Fidei Defensor Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 [url="http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/feb/06020705.html"]http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/feb/06020705.html[/url] IPSWICH, February 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The UK’s mania for political correctness has struck again where a school has banned hot cross buns, a traditional sweet pastry associated with Good Friday. A representative of Oaks Primary School in Ipswich, said the buns, which include two strips of decorative icing intersecting in the middle, might offend Jehovah’s Witnesses who attend the school. Hot cross buns, a spicy currant or raisin studded yeast bun, topped with a "Cross" of lemon-flavored icing, have been a feature of English culture since the Middle Ages. The Suffolk Evening Star reported that the head teacher of the school, Tina Jackson, asked the supplier to provide the buns without the crosses. “Obviously, the hot cross bun is a celebration of Easter but it is not Easter yet,” she told the paper. Jackson did not say whether she would expel students who chanted the traditional English nursery rhyme, “One a penny; two a penny; hot cross buns.” The local pastor of the Jehovah’s Witness congregation applauded the school’s decision. “I can understand why the school has done this and I support the decision. Hot cross buns are a pagan symbol of fertility no different to bunnies, eggs and Easter. The Bible states we should not worship things of a pagan origin.” No information was available about what sort of services the school had been planning to allow students to worship the buns or whether they had been cancelled. Moreover, the school did not say whether the buns would be inspected by the local Muslim or Catholic authorities for possible accidental appearances of religious figures in the patterns formed by the currants in the buns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fidei Defensor Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 [quote name='zabbazooey' date='Feb 8 2006, 08:11 PM'] [right][snapback]881071[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 What a bunch of crazies. The school district, claiming that the buns might offend JW's, got rid of them...and the JW's are glad because they've successfully offended Christians... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOliverOrder88 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Lamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamweaver Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Whats keeping a kid from bringing a tube of frosting to make a cross on their bun? The frosting is half the deliciousness of a hot cross bun. I got a chuckle out of the quote, "The Bible states we should not worship things of a pagan origin.” Since when were hot cross buns objects of worship? Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benedictaj Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I looove hot cross buns..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 [quote name='Dreamweaver' date='Feb 8 2006, 08:39 PM']Whats keeping a kid from bringing a tube of frosting to make a cross on their bun? The frosting is half the deliciousness of a hot cross bun. I got a chuckle out of the quote, "The Bible states we should not worship things of a pagan origin.” Since when were hot cross buns objects of worship? Hahaha [right][snapback]881094[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Since when do we worship anything other than God? Are they hiding something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgitta Noel Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 This (almost) sounds like a spoof.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgitta Noel Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Ah haaaaaaa....It may very well be a spoof rearing its head again....the original came from an article in 2003 that was a result of erroneous reporting...[url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2944005.stm"]CLICK[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyWithAFoil Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 that song they refered to.. .that was the first song i learned on the Violin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 [quote name='fidei defensor' date='Feb 8 2006, 06:52 PM'][url="http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/feb/06020705.html"]http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/feb/06020705.html[/url] . A representative of Oaks Primary School in Ipswich, said the buns, which include two strips of decorative icing intersecting in the middle, might offend Jehovah’s Witnesses who attend the school.[right][snapback]881051[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I wonder if they hold blood drives at the school????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiyoung Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 [quote name='fidei defensor' date='Feb 8 2006, 06:52 PM']Moreover, the school did not say whether the buns would be inspected by the local Muslim or Catholic authorities for possible accidental appearances of religious figures in the patterns formed by the currants in the buns. [right][snapback]881051[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photosynthesis Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 but I like offeding Jehovah's Witnesses!' They knock on my door all the time, maybe next time they do I will offer them a hot cross bun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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