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<DIV>I found this on a magazine web site -- it is a little old, probably 2002,
but still good reading. I might add that I often make hot cross buns myself, if
I have enough chopped candied fruit left over from Christmas, and I think they
taste wonderful.</DIV>
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<DIV>Siarlys</DIV>
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<DIV>Hot cross buns are a traditional Easter-time treat in England,
traditionally served on Good Friday. They are slightly sweet, emblazoned with a
cross and best served hot with a little butter. Unfortunately, that pesky cross
is worrying some local authorities over in the UK. The <I>Sunday Telegraph
</I>is reporting that schools in a number of regions have been ordered not to
serve the buns this Easter lest they “offend” children of a non-Christian faith.
It’s yet another reminder that 'diversity' means nothing of the sort. </DIV>
<P>To its credit, the Muslim Council of Britain has called the decision “very,
very bizarre”. One of its spokesmen is quoted by the <I>Telegraph</I> as
follows: </P>
<P>"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…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…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><SPAN
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