New Posts For Thread: The quiet Dumbing down of Easterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easterAs someone mentioned no Biblical Hollywood epics shown on tv over Easter, now the word Easter dropped from the packaging on Easter Eggs too. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/12200926/Easter-quietly-dropped-from-Easter-eggs.htmlI didn't realise it was such an old tradition:This custom of the Easter egg can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Russia and Siberia through the Orthodox Churches, and later into through Europe through the Cahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548233825#548233825I didn't realise it was such an old tradition:This custom of the Easter egg can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Russia and Siberia through the Orthodox Churches, and later into through Europe through the CaTue, 29 Mar 2016 13:36:34 -0500saw a panel show discussing this issue over the weekend and the panel included a muslim who literally couldn't believe that companies would do this. "After all, who's offended by muslims and sikhs celebrating ede, diwali etc." he said. no one, its dahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548233763#548233763saw a panel show discussing this issue over the weekend and the panel included a muslim who literally couldn't believe that companies would do this. "After all, who's offended by muslims and sikhs celebrating ede, diwali etc." he said. no one, its daTue, 29 Mar 2016 13:30:00 -0500on your hands and kneeshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548233533#548233533on your hands and kneesTue, 29 Mar 2016 13:05:19 -0500You just look around you when you are your hands and knees facing east and see the rest of the aplogists and you will wonder what you have allowed to happen.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548233531#548233531You just look around you when you are your hands and knees facing east and see the rest of the aplogists and you will wonder what you have allowed to happen.Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:04:59 -0500I've never seen the connection between chocolate and religion. Maybe a chocolate crucifix would help fill the gap. I've heard numerous explanations for this - all total rubbish. eg. the egg signifies the new life brought about by the resurrection (),https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548233501#548233501I've never seen the connection between chocolate and religion. Maybe a chocolate crucifix would help fill the gap. I've heard numerous explanations for this - all total rubbish. eg. the egg signifies the new life brought about by the resurrection (),Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:00:26 -0500Facts hasn't posted on this thread so why the abuse? I didn't mean it as abuse.Facts has plenty of form as a hater of the UK, and as he is a long standing member of my fan club I thought I might as well include him.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548232191#548232191Facts hasn't posted on this thread so why the abuse? I didn't mean it as abuse.Facts has plenty of form as a hater of the UK, and as he is a long standing member of my fan club I thought I might as well include him.Tue, 29 Mar 2016 10:06:19 -0500I see no abuse.. having said that facts and the other apologist deserves all criticism that comes there way.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548231705#548231705I see no abuse.. having said that facts and the other apologist deserves all criticism that comes there way.Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:03:34 -0500Facts hasn't posted on this thread so why the abuse?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548231621#548231621Facts hasn't posted on this thread so why the abuse?Tue, 29 Mar 2016 08:50:00 -0500^^Go home Facts and Mikael D'Haguenet .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548231323#548231323^^Go home Facts and Mikael D'Haguenet .Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:46:15 -0500The Easter Egg people want to sell chocolate eggs to non-ChristiansYes but why should non-Christians find Easter offensive? Who are these people who hate Christians so much?They obviously hate everything about us if that is the case, because our wholhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30672307/the-quiet-dumbing-down-of-easter?post_id=548231317#548231317The Easter Egg people want to sell chocolate eggs to non-ChristiansYes but why should non-Christians find Easter offensive? Who are these people who hate Christians so much?They obviously hate everything about us if that is the case, because our wholTue, 29 Mar 2016 07:45:20 -0500