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"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" They've offended you. | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" Sorry it there is already a post on this | |||
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"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! They've offended you. " Yes they have mr._olgate | |||
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"I've read differently...and apparently cadbury's website says differently.." Really? Please enlighten me | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! They've offended you. Yes they have mr._olgate " Now that's fucking offended me!!!! | |||
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"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! They've offended you. Yes they have mr._olgate Now that's fucking offended me!!!!" Ha ha sorry steve it was a heavy night | |||
" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance." Heh!  | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! Sorry it there is already a post on this" There is! | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! They've offended you. Yes they have mr._olgate Now that's fucking offended me!!!! Ha ha sorry steve it was a heavy night" Don't get me wrong, my arse his face easy mistake but still..... | |||
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"I have one here , it says on the box Your Easter Egg has been made with Dairy Milk Chocolate "So does mine. In small print on the back. | |||
"#IDon'tCare" I bet you do, Mr Contrary | |||
" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance." They don't, but any opportunity to express faux outrage has to be grabbed by some, regardless. | |||
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"I have just done a google image search and the majority of cadburys eggs do NOT have the word Easter on. There are two products, the "Easter trail collection " and the "Easter selection" neither of which are actually Easter eggs" Well I haven't got any bloomin Easter eggs, not ONE. Now that is cause for outrage. | |||
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"Does the daily star sell Easter eggs?" Yes, they have a little shop on the moon in the back of a red London bus  | |||
"Daily Star in making stuff up shock." red top making up storys shock | |||
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"#IDon'tCare I bet you do, Mr Contrary " "...Too d*unk to muster any contempt..." | |||
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"Same with Christmas though as its happy holidays ?? " Do you still say Happy Xmas? | |||
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"Same with Christmas though as its happy holidays ?? Do you still say Happy Xmas?" Not allowed anymore incase somebody gets offended. | |||
"I have just finished a cadburys egg (I have no self control)and it also says Easter on the box so OP you are mistaken "Am i wrong again,there is a pattern emerging here | |||
"I have just finished a cadburys egg (I have no self control)and it also says Easter on the box so OP you are mistaken
Am i wrong again,there is a pattern emerging here"So it would seem | |||
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"Same with Christmas though as its happy holidays ?? Do you still say Happy Xmas? Not allowed anymore incase somebody gets offended." So you don't say it then? | |||
"Apparently, in the US, they have also postponed showing the latest episode of 'The Walking Dead' out of respect. "Haha. A lot more realistic that the story about a carpenter who went on a lads night out on Thursday and was a right dick and embarrassed himself, so woke up on a Sunday with the world's shittest hangover and made up some bollocks | |||
"Same with Christmas though as its happy holidays ?? Do you still say Happy Xmas? Not allowed anymore incase somebody gets offended. So you don't say it then?" Only between close family and friends  | |||
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"Hold on, I've just had a look at the leg of lamb I bought for dinner tomorow, that hasn't git Easter on.it either, oh shit, nither have the cit cross buns, its a conspiracy I tell you. Unless someone walks into your house and tells you that you have to take your tree down or that you can't celebrate Easter, then carry on as before, because I would put money on 9 out of 10 non Christian shop keepers, have eggs in their shop, and plan their summer holiday, based on alcohol sales at Christmas" Away with you and your talking sense nonsense, it has no place here. | |||
"I have just finished a cadburys egg (I have no self control)and it also says Easter on the box so OP you are mistaken
Am i wrong again,there is a pattern emerging here"I assume looking at the twitter response from possible employees, they say its there..might not be "IN UR FACE MUSLIMS, ITS EASTER!" | |||
"all i know is that cadburys cream eggs are smaller than they used to be.. They used to be the size of real eggs now they're much smaller. I feel hard done by.." The eggs are the same size. Your hands and mouth have grown | |||
"all i know is that cadburys cream eggs are smaller than they used to be.. They used to be the size of real eggs now they're much smaller. I feel hard done by.. The eggs are the same size. Your hands and mouth have grown " they made them smaller due to complaints they were too big to fit up tighter fannies | |||
"all i know is that cadburys cream eggs are smaller than they used to be.. They used to be the size of real eggs now they're much smaller. I feel hard done by.. The eggs are the same size. Your hands and mouth have grown they made them smaller due to complaints they were too big to fit up tighter fannies"  | |||
"Hold on, I've just had a look at the leg of lamb I bought for dinner tomorow, that hasn't git Easter on.it either, oh shit, nither have the cit cross buns, its a conspiracy I tell you. Unless someone walks into your house and tells you that you have to take your tree down or that you can't celebrate Easter, then carry on as before, because I would put money on 9 out of 10 non Christian shop keepers, have eggs in their shop, and plan their summer holiday, based on alcohol sales at Christmas Away with you and your talking sense nonsense, it has no place here." That's offensive, I've never in ny life been accused of talking sense, you take that back | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" it didn't offend me     | |||
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"Hold on, I've just had a look at the leg of lamb I bought for dinner tomorow, that hasn't git Easter on.it either, oh shit, nither have the cit cross buns, its a conspiracy I tell you. Unless someone walks into your house and tells you that you have to take your tree down or that you can't celebrate Easter, then carry on as before, because I would put money on 9 out of 10 non Christian shop keepers, have eggs in their shop, and plan their summer holiday, based on alcohol sales at Christmas" Now you're just being silly! | |||
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"all i know is that cadburys cream eggs are smaller than they used to be.. They used to be the size of real eggs now they're much smaller. I feel hard done by.. The eggs are the same size. Your hands and mouth have grown they made them smaller due to complaints they were too big to fit up tighter fannies" Trust you to lower the tone! | |||
"all i know is that cadburys cream eggs are smaller than they used to be.. They used to be the size of real eggs now they're much smaller. I feel hard done by.. The eggs are the same size. Your hands and mouth have grown they made them smaller due to complaints they were too big to fit up tighter fannies Trust you to lower the tone! "its in my status..done that ages ago x | |||
" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance." Where do you think the Easter Chick comes from ? | |||
"The only thing I'm offended by is there's no supermarkets open!!! "Thanks for the info , I was going to go shopping | |||
" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance. Where do you think the Easter Chick comes from ?" they should make easter frog eggs | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" So you went to church this morning ? | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! So you went to church this morning ?" Of course i go every sunday,do you not? | |||
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" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance. Where do you think the Easter Chick comes from ?" I thought the Easter bunny brought it  . Are you telling me he doesn't? | |||
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" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance. Where do you think the Easter Chick comes from ?" Not even sure the chicks came from Eostre. | |||
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"I'm endlessly outraged that people are gullible enough to believe this kinda shit time after time. " They`ve been simply called "Cadbury`s Crème Eggs" for several years now!
