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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m an atheist, so we don’t celebrate Easter. But this is like Christmas trees, to me, which is a secular part of a Christian holiday. It wouldn’t bother me, but if it bothers you, just have your kid not participate. [/quote]

Check your privilege.  Christmas trees, easter hunts, etc., actually do bother people who are, for example, Jewish. [/quote]

I'm an atheist from a Christian background, and it wouldn't bother me one bit if my kid's school performed some Jewish (or Muslim, or Buddhist, or Hindu) holiday practice that was fun for kids at the appropriate time of the year. It's not like they would be forcing my kids to worship somebody else's god. Learning about religious traditions falls under religious studies, which is very different from theology or religious indoctrination.

Also, as many have pointed out, egg hunts aren't even a religious practice and are really of pagan origin. They aren't mentioned in any, even apocryphal, Christian scripture.

I can't believe this would be anyone's hill to die on.[/quote]

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