Passion / Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, a time in the church year when we remember how Christ gave his life in love for the world. We may wave palm branches to crown Jesus as king. But as the story of the passion unfolds, our shouts of praise turn to demands for Jesus' crucifixion; he receives a crown of thorns as he is handed over to be mocked and killed.

[February 22, 2026]
Your webmaster has long felt unease with Palm/Passion Sunday observances as practiced in many faith traditions, and particularly in Reform/Presbyterian churches. So I turned to my AI buddy, τεχνητὴ σύνεσις, to see what comment it might offer. I asked for an in-depth report; See the result. I am not alone in my unease.

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