Easter Worshippers

Several Democrats tweeted about Christians who were violently attacked on Easter as "Easter worshippers." This created a dispute between the two major parties.


This is an awkward phrase. While I understand what it means, it sounds like people were worshipping Easter. Many conservatives took offense. They insisted that Easter was not a person, and they did not worship her.

The Democrats countered. They referred to Easter as a holy day exclusively celebrated by Christians. Referring to these individuals as Easter worshippers emphasized the day of the attacks. They didn't have to specifically refer to the victims as Christians because Easter made the religious beliefs clear. Most importantly, there is nothing else that Easter worshippers could possibly mean.

The problem with this defense is that Easter isn't even a Christian word. The name was actually derived from a pagan goddess. When the Democrats insisted that Easter could only refer to a Christian holiday, they were wrong. Perhaps the better "educated" party never thought to look into what their words actually mean.

I know. All of this can already be found on the internet. Since I hate writing what you can already find elsewhere, why did I settle on this topic? It's because of something that I shockingly haven't found elsewhere. I have yet to see a single instance in which people have combined two elements of the discussion. The wording used by the Democrats makes it sound like Christians are worshipping someone named Easter, and Easter is the name of a pagan goddess. This makes it sound as though the Christians in Sri Lanka were worshipping a pagan goddess. That's certainly not the same as having no other possible meaning.