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[RonPaulFanInGA]

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Why would they choose Cesar Chavez's 86th birthday over Easter?

[cjm]

Felt uneasiness.

[WhistlinDave]

http://i47.tinypic.com/dewfns.jpg

Why would they choose Cesar Chavez's 86th birthday over Easter?

Perhaps because Jesus couldn't produce his long form birth certificate as proof he existed, and Chavez could?

(Kidding of course. The answer probably lies in the fact that Google is headquartered in California. In fact it's not even Easter here yet. Still Saturday. Maybe they put up Chavez a day early to honor him too, and then we'll see it change sometime after midnight. That's my best guess.)

[A Son of Liberty]

Nope, it's still up.

Fortunately, my faith is neither shaken nor buttressed by what Google posts on their website.

[JK/SEA]

what would Jesus do?

[kylejack]

Lots of angry people on the internet think Google honored Hugo, not Cesar Chavez. It's pretty funny.

[Antischism]

From what I've read, they've only ever hosted an Easter image once, back in 2001. It's really not something to get upset over. If it bothers anyone however, there's always the option of using Bing (which is Easter-themed right now).

[NoOneButPaul]

Here's the truth...

More atheists will freak out about an Easter Image than Christians will freak out about a Chavez image.

They're just playing the percentages.

[Lucille]

http://voxday.blogspot.com/2013/03/cheerful-chavez-day.html


No doubt some Christians, and even some sympathetic non-Christians will be outraged about this. I'm not, because regardless of what the godless lords of Google may intend, I know that on thousands of Google-hosted sites, the Resurrection is being proclaimed and celebrated today.

Remember, sooner or later, EVERY knee will bow. Sooner or later, EVERYONE will acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord. Obviously, this will be later in the case of Google. So what? I'd much rather see a company in Google's position illustrate the significance of Easter by this sort of intentional and painfully glaring omission instead of providing some sort of token nod in the form of bunny rabbits and painted eggs.

[CPUd]

Here's the truth...

More atheists will freak out about an Easter Image than Christians will freak out about a Chavez image.

They're just playing the percentages.

Religion is a slippery slope, too. If you do one, they will want you to do them all.

The only real tradition Google has is April Fool's Day. Here's some from the past:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rznYifPHxDg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blB_X38YSxQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO4dZrES2bo

[Carson]

There is a thread on fark about this. Someone posted;

"Meanwhile over at Bing, somebody still has a calendar." (http://www.fark.com/comments/7675149/83337958#c83337958)


Someone else posted the Bing Home page picture (http://www.fark.com/comments/7675149/83338288#c83338288);

http://www.bing.com/