Easter Thoughts

I didn't have particularly cheery Easter thoughts. I had a good Easter, don't get me wrong, we played Easter Bunny for Ellen's parents, we went for a (very cold) morning walk. I read a good book, ate a good lunch, played a good video game, went for a good run... Dinner was incredible (Ellen's credit), and we got to have apple pie for dessert (my doing!), then played some games with family friends.

I didn't watch any Easter services, though. With how easy it is to do church shopping, I could have at least peaked at a few different approaches. I even got my guitar out and sang a few Easter songs, I guess old habits die hard. Near the end of the second song, though, it really hit me that every person on Facebook shouting "He is Risen", and many or most Christians around the world are celebrating a human sacrifice that cemented a system in which I will be tortured for eternity. This isn't just a rhetorical device or a thing to write weird poetry about, this is something I think about a lot, and it hurts. It's hard to imagine being gay in a Christian household, but I can imagine this part. I am an atheist, and close friends of mine think the most perfect system of love involves my perfect and infinite suffering, and that makes me really sad.

To finish off, I'll mention two videos. First, I rewatched "Jesus: the Cover Up" by Non Stamp Collector on YouTube today and got a good laugh out of it. I considered posting it on Facebook, but made the amazingly good choice of abstaining this time. Not everyone will want to look this one up, I think, so I'll make you do the legwork.

But second, and better, here's a one minute video of Ellen and me playing the Easter Bunny this morning for her parents: