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Easter Eggs and Jesus' Rebirth?
Mr. Lankford recently directed me to the following statement that betrays a misunderstanding of the connection between Easter and eggs: Easter means nothing to me. Which is why I bought all these eggs. Eggs aren’t religious symbols to me. I’m not a Christian recognising the death and rebirth of Jesus. Not a Jew celebrating the…
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Christ's Objection to the Corban Exception
In Jesus days, the leaders of the Jews had developed a tradition whereby a child could refuse to assist his parents. In the following pericope, Jesus addresses that tradition: Mark 7:9-139And he [Jesus] said unto them [the Pharisees and scribes], Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.…