Trump Celebrates Easter, Passover… and Easter Bunny!
By Julio
Severo
Evangelical Christians, who
were vital for Trump’s election, rejoiced at his Easter
and Passover speech, in which he said,
“For
Christians, we remember the suffering and death of God’s only Son and his
glorious resurrection on the third day. On Easter Sunday, we proclaim with
glorious joy that Christ is risen… In America, we look to the light of God to
guide our steps. We trust in the power of the Almighty for wisdom and strength.
And we praise our heavenly Father for the blessings of freedom and the gift of
eternal life.”
After years of paganism and anti-Christian
attitudes in the U.S. government under Obama, it was fresh air to hear
Christian words from President Trump.
According to CBN
(Christian Broadcasting Network), of Pat Robertson, who has already interviewed
Trump at least a couple of times,
The
Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan
festival of Eastre. The goddess Eastre was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.
The
Germans brought the symbol of the Easter rabbit to America. It was widely
ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In fact, Easter
itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that time.
As
with the Easter Bunny and the holiday itself, the Easter Egg predates the
Christian holiday of Easter. The exchange of eggs in the springtime is a custom
that was centuries old when Easter was first celebrated by Christians.
I assume that a true Christian does not
engage in any pagan festivals and does not mix the true God with elements of
false gods. God’s Word says:
“Stop
forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be
partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness? Can Christ agree
with the devil? Can a believer share life with an unbeliever? Can God’s temple
contain false gods?…” (2 Corinthians 6:14-16 GWV)
Some could argue that at least Trump did
not celebrate only the Easter Bunny, but included Easter and Passover,
differently from what he did last October 31, which marked the 500th year of
the Protestant Reformation. Because the United States is the largest Protestant
nation in the world and Trump’s election was made possible because of
Protestants, it would have been more than natural for him remember the
Reformation.
So what is the point of his beautiful
Christian speeches if he equally praises Halloween, the Easter Bunny and
Kwanzaa?
Jesus said,
Portuguese
version of this article: Trump celebra a Páscoa cristã e judaica… e o Coelhinho
da Páscoa!
Recommended Reading:
No comments:
Post a Comment