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Top Candy Makers Scrub 'Easter' From Packaging
CBN News ^ | 04/15/2017 | na

Posted on 04/15/2017 7:33:04 PM PDT by ForYourChildren

Grocery store aisles are lined with chocolate candy bunnies, jelly beans, and marshmallow Peeps, but one thing is missing--the word "Easter."

Hershey's, M&M's, Lindor, Russell Stover, Dove, Rolo, and Twix have all produced Easter themed candy without mentioning the word on the front of their candy, according to a press release from the Liberty Counsel.

"Just as companies were trying to profit from Christmas while ignoring the reason for the celebration, now companies are targeting the Christian aspects of Easter and removing them," Mat Staver, Founder, and Chairman of Liberty Counsel said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antichristian; antichristianbigotry; chocolate; culture; easter; eastercandy; indoctrination; purge
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To: ForYourChildren
Here's a vintage Paas Easter egg dye kit....

I wonder if the new kits even say Easter.

I searched "Easter candy" on Amazon....and none of the selections (I saw) say Easter.

21 posted on 04/15/2017 7:50:17 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: ForYourChildren

How did we ever arrive at chocolate bunnies and peeps for Easter?


22 posted on 04/15/2017 7:51:49 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: ForYourChildren

When I google, “retro easter candy packaging” and look at images, there are a lot of “Easter” in the packaging.

Remove the word “retro” in the search, and the word “Easter” is not there.


23 posted on 04/15/2017 7:51:52 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: napscoordinator

Good point. Whining about culture reveals that you are trying to lean on it.


24 posted on 04/15/2017 7:52:59 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: ForYourChildren

Peeps was (supposedly) founded by a Christian...and now their packaging has also removed Easter. I think they’ve sold, since original owner.


25 posted on 04/15/2017 7:53:35 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: ForYourChildren

There used to be "Easter Nerds" from 1990, but not any longer.



26 posted on 04/15/2017 7:55:05 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: Yaelle

Some folks refer to easter as Resurrection Sunday.

I like that term.


27 posted on 04/15/2017 7:58:56 PM PDT by cyclotic
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To: Jane Long

Big confectionery conglomerates.

Christians who want Christian themed candy can shop specialty or DIY frugal. In many cases boycott makes no sense because of the size of the necessary naughty lists. But here the purpose makes it self boycotting. Being ashamed of Easter will cost.


28 posted on 04/15/2017 7:59:36 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: ForYourChildren

Happy Spring Season everyone? That what it is turning into in our diversified PC society. It ain’t 1955 anymore Mrs Cleaver.


29 posted on 04/15/2017 8:00:06 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Again it disapeared? Damn cursor is in cahoots with the tag line.)
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To: cyclotic

Uneasy relationship. If a Christian confectioner were to put out explicit resurrection themed goods, would this be seen as glorifying mammon? Maybe DIY is the way to go?


30 posted on 04/15/2017 8:03:28 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: cyclotic

Celebrate the real meaning of Easter by eating chocolate bunnies?!


31 posted on 04/15/2017 8:04:05 PM PDT by netguide
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To: cyclotic

Me too.


32 posted on 04/15/2017 8:04:19 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Jane Long

I purchased one today. It says “America’s Favorite Easter Tradition” right on the front of the box.


33 posted on 04/15/2017 8:04:37 PM PDT by Tareli (Vote Trump 2016!)
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To: Timpanagos1

I celebrate Easter as a religious holiday and I love dyeing eggs and making Easter baskets with chocolate bunnies.

I think you can do both, although all of the name brand candy is HORRIBLE. Hershey, the malt eggs, m&m’s—the quality has gone down over the years, the sizes have shrunk and they’re very expensive. I don’t buy any if it.


34 posted on 04/15/2017 8:06:02 PM PDT by ZagFan
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To: Organic Panic

My kids did experiments on the old ones leftover from last year LOL.


35 posted on 04/15/2017 8:08:32 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: ForYourChildren

Easter = Resurrection Sunday.


36 posted on 04/15/2017 8:10:16 PM PDT by SkyDancer (The 3 most common expressions in aviation are, 'Why is it doing that?, 'Where are we?' and 'Oh Crap')
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To: netguide

Chocolate cake. It’s an inside joke.


37 posted on 04/15/2017 8:10:33 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

This company sells Easter candy, available at local Walgreens drug stores.

http://www.rmpalmer.com/easter/easter-candy/


38 posted on 04/15/2017 8:12:29 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: ForYourChildren

We just went thru our packages. Zachary chocolate marshmallow egg-carton eggs say “Easter bunny headquarters”. Peeps says “always in season” and shows icons for heart, chick, pumpkin, snowman. Brach’s hardcoat marshmallow eggs are “bunny basket eggs”. Spangler circus peanut eggs are “bunnies chicks & eggs”. Lindt says ‘gold bunnies’.

Zachary gets 2 points. Peeps get to skate because, well, they’re peeps! The rest - need a chat.


39 posted on 04/15/2017 8:15:11 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Same company sells milk chocolate crosses.

http://www.rmpalmer.com/easter/easter-candy/#prod-solid


40 posted on 04/15/2017 8:15:34 PM PDT by thecodont
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