Google commits suicide.

reply to post by Arolexion


While you are correct that there are many pagan rites that have become incorporated into Easter -- at it's heart it is not about eggs, rabbits, and chocolate. At it's heart it is the belief of true Christians that Christ conquered death and paid for our sins. It is the holiest day for Christians and dismissing it because Pagan overtones color the majority of celebrations still does not take away the fact that what Christians celebrate on Easter is the reason for the religion.

reply to post by SpearMint


Google does actually have different homepages for different countries. As of 2009 it was estimated that 69% of people in the U.S. did some sort of Easter celebration. I recognize that a lot of that may be more traditional than actual, heartfelt religion -- but it's still a pretty big number. And, no, they don't have to do anything for Easter they can do whatever they want. But Christians can feel any way that they want to about that and it does seem to have touched off feelings in many people today about the way that people treat them regarding their beliefs. This isn't just about Google though, for today at least, that appears to be where it started.

Originally posted by watcher3339
reply to post by SpearMint

 

Google does actually have different homepages for different countries. As of 2009 it was estimated that 69% of people in the U.S. did some sort of Easter celebration. I recognize that a lot of that may be more traditional than actual, heartfelt religion -- but it's still a pretty big number. And, no, they don't have to do anything for Easter they can do whatever they want. But Christians can feel any way that they want to about that and it does seem to have touched off feelings in many people today about the way that people treat them regarding their beliefs. This isn't just about Google though, for today at least, that appears to be where it started.

But not everyone in a country is of the same religion. Like I said, they are not obliged to celebrate religious holidays, there's absolutely no reason to get upset. I notice there's not a big Easter banner on ATS, has ATS committed suicide? Why aren't people angry?

Originally posted by Wildmanimal
reply to post by jimmiec

 

I commend your observation. I have studied it quite a bit, and I believe Google has a
Communist Agenda. At the very least, there is something rather strange going on in
their upper echelons. Probably the mid and lower echelons as well.

I detect a certain "uncleanliness" and "untrustworthiness" in their presence.

I care not if I am reprimanded by "The Flamers" for this.

Happy Easter to You and Yours! S&F

Absolutely agree.

Originally posted by watcher3339
reply to post by Arolexion

 

While you are correct that there are many pagan rites that have become incorporated into Easter -- at it's heart it is not about eggs, rabbits, and chocolate. At it's heart it is the belief of true Christians that Christ conquered death and paid for our sins. It is the holiest day for Christians and dismissing it because Pagan overtones color the majority of celebrations still does not take away the fact that what Christians celebrate on Easter is the reason for the religion.

Well said! Look at what is happening in this country, or what has happened to this country, and it should be quite obvious why things are falling apart. It's no longer "politically correct" to say Merry Christmas or Happy Easter. Traditions that made this country great, and have been with us for generations are now being destroyed at a record pace. More and more people ignore the obvious as we move at warp speed toward the next crisis. The script is playing out just as expected.

Why does the OP feel entitled to have the Christian Easter forced on others? this is what makes me sick they feel they have to have Christianity forced on others because of what they believe.

Art based on colorfully-painted eggs and bunnies would have appealed to the kid in me more than a boring portrait of a dude, but whatever. I use the search bar in the upper right-hand corner so much that I forgot about the existence of Doodles altogether.

By the way, if a themed logo by a search engine corporation is all it takes to make or break someone's inner religious inspiration on a holy day, that person's spiritual state could stand some reflection a bit closer to home.

reply to post by SpearMint


I have not indicated that are required to do anything. But 69% of a population observing a particular holiday is a rather large group to ignore. The group that was ignored does appear to have felt that.

Originally posted by jimmiec
reply to post by CaticusMaximus

 

Easter is a national holiday. If it were Martin Luther King day do you think the black community would be upset? Do you think Google would put up a pic of Hillary Clinton to commemorate it? Google made a stupid choice. They made a decision to basically call 2 billion people stupid publicly.

And just how does race have anything at all to do with this thread? Out of your 2 billion, a lot of those people happen to be black, so your analogy in reference to MLK day is terribly flawed. And Easter is not a national holiday, as it always falls on a Sunday, which means banks, post offices, and government buildings are closed anyway. You also might want to look into the pagan origins of Easter.

