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ReligionForBreakfast

An educational channel dedicated to the academic, nonsectarian study of religion. We promote improving the public's religious literacy by exploring humanity's beliefs and rituals through an anthropological, sociological, and archaeological lens.

Religion for Breakfast does not endorse any particular religious tradition or non-religious perspective. Please be respectful in the comments!

The host, Dr. Andrew M. Henry, is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early Christianity and late Roman religion. He earned his PhD at Boston University. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmarkhenry.
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  • Saturday · 51 min

    Jesus in Islam | Interview with Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds

    Check out Dr. Reynold's channel here: @ExploringtheQuranandtheBible Join his online class here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/sacred-texts-in-dialogue-exploring-the-bible-and-the-quran In this interview with Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds, we explore how Islam understands Jesus as a revered prophet with a unique role in Islamic theology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 23 min

    Cult of Mithras Explained

    The Cult of Mithras was a thriving religion in the Roman Empire. But by the 5th century....it was gone. What do we know about the Cult of Mithras? And what was its relationship with Christianity? Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Thanks to our Patreon patrons!: Dan D Brian B Kalei W Derek K Tuuli H Alex B Mason A Adil A Mark H Alice C Wilson Cain D Danny H Bibliography: Clauss, Manfred. The Roman Cult of Mithras. Beck, Roger. The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire. Sources debunking the "Christ/Mithras" myth can be found at The Tertullian Project: Tertullian Project: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=Mithras_and_Jesus#note12 Incredible resource of every citation about Mithras in Greco-Roman literature: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/literary_sources.htm Photo attributions: San Clemete Mithraeum: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Mithraeum_San_Clemente_Rom.JPG Ostia Mithraeum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mitreo_dei_Serpenti_(Ostia_Antica)#/media/File:Ostia_Antica_-_mitreo_dei_Serpenti_1050449.JPG Mithraeum of Seven Spheres: https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5150996098 Baths of Caracalla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_of_Caracalla#/media/File:Baths_of_Caracalla,_facing_Caldarium.jpg Rock Born Mithras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MitraRisingfromtherockMNIR.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/MC_-_Mithras_im_Fels.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Mithra_as_a_child_-_3rd-4th_century_AD_-_Museo_Archeologico_-_Milan_2014.jpg Mithras Fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tauroctony_-_Frescos#/media/File:Mitreo_Barberini.JPG 7th Ostia Felicissimus Panel: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ostia_Antica_(archaeological_site)#/media/File:7th_panel_Mitreo_di_Felicissimus_Ostia_Antica_2006-09-08.jpg Sol and Mithras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism#/media/File:Mithras_banquet_Louvre_Ma3441.jpg Ritual Meal: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/a-feast-for-the-senses-and-the-soul/ Hawarte Picture: http://palmyra2010.blox.pl/html/1310721,262146,21.html?801805 Aurelian Coin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Radiate_of_Aurelian_(YORYM_2001_9658)_obverse.jpg Saarbrücken: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mithrasgrotte_(Saarbr%C3%BCcken)#/media/File:Mithrasgrotte_Halberg_Saarbruecken.jpg Santa Prisca: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Prisca_Mithraeum.jpg Capua Mithraeum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mithraeum_(mitreo),_Ancient_Capua_(14416247560).jpg Capua Fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tauroctony_fresco_in_the_mithraeum_of_Capua,_2nd_century_(CIMRM_181),_Mithraeum_(mitreo),_Ancient_Capua_(14595393221).jpg Dura-Europos House Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura-Europos_church#/media/File:DuraEuropos-Church.jpg Constantine the Great bust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great#/media/File:0_Gaius_Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus_-_Palatino.JPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 21 min

    Intro to Islam (feat. Dr. Hussein Rashid)

