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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no pagan kids in DC schools who do Easter egg hunts with their pagan churches. There are no pagan teachers organizing these. This is part of a holiday celebrating the resurrection of Christ, and arguments otherwise are just as silly as if you said that celebrating the virgin birth wasn't really Christian because they stole that from the pagans too. A lot of stuff was derived from paganism. Now it's Christian. It's a religion, and it's not my kids' religion, and I would not want them doing it in school. [/quote]

Well, friend, we celebrate the spring equinox and rebirth of the Earth after the winter rest at Easter, the winter solstice and time for rest and quiet at Christmas, and fall harvest at Thanksgiving. We do it by talking about the seasons and giving thanks to the Earth, and with egg hunts and Christmas trees (we bring a tree inside to remind us of light and life when it's cold and dark!). I probably also coach your kid's soccer team and stand next to you at drop off, so don't assume that just because we don't all have dreads and peasant skirts, we're not there. Christianity isn't my religion either, never has been, but I prefer to incorporate cultural practices into our lifestyle, rather than try to isolate my children from them completely.[/quote]

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