The Bunny

We Americans are a most religious people. Some 90% of us believe in some god. I do not know how many gods there are, or if it is always the same and  folks just think it is “theirs.” I do not know how many of us go to church. Some churches have thousands of members. At any rate, we are no slouches when it comes to religion. Or are we?

I conducted a study. I went to the drug store and surveyed the Easter greeting card section. There were about 150 different cards on display. All but six (6) of them dealt with pastel-colored rabbits, eggs, flowers, and little birds. Five of the six cards listed under the heading “Religion” actually dealt with religious topics. The last of the six reverted to rabbits again. Religious rabbits, I presume.

I do not quite know what to make of this. Maybe we are religious all year long except at Easter. Yet on our currency we proclaim “In God We Trust.” That does not ring true any longer. We don’t. We trust in the Rabbit.