Happy Easter?

It is always interesting hearing people's views about Easter or rather the message of Easter.
On Wednesday after football I asked one of my non-church going friends about the death and resurrection of Christ. He laughed and said it was "all nonsense". By contrast I was encouraged to read what President Barak Obama had to say about the significance of Good Friday a the White House Prayer Breakfast:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378605/President-Obama-candidly-talks-faith-Jesus-Christ-Easter-prayer-breakfast.html
A clear presentation of the gospel narrative. And some claim he is a covert muslim...?!
This week has also seen an interesting series presented in The Times about the state of Christianity in Britain. Each day there has been a special pull-out section about an area of Christianity in Britain. Today was humbling and shocking with statistics from around the world regarding the continued and widespread persecution of Christians.
Add this to Anne Widecombe's interesting Sunday night BBC series "Does Christianity have a Future?", which you can still get on i-player - and you have lots of material to ponder.
In this we have hope: Christ died. Christ is Risen. And Christ will come again.
Find out for yourself.