Got bugger all about "offending" anyone! | |||
"I'm endlessly outraged that people are gullible enough to believe this kinda shit time after time. They`ve been simply called "Cadbury`s Crème Eggs" for several years now!
Got bugger all about "offending" anyone!"Isn't it cadburys stuff in general not just creme eggs? | |||
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"I'm endlessly outraged that people are gullible enough to believe this kinda shit time after time. They`ve been simply called "Cadbury`s Crème Eggs" for several years now!
Got bugger all about "offending" anyone!
Isn't it cadburys stuff in general not just creme eggs?"Thinking about it, I`m not sure that I`ve seen the words "easter egg" on any maker`s products. We all know what they are, we all call them Easter eggs, they`re only available for Easter - never any when else! If makers didn`t make them any more for fear of upsetting people then yes they`re bowing to pressure, but I can`t see that happening! Too much of a money spinner! | |||
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"Just cos I'm sad and need to get out more I image searched Cadbury Easter eggs 2015,2014,2013. Hasn't said Easter on most of their eggs for years. Still. Let's not let that get in the way of a good old "Mooslimbs want Easter banned" story. " But they DO say easter on them! Wish I could post pics to this forum lol | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" Probably just a clever marketing ploy. If it's just a chocolate egg, with no religious connection, the people of all faiths can buy them. | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" Well that's a lie.... To quote the back of a Cadburys cream egg Easter egg box "your Easter egg has been made with Cadbury dairy milk" You look a bit silly now don't you | |||
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"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! Well that's a lie.... To quote the back of a Cadburys cream egg Easter egg box "your Easter egg has been made with Cadbury dairy milk" You look a bit silly now don't you "Its been relegated to the back of the packet apparently.Still a chocolate egg at the end of the day.Probably wont be able to call it chocolate in a few years for the risk of upsetting someone. | |||
" But they DO say easter on them! Wish I could post pics to this forum lol " Nope, that's my point. Most of the pics I found of eggs from the last few years DONT mention Easter so no need to panic this year. | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! Well that's a lie.... To quote the back of a Cadburys cream egg Easter egg box "your Easter egg has been made with Cadbury dairy milk" You look a bit silly now don't you " | |||
" But they DO say easter on them! Wish I could post pics to this forum lol Nope, that's my point. Most of the pics I found of eggs from the last few years DONT mention Easter so no need to panic this year. " Ah ok I get ya now xx | |||
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"Any animal lover should not eat Cadburys anyway it's all Halal. Halal has no place in this country. " How so ? | |||
"You sell a much-loved British confectionery firm to an international conglomerate of purveyors of shit chocolate and then complain when they change stuff. *shrugs* " And that's EXACTLY why I will never buy Cadburys if I can help it. No respect for their workers, nor the consumers. Shut down a considerable amount of production in the UK and moved it (to Poland I think). Couldn't be arsed to attend the select committee in parliament to explain themselves. Changed the recipe to crap no one likes. Can't even be bothered to print Easter on the boxes, which is a Christian celebration - even though the company was started by Quakers. I'm not a church goer or a bible basher. I just like society acknowledging people's religions, be it Judaism, Islam, Hinduism... Utter, utter contempt for the British consumer. It maybe more expensive, but fairtrade chocolate tastes SO much better. Doesn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Rant over. | |||
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"I have to admit to having deep reservations about eating anything halal... It is not just a question of how the animal was killed, (I am quite willing to [and have] kill skin gut and butcher any animal before eating), it is for me purely about the fact that halal meat is the product of live sacrifice, and that just sticks in my craw." Out of curiosity, not having a dig, would you eat lobster? | |||
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"I have to admit to having deep reservations about eating anything halal... It is not just a question of how the animal was killed, (I am quite willing to [and have] kill skin gut and butcher any animal before eating), it is for me purely about the fact that halal meat is the product of live sacrifice, and that just sticks in my craw." Actually it's not sacrificed; and meat that has been used in a sacrifice is specifically excluded from halal, and may not be eaten by Muslims, Halal meat must bleed out; And it must be slaughtered while a particular prayer is said (the bismillar"). And it should be slaughtered by a Muslim . Many halal slaughtered places simply play a recording of the prayer continuously. In order to conform with UK legislation, all halal animals are stunned before slaughter. Which is actually the same as all other slaughtering in UK; all our meat is stunned ( but not killed) with a stun gun before being hung up and it's throat cut. So in UK, except for the prayer ; your "proper" English meat is slaughtered the same as halal meat. | |||
"I have to admit to having deep reservations about eating anything halal... It is not just a question of how the animal was killed, (I am quite willing to [and have] kill skin gut and butcher any animal before eating), it is for me purely about the fact that halal meat is the product of live sacrifice, and that just sticks in my craw. Actually it's not sacrificed; and meat that has been used in a sacrifice is specifically excluded from halal, and may not be eaten by Muslims, Halal meat must bleed out; And it must be slaughtered while a particular prayer is said (the bismillar"). And it should be slaughtered by a Muslim . Many halal slaughtered places simply play a recording of the prayer continuously. In order to conform with UK legislation, all halal animals are stunned before slaughter. Which is actually the same as all other slaughtering in UK; all our meat is stunned ( but not killed) with a stun gun before being hung up and it's throat cut. So in UK, except for the prayer ; your "proper" English meat is slaughtered the same as halal meat. " Forgive me for contradicting you... But... For any slaughtered beast to be Halal it must killed according to Islamic religious code that states it must be killed by a Muslim offering a prayer to Allah. That is the definition of a blood sacrifice! Further the fact that Muslims refuse to accept electrical stunning as halal even though Mohammed had no knowledge of electricity is absolute that Islam requires ritual blood sacrifice of all meat for human consumption. | |||