    Islam is a complicated topic and a politically charged topic here in the 21st century. But it is important that we learn about the world's 2nd largest religion. In this video, we will discuss Islam from a nonsectarian perspective, exploring its internal diversity, how the religion changed over time, and how it is embedded in different areas of culture around the world. Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Special thanks to Dr. Hussein Rashid for help researching, writing, and co-hosting this episode. Follow him on Twitter at: @islamoyankee https://twitter.com/islamoyankee http://www.husseinrashid.com/ This video was made for the online classes offered by the Religious Freedom Center. A nonsectarian, nonpartisan organization in Washington DC committed to improving religious literacy and religious liberty. Follow them at: @NewseumReligion http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/ Educators, consider checking out their professional development modules. Short, self-paced, interactive courses focused on boosting your religious literacy education in the classroom: https://constitution2classroom.org/ This video is brought to you in part by our supporters on Patreon. Thank you everyone for supporting this channel!: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Further Reading: Alexander Knysh, "Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism." Edward Curtis, "The Practice of Islam in America: An Introduction." Malise Ruthven, "Islam: A Very Short Introduction." Reports on Sufi shrine and Islamic cultural heritage destruction: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/world/africa/mali-shrines-destroyed/index.html http://time.com/3584585/saudi-arabia-bulldozes-over-its-heritage/ http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42756 Farhad Daftary, The Isma’ilis: Their History and Doctrines https://books.google.com/books?id=cSO9zh61AGEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=seven+pillars+nizari&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuoPWvqu3UAhWMVT4KHbN8BYkQuwUIOzAD#v=onepage&q=seven%20pilalrs&f=false Carl Ernst, Tasawwuf, article for Encyclopedia of Islam, https://www.unc.edu/~cernst/pdf/tasawwuf.pdf Kecia Ali: http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2014/05/09/sultan-of-brunei-sharia-law-beverly-hills-hotel-kecia-ali Kecia Ali: https://feminismandreligion.com/2014/05/27/whose-sharia-is-it-by-kecia-ali/ Jerusha Lamptey: http://time.com/92534/boko-haram-not-my-shariah/ Rise in Islamic Financial Institutions: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/02/under-the-radar-islamic-banks-rise-in-th.html Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 31 min

    The Amish Explained

    Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. The Amish appear a lot in pop culture, but they're also frequently misrepresented and mythologized. So what do the Amish actually believe and practice? Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Sign-up for my mailing list to be notified of online classes: https://classes.religionforbreakfast.com/ 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Basic Overview 3:16 Origins of the Amish 8:49 Amish "Order," The Ordnung 9:35 The Amish and Technology 11:43 The Amish and Public Life 14:47 Amish Culture and Rumspringa 16:46 Amish Religious Practice 17:29 High-Commitment Communities 18:36 The Amish, Pop Culture, and "Bonnet Rippers" 23:06 Sponsor Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 29 min

    Religious Residue: What Sticks After You Leave Religion

    Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. Thumbnail design by ⁨@ECHenry Religion for Breakfast videos take a lot of research and collaboration. Patreon support helps fund editors, scholars, and future episodes. Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters This video explores “religious residue," how religious beliefs, habits, and emotions persist after deconversion, and what psychology reveals about why religion is so hard to fully leave behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 6 min

    Religious Practice Precedes Religious Belief?

    "Religion is a belief system" is a common definition that I've seen around here on YouTube. However, I see this definition as obscuring other important dimensions of religion beyond the interior thought processes of religious adherents. Become a member of our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast You can also donate to the show at: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast For religious studies book recommendations, see: https://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Follow me on: Twitter @andrewmarkhenry www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Footnotes 1 Kelly Baker, “What’s belief got to do with it?” Religion Bulletin, 2012. http://bulletin.equinoxpub.com/2012/09/whats-belief-got-to-do-with-it/ 2 Joseph Henrich, “The evolution of costly displays, cooperation and religion: credibility enhancing displays and their implications for cultural evolution,” Evolution and Human Behavior 30 (2009), 258. 3 Leslie Dorrough Smith, “Why Durkheim Was Right: On the Perils of Being a Young, Cute Shoplifter,” Religion Bulletin, 2014. http://bulletin.equinoxpub.com/2014/01/why-durkheim-was-right-on-the-perils-of-being-a-young-cute-shoplifter/ Other sources: Seligman et. al. “Ritual and Its Consequences" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 30 min

    Is Atheism Growing in the Arab World?

    Dive deeper, join our upcoming lecture at The Religion Department: “A Hidden History of Muslims in the United States” with Dr. Yasmine Flodin-Ali: https://www.religiondepartment.com/history-of-muslims Is atheism rising in the Arab world? Drawing on Arab Barometer surveys, satellite data from Ramadan, and recent scholarship, this video explores what the numbers really show and how language, stigma, and politics shape nonreligious identity in Arab-majority countries. Religion for Breakfast videos take a lot of research and collaboration. Patreon support helps fund editors, scholars, and future episodes. Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 8 min

    Teaching about the Bible in Public School: Legal or Not?

