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Chocolatiers are rebranding Easter eggs, and not using the word Easter to avoid offending non-Christians, an industry figure has claimed.
Confectionary makers Cadbury, Nestle and Green and Blacks have all been accused of changing their branding to avoid offense, while the supermarket Sainsbury’s has been accused of selling “milk chocolate eggs” instead of Easter eggs.

It’s proven too much for some in the industry.

https://www.rt.com/uk/336900-easter-eggs-without-easter/

Happy Easter everyone, enjoy it whilst it lasts, it wont be here forever!

Its amazing how many things will change as the Christian faith slowly gets demolished. I don't mind all that much as the course of life will take us, where it takes us(so please don't make this thread about me)!!!

Its about you and how you grew up knowing Easter as being Easter - and whether or not you want it all abolished, which I guess may happen one day.

Just thought I would bring it up because its these "small" moments which just pass us by, that have a great impact on the future.

Forget religion for one moment and think of this as nostalgia.

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Kids don't have eggs any more now it's either the latest computer game or a pair of designer jeans.
 
Green Tea - 23/3/2016 22:09

Happy Easter everyone, enjoy it whilst it lasts, it wont be here forever!
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It was and is a pagan festival known as the spring equinox, before christians adopted, stole it, call it what you will and re branded it, it was around before christians and it will be around after.


Its amazing how many things will change as the Christian faith slowly gets demolished.
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Indeed, people will be able to advance without being held back by religious beliefs, people will start to take responsibility for their own life.


Its about you and how you grew up knowing Easter as being Easter - and whether or not you want it all abolished, which I guess may happen one day.
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As a child Easter was a time when I received chocolate eggs, nothing more, nothing less.


Just thought I would bring it up because its these "small" moments which just pass us by, that have a great impact on the future.
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The only impact on the future will be on the sale of chocolate eggs


Forget religion for one moment and think of this as nostalgia.
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You started this thread due to your religious beliefs, so that overtone is always there with you.

Nothing nostalgic about easter as far as I am concerned, non of my family hold christian beliefs, but they all still ate easter eggs, if they become just plain old "chocolate eggs" they will still be eaten by everyone.

You just seem concerned at the loss of the word easter and the rejection of the christian link :81:

I think equinox eggs has a nice ring to it :35:


 
You started this thread due to your religious beliefs
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I didn't at all. In fact if you want to discuss me(which is pissing me off) I don't class Easter Eggs as anything to do with what religion I follow. And that I was bringing this up as its a change/shift in how we live our lives.

I actually read the article and thought of the days when I used to buy vinyl albums from the record stores on a Saturday afternoon with my mates from school. Hence why said nostalgia.

I would rather touch on a change from our childhood rather than the religious side of things. In fact, getting loads of chocolate on Easter Sunday(for me as a child) had no religious element to it! I also think a lot of others would have been the same...Hence another reason to bring it up!
 
As a kid, Easter for me was getting to eat loads of chocolate eggs after being pressured into giving up sweets or whatever for ages, and having to go to boring mass at least twice too.

As an adult, Easter means stocking up on booze on the Thursday before Good Friday because in Ireland we can't drink on Good Friday, but everyone does anyway at house parties or just at home, because who gives a shit anymore. And I eat as much meat as possible on Good Friday pretending it's Jesus I'm eating, because you can't fool me with those wafers I used to get in church, "body of Christ" my arse

 
What Juan Mourep said.

I hope one day mankind totally demolishes religion, it's the cause (sadly for you good religious folks) of most of the wars and bitterness in the world.

That and oil !

As Juan said, the Christians demolished the pagan ceremonies and bastardised/stole it for their religion, so tough luck really!
 
The Fear - 24/3/2016 09:26

What Juan Mourep said.

I hope one day mankind totally demolishes religion, it's the cause (sadly for you good religious folks) of most of the wars and bitterness in the world.

That and oil !

