Sunday, April 5, 2009

Was Easter Borrowed from a Pagan Holiday?

The historical evidence contradicts this popular notion.
Anthony McRoy | posted 4/02/2009 07:58AM

Was Easter Borrowed from a Pagan Holiday?

Anyone encountering anti-Christian polemics will quickly come up against the accusation that a major festival practiced by Christians across the globe—namely, Easter—was actually borrowed or rather usurped from a pagan celebration. I often encounter this idea among Muslims who claim that later Christians compromised with paganism to dilute the original faith of Jesus.

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