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Atheists & Agnostics

rurallib

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2. yeah I know that - my question is more why the church

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 10:23 PM

Feb 2018

would never nail down ONE SPECIFIC day for what was supposed to be the greatest miracle of all.

When I was younger and still hitting the pew, this lack of a date shouted out to me that "THIS IS A BS STORY" - we made it up. If we didn't we'd know the date and it would be the same date every year.

One of the things that bugged me as a kid - couldn't believe that they were so sloppy as to let their big day be a floating holiday.

Actually is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

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One thing that has always perplexed me is the movable date of Easter [View all] rurallib Feb 2018 OP

Here's the answer to your question PJMcK Feb 2018 #1

yeah I know that - my question is more why the church rurallib Feb 2018 #2

It's pegged to the timing of Passover instead of a specific western calender date. Tanuki Feb 2018 #3

yes, but the actual Last Supper supposedly only happened once rurallib Feb 2018 #5

But Last Supper was on Passover SCantiGOP Feb 2018 #9

Yeah, but it didn't happen on our calendar. Sentath Feb 2018 #11

Passover starts on a fixed date in the Hebrew calendar muriel_volestrangler Feb 2018 #19

And the Greek Orthodox church uses a different calendar altogether. Laffy Kat Feb 2018 #4

I didn't want to even throw that one in...... rurallib Feb 2018 #6

If it were up to me... defacto7 Feb 2018 #7

Weekend Cartoonist Feb 2018 #8

At least Good Friday SCantiGOP Feb 2018 #10

BUT IF IT DIDN'T MOVE . . . Brainstormy Feb 2018 #12

Agree. If they can nail down the birthday mountain grammy Feb 2018 #13

that is the perfect concise way to put it rurallib Feb 2018 #14

Because like most Xian holidays edhopper Feb 2018 #15

It all dates back to Pope Ziggy the Capricious (Kidding) -nt Freelancer Feb 2018 #16

Because the calendar year is not a perfect circle A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #17

Sunday has something to do with it. Iggo Feb 2018 #18

One group in ancient times DID have a set date The Genealogist Mar 2018 #20

that is interesting that at least one group would follow a set date. rurallib Mar 2018 #21