"#IDon'tCare I bet you do, Mr Contrary " Honestly that man is Mr Contrary in pretty much any post he makes. #troll much? Guess what? #wedocare For some of us tradition is still important. Like actually realising easter is such a big deal around the world because it IS a religious holiday, not a secular excuse for a bank holiday and selling chocolate. Religiously its bigger than Christmas and is celebrated as such in many parts of the world. To the person who doesn't understand the significance of the egg's religious symbolism, let me explain and inform you. "The custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. Christians remember that Jesus, after dying on the cross, rose from the dead. This miracle showed that life could win over death. For Christians the egg is a symbol of Jesus' resurrection, as when they are cracked open they stand for the empty tomb." In the West they are chocolate and we crack them open to eat them. In the East they use actual dyed boiled eggs. The giving and receiving of eggs and cracking them is a confirmation of one's Christian beliefs. In orthodox Christian nations (Russia, Greece, Cyprus, some countries in eastern Europe and most Christians in the middle east) when they crack the eggs one person says "Christ has risen" and the other says "Truly he has risen". It's a confirmation of faith amongst Christians. So as you can see the Easter egg clearly DOES have religious symbolism which is very widely practiced. Just because YOU don't see the point of why Easter eggs should have Easter on them, doesn't mean that others don't and are quite rightly offended by the attempt to strip such an important symbol of any significance. They might as well just ban the term Easter all together and call it the chocolate bar bank holiday and swap chocolate eggs for chocolate bars. The problem people comes when these traditions are lost then you lose the identity of a people and a nation. There is nothing tying people together,no common goals or heritage or understanding. No familiarity that year after year come rain or shine you can have things which will always be there which give you that sense of familiarity whether it is an easter egg or a christmas gift. So thank you OP for highlighting this. | |||
"I have to admit to having deep reservations about eating anything halal... It is not just a question of how the animal was killed, (I am quite willing to [and have] kill skin gut and butcher any animal before eating), it is for me purely about the fact that halal meat is the product of live sacrifice, and that just sticks in my craw. Actually it's not sacrificed; and meat that has been used in a sacrifice is specifically excluded from halal, and may not be eaten by Muslims, Halal meat must bleed out; And it must be slaughtered while a particular prayer is said (the bismillar"). And it should be slaughtered by a Muslim . Many halal slaughtered places simply play a recording of the prayer continuously. In order to conform with UK legislation, all halal animals are stunned before slaughter. Which is actually the same as all other slaughtering in UK; all our meat is stunned ( but not killed) with a stun gun before being hung up and it's throat cut. So in UK, except for the prayer ; your "proper" English meat is slaughtered the same as halal meat. Forgive me for contradicting you... But... For any slaughtered beast to be Halal it must killed according to Islamic religious code that states it must be killed by a Muslim offering a prayer to Allah. That is the definition of a blood sacrifice! Further the fact that Muslims refuse to accept electrical stunning as halal even though Mohammed had no knowledge of electricity is absolute that Islam requires ritual blood sacrifice of all meat for human consumption. " Sorry but what you say just isn't true. 1. It's not a sacrifice; it's simply a prayer . 2. Having been involved in food supply chains; I can tell you that electrically stunned meat is approved as halal ; because it is stil alive. ( as is "ours") 3. that it is accepted that it is not always killed by Muslims; (though there are Muslim - manned slaughterhouses for those who are more purist) I have dealt with Muslim organisations, and in having food approved for Muslim consumption. ( and kosher for Jews). | |||
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"Who could have possibly guessed that this thread would turn out this way "What about Muslims? Everything is the Muslims fault according to some on here... | |||
"Any animal lover should not eat Cadburys anyway it's all Halal. Halal has no place in this country. " I thought it was only the gelatin that was in certain products that was certified halal. Therefore, depending on your level of animal loving / vegetarianism you wouldn't be eating it anyway. | |||
"#IDon'tCare I bet you do, Mr Contrary Honestly that man is Mr Contrary in pretty much any post he makes. #troll much? Guess what? #wedocare For some of us tradition is still important. Like actually realising easter is such a big deal around the world because it IS a religious holiday, not a secular excuse for a bank holiday and selling chocolate. Religiously its bigger than Christmas and is celebrated as such in many parts of the world. To the person who doesn't understand the significance of the egg's religious symbolism, let me explain and inform you. "The custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. Christians remember that Jesus, after dying on the cross, rose from the dead. This miracle showed that life could win over death. For Christians the egg is a symbol of Jesus' resurrection, as when they are cracked open they stand for the empty tomb." In the West they are chocolate and we crack them open to eat them. In the East they use actual dyed boiled eggs. The giving and receiving of eggs and cracking them is a confirmation of one's Christian beliefs. In orthodox Christian nations (Russia, Greece, Cyprus, some countries in eastern Europe and most Christians in the middle east) when they crack the eggs one person says "Christ has risen" and the other says "Truly he has risen". It's a confirmation of faith amongst Christians. " I absolutely do understand the significance and symbolism of the egg in many religions and other cultures. What I don't understand is the symbolism of chocolate shaped like an egg or a rabbit. I don't believe that many households in Britain sit down and recall Christ rising from the dead or imagine the stone rolling away from the tomb when they break into their chocolate egg any more than they recall his birth as they rip the top off an ever smaller tin of Quality Street. How many people have protested that this weekend their carton of a dozen free range from Sainsburys only says "eggs" no mention of easter? The bible is littered with references to false idols, chocolate eggs are in danger of becoming just that (although I don't believe true Christians will succumb) a distraction to the main event which has absolutely nothing to do with the consumption of chocolate. | |||
"Who could have possibly guessed that this thread would turn out this way
What about Muslims? Everything is the Muslims fault according to some on here... "A fact of life is that it does not matter what group you belong to you are not judged by the best or even the majority. You are always judged by the worst! Tories are smart arsed Eaton wide boys who are selling off the NHS and killing sick and disabled to line their own and mates pockets. Socialists are anti democratic communist revolutionaries. Yanks are jingoistic warmongers. Football supporters are hooligans. Bikers are violent hells angels. Muslims are out to kill everyone who does not submit to Allah. If you are part of a group that has a bad reputation it is up to you to change it. You don't do it by denying what is patently obvious to those not in your group. | |||
"Who could have possibly guessed that this thread would turn out this way
What about Muslims? Everything is the Muslims fault according to some on here...
A fact of life is that it does not matter what group you belong to you are not judged by the best or even the majority. You are always judged by the worst!
Tories are smart arsed Eaton wide boys who are selling off the NHS and killing sick and disabled to line their own and mates pockets.
Socialists are anti democratic communist revolutionaries.
Yanks are jingoistic warmongers.
Football supporters are hooligans.
Bikers are violent hells angels.
