Call to divorce Easter from Biblical calendar
Published: April 5th, 2015
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Conservative Sir Greg Knight has asked whether the Business Secretary will implement a 1928 act to fix the date for Easter between 9 and 15 April.
The National Secular Society has expressed its support for the change, saying the lack of a fixed date disrupts “the orderly planning of school terms and... business.” Such a change would mean that Easter would no longer be linked to Passover and the time of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.
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