well if that makes you feel better because you could win some money on Jeopardy with your tidbit of irrelevant history... knock yourself out.

Do you see any Christians caring about this? No.

Never ceases to amaze me at what lengths a hate filled Pagan will go to, to ignore Christians being murdered.
And don't tell me that isn't the purpose of your post, because the topic of the thread is Christians being murdered, and how pagans respond to it, and this was your post. So spare me your excuses that this wasn't your point.

So, that's where the name comes from. As well as all the fertility symbols. Rabbits, eggs and such. Nothing to do with Christianism and nothing to do with murders or "hate". Much like Christmas trees, lights, evergreens etc coming from ancient observations of the sun's seasonal movements.

It's not an "argument', it's simple history.

And no, the topic isn't about "how pagans responded to" anything. The OP quotes Hillary Clinton, Barack O'bama and Harry Khachatrian. Admittedly I don't know who the last one is.

 

[Hale]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

To all these people who are claiming this is a self-explanatory term, you might note that it's never been used before this incident. Search the date range on Google.

Easter Rebellion (a/k/a Easter Rising) - uprising against colonial rule by Britain in Ireland named for the week it took place --- Easter Week in 1916. Easy time reference.

Easter Island - in the south Pacific (Spanish: Isla de Pascuca, which means the same thing), politically part of Chile, ethnically Polynesian, home of the Moai (see below), named by a Dutch navigator who discovered it on Easter Sunday in 1722. Again, easy time reference.

The Moai:

So yeah, it's been used as an adjective for centuries. And there's also a Christmas Island, named the same way.

Didn't need Da Googles for this. They're fairly well known.

Nice attempt, but no go. The term "Easter worshipper" is unprecedented, and doesn't appear in either of your references.

Or are you claiming the issue is the use of "Easter" as an adjective? If that's your "bail-out", then duh - "Easter Sunday", and no need for your inane deflection. Keep trying, it is funny!

 

[Meister]

Not going to happen, that's between me, my Savior, and only the closest of my friends and family.

Typical answer for those who are unable to rationally support their convictions.
Good luck to you; i mean it.

No, you don't mean it. This is just a typical response, a need to impose your beliefs on me.
It's why I don't feel a need to impose my beliefs on you. Wouldn't do any good.
You don't know me, whatsoever. Yet, you attack what I know....why? Because I'm not willing to share
so you can go on the attack just like you did with Death Angel. Sad
Have a good evening PK1.

You are inferring without real evidence.
I really do mean it; good luck to you because I wish EVERYONE well regardless if they’re rational or not.

I am NOT saying that YOU are irrational, because you are unwilling to share your evidence, so i do NOT know (i’m an ignostic scientist).
I am willing and interested in debating anyone on an intellectual level, but I noted that religious believers are not interested in debating realistic issues ... because they hide behind “it’s personal”.
Objective reality is not personal, but one’s subjective beliefs are, and i’m OK with that ... as long as others are not harmed, intellectually or otherwise.

Whatever floats your boat, dude.
Yes. "debating anyone on an intellectual level" involves,
"Sounds like a nice fantasy.
Have you taken LSD or another hallucinogen?
Or, unable to differentiate between dreams and reality?"
Yes...you are so intellectual....and sincere.
I'm not hiding behind anything....if I was, I would have never mentioned it
on this board.
Even though I don't know you, I do know you're very transparent with
your motives.

What are my motives ... other than challenging & debating people who claim they know something “supernatural”?

Intellectual discourse is healthy, don’t you think?

Apparently, you wouldn't know intellectual discourse if it slapped
you in the face, dude. You showed what YOU thought was "intellectual discourse".
sad

 

[Pogo]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

To all these people who are claiming this is a self-explanatory term, you might note that it's never been used before this incident. Search the date range on Google.

Easter Rebellion (a/k/a Easter Rising) - uprising against colonial rule by Britain in Ireland named for the week it took place --- Easter Week in 1916. Easy time reference.

Easter Island - in the south Pacific (Spanish: Isla de Pascuca, which means the same thing), politically part of Chile, ethnically Polynesian, home of the Moai (see below), named by a Dutch navigator who discovered it on Easter Sunday in 1722. Again, easy time reference.

The Moai:

So yeah, it's been used as an adjective for centuries. And there's also a Christmas Island, named the same way.

Didn't need Da Googles for this. They're fairly well known.

Nice attempt, but no go. The term "Easter worshipper" is unprecedented, and doesn't appear in either of your references.

