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04/07/2004 Archived Entry: "You gotta wonder what people are thinking sometimes..."
You gotta wonder what people are thinking sometimes...
If I hadn't seen this on a reputable web site, I'd have a hard time beliving it.
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.
Replies: 9 people speak up
Wow, John Waters couldn't have parodied the Christian Right any better than this. They just keep making it easier and easier . . .
Posted by mykull @ 04/07/2004 08:15 PM NY
Wow, John Waters couldn't have parodied the Christian Right any better than this. They just keep making it easier and easier . . .
Posted by mykull @ 04/07/2004 08:16 PM NY
I think a crucified Christ with jelly beans spilling out of the hole in his lanced abdomen might be even more fun, whaddayathink, kiddies?
Posted by Yasmin @ 04/07/2004 08:37 PM NY
Hey, no joke!
Mel Gibson's already optioned the rights to this story in order to make, "Passion of The Lagomorph."
Posted by captain mike @ 04/08/2004 10:33 AM NY
Aw, Christ, I can't help myself! (one more)
Can't wait to hear what they do to Santa for the Christmas Pageant! Will Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer betray Santa for thirty pieces of chocolate wrapped in silver foil?
Or just deny knowing Santa, three times?
Posted by captain mike @ 04/08/2004 10:55 AM NY
oh, it's real alright. i have lived in pittsburgh my whole life. what were they thinking? i bet they are so proud that they have been made a topic of discussion on a liberal blog. pittsburgh is supposed to be a liberal union town. NOT! i am increasingly in the minority here. help...
Posted by cathcatz @ 04/08/2004 11:02 AM NY
somebody needs to make a parody of Passion of the Christ to Anal Passion of the Christ.
religion is dead, dont be stupid, be intelligent!
Posted by jc (jesus christ) @ 04/08/2004 10:41 PM NY
anybody saw the south park episode
of passion of the christ? Christ is a loser! give up your religion!
LOL
Posted by gp @ 04/08/2004 10:44 PM NY
they should have whipped Christ harder, whats my name bitch?
die die die Christ you idiot child molestor!
Posted by Anti-Christ @ 04/09/2004 12:55 AM NY