Muslims are out to kill everyone who does not submit to Allah.
If you are part of a group that has a bad reputation it is up to you to change it. You don't do it by denying what is patently obvious to those not in your group."Or to put it another way SOME people judge others by the worst. Others of us tend to make more reasonably informed decisions on whether an entire group of people can be held responsible for the actions of a few | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!!" Offending and insulting Christianity seems perfectly acceptable In this country now | |||
"Who could have possibly guessed that this thread would turn out this way
What about Muslims? Everything is the Muslims fault according to some on here...
A fact of life is that it does not matter what group you belong to you are not judged by the best or even the majority. You are always judged by the worst!
Tories are smart arsed Eaton wide boys who are selling off the NHS and killing sick and disabled to line their own and mates pockets.
Socialists are anti democratic communist revolutionaries.
Yanks are jingoistic warmongers.
Football supporters are hooligans.
Bikers are violent hells angels.
Muslims are out to kill everyone who does not submit to Allah.
If you are part of a group that has a bad reputation it is up to you to change it. You don't do it by denying what is patently obvious to those not in your
group."That is certainly not a "fact of life", and not the way I, or anyone I know, thinks. (The stuff about the Tories excepted natch) | |||
"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! Offending and insulting Christianity seems perfectly acceptable In this country now " Go across to some of the other threads to see fellow fabbers insulting religious beliefs. I however don't believe that any God would find leaving the word Easter off of confectionery packaging offensive. | |||
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"My Cadbury Easter egg said Easter on the back. My Mars egg said nothing at all. Can we have a pop a Mars please. Especially as it's named after a Roman God. I mean to say, what's next? Muhammad eggs?! Jeeezus!" Give it ten years and will only be Muhammad eggs. | |||
"My Cadbury Easter egg said Easter on the back. My Mars egg said nothing at all. Can we have a pop a Mars please. Especially as it's named after a Roman God. I mean to say, what's next? Muhammad eggs?! Jeeezus!" Watch it bro, your account is about to be hacked and your head cut off. | |||
"My Cadbury Easter egg said Easter on the back. My Mars egg said nothing at all. Can we have a pop a Mars please. Especially as it's named after a Roman God. I mean to say, what's next? Muhammad eggs?! Jeeezus! Give it ten years and will only be Muhammad eggs." | |||
"My Cadbury Easter egg said Easter on the back. My Mars egg said nothing at all. Can we have a pop a Mars please. Especially as it's named after a Roman God. I mean to say, what's next? Muhammad eggs?! Jeeezus! Watch it bro, your account is about to be hacked and your head cut off." That'd be bloody typical. | |||
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"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! Offending and insulting Christianity seems perfectly acceptable In this country now Go across to some of the other threads to see fellow fabbers insulting religious beliefs. I however don't believe that any God would find leaving the word Easter off of confectionery packaging offensive." Its EASTER it's what these eggs represent and as done traditionally for many many years so all of a sudden who is it offending ? Where is all this going to end ? It's absolutely ridiculous | |||
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"Cadbury's havnt put the word "easter" on any of their chocolate products this weekend as not to offend anyone...WTF!! Offending and insulting Christianity seems perfectly acceptable In this country now Go across to some of the other threads to see fellow fabbers insulting religious beliefs. I however don't believe that any God would find leaving the word Easter off of confectionery packaging offensive. Its EASTER it's what these eggs represent and as done traditionally for many many years so all of a sudden who is it offending ? Where is all this going to end ? It's absolutely ridiculous " It ends where you want it to. Eggs to represent Easter are still available...does your religion demand they're chocolate? | |||
"the point of the 'story', is merely to cause tension between people. One of the main problems I see is people proclaiming their Christian values,when in fact they dont practice them(attend a wedding,funeral,christening),but actually practice their faith? do they fuck. Hardly as devout as other groups are they? lets hark back a good 20years eh? read some of the highly moral newspaper's content? racist,homophobic and sexist(lets even question the legality of having 16 year old topless models?) Right now they are willing to print anything that just might be true,but most likely not.. I despise extremism on any front, particularly the effort to incite people towards supporting it. this egg story is designed to have you read it,see a muslim and think how that PERSON is trying to change/ruin your way of life.Accelerate your hatred to someone who might not even give a flying fuck as they are just getting on with their lives. " | |||
"the point of the 'story', is merely to cause tension between people. One of the main problems I see is people proclaiming their Christian values,when in fact they dont practice them(attend a wedding,funeral,christening),but actually practice their faith? do they fuck. Hardly as devout as other groups are they? " I think many people see it as an attack on a way of life failing to realise that they no longer participate in that way of life and are responsible for its demise themselves. | |||
"the point of the 'story', is merely to cause tension between people. One of the main problems I see is people proclaiming their Christian values,when in fact they dont practice them(attend a wedding,funeral,christening),but actually practice their faith? do they fuck. Hardly as devout as other groups are they? lets hark back a good 20years eh? read some of the highly moral newspaper's content? racist,homophobic and sexist(lets even question the legality of having 16 year old topless models?) Right now they are willing to print anything that just might be true,but most likely not.. I despise extremism on any front, particularly the effort to incite people towards supporting it. this egg story is designed to have you read it,see a muslim and think how that PERSON is trying to change/ruin your way of life.Accelerate your hatred to someone who might not even give a flying fuck as they are just getting on with their lives. " Couldn't have put it better!
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"Are we seriously having an argument about a confectionary product that's been available in the shops since the day after Christmas not being religious enough?" bring back whitsun, Palm Sunday
, candlemas and Pentecost | |||
"Are we seriously having an argument about a confectionary product that's been available in the shops since the day after Christmas not being religious enough?" Are you seriously surprised some people are unable to go a day without linking Muslims to anything they perceive negative? I'm amazed storm Katie hasn't been linked to Isis...but it's not noon yet, so still time. | |||
"Are we seriously having an argument about a confectionary product that's been available in the shops since the day after Christmas not being religious enough? bring back whitsun, Palm Sunday
, candlemas and Pentecost "I was trying to tell my daughter we would be going away for Whitsun week next year. She had no idea what I was talking about. It's called Spring Bank Holiday now. I used to love Palm Sunday at school. Palm leaves everywhere! | |||
"Are we seriously having an argument about a confectionary product that's been available in the shops since the day after Christmas not being religious enough? Are you seriously surprised some people are unable to go a day without linking Muslims to anything they perceive negative? I'm amazed storm Katie hasn't been linked to Isis...but it's not noon yet, so still time. "I agree with your sentiment, but I find most Muslims I have met are considerably more religious than we are. They believe that Jesus was an important prophet of their religion. British Christians seem to have a skewed sense of proportion if they think that what's written on a piece of confectionary is the problem here. | |||
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"Are we seriously having an argument about a confectionary product that's been available in the shops since the day after Christmas not being religious enough? bring back whitsun, Palm Sunday
, candlemas and Pentecost
I was trying to tell my daughter we would be going away for Whitsun week next year. She had no idea what I was talking about. It's called Spring Bank Holiday now.
