Easter Praise Emphasizes Resurrection Over Clothes
A long Easter reflection centers on Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and bodily resurrection, stressing faith over Easter trappings. The piece notes many local church services, sunrise rites, breakfasts, and dramas across multiple congregations, highlighting the core message that the tomb is empty and believers share in eternal life.
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Easter Services and Lecture Schedule at Plymouth Church
Plymouth Congregational Church at 925 Vt plans Easter services with special music at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. on Sunday and offers nursery care during both services and preschool care at the 10:00 a.m. service. Rev. Jonathan Knight delivers a sermon titled Something Happened. Dr. Sandra Lubarsky of Northern Arizona University presents Transformative Dialogue: Encountering Other Traditions at 7:00 p.m. on April 12 in the Kansas Union Big Eight Room, with a noon April 13 discussion on religious pluralism at Ecumenical Christian Ministries.
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Ecumenical Christian Ministries
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Lawrence City Hall
Plymouth Congregational Church
Jonathan Knight
Sandra Lubarsky
Humanities and Religious Studies
Northern Arizona University
Kansas Union
Lubarsky
Easter debate blends bunny lore with faith and commerce
The piece surveys how Easter symbols like rabbits and eggs draw from pagan and early Christian roots. It notes 19th century German influence on the Easter Bunny, and contrasts pastors concerns about capitalism taking focus from religious meaning with scholars who see symbolism as a natural Christian evolution.
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