Happy Easter.. The evolution of Easter traditions

It's Easter. A day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Kids across the country wake up to chocolate filled baskets and hidden painted eggs stashed around their yard. Families put on their 'Sunday Bests' and head to Church and feast on the holiday's staple treats like warm ham and deviled eggs.  Those are just a few of the most common Easter traditions. But what about attending a Church ceremony not to listen to your fellow Priest rehash the story of Jesus's resurrection and take communion or make confession but to listen to a professional football player and newly appointed NY Jet quarterback deliver your Easter Sunday sermon.

That's right, I could only be talking about the Knee-bending Jesus lover Tim Tebow.

Apparently he will be at the Celebration Church in Texas speaking in front of an estimated 30,000 people. The 24-year old Heisman trophy winner will speak for about 20 minutes outside on the church's 60 acre site.

 The church's pastor called the event "their Super Bowl". Really? Super Bowl? If Jesus could roll over in his grave, I'm almost certain he would, because the last time I checked going to Church on Easter Sunday wasn't like going to a booze-fest filled arena shouting obscenities at your teams rival. The Church actually rented 110 buses to pick-up attendees from 6 different locations.. what is this Woodstock?

I was already over the whole "Tim Tebow craze" when he started pulling the Broncos out of the dark last season and was secretly grinning when Peyton Manning knocked him off his pedestal in Denver. But now it seems Tebow has resurrected himself from the shadows once again-first conducting a press conference when he officially became a Jet ( who seriously has a press conference for a back-up quarterback!) and now this?

In case anyone has forgotten, today is not a day for celebrity sports figures to cash in on more publicity. Easter is the day when we celebrate Jesus Christ rising from the dead- you know Jesus aka the son of God who died for our sins?

Here is a helpful explanation of the real history of Easter...in case you need or would like a refresher: http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-easter

Here is the AP write-up on Tebow's "Church Event" : http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/04/08/sports/football/ap-fbn-tebow-easter-speech.html?ref=aponline