As Juan said, the Christians demolished the pagan ceremonies and bastardised/stole it for their religion, so tough luck really!
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An interesting article here, that I found as a result of a FB discussion, showing that most terrorist acts and most wars are actually not religiously motivated.

http://www.vocativ.com/news/251821/muslims-terrorist-attacks

 
they are quite broad on what constitutes 'terrorist acts' hence the high number and thus the low % related to Muslims etc but they do tend to be the most 'effective'

'but nearly half of the people murdered in these attacks were killed by religiously-inspired terrorists'

 
Villan Of The North - 24/3/2016 11:03

An interesting article here, showing that most terrorist acts and most wars are actually not religiously motivated.
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Is it? Does it?

"Incidentally, the data help dispel another popular myth: religion is not the main cause of terror or war. Proof abounds"

So the data dispels the myth that "religion is not the main cause of terror and war"

I'm glad we've sorted that out

Along with most data, how you interpret it is the key, but the first thing you must do is verify that the study is a valid one, that correct methodology was used, that there is no bias, if a study saying pepsi was awesome was backed up by a valid study, but you then found out that the study was paid for by pepsi, you would have to question it's findings.

Wouldn't you?



 
I like the religious part of Easter. Its message is what I deem to be the true Christian one - be kind to those around us because the Son of God's sacrifice showed his love for us.
Being kind to others is not a theme unique to Christianity of course.
Whether or not it was nicked from the Druids (or whoever), so what? It's often a lovely time of the year; the dawning of spring and the hope of new beginnings.
As regards religion causing so many wars, to use the cliché, it's people who cause wars. As their reasons, some use religion, some use politics, some use atheism, some use racism - ad nauseam.
Unfortunately, we are a very troublesome species.
Picking up on Stephen Jay's comments on the whole business of booze, I recall being on a ferry from Dublin to Holyhead at 8am one Good Friday morning. It was packed to the gunnels with day-trippers drinking themselves into oblivion.
 
BringbakMON - 24/3/2016 12:14

they are quite broad on what constitutes 'terrorist acts' hence the high number and thus the low % related to Muslims etc but they do tend to be the most 'effective'

'but nearly half of the people murdered in these attacks were killed by religiously-inspired terrorists'
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Yes, I thought that significant too, not that many attacks but still a high rate of mortallity. Probably because many of their acts involve sacrificing themselves too, which allows them to get right into the most damaging place and timing for most impact.

 
Juan Mourep - 24/3/2016 12:47

Villan Of The North - 24/3/2016 11:03

An interesting article here, showing that most terrorist acts and most wars are actually not religiously motivated.
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Is it? Does it?

"Incidentally, the data help dispel another popular myth: religion is not the main cause of terror or war. Proof abounds"

So the data dispels the myth that "religion is not the main cause of terror and war"

I'm glad we've sorted that out
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Easy to misunderstand when you take it out of context, reread in context, "Incidentally, the data help dispel another popular myth: religion is not the main cause of terror or war. Proof abounds. Out of the 1,763 wars listed in the Encyclopedia of Wars, only 123 are classified as “religious in nature”"


 
BBJ - 24/3/2016 12:02

I like the religious part of Easter. Its message is what I deem to be the true Christian one - be kind to those around us because the Son of God's sacrifice showed his love for us.
Being kind to others is not a theme unique to Christianity of course.
Whether or not it was nicked from the Druids (or whoever), so what? It's often a lovely time of the year; the dawning of spring and the hope of new beginnings.
As regards religion causing so many wars, to use the cliché, it's people who cause wars. As their reasons, some use religion, some use politics, some use atheism, some use racism - ad nauseam.
Unfortunately, we are a very troublesome species//QUOTE


:1: :1: :1: Sums up what I wanted to say. A a Christian I will also confirm the original roots of Easter did come out of Paganism. Everything is taken from something has that is how the world works, I have found. Pass it on
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Villan Of The North - 24/3/2016 12:24

Out of the 1,763 wars listed in the Encyclopedia of Wars, only 123 are classified as “religious in nature”"
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By who? Under what method, criteria used?

I must agree with BBJ, although religion is cited as a reason, it is still man who uses it as an excuse for their actions.

My belief is that religion was a tool used to control the masses by those in power, this has not changed.


 
On souce quoted in the article is here, Europol.
https://www.europol.europa.eu/latest_publications/37

 
Click a few of the links in the article, you may not agree with the conclusions but it's quite well sourced.

 
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