Should America Still Celebrate Easter?

Was is the meaning of Resurrection Sunday, and will non-believers tolerate the national holiday much longer?

Every year people around the world including Christians, Catholics, and even atheists, partake in the Christian religious holiday called Easter.

Jokingly Easter is referred to as one of the 2 days a year for non-practicing believers, and those just trying to get some help from the big guy they don’t actually believe in, to set foot into a church building.

The day is preceded by “Good Friday”, which annually coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover.

Of the 365 days on the American calendar, no greater weekend exists for true Christ-followers. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ changed everything when pertaining to the relationship between a Holy God and his sinful creatures (humans).

For those not called by God to come to faith, and who will readily tell you they could care less, it’s just another 3 days in their life's busy schedule.

The ever-increasing pagan culture in the U.S. is becoming more brazen in its calls to remove all aspects of Christianity, as is demonstrated in The NYT Calls for Getting Rid of God on Easter Weekend.

To answer my own question; in the pluralistic society we now live in as Americans, basic acceptance and dare I say, tolerance, are generally considered to be essential for the maintaining of basic community civics.

With the high importance of observing Good Friday and the Resurrection of Jesus for Christians, I would say yes, our nation must be known as one that celebrates these days.

The question is will the same anti-God liberals who have fought for free speech and tolerance from the previous conservative populace, now extend the same grace to those who want to maintain their beliefs, which were mainstream just 10 years ago?

In reality, those saved by God worship and exult the finished work of Jesus Christ daily. With or without the state-approved days, God will still get all the glory and worship from us eternally.

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