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echo: r_catholic
to: Lucifer
from: Cary Kittrell
date: 2007-03-23 22:32:44
subject: Re: Rhode Island School Bans Easter Bunny

From: cary{at}afone.as.arizona.edu (Cary Kittrell)

In article 
"Lucifer"
 writes:
> On Mar 23, 8:09 pm, c...{at}afone.as.arizona.edu (Cary Kittrell) wrote:
> > In article  "J Young"
 writes:
> >
>http://catholicleague.org/07press_releases/quarter_1/070323_ri_bans_b...
> >
> > > William Rearick, Schools Superintendent of the Tiverton
Public Schools in
> > > Rhode Island, has banned the Easter Bunny from appearing at
a fundraising
> > > event tomorrow at the Tiverton Middle School. He has also
banned the word
> > > "Easter" from all school events. He told the
Providence Journal that
during
> > > the last year and a half, he has become "more aware of
folks who don't
have
> > > a Christian background." Taking the place of the Easter
Bunny will be
Peter
> > > Rabbit; children will be able to get their picture taken with him.
> >
> > So, the superintendent bans a pagan fertility symbol from the
> > Christian rites of spring.  There must be a special word for
> > irony this deep.
> >
> > (how about that other pagan fertility symbol: eggs?)
> >
> > -- cary
>
>
> Hmm...rites of spring. J Young probably isn't young, but he is most
> likely still a virgin. Could we get him to dance himself to death,
> d'ya reckon?

I suspect if we even thought of trying that, Jack i' the Green would smite
us all with root rot.



-- cary

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