A bakery has been blasted for naming a sandwich 'Cheesus Christ', with one angry customer threatening to take legal action over it.
The Bridge Bakehouse learned it may have caused offence after receiving a letter claiming there was "clearly a case to answer" for "discrimination against Christians ".
While the letter falsely claimed to come from the religious advocacy group Christian Concern, it appears the pun has left someone seething.
The letter read: "Although our clients would prefer to settle this matter outside of the court, there is clearly a case to answer here.
"Our clients do not wish to take this further, but feel they will need to in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and saviour if action is not taken."
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Its anonymous writer also demanded the Derbyshire-based bakery make a public apology, remove the sandwich from the menu and make a £300 donation to a local church.
While nobody has admitted to sending the letter, it has been confirmed it did not come from the local church or Christian Concern.
The Bridge Bakehouse believes the letter is from a "disgruntled member of the local community".
And whoever it is that is upset has gone to further lengths, with someone vandalising the bakery's menu.
Taking to Facebook after their menu was defaced on June 10, The Bridge Bakehouse wrote: "To whoever has tried to cover up the ‘Cheesus Christ’ sandwich on our outdoor menu board with white paint, can you please not?
“We really can’t be bothered contacting the council to check the CCTV.
“And if it wasn’t done in the dead of night by someone dressed like The Mask of Zorro we are going to be highly disappointed.”
While the culprit struck for the first time recently, the bakery has offered the sandwich since as far back as last September.
Served cold, it contains caramelised onion chutney, mature cheddar and mozzarella, and costs £4.
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