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-Short Attention Span Theater-
No Not The Bunny!
2004-04-10
First, the Passion of the Christ, now the torment of the Easter Bunny. It may not have been as gruesome as Mel Gibson’s movie but many parents and children were upset when a Pennsylvania church trying to teach about Jesus’ crucifixion performed an Easter show with actors whipping the Easter bunny and breaking eggs.

People who attended Saturday’s show at Glassport’s memorial stadium quoted performers saying: "There is no Easter Bunny" and described the show as being a demonstration of how Jesus was crucified. Melissa Salzmann, who took her four-year-old son J.T., said the program was inappropriate for young children. "He was crying and asking me why the bunny was being whipped," Salzmann said.

Patty Bickerton, youth minister at Glassport Assembly of God, said the performance wasn’t meant to be offensive. Bickerton portrayed the Easter rabbit and said she tried to act with a tone of irreverence. "The program was for all ages, not just the kids. We wanted to convey that Easter is not just about the Easter Bunny, it is about Jesus Christ," Bickerton said.

Performers broke eggs meant for an Easter egg hunt and also portrayed a drunken man and a self-mutilating woman, said Jennifer Norelli-Burke, another parent who saw the show in Glassport, a community about 15 kilometres southeast of Pittsburgh. "It was very disturbing," Norelli-Burke said. "I could not believe what I saw. It wasn’t anything I was expecting."
Supposed adults make the assumption that because they're "hip" little children are, too. What's passe to the jaded 20-year-old is new to the little kiddies — you're only four once. Patty may not have meant to be offensive, but she obviously was, since the kiddies were crying. Maybe she should consider another line of work, like maybe becoming a professional dominatrix.
Posted by:tipper

#12  What are they going to do for an encore,belt Santa in a Humvee and fire an RPG at him.

Disgusting
Posted by: Peter Cottontail   2004-04-11 12:15:29 AM  

#11  "The program was for all ages, not just the kids. We wanted to convey that Easter is not just about the Easter Bunny, it is about Jesus Christ," Bickerton said.

-Yeah, and I'm sure the Lord would've got a real kick out of seeing the shit beat out of some bunny in front of the kiddies you stupid f*cking bitch.
Posted by: Jarhead   2004-04-10 10:38:20 PM  

#10  #6 Zenster: ROFLMAO!
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-04-10 10:24:50 PM  

#9  Ex-lib: I couldn't agree with you more... This is pure stupidity on the part of some adults that should know better. One of the things Foster Cline taught in the seminars we went to was that it's useless to try to teach things kids aren't ready to learn. You only confuse and frighten them. This is definitely one of those moments. I think the "youth pastor" of this church has absolutely no understanding of children - of any age. I've taught 4-year-olds - it's not easy! I wonder if there's any "understanding" between this pastor's ears at all.

God bless all, and to all a Joyous Easter and blessed Passover!
Posted by: Old Patriot   2004-04-10 9:37:05 PM  

#8  Happy Easter and/or Passover, Muckster and everyone else!
Posted by: Jen   2004-04-10 8:13:59 PM  

#7  Muck, you can tell a lot about a people by how they treat their animals. (or something like that, Ghandi said it better)
Posted by: Rafael   2004-04-10 6:12:22 PM  

#6  Whipping the bunny ...

So that's what they're calling it these days.
Posted by: Zenster   2004-04-10 6:05:48 PM  

#5   what harm any rabbit do anyone

Mr. Doo they once made me wet my pants.
Posted by: Jimmuah Catuh   2004-04-10 2:46:20 PM  

#4  by the way. evryone have a good easter and all take care. you guysand ladies are all the best. im out of here!
Posted by: muck4doo   2004-04-10 2:17:31 PM  

#3  not funy!!! im all just going say that when we all die were in accountable! how you are treat others and the entire inocent animals is will be judged. wether in jest or reality cruel is cruel. what harm any rabbit do anyone!!!!
Posted by: muck4doo   2004-04-10 2:02:15 PM  

#2  I think the only one who might confuse the Easter Bunny with Jesus would be muck4doo.

No, no . . . I get it . . . this story was posted so I'd go ranting on early childhood issues again, right?

I just want you to know I'm going to control myself this time, but just let me say:

THE ABOVE IDIOCY GOES AGANIST ALL KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH REGARDING HOW YOUNG CHILDREN APPROACH AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. It also goes against common sense

Hopefully they also showed the Easter Bunny being resurrected, and the "bad guys" falling down dead, or being taken off to jail by Jesus, or having their behinds kicked by some warrior angels or something.

What is the world coming to? This almost reminded me of some jihadi child indoctrination program. I can just see the kids now--pictures of the Easter Bunny clipped to their clothes, marching down the street with their AK47's and suicide vests. Heck, if no one else is going to provide justice for the EB--they'll take care of it! Yep.

Oops. I'm ranting again.
Posted by: ex-lib   2004-04-10 1:37:33 PM  

#1  Patty Bickerton is so disconnected with reality that she has no business being a youth minister. Parents should get a court order preventing her from being within 500 yards of any child under 16.
Posted by: Bunny lover   2004-04-10 11:23:16 AM  

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