Or are you claiming the issue is the use of "Easter" as an adjective? If that's your "bail-out", then duh - "Easter Sunday", and no need for your inane deflection. Keep trying, it is funny!

I noted the grammatical function when the question was first asked. The above was a reprise.

Your premise was that that usage had not been done before. It has. Three hundred years ago.

Again, ever heard of for example Christmas cactus? Named for the season when it blossoms, and named the same way in French, German and Spanish for the same reason (and sometimes in the US called "Thanksgiving cactus" when horticulturalists vend it early), while in the southern hemisphere in Brazil it's called the "May flower". Plus it sounds nicer than ""Schlumbergera" to the non-Teutonic ear.

Again, a time marker. Adjective qualifying "when". Christmas cactus don't climb down no chimneys and Christmas Island is not where Santa goes for vacation.

Same with "Easter Sunday" for that matter. Which Sunday? Easter Sunday. Specific. You can denote anything to be scheduled to happen on "Easter Sunday" without it being worship.

At the same time "Easter worshiper" is a bit clumsy as its first implication is that somebody is worshiping Easter.

Easter Parade...
Fourth of July picnic....
Halowe'en candy....

One other aspect that hasn't been mentioned -- the images in the OP are of Twits, which limit their space to (I think) 140 characters. That means things have to be abbreviated. "Easter worshiper" denotes both the time and what the people were doing. It's more specific than "churchgoers" and shorter than "people who went to church for Easter". It sets both the time and the action, ergo developing sympathy. That such worshipers would be "Christian" is already a given; the phrase identifies what they were specifically doing -- meaning a high level of vulnerability.

 

[Cecilie1200]

"Easter worshippers are people who are worshipping on Easter Sunday, not people who worship Easter. Church attendance doubles or triples on Easter Sunday. Similar to Christmas.

Yes, and who is it that chooses to worship on Easter, because it's Easter? More specifically, why were those particular people worshipping on Easter?

 

[Cecilie1200]

You new to Engrish?

Obviously "Easter" here is a time reference. If it had been May Day they would have been "May Day worshipers". Wouldn't even involve a Maypole.

"Easter worshippers" are Christians.

But Democrats don't like to say the C-word.

Oh, and "May Day worshippers" are "fucking Commies".

Glad I could clear that up for you.

Apparently this time an entire Maypole flew over your head. Not easy to do, that.

The pole should have been a giant screaming clue that May Day referred to Beltane, not some wankfest political obsession of your'n.
You know, just as "Easter" refers to its ancient roots.

Once again I have overestimated the intelligence of my readership. Judging by post 6 I have done so on a giant scale.

""Easter worshippers" are Christians"? Rilly? I've never ever heard of anybody "worshiping Easter". Did you mean Ishtar?

It is because the Progressive Socialist Party is anti Christian. No matter what anyone ever says inside that party. You deserve sharia law and you might get it. It will be funny.

Sorry, there's no such thing as "the Progressive Socialist Party" and politics ain't got nothing to do with religion anyway unless you live in a theocracy.

You must not have been alive before the early 1970's. Christianity in America was not a theocracy and never was. It just had more input how people react and live in responsible situations. That Saul Alinsky crap means nothing to me. You believe in the Handmaids Tale which is a Sci Fi book and yet you hob nob with Islamic people who believe in sharia law. It would be funny to watch it gain traction here and see the humiliation, death and destruction that occurs and how you would be tamed or die. There are a lot of people who have been screwed with by others of all political persuasions. Many have not forgotten and you may have not either.

Correction: The Handmaid's Tale is a badly-written book. There have been dystopian novels which were well-written and almost prescient in their ability to teach us things about where our society was heading and what mistakes it was making; Handmaid's Tale is not on the list in any of that.

 

[Cecilie1200]

What a crazy thread. Obama and Hillary are real practicing Christians. Trump is the first atheist president in a long. long time.

I can't imagine what makes you think either Obama or Hillary are "real practicing Christians", other than blind, slavish devotion. Can't say what either of them thinks or believes in their own minds and hearts; I'm not God. But certainly nothing about their actions ever indicates such a thing. Perhaps you're one of those drones who thinks any word out of the mouths of your idols must automatically be true. If so, I pity you.

And there DEFINITELY is no reason to believe Trump is an atheist, other than similarly blind, mindless hatred. You might want to look into cult deprogramming, so that you can finally think for yourself like real people do.

 

[Cecilie1200]

This is what Easter is all about......it happens in the spring to signify new beginnings, hope and renewal, and it happened long before the bunny showed up.

