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Jesus Cartoon: A Headline You Will Not Be Seeing In Today's News
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by TheBigRuski | August 23, 2007 at 08:56 am
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Thousands of Christians Riot, Protest Cartoon of Jesus Smoking Cigarette
SARCASM ALERT: Make-up headline shows contrasting belief systems. The "cartoon" is actually an altered "Sacred Heart of Jesus" image.
Today’s story about an irreverent depiction of Jesus in a newspaper makes me wonder…if a tree branch snaps in the woods and no one heard it, did it really make a noise?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A newspaper catering to Malaysia’s ethnic Indians published a front-page apology Thursday for printing an image of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi criticized the action as hurtful and an insult to Christians, and called on people not to play with religion, the national news agency Bernama reported.
Thanks for the apology, but was it really needed?
“If the Christians get to know about it, it will create problems,” Abdullah was quoted as saying. “I remind them again to stop doing this.”
Get to know about this? It will be a miracle if more than three websites carry this story.
Will we hear an uproar the likes of which we have not seen since a Danish newspaper published irreverent Muslim editorial cartoons, one of them showing Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban?
The cartoons sparked worldwide protests, rioting, and deaths fueled by revengeful Islamic crowds.
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at 19:36 on August 23rd, 2007
TheBigRuski, good piece, You know they say "God invented Irish Whisky to keep the Irish from Ruling the World"! Now you do not see Irish Catholics up in arms over that slanderous Truth!
There are a lot of other things God invented to keep us from ruling the world as well, Guiness for one, and a few other things I can't remember at the moment. Other religious groups have to get a sense of humour for gods sake. If their god doesn't have a sense of humour, them perhaps they should worship some other imaginary friend instead.
In ending, I guess Muslims took exception when they saw Jesus holding a chalice of wine during supper with his 12 good friends, and figured while Jesus was at it he may as well enjoy a good after dinner smoke, I do and no one ever called me god, well the cat thinks I am, only because I have opposable thumbs and can use a can opener for her dinner.
at 07:46 on August 24th, 2007
B.A., Thank you....but ah, sober up! :)
at 06:37 on September 1st, 2007
Duly noted, I promise to be sober for the labout day weekend. haha
at 23:47 on August 23rd, 2007
TheBigRuski, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 19:58 on August 24th, 2007
Thank you, SP!
at 17:11 on January 16th, 2009
I know that Christian don't care much about their religion dignity and don't have a spirit to show the correct path amongst the society. That's why there won't be any riot for Jesus cartoon or their founding father revising the bible.