Christian fundamentalism would be hilarious if it weren't so crude and dangerous. In Pittsburgh, the Glassport Assembly of God thought it would be a good idea to teach little children about Easter by whipping the Easter Bunny and breaking Easter eggs.

Fortunately, many of the parents had the good sense to be upset when their children cried over seeing the Easter Bunny abused and their egg hunt ruined. The church's youth minister, Patty Bickerton, said no offense was intended. Bickerton, it turns out, played the role of the Easter Bunny, and we can only hope that the whipping was painful.