I used to love Palm Sunday at school. Palm leaves everywhere!"My parents who genuinely are Christian still refer to these things and my mum always has a palm cross. Actual practicing Christians keep the ceremonies and symbolism of these feasts alive not Cadbury et al. I suggest that anybody who is really, genuinely concerned that "they" whoever they might be are eroding our "traditional values" try keeping them alive themselves. | |||
"all i know is that cadburys cream eggs are smaller than they used to be.. They used to be the size of real eggs now they're much smaller. I feel hard done by.. The eggs are the same size. Your hands and mouth have grown they made them smaller due to complaints they were too big to fit up tighter fannies" Is not not why they were designed to melt on contact to heat for easiness..... | |||
" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance. Where do you think the Easter Chick comes from ?" But who came first.....? | |||
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" I find it a bit odd that anyone thinks chocolate in the shape of an egg has any religious significance. Where do you think the Easter Chick comes from ? But who came first.....? " The hare that laid the egg | |||
"I also think that Jesus would have been horrified to find the feast of his arising from the dead used for commercial gain and would have campaigned to have the word Easter removed from profit making products. He turfed the moneylenders out of the temple after all." every holiday is commercial not just Easter sadly they push religion so people think its normal to spend spend spend nothing will ever change | |||
"I also think that Jesus would have been horrified to find the feast of his arising from the dead used for commercial gain and would have campaigned to have the word Easter removed from profit making products. He turfed the moneylenders out of the temple after all.every holiday is commercial not just Easter sadly they push religion so people think its normal to spend spend spend nothing will ever change " I agree that every holiday is commercial I don't think religion is pushed though I think it's the last thing many people think about when they buy Easter eggs and Christmas cards. | |||
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"the point of the 'story', is merely to cause tension between people. One of the main problems I see is people proclaiming their Christian values,when in fact they dont practice them(attend a wedding,funeral,christening),but actually practice their faith? do they fuck. Hardly as devout as other groups are they? lets hark back a good 20years eh? read some of the highly moral newspaper's content? racist,homophobic and sexist(lets even question the legality of having 16 year old topless models?) Right now they are willing to print anything that just might be true,but most likely not.. I despise extremism on any front, particularly the effort to incite people towards supporting it. this egg story is designed to have you read it,see a muslim and think how that PERSON is trying to change/ruin your way of life.Accelerate your hatred to someone who might not even give a flying fuck as they are just getting on with their lives. Couldn't have put it better! (rub) Erm...you okay Paddy?!! "hahahaa | |||
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"Im amazed this thread is still going do you people have nothing better to do? "No. | |||
"Im amazed this thread is still going do you people have nothing better to do? "I'm amazed you havent said "Well i should stop reading false reactionary crap" | |||
"Always found it astonishing that Christian celebrate a holiday called easter, a watered down version of the word Ishtar who was a Pagan fertility god, with eggs that are again Pagan symbols of fertility. I like the whole pagan easter thing, I don't see what it has to jesus And his crucifixio" If you had read my entry above you would know. Many cultures borrow cultural elements from other cultures. It's what it represents to THEM that is key. Eggs in Christianity are not symbols of fertility. What they represent is descibed in my entry above. The fact that a similar tradition may have existed in Babylonian culture is irrelevant to Christians today because that holiday and that symbol mean entirely different things. I also contest your link of the word Easter being a loose form of Ishtar. I steal a quote from etymonline. "Easter is derived from the Old English Easterdæg, from Eastre (Northumbrian Eostre), from Proto-Germanic *austron-, "dawn," also the name of a goddess of fertility and spring, perhaps originally of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated at the spring equinox, from *aust- "east, toward the sunrise" The root is therefore not Ishtar who was unheard of in central Europe at the time. The root is linked to the spring and light which is apparent due to the time of year of the festival. The name had its origins there, but then again the arguement is only of etymology and word origins as the meaning and association of the word is completely different today. Nobody means a Pagan festival when they speak of Easter today whether the name originated from Ishtar or any other root. Your link to Ishtar is misinformed, and your attempt to link modern day easter with Babylonian festivals which were lost thousands of years before the term Easter came about and were unheard of in the regions where the word originated just shows that you are making unproven and misinformed links which even if they were true have no relevance or importance to the term used today. Additionally in languages which are not Anglo germanic the term for easter is Pascha from the ancient Latin/Greek Pascha meaning passover which would make sense as the festival's roots are actually judaiochristian in origin. For the person saying easter eggs are a form of idolatry, I think you are conflating the meaning of idolatry with religious symbolism. Idolatry is worshiping an object as though the object itself is intrinsically holy or godly. Christians don't worship the actual egg. They don't see the egg as a holy item. They don't revere it or pray to it which is what an idolater would do. They use it as a symbol and reminder of their faith. Please don't confuse the two. As the Greeks say, being partially educated is worse than being uneducated. Partially educated people argue points which are false with a conviction and confidence that they are right. Uneducated people admit their ignorance and are willing to learn. Consider yourself educated | |||
"Always found it astonishing that Christian celebrate a holiday called easter, a watered down version of the word Ishtar who was a Pagan fertility god, with eggs that are again Pagan symbols of fertility. I like the whole pagan easter thing, I don't see what it has to jesus And his crucifixio If you had read my entry above you would know. Many cultures borrow cultural elements from other cultures. It's what it represents to THEM that is key. Eggs in Christianity are not symbols of fertility. What they represent is descibed in my entry above. The fact that a similar tradition may have existed in Babylonian culture is irrelevant to Christians today because that holiday and that symbol mean entirely different things. I also contest your link of the word Easter being a loose form of Ishtar. I steal a quote from etymonline. "Easter is derived from the Old English Easterdæg, from Eastre (Northumbrian Eostre), from Proto-Germanic *austron-, "dawn," also the name of a goddess of fertility and spring, perhaps originally of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated at the spring equinox, from *aust- "east, toward the sunrise" The root is therefore not Ishtar who was unheard of in central Europe at the time. The root is linked to the spring and light which is apparent due to the time of year of the festival. The name had its origins there, but then again the arguement is only of etymology and word origins as the meaning and association of the word is