DUBAI: British Prime Minister Theresa May has slammed the UK's National Trust for dropping the word 鈥淓aster鈥� from its annual egg hunt.
The controversy began Monday when the Church of England accused the organization of 鈥渁irbrushing out faith鈥� and May made her comment from 黑料社区, where she is on a diplomatic trip, in light of the uproar.
鈥淚鈥檓 not just a vicar鈥檚 daughter, I鈥檓 a member of the National Trust as well,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 think the stance they have taken is absolutely ridiculous. I don鈥檛 know what they are thinking about, frankly.鈥�
The event is sponsored by the foodstuff company Cadbury, which said in a statement that it wanted to appeal to non-Christians: 鈥淲e invite people from all faiths and none to enjoy our seasonal treats.鈥� The event website promises a 鈥渇un-filled Easter for everyone鈥� and promotes other activities based on the holiday.
A spokesman for the Church of England said: 鈥淭his marketing campaign . . . highlights the folly in airbrushing faith from Easter.鈥�

Meanwhile, many social media users slammed the move as the event is typically seen as having strong ties to the religious occasion of Easter.