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Show Views&Op inion Page 11 A bo utU s Editor in Chief Steve Kent News Editor Tavin Stucki News Senior Writer Tmera Bradley Features Editor Allee Wilkinson Features Senior Writer Cale Patterson Sports Editor Curtis Lundstrom Photo Editor Delayne Locke Senior Photographer Curtis Ripplinger Web Editor Cale Patterson Editorial Staff: Steve Kent Allee Wilkinson Delayne Locke Tavin Stucki Eric Jungblut Curtis Lundstrom Cale Patterson About letters • Letters should be limited to 400 words. • All letters may be shortened, edited or rejected for reasons of good taste, redundancy or volume of similar letters. rial from the founding generation of this nation in support of Christian principles. Our country, indeed, has always been a great Christian nation. Given Jesus' reach on political life, university studies, philosophy, social issues and basically everything which is historically American, do we remember him or do we strive to remove him from the equation? And so we return to the original question: What of Easter? What does it really mean? Jesus Christ condescended from heaven, was born in a manger and spent his whole life serving others. He performed miracles, changed lives, and organized men and women into powerful forces for good and for the benefit of their fellow men. Eventually, he willingly and completely took upon himself the sins of all mankind in the garden Gethsemane. The physical pressure of such a terrible event caused him to bleed at every pore. He was betrayed by a close friend, illegally captured, subjected to University, "Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the creator of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That he ought to be worshipped." George Washington said, "of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." When the French jurist Alexis de Toqueville came to America a few decades later he was stunned by the fact that almost everyone in America was religious. He wrote, "Upon my arrival in the United States, the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention." Later he pointed out that, "In France I had almost always seen the spirit of religion and the spirit of freedom marching in opposite directions. But in America I found they were intimately united." Time and space do not allow me to continue with the ridiculously vast amount of mate- UtahStateUniv r i CAUTION! USU is celebrating Earth Week April 8th-12th 2013. Watch free movies, learn Tai Chi, participate in a chalk art contest, enter to win a bike and more! More info can be found at: facebook.com/usuea rthweek - www.sustainability.usu.edu You Need. Well, almost anything. 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Primarily, we celebrate Easter because after such a horrifying moment, after his body was broken and destroyed, and he was murdered for the sake of the political power of wicked men. He arose from his tomb on the third day and was resurrected to eternal glory. He broke the bands of death. He made it so every person who dies or has ever died can eventually return to heaven through faith in him. And he did it because he loves us. The resurrection: That is the reason for Easter. EXTREMELY GOOD PIZZA blue goes green, • Letters must be topic oriented. They may not be directed toward individuals. Any letter directed to a specific individual may be edited or not printed. • Letters can be hand delivered or mailed to The Statesman in the TSC, Room 105, or can be e-mailed to statesmaneaggiemail. usu.edu , or click on www.utahstatesman.com for more info. 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