    You've heard it from pundits and politicians alike: "The Supreme Court has voted the Bible out of our schools." But is this really true? Can you teach the Bible in public school? Are you allowed to read it? Pray in school? You might be surprised to hear what the courts have decided over the years. This show is supported by generous patrons. Please consider donating at www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Resources: SBL: Bible Electives in Public Schools, a Guide: https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SchoolsGuide.pdf SBL Teaching the Bible: https://www.sbl-site.org/educational/TBnewsletter.aspx American Academy of Religion "Guidelines for Teaching about Religion in K-12 Public Schools:" https://www.aarweb.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Publications/epublications/AARK-12CurriculumGuidelines.pdf First Amendment Center and Bible Literacy Project pamphlet: https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/BibleGuide.pdf Mark Chancey article: https://www.smu.edu/News/2014/mark-chancey-14jan2014 Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 15 min

    People Felt God Wearing This Helmet...But It Was Fake

    Learn religion with real scholars. Join The Religion Department for guest lectures, guided readings, and member-only courses. Sign up at https://religiondepartment.com/membership Did a wired-up ski helmet really make people “feel God”? We explore the God Helmet, failed replications, and what its story reveals about belief, expectation, and the placebo effect. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters This video was made possible through the support of grant #TRT-2021-10499 from the John Templeton Foundation managed by the Center for Mind and Culture. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation or the Center for Mind and Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 6 min

    Demons Are In Your Toilet

    Demonology meets the archaeology of ancient Roman latrines. Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast twitter: @andrewmarkhenry https://www.instagram.com/andrewmarkhenry/ Bibliography: Primary Sources: Life and Miracles of St. Thecla, Miracle 7 Suicide by xylospongium found in Seneca's letters: Epis. Mor. 70.20-21 Pompeii "Cacator Cave Malum" fresco found in Taberna IX 7, 22. Clemens quote: Protrepticus 4.51 Secondary Sources: Brenk, F.E. “Demonology in the Early Imperial Period.” Aufstieg und Niedergang der romischen Welt. II.16.3, (1986): 2068-2145. Dunbabin, Katherine M.D. “Baiarum Grata Voluptas: Pleasures and Dangers of the Baths,” Papers of the British School at Rome, Vol. 57, British School at Rome, (1989): 6-46. Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga, "The Archaeology of Sanitation in Roman Italy: Toilets, Sewers, and Water Systems," 2015 Koloski-Ostrow, Ann Olga. “Cacator Cave Malum: The Subject and Object of Roman Public Latrines in Italy during the First Centuries BC and AD,” in Cura Aquarum in Sicilia. Proceedings of the Tenth International Congress on the History of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering in the Mediterranean Region.(2000) Jansen, Gemma C. M., Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, and Eric Maria Moormann. 2011. Roman Toilets: Their Archaeology and Cultural History. Peeters Publishers & Booksellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 10 min

    Did Emperor Decius Target Christians?

    In the mid-3rd century CE, Emperor Decius ordered that everyone in the Roman Empire is to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. This caused a controversy among Christian communities as bunches of Christians refused to sacrifice and ended up being jailed, tortured, or executed. But was this edict specifically an anti-Christian decree? Or did Decius inadvertently stumble into a theological controversy? Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Music: Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com Animation: EC Henry, www.echenry.com Special Thanks to our patrons on Patreon!: Brian B. John M. Alex B. Cain D. Manny Mark H. Dan D. Andrew S. Wilson Photo Attributions: Decius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decius#/media/File:Emperor_Traianus_Decius_(Mary_Harrsch).jpg Diocletian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian#/media/File:Istanbul_-_Museo_archeol._-_Diocleziano_(284-305_d.C.)_-_Foto_G._Dall%27Orto_28-5-2006.jpg Theadelphia Libellus: http://www.luther.edu/archives/research/digital-collections/papyrus/images/ Libation Vessel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation#/media/File:Omphalos_pushkin.jpg Libating Priest statue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation#/media/File:RMW_-_Opfernder_Togatus.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 37 min

    The Gods of Pre-Islamic Arabia

    With my link, you can get 50% off of Nebula. It’s just $30/year, or $2,5/month, at https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch SarahZ's "Three Dead Girls I Love": https://nebula.tv/videos/sarahz-three-dead-girls-i-love?ref=religionforbreakfast Thumbnail design by ⁨ @ECHenry Religion for Breakfast videos take a lot of research and collaboration. Patreon support helps fund editors, scholars, and future episodes. Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Before Islam, Arabs worshipped many gods. Using newly deciphered ancient desert inscriptions, we explore the forgotten religious world of pre-Islamic Arabia: The goddess Allāt, sacrifice, pilgrimage, fate, magic, and the everyday prayers of ordinary people. 00:00 Intro to Safaitic Inscriptions 3:44 The Goddess Allat (also Rodaw and Dushara) 8:35 The Gods On Humanity's Side (Shams, Ba'al Samin, the Gadds) 15:07 Ritual Practice (prayer, pilgrimage, sacrifice, magic) 25:45 Fate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 13 min

