Humanists UK warned people against yielding to “eggsaggeration” among Christian groups it says have been behind a “long line of attempts…to accuse others of sabotaging the ‘true Easter message'”.
Director of Public Affairs and Policy, Richy Thompson said: “While Christians celebrate Easter for different reasons, for the vast majority of us Easter is just a fun celebration where we enjoy extra days off work and school, spend time with our families, and eat more chocolate than usual.
“If a company wants to promote a Christian message on its Easter eggs then that’s fine, but this reality is not justification for a false ‘Christian persecution’ narrative and really does harm to appreciating the much more serious persecution many people face around the globe.”
For the vast majority of us, Easter is just a fun celebration where we enjoy extra days off work and school, spend time with our families, and eat more chocolate than usual. https://t.co/bpF9a7oTiq
— Humanists UK (@Humanists_UK) April 3, 2019
The group, which campaigns for a secular UK state, previously accused Christian campaigners of creating a “storm in an eggcup” when Cadbury was accused of dropping the word ‘Easter’ from its annual National Trust egg hunt in 2017.
Richy Thompson added: “The farce which targeted Cadbury and the National Trust in 2017 was an…
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