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The Easter War: I didn’t do it.

Really…I was only joking about the war on Easter. The wingnuts didn’t have to take it seriously.

What’s worse is that Minnesota may be Ground Zero: this is a real fake sign, so I’m a little concerned that someone is going to find a reason to blame me. While a little plagiarism gets one fired, I’m not sure what the penalty is for starting a culture war.

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In related news, property values in St. Paul have just shot upwards.

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Comments

  1. Steak Eatin' Catholic says

    PZ, Did you mean that it was a real sign as in “an actual church posted this message” or as in “This is surely an indicator of our current social climate?”

    Check out http://www.churchsigngenerator.com you can have all sorts of fun.

  3. Nick says

    Look at the bottom of the sign: churchsigngenerator.com.

    I’m pretty sure it’s NOT an actual sign.

  6. says

    Just to confirm, that’s not a real sign. MNObserver wanted to use a real sign but I wouldn’t let her because the church sign in question gave the names, home phone numbers and DHS ID#s of all the atheistic Easter Bunny haters in St. Paul, which, as I’m sure you all know, has been renamed to Paul, MN. [link]

  8. wamba says

    In case you missed it, this article preceded your ‘War on Easter’ blog post:
    St. Paul City Office Boots Easter Bunny

    Thu Mar 23, 9:31 AM ET
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    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Easter Bunny has been sent packing at St. Paul City Hall.
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    A toy rabbit, pastel-colored eggs and a sign with the words “Happy Easter” were removed from the lobby of the City Council offices, because of concerns they might offend non-Christians.
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    A council secretary had put up the decorations. They were not bought with city money.
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    St. Paul’s human rights director, Tyrone Terrill, asked that the decorations be removed, saying they could be offensive to non-Christians.
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    But City Council member Dave Thune says removing the decorations went too far, and he wonders why they can’t celebrate spring with “bunnies and fake grass.”

  9. BlueIndependent says

    Ya, I’ve had my share of fun at churchsigngenerator.com. I did a similar thing by making a few fake signs with their tool, and sending them to friends.

    They couldn’t believe those signs were real until I told them they in fact were not.

  10. Karen says

    You can’t just rename the city Paul. Just not enough syllables, especially being right next to that syllable-flashing Minneapolis. I think. How about Myers. Besides, it alliterates. Minneapolis-Myers. Has a nice ring, doesn’t it?

  11. says

    That site is so cool. I recently drove in I 475 in Ohio ans saw a real church signs that said “How stupid is the one who does not believe” I wish I could have taken a picture

  12. idlemind says

    They couldn’t believe those signs were real until I told them they in fact were not.

    Hmmm. How Rumsfeldian: the not-real real and the real not-real. Kind of like the “Genuine Ersatz Spanish Fly” ads in the back of old comic books.

  13. says

    Dr. Myers! I cannot believe you let out the war on Easter secret! The war on Christmas was a public one, but we atheists had hoped to carry out clandestine attacks on Easter, bringing the holiday down before anyone even realized we were out to kill it. And now you’ve let the hat out of the bag. Our agents have been compromised. You’re now a threat to atheist national security.

  14. Azkyroth says

    Heh. Somewhere in Los Angeles I vividly remember a billboard for a church that advertised itself as “A Church on Fire!”

  18. Aesmael says

    Oh, cool. The Church Sign Generator has a new sign.

    Also, political correctness demands that Easter be destroyed. Think of all the poor lactose intolerant people.

  19. Shyster says

    This is serious; I need help. Thirty-five years ago, as a joke, my mother and I started sending one of those small, yellow, sugar Easter chickens called “peeps” back and forth. The challenge was to mail it from the strangest places. The “peep” has been mailed from Rome (after an appropriate crowd blessing by the Pope) ; from China, Mongolia and places in the Amazon. Seriously, it is the same “peep” 35 years later (we don’t have much of a life and are starved for humor.) My question: While it is rock hard it is still the same “peep.” What are those things made out of and should we be feeding them to our children?

  20. Ron says

    I just don’t understand how people can attack these venerable christian symbols like bunnies, chickies and eggs. What would jesus say?

  21. Theo Bromine says

    Also, political correctness demands that Easter be destroyed. Think of all the poor lactose intolerant people.

    Chocolate-based holidays in no way discriminate against the lactase-challenged. *Real* chocolate != milk chocolate.

  22. MJ Memphis says

    War on Easter, eh?……

    I’m thinking barbecue bunny, served on a platter garnished with painted eggs and Peeps.

  23. Aesmael says

    Oh, Theo. If I were to admit to the existence of such things my pretext for war would vanish. That can’t be allowed to happen; there must be war.

  24. wamba says

    This is serious; I need help. Thirty-five years ago, as a joke, my mother and I started sending one of those small, yellow, sugar Easter chickens called �peeps� back and forth….

    You need to look into Peep Research

  25. Shyster says

    Wamba, Thank you, but I’m not sure it answers my questions: What are they made of and should we be feeding them to our children? Besides, it looks like all of the “tested” peeps were blue. My peep was/is yellow and I don’t even want to think about the pink peeps. All I can say is — keep on testing. Can I get a Ramen?