So, I was making my daughter some eggs this morning

[snooper2]

And jesus wrote something inside my egg carton...If this keeps up I might become a believer :P I have been buying these eggs forever and just never noticed the inside flap.


Had to do a google search and found a running thread at friendlyatheist.com

Aldi’s Christian Eggs
Posted by Hemant Mehta in General on July 27th, 2010 | 91 Comments
http://friendlyatheist.com/2010/07/27/aldis-christian-eggs/

It happens at In-N-Out Burger, Alaska Airlines, and Forever 21 — Christians verses popping out at you when you least expect it. No, it’s not a big deal, but it’s a little off-putting when you find out your sandwich and sweater are made of Jesus.

Now, it’s happening in Aldi stores

[poverlay]

1. Which came first? The Jesus or the egg? Creepy....n/t

[HockeyMom]

2. Publix in Naples, Florida

The ticket dispenser at the Deli section sits atop a selection of Christian books. You cannot take your number without seeing all these books.

Numbers for Jesus?

[panader0]

3. Scrambled or fried?

At least they aren't going door to door with little pamphets.

[baldguy]

4. Wow. A little peice of the Bible in your egg carton.

And what are you going to do with it when you're done with the eggs? You wouldn't throw the Bible into the trash, would you?

[Angry Dragon]

7. Donate it to your church and take a $5000 donation

[snooper2]

8. Well, techincally it's not trash... goes in the recycle bin

so It will be somebody's grocery back or something someday :)

[Brickbat]

5. Actually, I find it a big deal.

I find it really tiresome to find these things all over the place.

[Iggo]

11. It's a deal. I'm not sure how big, but it's a deal.

At work I get emails from dozens of companies every day with lists of the jobs they are bidding and for which they want us to provide quotes for materials and equipment.

The ones who sign their emails "In Christ" or "Have A Blessed Day" I get to last.

It's our little war of passive aggression...lol.

[NV Whino]

12. I do the same thing with Freecycle

I see people wanting whatever, and if they sign the e-mail with anything remotely hinting of religion, they don't get it from me.

[Arugula Latte]

29. Yep. If I see a Jesus fish, that's a big "never give 'em business" tip-off for me.

Keep your religion to yourself.

[Raine]

61. To me it's a tip off to a rip off

people hiding behind "trust me, I'm a Christian" are more likely to take you for whatever then can. I would keep my hands in my pockets so they don't pick em clean.

[Name removed]

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[Dappleganger]

24. "Have a blessed day"

is a phrase used very commonly by African Americans here in north FL. I'm not sure it necessarily means the person is really all that ultra-religious.

[slackmaster]

56. Some white hippies said that to me a couple of weeks ago

I didn't have a blessed day.

[Wait Wut]

49. Me too.

I find that those are usually the rudest clients with the least patience. If they irritate me or give me the, "But...you don't LOOK busy" I attach a 5% FYA (F You Ahole) charge.

But, I do have a disclaimer. My very favorite client is the Director for Catholic Services. She's patient, way smart and has an awesome sense of humor. She even came out to hear my husband play once (and DRANK with me!). She gets a discount.

[ensho]

17. I agree - it is a big deal to let the religiously insane take over

everything. like how they have taken over our Air Force

and Congress

we are being ruled by the insane

[jillan]

6. My MIL used to read the bible every morning. If she were alive today, she would've

bought those eggs.


Talk about propaganda. The eggs, not my MIL ;)

[Epiphany4z]

9. can you imagin

the shit fit folks would have if it was an Atheist quote....oh dear...lol

[Javaman]

10. Why did jesus cross the road? nt

[snooper2]

13. Because he was nailed to the chicken

:hide:

[tammywammy]

20. Oh....that was bad

:rofl:

[Javaman]

26. ...

:spray: :rofl:

You own me a new monitor! LOLOLOL

[MountainLaurel]

47. Wonder if the egg will come back to life

Come Easter morning?

[Javaman]

60. More like EGG-maculate conception.nt

[BR_Parkway]

27. Wait, I thought he rode the cross...

[FormerDittoHead]

28. To distance himself from the Fundies? n/t

[Iggo]

33. He saw Falwell coming. (n/t)

[Rebubula]

15. If you look hard enough...

...you can always find things that will annoy or offend you.



Easier just to ignore most things. Obviously, some things cannot be ignored but writings on an egg carton or In&Out packaging is ignorable.

[Baclava]

16. Liquid chicken embryos! Yum

I like mine with a nice bacon sammitch

[NightWatcher]

18. Curious about market/evangelical research. How many sinners have been saved because of their eggs

[JitterbugPerfume]

19. they just do it to egg us on!

:shrug:


I buy eggs from a farmer

[lynne]

21. Not a big deal. Just shop elsewhere or buy different eggs -

- if you are offended by the message. Personally, I don't much care what's written on the carton. I'm more concerned about the quality of the eggs.

