a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Some Easter ponderings

1 year 7 months ago
Why does Easter move around? The short answer is that the Bible suggests Jesus was resurrected on the third day after Passover, and since Passover moves around, so does Easter. Slightly longer answer: In 325 AD, the Council of Nicaea decided that the leap months in the Hebrew calendar made it unreliable, so they decreed ...continue reading "Some Easter ponderings"
Kevin Drum

Donald Trump celebrates Easter with yet another vicious rant

1 year 7 months ago
Behold Donald Trump's Easter morning message of redemption and grace to the American people: There's an ancient online controversy about how best to respond to manufactured outrage like this. One camp says we should ignore it. The folks who produce this stuff just want attention, so by responding we're taking the bait. The other camp ...continue reading "Donald Trump celebrates Easter with yet another vicious rant"
Kevin Drum