Various school councils in Britain are banning the traditional Hot Cross Buns from the cafeteria menu at Easter time.<\/p>\n
Some councils are refusing to hand out the traditional treats because they fear that the symbol of the cross will spark complaints from Jewish, Hindu and Muslim pupils or their families.
\nOfficials 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.
\nThe 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.”<\/p>\n
Instead, there’s a popular outcry among folks who enjoy the tradition, religious or not. And some of the potential offendees think it’s awfully silly.<\/p>\n
The Muslim Council of Britain called the decision “very, very bizarre”. A spokesman said: “This is absolutely amazing. At the moment, British Muslims are very concerned about the upcoming war with Iraq and are hardly going to be taken aback by a hot cross bun.
\n“Unfortunately actions like this can only create a backlash and it is not very thoughtful. I wish they would leave us alone. We are quite capable of articulating our own concerns and if we find something offensive, we will say so. We do not need to rely on other people to do it for us.
\n“British Muslims have been quite happily eating and digesting hot cross buns for many years and I don’t think they are suddenly going to be offended.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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