Monday, March 17, 2003

This comes from an article which apparently is an AOL exclusive. The article then goes on to invite discussion. Sorry I can't provide a link because, after all, it is an exclusive. The fact that we are even discussing something like this shows you how spoiled we are in this country. What else can I say. The idiocy speaks for itself. 7:46:28 PM

OK gang, tell me, does this offend you: Well apparently it offends some politically correct idiots in England according to the Daily Telegraph. Schools across Britain have been ordered by local authorities to abandon the ancient tradition of serving hot cross buns at Easter so as not to offend children of non-Christian faiths. According to the Telegraph: Officials in the London borough of Tower Hamlets decided to remove the buns from menus this year after criticism over its decision to serve pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. A spokesman for the Labour-run council claimed that there had been "a lot" of complaints but did not have a figure.   The spokesman added: "We are moving away from a religious theme for Easter and will not be doing hot cross buns. We can't risk a similar outcry over Easter like the kind we had on Pancake Day. We will probably be serving naan breads instead."   Despite this ruling, the council confirmed that it will continue to organise special menus to celebrate events as diverse as the Chinese New Year, Italian National Day and Russian Independence Day. Is this the end of Western Civilization as we know it? Well, if hot cross buns have been banned in your neighborhood and you have a hankering for some, you can get a recipe here. 12:21:36 AM