Good Friday: Google Celebrates Earth, Ignores Jesus
This year, Good Friday and Earth Day fall on the same day and internet giant Google has chosen to prop up the liberal eco-celebration, and ignore a sacred Christian holiday celebrated by billions worldwide.
For nearly 2,000 years, Christians and Catholics around the world have celebrated the day Jesus Christ died upon the cross at Calvary for the sins of the world – but by looking at Google, you wouldn’t know that today is that day. Google’s homepage, famous for its ever changing logo to reflect important holidays, accomplishments and achievements, is not displaying any acknowledgement of the Christian holiday known as “Good Friday.”
Adorable pandas eating bamboo shoots, penguins perched on glaciers, fish jumping in a waterfall and cartoon trees grace the Google homepage on this Good Friday, 2011.
The company has instead decided to portray its logo hidden in a lush animated garden to commemorate “Earth Day.” Earth Day, while internationally recognized as a day for the eco-friendly and environmentally conscious, was concocted 41 years ago, born out of the anti-war hippy movement and spawned in part by Rachel Carson’s book, “Silent Spring.”
Earth Day hardly bears the weight of any sacred celebration. But Google is merely falling into lockstep with the liberal media in choosing to worship the creation, rather than the Creator.
The Culture and Media Institute found that 65 percent of stories that discussed “Easter” among network evening news shows in 2010 were negative, and 91 percent of those stories connected the holiday with the pedophilia scandal that surrounded the Catholic Church. Not surprisingly, every Earth Day story that ABC, CBS, and NBC nightly news shows broadcasted were glowingly positive about saving Mother Earth.
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Protestants and Catholics
Submitted by SouthernRoots on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:19am.
Catholics are Christians, last time I checked.
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. - J.B. Books (John Wayne)
Catholics identify themselves
Submitted by Satchmo on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:26am.
Catholics identify themselves as Catholic, not Christian.
Uh, no, we consider ourselves
Submitted by Chris Norman on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:27am.
Uh, no, we consider ourselves as Christian.
No, we consider ourselves
Submitted by Satchmo on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:44am.
No, we consider ourselves Catholic.
Catholics were the first Christans
Submitted by richb313 on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:29am.
That is not logical. Yes Catholics identify themselves as Cathoilics the same way Methodists Identify themselves as Methodists and not Southern Baptists. It was a small grammatical mistake, just let it go.
Here we go, folks.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:31am.
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Whoa there, friend...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 12:49am.
Catholics are Christians first, then we are Catholic...The Catholic Church was the first organized Christian church, so to say that "Catholics identify themselves as Catholic, not Christian" is really getting it wrong, and backwards.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
I don't know when Protestants
Submitted by Chris Norman on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:26am.
I don't know when Protestants became "Christians" and Catholics were considered "Other".
All Catholics are Christians
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:04am.
But not all Christians are Catholics. ;-)
Anyway, it's not just Google.
In the US, the Earth Day Network, backed by people such as Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio, have sent letters to American Catholic priests suggesting that they devote Easter Sunday to preaching about Earth Day
The arrogance is just jaw-dropping.
However, just when you think they are completely hopeless, The Washington Post's On Faith feature finally gets one right, and prints this from Elizabeth Scalia, AKA The Anchoress.
MB, I must say that all
Submitted by bassndude on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:40am.
MB, I must say that all Catholics are not Christians. No more than all Baptists, New Covenant or any other church are Christians. Many people go to church of one kind or another. But going to church does not a Christian make.
Just my 2 cents. And to an earlier post, the first church was not "Catholic". The first Christian church we read of was in Rihab. About 50AD. There was already a Christian community in Jerusalem when Paul arrived. Paul was the one that traveled to Rome, and it was not untill the 3rd or 4th century that the church started to show signs of Roman Catholicism.
Jesus selected 12 men to carry his message. Peter and Paul disagreed on many things. The New Testament does not teach Catholicism.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
Lighten up, bass, which is
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:00am.
Lighten up, bass, which is what I was trying to do.
Let's just leave it, OK?
Talk about rubbing it in - did they have to use those two?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:23am.
Sheesh.
Since when is Google under
Submitted by Satchmo on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:24am.
Since when is Google under any obligation to celebrate Good Friday or any other Holy Day?
Nobody said they were obligated
Submitted by shawn. on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:41am.
Just pointing out they would rather choose an obscure day like Earth day over a day celebrated by billions
One can be opposed to Earth
Submitted by Satchmo on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:34am.
One can be opposed to Earth Day and still acknowledge that it's not obscure.
No one is saying they are
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:07am.
No one is saying they are "under any obligation."
It's just an observation on what they choose to celebrate.
It's more than just an
Submitted by Satchmo on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:36am.
It's more than just an observation.
So, is that a surprise?
Submitted by richb313 on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 9:26am.
While I find Googles overall hypocrisy level to be about a 9.87 out of 10 thinking they would mark Good Friday when they could promote one thier pet causes is not really surprising. If enough of the under 35 crowd complained it might make a small inroad in the offices of google but don't expect them to listen to anyone of more advanced experience.
Google is secular big business
Submitted by OuttaMyWay on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:02am.
If they promote Christianity, i would be more concerned about the profits they make. :)
I do not expect them to do this. I am actually more offended about them not promoting Ronald Reagan, because they promote more obscure people/events.
