The Passion of the Bunny

“Easter Bunny whipped at church show; some families upset

Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Associated Press

A church trying to teach about the crucifixion of Jesus performed an Easter show with actors whipping the Easter bunny and breaking eggs, upsetting several parents and young children.

People who attended Saturday�s performance at Glassport�s memorial stadium quoted performers as saying, �There is no Easter bunny,� and described the show as being a demonstration of how Jesus was crucified.

Melissa Salzmann, who took her 4-year-old son J.T., said the program was inappropriate for young children. �He was crying and asking me why the bunny was being whipped,� Salzmann said.

Patty Bickerton, the youth minister at Glassport Assembly of God, said the performance wasn�t meant to be offensive. Bickerton portrayed the Easter rabbit and said she tried to act with a tone of irreverence.

�The program was for all ages, not just the kids. We wanted to convey that Easter is not just about the Easter Bunny, it is about Jesus Christ,� Bickerton said.

Performers broke eggs meant for an Easter egg hunt and also portrayed a drunken man and a self-mutilating woman, said Jennifer Norelli-Burke, another parent who saw the show in Glassport, southeast of Pittsburgh.

�It was very disturbing,� Norelli-Burke said. �I could not believe what I saw. It wasn�t anything I was expecting.�”

“I bet Hugh Hefner will get in trouble if he whips a bunny for Easter”

“is this different then biting the heads off of the Peeps?


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“I doubt if Hugh's whip is up to the job!”

“Uhh, I think I'd find a different church. I wonder if they broke out the rattlesnakes after the performance?”

“V pills Mark.
V pills.”

“WWJD? whip bunnies! NOT!”

“Put a Peep in a microwave!
Pretty cool!
Be sure and put it in a dish first for easy cleanup.”

“A drunken man and a self mutilating woman ?


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Excellent Christian example of role model behaviour, something for those kids to aspire to.
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added that new feature for those readers who cannot tell when I am joking.”

“You want passion? Here's some REAL passion! You can call it, "The Passion of the Biblical Literalist".

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/04/07/plucked.eyeball.ap/index.html”

“And why do christians get into such a pagan holiday in the first place?”

“For the chocolate dummy.”

“Why, Nigal?

To appease European pagans back when they were tryin' to sell Christianity to them.”

“Like they stole christmas from pagans, or call halloween (or the day after) "all saints day".”

“We all know bunnies have passion.

Just put 2 in a pen and leave them for a couple of months.

The math term is exponentiation.”

“They should feed baby rabbits to the 'vipers' for an encore.”

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“They look cute all curled up against each other. :)”

“Awwwww, look at that widdle pink nose!

Of course they're all curled up, they're cold!”

“I saw this and thought, "Somebody's calendar is Way off"     LOL”

“Theya re soooo pretty :)”

“They aren't cold, but they are scared to death of me. When I first opened their portion of the hutch they were at all corners of the nest area, then scrambled for the safety of their huddle. Dutch rabbits live for this kind of weather. It's heat they hate.”

“They know you are going to eat them, Sass! ;-)
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“I want one of the black and white ones :D”

“I want one of the black and white ones :D”

“That makes two black and white ones.”

“that red one doesn't seem to have a head”

“He's playing ostrich. He think that if he can't see me I won't pick him up. =)”

“Do they bite?”

“Nope, they squirm. One squeaked today when I picked it up. I try and handle them (gently of course) everyday so that they'll be mellow with people. But, it's only been a few days that they've been able to see the giant hand coming after them.”

“Have you tried sock puppets?”

“Oh sure, a giant green snake sock puppet would be much better, lol. I do wear fuzzy gloves.”

“They are adorable!!!”

“Which one is named Tilt? Let me guess, the one with his head buried? LOL! Or are you naming one Pancakehead in tribute to him?”

“Really cute, Sass, my wife says "save it I wanna look"..........”

“hmmm, where did i put those carrots, peas, turnips, and potatoes?”

“Those come later Jimmy, 10-12 weeks is all they have. They have burned over 2 so far.”

“He's countin' the days till he eats em! :(”

“Too cute- hope you don't mind my snatching the pics to post in my pets and wildlife album on myspace- www.myspacecom/donnacolelli”

“It's awful isn't it?! I'm thinking two will be rescued. If one of the brown ones is a female I AM keeping her, plus the one you want (are you aware that they are much happier with a friend?).

Would it matter if I did Rocksee? Your link doesn't work.
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“"before" and "after" pictures are always good for laughs”

“Sass, can ya keep two boys together?

I had a large cage for Snuggles, since he was such a big rabbit, since these ones are dwarf, it could house 2
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“No, boys cannot be housed together at all. Did you have Snuggles fixed? It's kind of unusual for males to be so mellow and nice w/out a female around unless they've been snipped.”

“Nope, he wasn't snipped.

He was just a very unusual and sweet house rabbit, which is why I miss him so much.

So you think I should get a male and female then?”

“So you think I should get a male and female then?”
Spirit Coyote
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11/08/07

If you want lots of rabbits, yes.”

“OOps I forgot the period- [u]www.myspace.com/donnacolelli”

“and many more cute/odd/wild beasts of nature. www.myspace.com/donnacolelli”

“Sass, the male rabbits I had were always nicer and mellower than the females. I thought they made better pets all around.”

“Our guy is sweet too, but he gets some tail on a regular basis. From what I've read if they don't have a female they should be fixed or they can be quite grumpy. But, that's just what the book says.”