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**Agathon** · March 23, 2005, 18:04

Do people imagine that God has no sense of humour?

**MRT144** · March 23, 2005, 18:12

god is an omnipotent anti gay luddite!

**Traianvs** · March 23, 2005, 18:14

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
The drawing is offensive, but this should not be a criminal matter.

However, I wonder if the European Leftists who are so horrified over this censorship are as equally upset against censorship over Nazi symbols such as the swastika.

Censoring swastikas is weak. I can understand that in Germany it's still a delicate symbol. But for everyone else it would be absurd to censor a swastika. It's just a symbol found anywhere and everywhere in ancient cultures. I have just seen a few Roman tombstones and inscriptions in Newcastle with swastikas on it!

It's just a symbol, and if the people who give a certain meaning to that particular symbol are gone, then it's not offensive anymore. imo

**Imran Siddiqui** · March 23, 2005, 18:16

It's intentionally offensive to 3 bilions of people

That's a good thing, not bad.

**Thorn** · March 23, 2005, 18:53

I talk to God he approves of that painting. The rest of you can go to hell!

**Heresson** · March 23, 2005, 19:23

Originally posted by Adagio
It's not as if they are forced to view the pictures, so nothing wrong here...

One buying a paper or browsing the web do not expect such thing.
Also, nothing is bad when it's done at home. Place where You do things has no impact on their moral value.

He was drawing a picture, not throwing people in jail.

Imagine me showing a picture of some slimy, evil, deceitful Jew planning the doom of the mankind. It'd also be a picture, and it'd be forbidden

I think you are over-generalizing just a tad. Not all of Christians and Muslims would be offended by this. Just the ones who have no sense of humor and are overly sensitive.

Christians are used to being criticised in a rude manner, true. But it's not about ones that do not, it's about ones that do. Some wouldn't mind totalitarian regime, but it doesn't mean that we should establish it.

Humor is a good thing. This was done in jest. Somehow, I think Jesus would approve.

Good humor is a good thing. Mocking someone is not.
What's the cause of showing Jesus as an exhibitionist?
What's funny about making fun of someone's horrible death in pain?

plus, if your beliefs are true, aren't they strong enough to withstand a joke?

there's constructive and not constructive criticism.

**Imran Siddiqui** · March 23, 2005, 19:26

Imagine me showing a picture of some slimy, evil, deceitful Jew planning the doom of the mankind. It'd also be a picture, and it'd be forbidden

Not in the US.

**Thorn** · March 23, 2005, 19:26

Imagine me showing a picture of some slimy, evil, deceitful Jew planning the doom of the mankind. It'd also be a picture, and it'd be forbidden

I saw some of those on some Nazi posters.....

Good humor is a good thing. Mocking someone is not.

Jesus was sexually liberal, he had sex with guys and girls, God told me this, I'm not about to argue with him, maybe you'd like to.

**alva** · March 23, 2005, 19:27

Imagine me showing a picture of some slimy, evil, deceitful Jew planning the doom of the mankind. It'd also be a picture, and it'd be forbidden

You wouldn't hear anything from me. (not that I endorse blahblahblah...)

**DRoseDARs** · March 23, 2005, 20:15

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
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You're welcome.

I'm so glad I found that gif. I love using that in religious threads elsewhere where some nutter is getting out-of-hand.

**Traianvs** · March 23, 2005, 20:16

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Imagine me showing a picture of some slimy, evil, deceitful Jew planning the doom of the mankind. It'd also be a picture, and it'd be forbidden

Not in the US.

same thing here. I see that kind of cartoons everyday from various authors. But, the fact that they diss on everything and everyone, abusing the clichés makes it funny. I don't know any good cartoonists really focusing on just one or 2 groups of people. Either cartoons are political, or they try to be provocative, and apparently this cartoon of Jesus succeeded in that

**Traianvs** · March 23, 2005, 20:19

for the dutchies...

OMG lol

**Kuciwalker** · March 23, 2005, 20:23

Originally posted by The diplomat
Jail time is questionable. However, the cartoon is definitely blasphemous. And it is certainly going to be highly offensive to most Christians.

@ offending Christians.

**Atahualpa** · March 23, 2005, 20:27

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
The drawing is offensive, but this should not be a criminal matter.

However, I wonder if the European Leftists who are so horrified over this censorship are as equally upset against censorship over Nazi symbols such as the swastika.

ofc you had to invoke godwinson

**Agathon** · March 23, 2005, 20:29

Originally posted by The diplomat
Jail time is questionable. However, the cartoon is definitely blasphemous. And it is certainly going to be highly offensive to most Christians.

[Jonesey]They don't like it up 'em sir. They don't it up 'em.
[/Jonesey]

Can't be worse than this.

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