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[[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]]
: I disagree that mentioning the English translation of ''Pascha'' is superfluous, but then I've been infected with the monks' desire to translate into English wherever possible. It is certainly an eccentricity: They're a monastery; they can get away with calling things whatever they want, because they don't interact much with the rest of the world. In the secular world, we have to use language that everyone else uses in order to be understood.
:I agree with the expanded discussion of ''Easter''. The discussion of Independence Day is probably a little biased towards a compatibilist understanding of the term ''Easter'', but that may be unavoidable.
:I think that Fr John's point about the coincidence with natural religion is important, too. I think Fr Alexander Schmemann suggested at one point having two different dates for Easter: One for the northern hemisphere and one for the southern. In any case, the discussion should make note of the similarities and differences. --[[User:Basil|Basil]] 15:07, 15 Jan 2005 (CST)