Cadbury store accused of erasing Easter by selling ‘gesture eggs’

The Telegraph ^ | 03 26 2024 | Blathnaid Corless

[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.”

SNIP

[yesthatjallen]

Wouldn't want to offend people during Ramadan (which is openly celebrated).

[Jane Long]

Cadbury is evil!

[frank ballenger]

gesture

🖕

[SaveFerris]

The spirit of antichrist IS real - very busy of late.

Trying to erase Christianity, block the Bible, remove, squash, hinder, obscure, minimize.

This is preparing the way for THE Antichrist.

A Godless world to accept him as "messiah".

Except Tribulation Saints, who will be martyred for rejecting him as "messiah" and refuse the Mark of the Beast in the middle of the 7 Years of 'Peace and Security'

Without the Mark of the Beast, they will neither be able to BUY nor SELL - Look at how our world is racing towards Digital Currency

When these things happen and they WILL happen - it will be the biggest life-changing event on planet Earth - Jesus said then shall be Great Tribulation such as never was

(Lurkers please click HERE OR on my screen name to see my FR homepage for more information - will open in a new window from HERE - God bless)

Retail will be forced into installing more secure systems - When the Mark of the Beast comes I expect this kind of shopping to be rather "normal" in society - or will spread very quickly.



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Revelation 14:9-12 King James Version (KJV)

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

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(now this part just talks about them (eventually reigning) during the Millennial Reign of Christ)

Revelation 20:4 King James Version (KJV)

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

[rfp1234]

No runs, no hits, one error, and one gesture.

[BobL]

Sounds like the Store Owner doesn’t want to go to jail by IMPOSING a religion on everyone who steps in his store.

Makes perfect sense to me (if I was an atheist nutcase, that is).

[frank ballenger]

Good Ann Coulter lines were how Muslim holy days are hard on us.

Our style: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter. Festive meals with laughing and happy family and friends together. Kids getting Easter eggs and candy or Christmas gifts. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💕🥚🥚🎄🍝🍝🍰🎅🤶💌💌📦📦

Muslim style: Red alerts at large American gathering places such as shopping malls or churches and synagogues. Bomb threats. Possible anthrax or fentanyl powder received by leaders. Extra security at airports and bus stations. 💣

[BipolarBob]

I’m trying to find the Biblical reference where not selling chocolate Easter eggs is a sign of the last days. Funny thing I can’t find Easter or Easter eggs in my version of the Bible.

[P.O.E.]

I can’t find Easter or Easter eggs in my version of the Bible

Because the Easter eggs are hidden, of course.

[Jamestown1630]

Calm down.

Cadbury has disowned this, saying that the stores advertising ‘gesture eggs’ are independent stores acting on their own.

(And is it going to change your Easter, anyway?)

[fidelis]

Funny thing I can’t find Easter or Easter eggs in my version of the Bible.

"Easter eggs" are not of course, because they are just a fairly recently made-up tradition for kids.

"Easter" is definitely in the Bible, as it is the day Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. The early Christians thereafter met on that day of the week weekly in commemoration of that day.

Of course the word "Easter" is not in the Bible--it is simply what the day is called in the English speaking world because it is from the Old English, "Oester," which means "April," which is the month it usually falls in. In most of the rest of the world it is called some variation of "Pascha" which means "passover."

[cherry]

As a young 4her we sold Easter candy in the shape of the cross.

[Jamestown1630]

Easter eggs are not a ‘fairly recently made-up tradition for kids’.

As a symbol of rebirth, they go way back to the early Christians, and even before.

[Liz]

CADBURY TOLL FREE PHONE
1800 468 1714

MAIL
Cadbury Consumer Advisory Service,
PO Box 1673,
Melbourne
VIC. 3001
AUSTRALIA

[Liz]

CADBURY TOLL FREE PHONE
1800 468 1714

MAIL
Cadbury Consumer Advisory Service,
PO Box 1673,
Melbourne
VIC. 3001
AUSTRALIA

[Liz]

CADBURY TOLL FREE PHONE
1800 468 1714

[Jane Long]

YOU clam down, girl.

[Jane Long]

Thx, Liz.

[SaveFerris]

LOL

It might be hard for you to see.....church attendance down, Obama sez “America is no longer a Christian nation”, push for LGBTQWERTY, etc.

If you can’t see how the world is making it even more difficult for Christianity, especially these last few years, well I probably can’t help you recognize it.

[SaveFerris]

Very true!