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In reply to the discussion: Progressive Christians, what do you tell your children Easter is about? [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)14. But to be honest I tend to stress how Jesus would want us to treat one another.
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Progressive Christians, what do you tell your children Easter is about? [View all]
cleanhippie
Mar 2013
OP
While I agree, I'm curious as to just what you will tell them the meaning is.
cleanhippie
Mar 2013
#7
Well I have no children but my sister does and she asks me to teach the kids religion.
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#4
But to be honest I tend to stress how Jesus would want us to treat one another.
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#14
Sounds like a difficult task, considering how many Christians in this country act
cleanhippie
Mar 2013
#15
Oh thank you! It just poured out as I typed. I like the person I responded to so I felt at
hrmjustin
May 2013
#34
When we talk about it, we talk about it as Easter being a rememberance of the time
woodsprite
Mar 2013
#6
No longer a 'Christian' but I tell them that it is about the Resurrection of the Body of the Christ.
grantcart
Mar 2013
#11
That's pretty much the approach I plan to take when my daughter starts asking about religion.
cleanhippie
Mar 2013
#21
If one believes that Jesus was both God and Man, why balk at teachings such as the Virgin Birth
hedgehog
May 2013
#27
Allegory about renewal, I guess. And the historical connection with seasonal change.
pinto
May 2013
#29
I tell them the story, emphasizing the message that God is with us, even when things seem hopeless.
Burbankteacher
Apr 2015
#37