They're really coming after you. I am just in the way.
Posted on 03/27/2024 7:57:42 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A Cadbury store has been accused of erasing Easter by advertising chocolate eggs as “gesture eggs”.
The brand’s discount store in Springfields Outlet in Spalding, Lincolnshire, is displaying signs offering customers a two-for-£10 deal on “gesture eggs”.
The omission of the word “Easter”, particularly when advertising its popular Easter eggs synonymous with the religious holiday, has provoked anger among the Christian community.
“If it wasn’t for Easter, we wouldn’t have a reason for Easter eggs,” said Tim Dieppe, the head of public policy at Christian Concern. “So I’m wondering why Cadbury wants to erase the connection between Easter and eggs, because if people stop celebrating Easter then they might stop buying Easter eggs.”
He added: “I’m surprised that they are avoiding saying the word ‘Easter’, as that’s the time of year – it’s the Easter holidays, the Easter festival – and I’m surprised they’d want to avoid reference to Easter with things like this.”
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For Ramadhan - they fast and stay away from water from dawn to dusk, but then in the evening they feast.
People actually put on weight in Muslim countries during Ramadhan
But your warning is correct - if the Anglicans are declining rapidly, other Christian beliefs aren’t taking their place.
Cadbury store typical communists trying to rewrite world history.
English "Lent" for the 40 days of fasting before Easter is also of non-Christian origin. It originally meant "spring" as the Dutch "lente" still does--related to words like "long" and "lengthen" (it's the time of year when the days are getting longer--at least in the Northern Hemisphere).
According to the American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, Easter is one of the words derived from the Indo-European root aus- meaning "to shine." East is so called because it's the direction of the sunrise.
They postulate a Germanic word (unattested) *austron, a dawn goddess whose holiday was celebrated at the vernal equinox.
The Latin and Greek words for dawn (aurora, eos) are derived from the same Indo-European root.
Business idea. Ramadan eggs in the shape of severed heads filled with Rey colored goop.
#1 John 5:39 "Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of Me."
2 Timothy 3:16,17 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable, for reproof, and for correction for instructions of righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished into all good works".
Like this??
Is this anything like sabbath keeping?
Cadbury is evil!
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Maybe. But for certain they are stupid.
They're really coming after you. I am just in the way.
I have a gesture for Cadbury.
Cronos, I love the way you said it, and it’s something we can both agree with (for a change 🙂)!
I believe it
I bought hot cross buns yesterday - I haven’t had them in decades, but when I was young people always bought them at Easter time.
Can’t argue.
Here is a brief item (first one on top) about the Catholic view. I can’t defend or refute (I’m not a Catholic).
Personally I strongly tend to follow the written inspired words.
That was outside alright——way outside.😉
At least some find me to be a good egg. 🥚
Sorry, missed giving the link.
https://www.calledtocommunion.com/2014/09/scripture-and-tradition/
Excerpt:
But often, the request proceeds from a false premise, namely, that the Bible is the only authentic source or bearer of divine revelation. This is a premise that Catholics rightly reject. So, whenever I am asked to defend my faith from Scripture, I also want to challenge the questioner, “Why should I defend my faith from Scripture alone? Shouldn’t I appeal to all the authorities Christ gave us?”
Usually, the non-Catholic responds that only the Scriptures are inspired. Church Tradition (he claims) is of merely human origin.
“Gesture Eggs” = Bud Light. Go WOKE - Go BROKE
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