completely different today. Nobody means a Pagan festival when they speak of Easter today whether the name originated from Ishtar or any other root. Your link to Ishtar is misinformed, and your attempt to link modern day easter with Babylonian festivals which were lost thousands of years before the term Easter came about and were unheard of in the regions where the word originated just shows that you are making unproven and misinformed links which even if they were true have no relevance or importance to the term used today. Additionally in languages which are not Anglo germanic the term for easter is Pascha from the ancient Latin/Greek Pascha meaning passover which would make sense as the festival's roots are actually judaiochristian in origin. For the person saying easter eggs are a form of idolatry, I think you are conflating the meaning of idolatry with religious symbolism. Idolatry is worshiping an object as though the object itself is intrinsically holy or godly. Christians don't worship the actual egg. They don't see the egg as a holy item. They don't revere it or pray to it which is what an idolater would do. They use it as a symbol and reminder of their faith. Please don't confuse the two. As the Greeks say, being partially educated is worse than being uneducated. Partially educated people argue points which are false with a conviction and confidence that they are right. Uneducated people admit their ignorance and are willing to learn. Consider yourself educated "We do, thanks for the history lesson, 1% of people will be impressed the remaining 99% will munch their Easter eggs in happiness and ignorance Hope you find the 1% | |||
"Always found it astonishing that Christian celebrate a holiday called easter, a watered down version of the word Ishtar who was a Pagan fertility god, with eggs that are again Pagan symbols of fertility. I like the whole pagan easter thing, I don't see what it has to jesus And his crucifixio If you had read my entry above you would know. Many cultures borrow cultural elements from other cultures. It's what it represents to THEM that is key. Eggs in Christianity are not symbols of fertility. What they represent is descibed in my entry above. The fact that a similar tradition may have existed in Babylonian culture is irrelevant to Christians today because that holiday and that symbol mean entirely different things. I also contest your link of the word Easter being a loose form of Ishtar. I steal a quote from etymonline. "Easter is derived from the Old English Easterdæg, from Eastre (Northumbrian Eostre), from Proto-Germanic *austron-, "dawn," also the name of a goddess of fertility and spring, perhaps originally of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated at the spring equinox, from *aust- "east, toward the sunrise" The root is therefore not Ishtar who was unheard of in central Europe at the time. The root is linked to the spring and light which is apparent due to the time of year of the festival. The name had its origins there, but then again the arguement is only of etymology and word origins as the meaning and association of the word is completely different today. Nobody means a Pagan festival when they speak of Easter today whether the name originated from Ishtar or any other root. Your link to Ishtar is misinformed, and your attempt to link modern day easter with Babylonian festivals which were lost thousands of years before the term Easter came about and were unheard of in the regions where the word originated just shows that you are making unproven and misinformed links which even if they were true have no relevance or importance to the term used today. Additionally in languages which are not Anglo germanic the term for easter is Pascha from the ancient Latin/Greek Pascha meaning passover which would make sense as the festival's roots are actually judaiochristian in origin. For the person saying easter eggs are a form of idolatry, I think you are conflating the meaning of idolatry with religious symbolism. Idolatry is worshiping an object as though the object itself is intrinsically holy or godly. Christians don't worship the actual egg. They don't see the egg as a holy item. They don't revere it or pray to it which is what an idolater would do. They use it as a symbol and reminder of their faith. Please don't confuse the two. As the Greeks say, being partially educated is worse than being uneducated. Partially educated people argue points which are false with a conviction and confidence that they are right. Uneducated people admit their ignorance and are willing to learn. Consider yourself educated "....and breath...... | |||
"Any animal lover should not eat Cadburys anyway it's all Halal. Halal has no place in this country. I thought it was only the gelatin that was in certain products that was certified halal. Therefore, depending on your level of animal loving / vegetarianism you wouldn't be eating it anyway." I think she was taking the mick out of the idiots- "dont eat baked beans or bread! Or drink water! They're all halal!! " | |||
"I have to admit to having deep reservations about eating anything halal... It is not just a question of how the animal was killed, (I am quite willing to [and have] kill skin gut and butcher any animal before eating), it is for me purely about the fact that halal meat is the product of live sacrifice, and that just sticks in my craw." But dead is dead , all meat is killed at slaughter dude , I don't think it matters that it was prayed over first and not allowed to see the blade . | |||
"You sell a much-loved British confectionery firm to an international conglomerate of purveyors of shit chocolate and then complain when they change stuff. *shrugs* And that's EXACTLY why I will never buy Cadburys if I can help it. No respect for their workers, nor the consumers. Shut down a considerable amount of production in the UK and moved it (to Poland I think). Couldn't be arsed to attend the select committee in parliament to explain themselves. Changed the recipe to crap no one likes. Can't even be bothered to print Easter on the boxes, which is a Christian celebration - even though the company was started by Quakers. I'm not a church goer or a bible basher. I just like society acknowledging people's religions, be it Judaism, Islam, Hinduism... Utter, utter contempt for the British consumer. It maybe more expensive, but fairtrade chocolate tastes SO much better. Doesn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Rant over." I was *waiting* for other religions to get a mention. Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl? So easter eggs and advent calendars already show how much Christian representation is in this country, and bugger all for anyone else. | |||
"I have to admit to having deep reservations about eating anything halal... It is not just a question of how the animal was killed, (I am quite willing to [and have] kill skin gut and butcher any animal before eating), it is for me purely about the fact that halal meat is the product of live sacrifice, and that just sticks in my craw." Got to admit, I don't get why slitting an animals throat for a sandwich is ok, but adding a prayer for its soul is seen as controversial. Sounds like the silliest reason to be offended ever. | |||
"#IDon'tCare"
Are people really so commercially brain washed that they will only eat easter eggs if they state they are easter eggs? Are people really that intellectually challenged these days?
Anyone else clever enough to get their chocolate stock AFTER easter so they save themselves a fortune? Or does that count as blasphemy? LMAO
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"Are we seriously having an argument about a confectionary product that's been available in the shops since the day after Christmas not being religious enough? bring back whitsun, Palm Sunday
, candlemas and Pentecost
I was trying to tell my daughter we would be going away for Whitsun week next year. She had no idea what I was talking about. It's called Spring Bank Holiday now.
