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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I\u2019m grateful to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/euangelion\/2013\/03\/my-favorite-easter-flash-mob\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Bird for sharing the above video<\/a>. Christianity is a diverse global phenomenon \u2013 indeed, so diverse that Eastern Christians will be celebrating Easter on May 5th this year! And so sharing this song, with words characteristic of the Orthodox branch of Christianity, on the day that Catholics and Protestants celebrate Easter is a reminder both of our unity and our disunity.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Easter, even so!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m grateful to Mike Bird for sharing the above video. Christianity is a diverse global phenomenon \u2013 indeed, so diverse that Eastern Christians will be celebrating Easter on May 5th this year! 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