>> Simple enough? There's no software that will let you repeat an event based
>> on that criteria! What pagan-holiday-driven drunken binge made them pick
>> that as criteria for Easter??!
>
> Well ignoring the insult to my religion, the date for Easter in Western
> Christianity is based on the date of Passover in Judaism which takes place
> on the first Sabbath (Saturday) after the first full moon of Spring
> according to a calendar more ancient than any other calendar system except
> perhaps some Asian ones.
Oh sure, that's what they want us to believe... ;-)
Representing another viewpoint:
<http://www.thunderministries.com/pagan/easter/IsEaster.html>
<http://www.thunderministries.com/pagan/easter/ishtar.html>
(And they really, really don't like Christmas or Halloween).
Countering that viewpoint:
<http://www.cin.org/users/james/questions/q030.htm>
I'd say that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The Holy Mother Church
has a long history of pragmatism.
mikel
PS: Did I mention that I "minored" (Rice didn't have real minors, thus the
quotes) in both Philosophy and Religious Studies?
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