Easter

Why Easter stubbornly resists the commercialism that swallowed Christmas.

Okay, so at first I was skeptical of this article, I mean, with all the bunnies, egg hunts, etc. that have been known to follow around the Easter holiday, was it really so "pure" (in the uncommercialized sense this title suggests) of a holiday in today's world? After reading through it though, I was quite pleased. The writer was definitely onto something.

I think my favorite part was:
Even agnostics and atheists who don't accept Christ's divinity can accept the general outlines of the Christmas story with little danger to their worldview. But Easter demands a response. It's hard for a non-Christian believer to say, "Yes, I believe that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified, died, was buried, and rose from the dead." That's not something you can believe without some serious ramifications: If you believe that Jesus rose from the dead, this has profound implications for your spiritual and religious life—really, for your whole life. If you believe the story, then you believe that Jesus is God, or at least God's son. What he says about the world and the way we live in that world then has a real claim on you.
Easter is an event that demands a "yes" or a "no." There is no "whatever."

What do you think about that? Personally, I enjoy the author's bluntness...

So, what's it gonna be?

"Yes," or "No"?

I choose, "Yes".