How do you get crucifixion and resurrection and then chocolate bunnies, colored eggs. Wild stretch. Even kids are going 'Rabbits don't lay eggs. What is this?' And I know you don't want to see a kid bite the head off a chocolate Jesus, that's not good. You don't want a little cream-filled cross going 'Pwh', you don't want that! And you don't want to spread raspberry jam in the grass and say, 'C'mon kids, we're looking for Jesus!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mocks the commercialization of religious symbols and the absurdity of mixing sacred and secular traditions.
- In plain terms
- He jokes about how weird it is to mix religious symbols with holiday treats.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware of how commercializing sacred symbols can seem absurd.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we commercialize sacred symbols?
- When does humor become disrespectful?
Another view
The humor may offend those who hold the symbols sacred.
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