Posted on 04/04/2010 4:02:57 PM PDT by Colofornian
So, Easter gets "slightly more planning than the" July 4th weekend among Lds? This BYU prof says Easter should "rightfully should be the celebration of all celebrations." But, he says, it gets "usurped...overshadowed" by the Lds throwing a conference that lands on Easter 1/4th of the time. And that this is both incongrous, "awkward," and a "disconnect with the LDS observance of it."
From the article: "Look what we do to prepare for Christmas: caroling, ward parties, advent calendars that help you count down to the holiday," Wilson said. "For most Latter-day Saints, we have nothing like that for Easter..."
From the article: Wilson said he thinks Latter-day Saints could overcome both the general conference timing and the holiday's moves around the calendar with wider acknowledgement of the historic events that lead to Easter Sunday's celebration of Christ's resurrection, suggesting it might help to remind members on Palm Sunday of the events that happen during holy week. "My students did a little poll this year — 350 to 400 of them — and only 2 to 3 percent of their wards even mentioned Palm Sunday. It's like we're afraid that's another Christian fabrication of mainstream Christianity and we don't want to buy into it."
This just goes to show you Lds have hardly any spiritual discernment on what is Biblically so, and what isn't. (And it's not like what has happened with the historic Eastern Christian church vs. the western church...where they began celebrating Easter on distinct dates). Lds just don't like to celebrate Easter. Period.
yet it rightfully should be the celebration of all celebrations."
“Lds just don’t like to celebrate Easter.”
Why should they? I mean Easter is a Christian celebration after all.
“It’s like we’re afraid that’s another Christian fabrication of mainstream Christianity and we don’t want to buy into it.”
Get real.
Hey, it’s Easter! Let’s pile on the Mormons!
get real? I didn’t say that.
I’ve actually wondered about this. It’s great that Christ was born, but the fact he died and was risen is not only more important but is the greatest gift ever given to mankind. If he had simply died of old age none of it would’ve mattered.
Why not, it seems the rude thing to do.
1. Go to Church.
2. Buy a twelve-pack.
3. Troll some Mormons on the Web.
4. Watch baseball.
I wonder how ga-ga they go over Joseph Smith Jr’s birthday ...
No, not piling on — just reveal their true beliefs instead of letting them pretend they’re just regular Christians like us, so hopefully they can’t fool others.
Regular Christian? You mean, like Orthodox?
(Hey, this article was published BY the Mormons! They own this newspaper! And THEY are the ones who chose to publish it on Easter weekend...if you click on the link, you'll see it's highlighted on their home page...on Easter Sunday)
So those are your plans, mine are quite different.
I was referring to your comment #1, but thanks for pointing out the obvious.
LOL, you sure you didn’t say that?
of course you didn’t. My friend, colofornian posted the article, I replied hitching a ride on your response.
The quote is from article and I am telling LDS to “get real”.
LOL
Hey, you should see all the planning that goes on over the 24th of July...that's the BIG mormon religious holiday, replete with family reunions.
More of the sacred side will be visible when the festival culminates on July 24. That day opens with a "Sunrise Service" in the Mormon Tabernacle in which a General Authority of the LDS Church, Cree-L Kofford, will be the featured speaker. In addition, the Choral Arts Society of Utah, directed by Sterling Poulson, will combine with Brian Bentley's Legacy Choir to perform religious and patriotic music for the event.
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But the fact remains that whenever Latter-day Saints remember and honor the sacrificial struggles of the first Utah pioneers, they draw spiritual sustenance from the celebration.
OKAY
ok just checking, most Mormons are good people. Good doesn’t get you into heaven though.
So what you’re saying is that his b’day is the biggest event ...
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