I used to love Palm Sunday at school. Palm leaves everywhere!
My parents who genuinely are Christian still refer to these things and my mum always has a palm cross. Actual practicing Christians keep the ceremonies and symbolism of these feasts alive not Cadbury et al. I suggest that anybody who is really, genuinely concerned that "they" whoever they might be are eroding our "traditional values" try keeping them alive themselves."Very well said! Keep it real! | |||
"You sell a much-loved British confectionery firm to an international conglomerate of purveyors of shit chocolate and then complain when they change stuff. *shrugs* And that's EXACTLY why I will never buy Cadburys if I can help it. No respect for their workers, nor the consumers. Shut down a considerable amount of production in the UK and moved it (to Poland I think). Couldn't be arsed to attend the select committee in parliament to explain themselves. Changed the recipe to crap no one likes. Can't even be bothered to print Easter on the boxes, which is a Christian celebration - even though the company was started by Quakers. I'm not a church goer or a bible basher. I just like society acknowledging people's religions, be it Judaism, Islam, Hinduism... Utter, utter contempt for the British consumer. It maybe more expensive, but fairtrade chocolate tastes SO much better. Doesn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Rant over. I was *waiting* for other religions to get a mention. Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl? So easter eggs and advent calendars already show how much Christian representation is in this country, and bugger all for anyone else." If you are making the assumption that chocolate Easter eggs should be associated with Islam or Judaism or any other religion,then that was not the intention from my comment. I was merely commenting on the fact that other religions would celebrate Eid (sp?)Divalli (sp?) or Hunnuka in their own traditional way. It isn't watered down so as not to offend other religions. There was no suggestion to attach Easter eggs to another religion. My comment in this case was the adherence to their religious traditions and the watering down of Christian traditions on the basis of non offending other faiths. I don't find that fair. I think all religions should be celebrated EQUALLY, especially if it contributes and guides a person's spirituality and moral code to the benefit of society. And yes, I have other religions and beliefs in my family. Islam, Hindu, Buddhism and almost certainly other faiths, with many other Christian denominations. My aunt was Mormon and have Mormon cousins too... So for me to have a 'bugger all' attitude towards other religions is not a fair description of me, or indeed a considerable amount of people in the UK. We are more multi cultural and multi religious than you think. I hope that clear any issues up, and if that wasn't the case, then may I apologise for adding to the confusion. | |||
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"So easter eggs and advent calendars already show how much Christian representation is in this country, and bugger all for anyone else." I forgot to mention this. Yes, this country was predominantly Christian and it isn't now. That is true. But people do like traditions and Easter eggs are a tradition in the UK, which does hold values for Christians who may have been Christians for generations. So it's a special religious occasion for THEM. There has always been calls for bishops to be taken from the house of Lords. Indeed it was discussed in one of those programmes on Sunday Morning on BBC. I thought the heads of the other religions would say yes. I was wrong, and was intrigued to find out why. Their response was that if only one religion has a voice in parliament and that was taken away, then there would be NO voice for ANY religion, which was important for all faiths when voting through legislation. There is a channel to speak up for their religion, albeit a convuluted one. So, yes in one sense Christianity does seem to be major religion. It is binded to the state thanks to Henry visit, but even Prince Charles said that when he becomes King he would like to be known as Defender of ALL faiths. But I digress into politics and I will stop there. However, I will say that I have seen eid/divalli/hunnuka cards in card shops and supermarkets. It does depend on the region where one particular religion is dominant Supply and demand has surpassed the local shop in the local community. | |||
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"Who could have possibly guessed that this thread would turn out this way
What about Muslims? Everything is the Muslims fault according to some on here...
A fact of life is that it does not matter what group you belong to you are not judged by the best or even the majority. You are always judged by the worst!
Tories are smart arsed Eaton wide boys who are selling off the NHS and killing sick and disabled to line their own and mates pockets.
Socialists are anti democratic communist revolutionaries.
Yanks are jingoistic warmongers.
Football supporters are hooligans.
Bikers are violent hells angels.
Muslims are out to kill everyone who does not submit to Allah.
If you are part of a group that has a bad reputation it is up to you to change it. You don't do it by denying what is patently obvious to those not in your group.
Or to put it another way SOME people judge others by the worst. Others of us tend to make more reasonably informed decisions on whether an entire group of people can be held responsible for the actions of a few "
Haters always gonna hate! | |||
"Who could have possibly guessed that this thread would turn out this way
What about Muslims? Everything is the Muslims fault according to some on here...
A fact of life is that it does not matter what group you belong to you are not judged by the best or even the majority. You are always judged by the worst!
Tories are smart arsed Eaton wide boys who are selling off the NHS and killing sick and disabled to line their own and mates pockets.
Socialists are anti democratic communist revolutionaries.
Yanks are jingoistic warmongers.
Football supporters are hooligans.
Bikers are violent hells angels.
Muslims are out to kill everyone who does not submit to Allah.
If you are part of a group that has a bad reputation it is up to you to change it. You don't do it by denying what is patently obvious to those not in your group.
