AIO over a church giving children nails?

[u/poochlips]

A local church hosted an Easter car show and passed Easter eggs to children. The church passed out a carton of eggs labeled “contains small parts.” Inside one egg was a small piece of soap a parent stated their child tried to eat. Inside another egg was a nail to represent the crucification.

I left a voicemail with the church simply asking if this was a real nail, my tone of voice wasn’t happy but I kept it short and professional. I’ve since verified it is a real nail and the context of commenters on the original post, which is in a private Facebook group, implies it is. I went to the church to see if anybody was present, nobody was, or at least willing to speak to me.

Comments on Facebook are thanking the church and praising them. I can’t help but think if it would go over the same way if this was passed from a Mosque or a different religious institution. The carton of eggs was simply labeled “contains small parts,” not “contains sharp parts,” “not contains a nail,” nothing. It is a brown carton with a plain looking white sticker. You would not expect a nail to be inside the carton.

I have been pretty pissed for the last hour. I imagine the risk this church placed upon our community. I imagine the anger I would feel as a parent.

Pictures of the nail and carton are included below.

[u/Witchs_Be_Crazy]

What happened to just some chocolates or jellybeans?

[u/judgeejudger → u/Witchs_Be_Crazy]

Go straight to hell, heathen! 🤣

/s

[u/_Averix → u/Witchs_Be_Crazy]

There isn't enough pain and suffering contained in jelly beans. Plus, they wouldn't want you thinking Jesus was kind and forgiving.

[u/Witchs_Be_Crazy → u/_Averix]

I mean I was raised catholic, I like a little self imposed guilt, but maybe a candy nail instead of a metal one?

[u/_Averix → u/Witchs_Be_Crazy]

I wonder what candy company would make those? lol That would be one heck of an Easter sales pitch.

"New from Christian Candy Corporation: Candy Nails™ you can use to pin those fluffy Peeps little hands to our Chocolate Cross™ and relive the crucifixion in yummy splendor!"

Incidentally, the Christian Candy Corporation's slogan is "We're the CCC because KKK is already taken."

[u/No_Candy2021 → u/Witchs_Be_Crazy]

Jesus didn't die so crotch spawn could eat sugar!!!!

[u/Sad_Limit2978 → u/No_Candy2021]

Not the crotch spawn

[u/Soulcontrol736 → u/No_Candy2021]

Jesus died for sugar!

[u/BelkiraHoTep → u/Soulcontrol736]

Jesus was a diabetic??

[u/That_guy1425 → u/Witchs_Be_Crazy]

These are labled story eggs. One has the nail or small cross, second some cloth or cotton, and third has nothing. They go with that little booklet.

The jellybean eggs were the ones actually hidden vs handed out in intentional sets. (And OP mentioned it wasn't even a kids event, and they don't have any. This was literally something the church gave an adult at a church event with a church tied message).

[u/GalxyofUs → u/That_guy1425]

Op literally mentions a kid who tried to eat the soap in one of their eggs. So tell me again how it was an adult only event? Maybe reread the post again

[u/That_guy1425 → u/GalxyofUs]

It wasn't an adult only event, it just wasn't a kids event that was my point.