[aikoaiko]

22. As an athiest, I don't care what business put on their wrappers or cartons.

[RebelOne]

35. Atheist here, too.

If the price is right, I could care less what message is on the box or wrappers.

[truebrit71]

23. Can you imagine the shit-storm if it was from the Koran?

Why don't these cloud-being believers leave the rest of us alone...or better yet, follow the teachings of their holy book...

[Pacifist Patriot]

46. That was my first thought.

[AsahinaKimi]

25. I have gotten use to eating Egg Beaters...

And no hidden messages!

[FormerDittoHead]

30. Oh great. First the War On Christmas now, "The War on Eggs".

I suppose there will be parents filing law suits for those grade schoolers who bring such boxes in for craft day.

[cordelia]

31. People read egg cartons?

That's about as sad as people reading their money to make sure "In God We Trust" is there.

[slackmaster]

38. I'm glad I'm not the only one who had that reaction

:hi:

[snooper2]

40. Some great authors had their first works in egg cartons

:rofl:

[Snoutport]

32. I believe church and eggs should be separate.

I was really surprised by your egg carton!

[Duer 157099]

34. Ahah! Proof that Jesus is the Easter Bunny!

I knew it.

[gkhouston]

36. So if there's a cracked egg in the carton, should we assume one of the eggs was joyful?

If you find it necessary to plaster your "message" on every available surface, aren't you admitting that what you have to say wouldn't be very memorable if you didn't inundate people with it? :shrug:

[closeupready]

37. Why is it necessarily "not a big deal"?

I think it is, and would avoid purchasing from that egg provider in the future, if it were me.

[kctim]

39. Big deal

Praise Jesus or please recycle, same thing.

[deaniac21]

41. Freedom of speech is a bitch.

[GusBob]

42. if the chickens knew what was coming

they woulda never left the egg

[LWolf]

43. The day my eggs come with scripture

is the day when I call the tabloids for one of those special stories about religious images appearing on pbj sandwiches, toilet seats, AND....chicken butts.



As for the cartons, can you buy from someone who's cartons are free of invading bible verses?

[Sabriel]

44. If you leave one egg in the carton, does it multiply into a whole dozen?

That would be a miracle, given today's food prices.

[1776Forever]

45. I only buy Egglands Best! They are the BEST and might cost a few pennies more but worth it! n/t

[WildEyedLiberal]

48. So buy a different brand.

There have been a spate of threads recently bitching about religious people daring to say or do something religious in public where an atheist might be offended by it - HORRORS - and it's getting really tiresome. You're perfectly entitled not to like it, but there's a very simple solution - don't buy it. You're also perfectly entitled to whine about it on DU. But I think the endlessly breathless outrage about the NERVE of other people to have BELIEFS that are DIFFERENT FROM YOURS!!!! is stupid and reflects very poorly on progressive values.

[ret5hd]

50. You might consider saving some of your vitriol for xtians wailing about persecution.

[snooper2]

55. I could really care less, I just thought it was pretty fucking funny..

Like, who ever came up with that idea?

In 1000 years kids will be reading about ancient people and be like, they actually BELIEVED that shit? Six year olds will be laughing their asses off. Then the teacher will say, well, not EVERYONE believed, but the vast majority did. Maybe one of these egg cartons will be an artifact for that discussion :rofl:

[WildEyedLiberal]

63. Yes, I apologize for singling you out

The replies your thread has gathered are just ridiculous, though. I mean, of all the things to be outraged about? A Bible quote on a carton of eggs?

Is the carton styrofoam? Maybe it WILL survive for 1000 years...

[closeupready]

59. When the vast majority of said creed's adherents claim gay people are going to hell,

I'll thank you very much to take back your last sentence, as I think it reflects very well on a progressive board to reject that homophobic creed when it's figuratively force-fed into your face, as here.

[WildEyedLiberal]

64. Do you vociferously reject Islam as well and demand not to have Koran quotes "shoved in your face"?

Would you be outraged if you were forced to witness someone being Muslim in front of you? Because I can promise you there are as many, if not more, homophobic Muslims than Christians.

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. hee!

[Codeine]

52. I hate eggs almost as much as I hate the Jesus myth.

They were both crapped out of someone's ass, and neither of them is healthy to swallow.

[IcyPeas]

53. look, jesus IS in your eggs:

yum yum, eat 'em up.

[slackmaster]

57. Let's just call them the "phenomena"

WADR I think you have your phenomena scrambled.

[cags]

54. I have no problem with a private business doing this, they have every right. But...

I never want to see it on anything paid for with tax payer dollars.

Not in my schools, in my courts, or in or on anything coming out of the government.

But I have absolutely no problem with a private business screaming it, writing it, or shouting it from their rooftops.

Its the reason I love this country. Just because I don't believe in it doesn't mean it has to offend me if I see it.

[lunatica]

58. Those eggs look just like my atheist ones

[nc4bo]

62. Do you live in the south? I found a verse in my pastry (as in chicken & pastry) box...

It's one of the Psalms, can't recall atm which one.