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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a Christian I can safely say that the Easter Bunny has absolutely nothing to do with the actual meaning of the holiday, and [b]I would not be in the least offended if my non-Christian friends gave their kids an "Easter" basket.[/b]  There are lots of different kinds and last I checked all kids like candy, not just Christian ones.  Nor would I be offended if non-Christans attended the Easter egg roll.  Dyed eggs have nothing to do with the religious holiday either.  It all ties back to pagan rituals, and don't we all love those?  ;)[/quote]

That is very big of you.  Just for info, what presents am I not allowed to get my children in case they offend you?
(I am worried my kids' Jesus action figure might be at risk!)[/quote]

Why are you being a smart-ass?  I assumed from OP's post that he/she had some level of guilt about engaging in a holiday that is perceived to be outside of their belief system.  Simply assuring him/her that no one gives a fig one way or the other.  Unbunch your panties already.[/quote]

Right, or that sometimes folks with a particular faith feel like their celebration is being "appropriated" by others, and the cultural or religious aspect of the tradition is therefore being "diluted."   We encountered this when we used a Chuppa-like ceremony in our wedding without any of the religious aspects (just the sentiments that we thought were beautiful and universal), though we're not practicing Jews.

There are some boundaries that people don't want crossed.  Sometimes people get upset.  This person is saying, "Yo, we don't care if you do or don't, no matter who you are."

So voicing this opinion might seem like a petty thing to say in our cosmopolitan Western microcosm, but, wow, consider how revolutionary a sentiment this is in many other parts of the world, and even would have been here just a generation ago.[/quote]

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