Jesus held on the cross with nails in his hands

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DD5 is in year 1 and has been learning about Jesus at school. Great stuff in the spirit of Easter.

The RE teacher told the class how Jesus was NAILED to the cross.

This is quite graphic for a little girl who believes that the Easter bunny will leave eggs in our garden.

Should I tell school that this is too much info for little ears?

It was the Romans

Apparently so, but that wasn’t the lesson back then.

It was God who killed Jesus.

That’s next week’s cliff hanger revealed 😂. I honestly don’t know any children who have been traumatised by this but my children are quite used to seeing Catholic crucifixes which do have Christ on them - that’s the whole point. To remind us of Christ’s sacrifice. Plus the stations of the cross etc.

When RE is being taught, the teacher will have to explain this or it’s all a bit illogical as the suffering is a foundational belief.

I also agree that there is loads of history that is really gruesome so be prepared for that!

You've never been in a church? Really?

I remembered my dad explaining this to me clear as if it were yesterday so I must've been upset by it. He explained it wouldn't have hurt as much as going through bone which I found reassuring. Ds decided they used blue tack as he thought using nails was a ridiculous notion!

Not everyone wants children taught about Christ’s sacrifice when it’s not a message we believe is correct.

I'm not religious and wasn't brought up religious but the crucifixion story really disturbed me at a young age so I get your point!

I thought this was going to be a thread about how the nails in his hands would just tear through the skin as soon as the weight was put on them so it would be more likely that the nails went through the wrists between the bones.

Anyway... is your DD in a faith school? I went to a Catholic school and there were crucifixes everywhere so it wasn't a shocking thing to hear about. Also if you've sent her to a catholic/CofE school then you must have expected her to learn about this?

If not I still don't think it's particularly shocking that a child learnt about the crucifixion and what easter is about. Has your Dd never asked about Easter?

It was most definitely the Romans 😳

DT’s hadn’t been in a church at that age. No need for them to have.

They can't brainwash them unless you get them young!

Maybe some of us prefer it to be about bunnies and eggs because the other story is bollocks?

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God wanted him dead.
God made Judas betray Jesus.
All part of the plan

Judas probably had no control over what he did

I was raised a Catholic and I am completely comfortable about the crucifixion of Christ as it was part of of the Christian belief. Whilst I’m now an atheist I struggle to explain the Easter bunny thing. Where did the Easter bunny come from?

Lots of people were nailed to the cross, not just Jesus. It was a fairly common punishment.

The nailed to the cross thing is taught right from the start. It always says “nailed to the cross.” She should already know that.

That’s true. There were two thieves on either side of him

There are two elements to Easter - Christian and celtic. The Christian part is obviously the execution and resurrection of Jesus while the celtic part is the equinox, spring and new life (ie eggs, chick's, lambs etc).

Children need to learn about both elements as both influence our culture significantly. Which one you favour depends on your own views and religious leanings.

Among other things Easter was appropriated into Christianity from Pagan celebrations (to make it easier to convert more people and erase Paganism).

"Easter actually originated as an ancient pagan celebration of the spring equinox. "

And weren't the nails through the wrists and ankles? Through the hands they'd apparently just tear out.

I'm sorry this happened to you. Presumably the teacher didn't hear this anti-semitic bullying.

The Catholic catechism teaches that the Jewish people were not responsible and that Christ died for every single one of us.

I'm also in the camp that new life - eggs, bunnies etc are much more fun to celebrate.
Christians took over the festival to indoctrinate everyone.
And why not chocolate?!!

That is the whole point of Easter. Jesus dies for our sins. You may or may not believe it, but for Christians Jesus died a painful death before rising again 3 days later. Being nailed to the cross is a key part of that.