Easter is a pagan festival. Why do Christians in Australia make such a big deal of it?

Australia is inclined to often paint itself as a progressive country, one that has left the conservative era, by and large, behind, and one that no longer accepts the common myths that religious leaders and politicians used in the past to keep the people under their sway.

But that impression is largely a myth. And there is no better time when the extent to which Australia is a land that is deeply conservative is evident than Easter.

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