Or to put it another way SOME people judge others by the worst. Others of us tend to make more reasonably informed decisions on whether an entire group of people can be held responsible for the actions of a few
Haters always gonna hate!". Does that apply to daily mail readers as well | |||
"You sell a much-loved British confectionery firm to an international conglomerate of purveyors of shit chocolate and then complain when they change stuff. *shrugs* And that's EXACTLY why I will never buy Cadburys if I can help it. No respect for their workers, nor the consumers. Shut down a considerable amount of production in the UK and moved it (to Poland I think). Couldn't be arsed to attend the select committee in parliament to explain themselves. Changed the recipe to crap no one likes. Can't even be bothered to print Easter on the boxes, which is a Christian celebration - even though the company was started by Quakers. I'm not a church goer or a bible basher. I just like society acknowledging people's religions, be it Judaism, Islam, Hinduism... Utter, utter contempt for the British consumer. It maybe more expensive, but fairtrade chocolate tastes SO much better. Doesn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Rant over. I was *waiting* for other religions to get a mention. Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl? So easter eggs and advent calendars already show how much Christian representation is in this country, and bugger all for anyone else. If you are making the assumption that chocolate Easter eggs should be associated with Islam or Judaism or any other religion,then that was not the intention from my comment. I was merely commenting on the fact that other religions would celebrate Eid (sp?)Divalli (sp?) or Hunnuka in their own traditional way. It isn't watered down so as not to offend other religions. There was no suggestion to attach Easter eggs to another religion. My comment in this case was the adherence to their religious traditions and the watering down of Christian traditions on the basis of non offending other faiths. I don't find that fair. I think all religions should be celebrated EQUALLY, especially if it contributes and guides a person's spirituality and moral code to the benefit of society. And yes, I have other religions and beliefs in my family. Islam, Hindu, Buddhism and almost certainly other faiths, with many other Christian denominations. My aunt was Mormon and have Mormon cousins too... So for me to have a 'bugger all' attitude towards other religions is not a fair description of me, or indeed a considerable amount of people in the UK. We are more multi cultural and multi religious than you think. I hope that clear any issues up, and if that wasn't the case, then may I apologise for adding to the confusion. "Yep, you're definitely confused, as I wasn't suggesting easter eggs for any other religion or occasion - just that cadburys don't do other religions, so how can anyone complain. There are no jewish occasion chocolates. There are no muslim occasion chocolates. There arw Hinduism occasion chocolates. Regardless of the religions in your family, other religions aren't represented fairly, Christianity is over represented. | |||
"You sell a much-loved British confectionery firm to an international conglomerate of purveyors of shit chocolate and then complain when they change stuff. *shrugs* And that's EXACTLY why I will never buy Cadburys if I can help it. No respect for their workers, nor the consumers. Shut down a considerable amount of production in the UK and moved it (to Poland I think). Couldn't be arsed to attend the select committee in parliament to explain themselves. Changed the recipe to crap no one likes. Can't even be bothered to print Easter on the boxes, which is a Christian celebration - even though the company was started by Quakers. I'm not a church goer or a bible basher. I just like society acknowledging people's religions, be it Judaism, Islam, Hinduism... Utter, utter contempt for the British consumer. It maybe more expensive, but fairtrade chocolate tastes SO much better. Doesn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Rant over. I was *waiting* for other religions to get a mention. Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl? So easter eggs and advent calendars already show how much Christian representation is in this country, and bugger all for anyone else. If you are making the assumption that chocolate Easter eggs should be associated with Islam or Judaism or any other religion,then that was not the intention from my comment. I was merely commenting on the fact that other religions would celebrate Eid (sp?)Divalli (sp?) or Hunnuka in their own traditional way. It isn't watered down so as not to offend other religions. There was no suggestion to attach Easter eggs to another religion. My comment in this case was the adherence to their religious traditions and the watering down of Christian traditions on the basis of non offending other faiths. I don't find that fair. I think all religions should be celebrated EQUALLY, especially if it contributes and guides a person's spirituality and moral code to the benefit of society. And yes, I have other religions and beliefs in my family. Islam, Hindu, Buddhism and almost certainly other faiths, with many other Christian denominations. My aunt was Mormon and have Mormon cousins too... So for me to have a 'bugger all' attitude towards other religions is not a fair description of me, or indeed a considerable amount of people in the UK. We are more multi cultural and multi religious than you think. I hope that clear any issues up, and if that wasn't the case, then may I apologise for adding to the confusion.
Yep, you're definitely confused, as I wasn't suggesting easter eggs for any other religion or occasion - just that cadburys don't do other religions, so how can anyone complain.
There are no jewish occasion chocolates.
There are no muslim occasion chocolates.
There arw Hinduism occasion chocolates.
Regardless of the religions in your family, other religions aren't represented fairly, Christianity is over represented."No, I'm not confused. YOU brought it up. May I quote you " Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl? " Have a nice day. | |||
"You sell a much-loved British confectionery firm to an international conglomerate of purveyors of shit chocolate and then complain when they change stuff. *shrugs* And that's EXACTLY why I will never buy Cadburys if I can help it. No respect for their workers, nor the consumers. Shut down a considerable amount of production in the UK and moved it (to Poland I think). Couldn't be arsed to attend the select committee in parliament to explain themselves. Changed the recipe to crap no one likes. Can't even be bothered to print Easter on the boxes, which is a Christian celebration - even though the company was started by Quakers. I'm not a church goer or a bible basher. I just like society acknowledging people's religions, be it Judaism, Islam, Hinduism... Utter, utter contempt for the British consumer. It maybe more expensive, but fairtrade chocolate tastes SO much better. Doesn't leave a bitter taste in the mouth. Rant over. I was *waiting* for other religions to get a mention. Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl? So easter eggs and advent calendars already show how much Christian representation is in this country, and bugger all for anyone else. If you are making the assumption that chocolate Easter eggs should be associated with Islam or Judaism or any other religion,then that was not the intention from my comment. I was merely commenting on the fact that other religions would celebrate Eid (sp?)Divalli (sp?) or Hunnuka in their own traditional way. It isn't watered down so as not to offend other religions. There was no suggestion to attach Easter eggs to another religion. My comment in this case was the adherence to their religious traditions and the watering down of Christian traditions on the basis of non offending other faiths. I don't find that fair. I think all religions should be celebrated EQUALLY, especially if it contributes and guides a person's spirituality and moral code to the benefit of society. And yes, I have other religions and beliefs in my family. Islam, Hindu, Buddhism and almost certainly other faiths, with many other Christian denominations. My aunt was Mormon and have Mormon cousins too... So for me to have a 'bugger all' attitude towards other religions is not a fair description of me, or indeed a considerable amount of people in the UK. We are more multi cultural and multi religious than you think. I hope that clear any issues up, and if that wasn't the case, then may I apologise for adding to the confusion.
Yep, you're definitely confused, as I wasn't suggesting easter eggs for any other religion or occasion - just that cadburys don't do other religions, so how can anyone complain.
There are no jewish occasion chocolates.
There are no muslim occasion chocolates.
There arw Hinduism occasion chocolates.
Regardless of the religions in your family, other religions aren't represented fairly, Christianity is over represented.
No, I'm not confused. YOU brought it up.
May I quote you
Where's the chocolate Tibet prayer wheel? Chocolate ganesh? Chocolate dreidl?
Have a nice day. "Jesus babe, learn to read it isn't my job to teach you
I asked where the tibetan WHEEL was, not the tibetan egg. A dreidl is also not an egg, and neither is ganesha. What are you on about that I want eggs to represent other religions?
Do you actually understand the point I made? Your argument with me suggests otherwise. ..
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