Originally posted by watcher3339
reply to post by SpearMint

 

I have not indicated that are required to do anything. But 69% of a population observing a particular holiday is a rather large group to ignore. The group that was ignored does appear to have felt that.

So what about all the other websites not celebrating Easter? Why is Google being reprimanded for celebrating the life of someone that we know actually existed? Christians are not being ignored, there's just no reason why they should be pandered to. Google isn't a Christian organisation, they don't have to acknowledge any religious holidays. People have absolutely no reason to be upset or angry.

I bet you 100 quadrillion dollars google will be just fine.

Easter is actually on May 5th this year any way.

Originally posted by workaholic
Easter is actually on May 5th this year any way.

I hope you made your account just to tell OP this.

Over two billion people celebrate Easter, gets snubbed by Google.

Some guy barely anybody knows of has a birthday, Google puts him on the front page.

Nobody sees something wrong here? And no, this isn't a "Christian thing". I honestly wouldn't mind Google putting the holidays of other religions on its front page. This is a definite slap to the face of Christians by a company that has, by now, pretty much proven itself to be an uber liberal, anti-Christian, anti- freedom and privacy political correctness machine.

I'll be dropping Chrome and using another search engine for a while.

What a ridiculous, self-serving, idiotic post.
"Google commits suicide"

That is just asinine.

So, Google didn't celebrate Easter.
Good.
They shouldn't.
They don't need to cater to you or any other religion.
2 billion people aren't pissed, only a handful of dumbells with too much time and not enough brains.
I'm pretty sure Google will be fine.
In fact, if you could tell all the other Christians to stay offline completely I'd be in your debt.
Thanks in advance


p.s.
it's the 21st century, haven't you given up the silly, superstitious beliefs yet?
Turn the other cheek.

I guess every website, search engine, store, media outlet, (the list goes on and on) ALSO ignored/pissed off all 2 billion christians?
(btw, that number is suspect. I dont think that many people actually practice nor do i think many of them care either way.)
It's just dumb. This is attention getting nonsense.
So, did BING celebrate Easter sufficiently for your tastes?
What about Yahoo?

And, let's not forget - Jesus never existed.
He was made up.
Easter (and Christmas) are redressed pagan holidays.

I really wish so-called Christians would actually take the time to learn the history of their religion (well, learn ANYTHING, really) and stop being such narrow minded fools.

This is just DUMB.
There is no better and no more appropriate word for it.

It's time the world stop catering to religions.
It's all bunk.
There is no reason any religion should be given ANY consideration outside of itself.
Not in Government, not in public life, not in the lives of others, not in policy... not in anything, full stop.
I'm sick and tired of hearing people whine about religion.
It's 2013. We should be beyond this superstitious idiocy.
Too many ignorant people in this world, clinging to phony religion.
Makes me so mad.

Originally posted by FollowTheWhiteRabbit
Over two billion people celebrate Easter, gets snubbed by Google.

Some guy barely anybody knows of has a birthday, Google puts him on the front page.

Nobody sees something wrong here? And no, this isn't a "Christian thing". I honestly wouldn't mind Google putting the holidays of other religions on its front page. This is a definite slap to the face of Christians by a company that has, by now, pretty much proven itself to be an uber liberal, anti-Christian, anti- freedom and privacy political correctness machine.

I'll be dropping Chrome and using another search engine for a while.

It's not "snubbed". Again, they are not obliged to acknowledge it, not acknowledging isn't the same as it being "snubbed". Most people in the world don't celebrate it, the Christians that are complaining need to get over themselves, why would you even care what image a website has? If it was an anti-Christian image then fine, but complaining about a lack of an image? That's just stupid.

To me and many others, this guy is much more worthy of a spot on Google, we have more than a book to prove he existed.

I'm sure Google will sorely miss you as a Chrome user.

christians dont use the internet anyways. so who cares.

XD

Google just accomplished what they set out to do! They probably drummed up more visitors and publicity then they've had in a long time by doing something unusual and slightly against the grain. Their pretty smart in my eyes.

This is directed at anyone it describes:

If you disapproved of Google's choice on any level, even 0.000001% disapproval, you're a pathetic, weak, foolish, mentally unstable, moron who needs to snap back to reality. I can't believe this world.