Is Easter Pagan?

[Rose of Shushan]

Hi Redsleigh
I am not catholic so whatever the catholic church did is nothing to do with me directly.If they did do what you say then it is wrong howver I am familiar with th typical catholic response to this and it is that they allowed certain people to keep their traditions and kind of christianise them.It is hard to say in a few words what I think of that since in one way I do understand it to an extent.Since in Christ all is now clean and He made all things new.In a world which has undergone a few millenia virtually everything is now going to have a pagan association if we look for it.So personally I take the view that unless a custom is glaringly obviously pagan and connected with evil it is ok to be done if done with a pure intent of heart.Since what happened with the catholic church is something that people who are long dead and gone I really have no way of knowing what really happened and thus be able to judge properly.

As to the reference to Deuteronomy and its relation to Easter I assume you mean the current celebrations of Easter.I do not see why celebrating and reflecting on the events leading up to Christ's death and resurrection are contradicting Deuteronomy.
Even so, the Deuteronomy verse,which is binding under the Mosaic Covenant and refers to the Israelite's behaviour in the Land that God was giving them CONDITIONALLY,is in no way binding upon a christian today.