Technically they are promoting Humanism. That religion worked great the last (bloodiest ever) century.
side comment: As Christians, earth care is better then the earth worship of the mother earth. (we don't want to breath bad air and drink bad water.)
I do not use Google in the morning,
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:21am.
I do not use Google on the eve,
I do not use Google at mid-day,
I do my searching on Bing,
haha
Submitted by OuttaMyWay on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:43am.
so the money goes to support M$-nbc :)
yeah,
Submitted by texasborngranny on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:48am.
instead of China.
Bing is celebrating the green
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 10:58am.
Bing is celebrating the green religion too. I'm gonna celebrate by talking an unnecessary drive in my 16MPG Dodge Dakota. Ooh, I think I have a magnetic "Drill here drill now" bumber sticker somewhere...
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Here comes the ACLU*
Submitted by cajun2 on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:18am.
There is a small town not far from where I live. They have a very small newspaper but surprisingly, todays paper had a very interesting photo. The local Catholic HS performed a Passion of Christ and the story and photos are on the front page.
So I went to the website and there was a series of photos from the students reenactment of the Passion of Christ. Thought some of you may find it " hopeful".
Click on the arrow and there is a series of photos. Especially liked the one taken in the church with the beautiful stained glass windows.
Carson
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 3:09pm.
Ah, that bastion of death, Rachel Carson! She let us know how bad DDT was to birds, so millions of people died from malaria in Africa. From then on, we knew what was important to the people who worship the earth, human life was reduced to a lower life form.
I'm getting off work early today and am going to either Whataburger or Carl's Jr. for a double cheese burger with bacon and mustard for lunch. Happy Earf Day!
-Jon
post edit: At my job, because today is Good Friday, some of us were allowed to take a half day off. As many of us went around saying "have a good weekend," we also said "have a good Easter weekend!" Not ONE word about Earth Day. Of course, the ones who would have been doing stuff for Earth Day or worship it took the WHOLE day off. So we knew who was who today at work. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
Move Earth Day when it clashes with Holy weekend
Submitted by nkviking75 on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 7:40pm.
How about a law banning Earth Day from falling on any day from Good Friday to Easter? Since so many Christian activities are blocked for fear of offending non-Christians, why can't we insist that Earth Day cannot upstage the holiest part of the Christian calendar for fear of offending Christians
“Always love your country — but never trust your government!" -- Bob Novak (1931-2009)
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
How About "I Could Care Less About NEITHER"?
Submitted by TheReal7Sticks on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 11:19pm.
You are proving once again that liberals are not the only ones capable of political correctness. Unless you finally pull your head out of your rear end and figure out that there is such a thing as conservative political correctness that is, at times, just as pernicious as liberal political correctness, you're going to wonder why the conservative movement is not getting more traction than you think it should. In other words, whining about a supposed attempt at suppressing Christian faith is no different than the liberal pining that greenhouse gasses coming from fossil fuels is melting polar bears' homes.
That's the problem with you ideologues: you never figure out that there is actually a side that rejects both sides.
How about "selective fairness"?
Submitted by Phryj1 on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 6:34pm.
Google has recognized plenty of obscure non-Christian holy days with their logos. Yet, they insist on "Happy Holidays" during Christmas season, and choose to acknowledge Earth Day over Good Friday. Their Easter logo will likely be something to the effect of "Happy Spring", etc. with no recognition of the Christian significance.
And there's a world of difference between the rampantly hypocritical political correctness on the left, and people on the right expecting to be treated with the same respect and recognition as everyone else.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
Well, 7sticks, you should be overjoyed right now.
Submitted by Phryj1 on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 1:08pm.
Google didn't acknowledge Easter at all. Militant anti-theists, dressed in a cloak of political correctness and "not wanting to offend people" cowardice/lies managed to get Easter completely ignored. And if it's not about suppressing Christianity, then what is it about? As I said, Google has recognized more than a few non-Christian holy days, yet they ignore Easter outright. This, after using "Happy Holidays" back in December, no recognition of Christmas, either.
The only reason anti-theists don't want anyone to see or hear anything about Christianity is because they don't want anyone to be Christians at all. It's about systematically suppressing and destroying a form of faith you hate. Positive portrayals of Christians in the media are extraordinarily rare, negative portrayals are becoming increasingly common, groups like the ACLU and various Atheist activist groups do everything they can to suppress any expression of Christianity and remove it from public view.
Oh, but we're not allowed to complain about that, are we? Because, somehow, that makes us just as bad as the left. The progressive left, which is all about suppressing ANYTHING that gets in the way of their agenda. How is expecting to get the same respect and recognition as any other group as bad as actively trying to tear down an opposing ideology? There's a reason most of us view the progressive left, the ACLU, and the anti-theist movement as one in the same.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
I can't believe people still
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 1:27pm.
I can't believe people still care about this issue. There's nothing wrong with Earth Day, or celebrating it.
Happy Easter Bal
Submitted by Free Stinker on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 1:29pm.
And the Completely Misses The Point Award goes to . . .
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I get the point. I just don't
Submitted by balboa on Sun, 04/24/2011 - 1:38pm.
I get the point. I just don't think Google doing this is an act of bias to intentionally downplay Christianity instead of simply to celebrate Earth Day.
Happy Easter to you, though, too.