Why is Easter so important to Christians?
When Harry Truman, the American President, was briefed on the extent of the damage caused by the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 at the end of World War II, he exclaimed excitedly, This is the greatest thing in history! He probably changed his view in the light of subsequent world events, but at the time he was, no doubt, mightily relieved that America had a weapon which would ensure the end of the costly Pacific War and which might even make war unthinkable in the future. Interestingly, a BBC Radio survey at the time of the millennium celebrations in 2000 found that the listeners thought that the use of atomic weapons in 1945 was the most significant news story of the 20th century. The 1969 moon landing came a close second. But it is unthinkable that anyone would now seriously propose that the use of these weapons in 1945 was the greatest thing in history. It is intriguing to consider whether any event in history merits being described as the greatest. There cert
