I have been fortunate to spend this Easter in Dublin, Ireland. As we all know the Irish are stereotypically a religious bunch with the Catholic church to this day shaping much of Irish culture.Like most people in the city however I spent the weekend moping about in frustration at the fact that all the shops were closed so kids can have an egg hunt while us adults use alcohol to try and understand why the chocolate bunny is part of this holiday. I also noticed on twitter and in various publications prior to Easter the new trend of conversing endlessly about those laughable aspects of the Bible/Koran/Torah.
Indeed most of my South African and Irish twitter friends revelled in their wit and rhetorical questioning of the crucifixion in every way shape or form. Some jokes were funny and in others one could sense a bit of self-doubt, such as in the numerous tweets of comedian Ricky Gervais who tweets about nothing else but religion.Now I am far too lazy to ever suggest to anyone what they can or cannot speak about. I have a bossy older sister and being told what to do is at best uncool and at worse a painful experience.