    The History of Hell

    Hell is well-known in popular culture and is a widespread belief among Christian communities today. But where did this doctrine come from? Jewish apocalyptic literature from the 2nd Temple period reveals the idea was evolving even before the rise of Christianity. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast/ Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Religious studies book recommendations: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Bibliography: Pope John Paul II quote, General Audience July 28, 1999: http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_28071999.html John Collins, "The apocalyptic imagination: an introduction to jewish apocalyptic literature." John Collins, “Apocalpyticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls” Kim Papaioannou, “The Geography of Hell in the Teaching of Jesus, Gehenna, Hades, the Abyss…" Aristotle Papanikolaou, Elixabeth Prodromou (eds.), "Thinking Through Faith: New Perspectives from Orthodox Christian Scholars," p. 195 Photo attributions: Valley of Hinnom, author Deror Avi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehenna#/media/File:Valley_of_Hinom_PA180090.JPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 14 min

    The Rise of Atheist Churches?

    Join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast As religiously unaffiliated people become a larger and larger portion of the US population, scholars are noticing a rise in atheist/humanist/agnostic gatherings that mirror some of the characteristics of Christian churches (i.e. meeting on Sundays, participating in collective rituals such as singing). What can we learn about these gatherings? Can we call this a godless form of religiosity? Full interviews: Anthony Pinn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faRdcfrFEBc&feature=youtu.be Houston Oasis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4OrJ6SIrEY&feature=youtu.be This video was supported, in part, by Sacred Writes: Public Scholarship on Religion, funded by the Henry R. Luce Foundation and hosted by Northeastern University. They paid for my travel to Rice University. Follow me on Twitter @andrewmarkhenry Source on the US population of Nones: https://religionnews.com/2019/03/21/nones-now-as-big-as-evangelicals-catholics-in-the-us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 10 min

    How Did the New Testament Form?

    Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast My twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewmarkhenry My facebook: https://www.facebook.com/religionforb... Blog: http://religionforbreakfast.com/ Royalty-free Music by Kevin MacLeod: incompetech.com All images are in public domain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 10 min

    How Did the Nicene Creed Form?

    How Did the Nicene Creed Form? This famous statement of Christian orthodoxy is recited all over the world today. But it was actually composed in the 4th century during a theological controversy. What was this controversy? And what can it tell us about early Christianity? Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Music: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Shout out to my Patreon patrons! You guys are awesome!: Brian B. John M. Alex B. Cain D. Manny Mark H. Image attributions: Catholic Mass: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catholic-Mass-1968.jpg Anglicans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Welby#/media/File:Justin_Welby_and_Kim_Geun-Sang_at_Seoul_Cathedral.JPG Holy Spirit Stainglass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit#/media/File:Rom,_Vatikan,_Basilika_St._Peter,_Die_Taube_des_Heiligen_Geistes_(Cathedra_Petri,_Bernini).jpg Emperor Constantine Bust: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus#/media/File:Rome-Capitole-StatueConstantin.jpg Hilderic Coin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandals#/media/File:Vandal_Kingdom_Hilderic_Denarius.jpg Goths being Christianized: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths#/media/File:Bischof_Ulfilas_erkl%C3%A4rt_den_Goten_das_Evangelium.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 13 min

    Using Computer Models to Study Religion? (feat. Dr. Connor Wood)

    How can computer models help in the academic study of religion? Today I sit down with Dr. Connor Wood with the Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion to find out. Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Music: Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com Links to this research!: Science On Religion Blog: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/scienceonreligion/ Connor Wood Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/connor-wood/how-can-computer-models-h_b_9358258.html Institute for the Bio-Cultural Study of Religion: https://www.ibcsr.org/ Jenn Lindsay: http://jennlindsay.com/ Thanks so much to Religion for Breakfast Patreon supporters!: Brian B. John M. Alex B. Cain D. Manny Mark H. Dan D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Saturday · 20 min

    The Easter Bunny Is Not Pagan

    Watch my interview with John Green on Nebula!: https://nebula.tv/videos/religionforbreakfast-john-green-on-religion?ref=religionforbreakfast Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Is the Easter Bunny pagan? Probably not. It seems to have been invented by German-speaking Protestants sometime in the 1600s. Bibliography: Stephen Winick, "Ostara and the Hare: Not Ancient, but Not As Modern As Some Skeptics Think," Library of Congress Blogs, April 28, 2016. Stephen Winick, On the Bunny Trail: In Search of the Easter Bunny, Library of Congress Blogs, March 22, 2016 Thumbnail design by ⁨@hotcyder⁩ Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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