Um, I believe it happens when it does to coincide approximately with Passover. Obviously, they sometimes mismatch, since Passover is set by the Jewish calendar and Easter is not.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Why should they say 'Christians'?

Christians - like all major, God Clud followers - are either weak and/or ignorant and/or desperate.

I mean...you have to be pretty, fucking stupid to base your life on some old book that espouses slavery, murder, rape, mass pedophelia and a whole bunch of other shit.

God is a piece of shit. I am not mad at him...I just think he is a piece of excrement. And if I am wrong...I dare the fucker to strike me dead in the next 10 seconds.

...

Nope...still here.

What a loser this fraud is.

Maybe because that's what they WERE, and refusing to say it just reveals a similar level of nasty bigoted hatred to what your post just did.

You have my pity. It must suck to be such a bitter, negative, miserable human being, and yet to be plagued with an outsized and utterly undeserved ego.

 

[Cecilie1200]

You new to Engrish?

Obviously "Easter" here is a time reference. If it had been May Day they would have been "May Day worshipers". Wouldn't even involve a Maypole.

Exactly and I'm sure when Ramadan rolls around Obama and Hillary will give a shout out to Ramadan worshipers... It's also interesting there is no mention of who committed the attacks.

Ramadan isn't a day, Einstein. Easter is.

Wait -- do you think the "Easter rebellion" was when the bunnies protested the church taking their holiday away?

Ever heard of "Christmas cactus"?
How 'bout "Christmas Island"? Guess what day it was when that place was "discovered".
Bonus points --- guess what day it was when "Easter Island" was sighted by Europeans.

"Hallowe'en candy"? Ever hear of that?

What does the length of days have to do with my comment? The point is Obama and Hillary used a phrase to slight Christians while also refusing to acknowledge a terrorist attack injuring hundreds and killing over 200 Christian was committed by Muslim jihadist.

I am a Christian and I am not offended. There was no slight. I am offended by you trying to use a tragedy for political gain.

I am offended by you trying to claim Christianity as a way to push your political agenda.

Here's a newsflash you won't get from anyone on the left: people are allowed to have feelings and opinions about major events, even when they have the consummate gall to think and feel things which don't agree with you. Unless you yourself have NEVER expressed a reaction to a tragedy based on your own worldview and political beliefs, you have no business trying to shame others into silence with this sort of hypocrisy.

 

[Cecilie1200]

What in God's name is an Easter Worshipper? I know these scum are all anti-Christian, but really , not to be able even to say the word...

This is one of the most stupid threads I have ever seen posted on USMB.

Hilary Clinton is a lifelong Methodist. Bill Clinton is a Baptist. Obama is a member of the United Church of Christ.

Orthodox Christians will celebrate Easter next Sunday.

What is this nonsense about that nobody will say "Christian"? Why are so many people who claim to be Christians whine so much? You folks are a seriously boring bunch of cry-babies.

BTW, what denomination are you?

This is the stupidest post I've read all week.

Do you know who thinks that "Christian" is defined by church membership? Non-Christians.

What is this nonsense about "I don't think you should be offended, so you therefore shouldn't be"? Why are so many people who are offended at the drop of a hat whining about other people daring to be offended? You folks are a seriously hypocritical bunch of snowflakes.

BTW, none of your damned business.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Trump did not say Christian either, does that mean he hates Christians also?


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Since he A) didn't use waffle-words to pretend-say it, and B) doesn't have a history of hostility toward Christians, the answer is no.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Trump did not say Christian either, does that mean he hates Christians also?


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Since he A) didn't use waffle-words to pretend-say it, and B) doesn't have a history of hostility toward Christians, the answer is no.

Wow, what a shock coming from you!

Did it occur to you that considering less than 8% of the country of Sri Lanka is Christian, that it was more than just Christians that were killed?

 

[Cecilie1200]

Orthodox Christians will celebrate Easter next Sunday.

Easter was yesterday.

Dumb remark. It's next Sunday if you are Orthodox Christian.

By "Orthodox Christian", do you mean a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church? And if so, why do you think it's relevant?

 

[Cecilie1200]

So the right here get all worked up about using a factually correct word...

But the President clearly doesn’t know the Bible and lies about it... sure that’s a pass...

This thread shows GOP is gone tribal... it is not about being right or wrong, loyalty to the tribe what matters

Nope, when Trump screws up religion, it gets mentioned. YOU may not notice or remember, but that's remarkably meaningless.

The right is worked up because they didn't just not mention it; they both deliberately used the same weird, awkward phrasing to try to mention it without actually mentioning it. Had they simply generically said "these attacks", as so many other people did, it wouldn't have been noticeable.