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   Friend james tries the jw vatican fairy story that the 'easter" feast day   
   in honor of Christ's resurrection has pagan origins and should not be   
   observed.  Hee tells us he has done research to confirm that.   
      
   Let's look at the facts.  The name "easter" is only used in a tiny number   
   languages of german origin, like english.  It derives for the german name   
   for the season of spring.  The name for a pagan godess is also related to   
   that season's name.  Because easter happens in spring, by golly it has a   
   pagan origin. Or does it?   
      
   All the many other languages in europe, including the original languges of   
   wales and scotland and ireland use the greek for passovr for the feast   
   fday, some variation of "pascha" in all other languages.   
      
   Christ's resurrection was a passover related event in the NT and as   
   observed today.  Of corurse passover always happens in spring, it must be a   
   pagan NT event also willy nilly, or so the jw vatican fairy story logic   
   would have us believe, no?   
      
   Of course the jw vatican fully embraces the names of days and months chosen   
   to honor pagan gods.  A jw vatican meeting on thursday happens on 'thor's   
   day" a pagan god.  So that makes that meeting a pagan event, no?   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)