Tag Archives: Easter

The New York Daily News reports: NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” opened its latest episode with an Easter-themed sketch that had former President Donald Trump crashing The Last Supper and comparing his recent indictment to the persecution of Jesus. “Alas, one of you will betray me,” said Jesus, played by Mikey Day. “It is foretold. And though I have committed no …

Gothamist reports: Consumer Reports is pushing for the removal of Red Dye No. 3 from multiple Peeps candies — saying the ingredient is a carcinogen — days ahead of Easter and peak Peep season. Several Peeps products — including Pink Marshmallow Chicks, Easter Marshmallow Pink Bunnies and Easter Marshmallow — contain the ingredient, which has been debated for decades over …

The New York Times reports: A series of coordinated bombings ripped across Sri Lanka on Sunday morning, striking hotels and churches, killing almost 200 people and shattering the relative calm that the war-torn nation had enjoyed in recent years. The targets of the attacks were Catholic worshipers attending Easter Mass and guests at high-end hotels that are popular with foreign …

The Palm Beach Post reports: People gathered outside Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach just before service started. Many showed up to attend the 11 a.m. service in hopes to see Donald Trump. The first lady wore a sleeveless, red print dress. Tiffany wore a light rise color shift. Th.e president wore his customary suit, white shirt and red tie. The altar …

The Hill reports: Sean Spicer is ditching the Easter Bunny outfit, instead opting for a suit at this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll. The White House press secretary sported a dark suit and red tie as he read “How to Catch the Easter Bunny” to children and posed with a pink-nosed, life-sized Easter egg dye company’s bunny mascot on …

The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports: President Donald Trump arrived with First Lady Melania Trump and other family members for the 11 a.m. Sunday morning Easter services at The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach. Trump, in a dark suit and red tie, waved to photographers across the street from the church. He was accompanied by his wife, daughter Tiffany, …

Ozarks First reports: Eureka Springs Celebrate Jesus Easter parade made its way through downtown Saturday afternoon, but one church was left on the sidelines. First United Methodist of Eureka Springs applied to be in the parade, and was initially accepted. One week before the parade, however, they were told they were no longer welcome. Church member Suzie Bell believes it’s …

Britain’s Portswood Church has launched a rather bizarre Easter campaign on social media with the title “Because He Nailed It.” I thought this was a spoof when I first saw it.

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To mark Easter, Jews For Jesus have created a short film which depicts a cross-dragging Jesus being sent to the gas chambers by Nazi guards at a concentration camp. They write: Jesus has often been wrongly associated with the perpetrators of the Holocaust. In reality, he is to be identified with those who were the victims. As a Jew, if …

The Jelly Bean Prayer Bag is only $6.99. One presumes that Jesus’ Blood is cherry-flavored. The gourmet jelly beans with meaning! Each individual bag features “The Jelly Bean Prayer,” a beautiful prayer that shares what each colored bean represents. There are 8 different jelly bean flavors and approximately 17 individual packets inside the large bag. Great for Sunday school lessons, …

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The “antisocial networking site” Battlecam claims that later today it will broadcast America’s first-ever public crucifixion. The controversial crucifixion will be captured live from the BattleCam.com website and broadcast live on KILM in Los Angeles The uncensored globally distributed internet feed will be available exclusively in FilmOn.TV. Robert Garrison aka Mr. Eyelidz is a 30 year old self-confessed sado-masochist from …

From Gayle’s Chocolates.  (Via JMG reader John)

A banner promoting atheism was stolen less than 48 hours after being placed in an Illinois public park alongside other signage promoting Easter. “It is so dismaying to see mob rule prevail,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF co-president. “This vandalism amounts to censorship and suppression of minority viewpoints.” City officials have said they are treating the park as a public …

A gay family attending today’s White House Easter Egg Roll said they planned to confront the president about a pending executive order to ban workplace discrimination at companies that do business with the federal government. Jarrod Scarbrough and Les Sewell will travel from Albuquerque to Washington D.C. with their 8-year-old daughter to ask President Obama to sign an executive order …

Jets quarterback Tim Tebow delivered a 30-minute sermon yesterday to over 15,000 Texans gathered in a meadow for an Easter service. Ow my ears! That gaydar bell is loud today.

“Happy Easter, Gay People of the World: you have indeed risen in the last few decades from centuries of persecution and oppression. May this be a great holiday for you all wherever you are. You are winning the battle for equal rights. And your victory over discrimination and hate is a victory for all oppressed persons. Happy Easter!” – Anne …

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San Franciscans, don’t forget today’s legendary party in Dolores Park, where the Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence will present their annual Hunky Jesus contest. Festivities begin at noon, the contest commences at 3PM. Tomorrow we get to enjoy the outraaaaged reactions from Bill Donohue! Here’s a clip from Hunky Jesus 2011.