Quote Originally Posted by Zak View Post
How come you aren't mentioned in the article if you were involved? Just curious.
I think he wasn't mentioned because he's only involved as being part of the newspaper's staff team and not as part of the idea?

But about this, this only seems like just another example of the things that can happen because of the First Amendment being a little too "vague" or "in-depth," depending on how you would see it, rather than as an attack. Many honest-to-God (no pun intended) deeply religious Christians I know are open to hearing jokes involving Jesus as long as it's not, say, a really bad representation as in making him seem like a racist war-monger. It's nothing serious, but as Mystic_clown said, you have the right to not view it if you understand that it could prove to be offensive; that's supported by the Ninth and Tenths Amendments - citizens having all rights not stated by the Constitution and/or local and state levels.

Really, I don't understand why people should be upset by something so simple. Or anything for that matter. Majority of jokes aren't considered controversial until somebody in that direction of play feels seriously offended in a case where they shouldn't. There's not even a need for backfire as some people feel, so reversing the situation in full isn't at all necessary, although subtle reference paying hommage to what caused the feelings of being offended can fit the situation fairly well and be a success.

And as a joke, I'm in agreement with MToolen that it supports the time period in which Jesus was living. Sandals were worn, and alcoholic beverages were a common celebratory thing in time being - the Romans had wine, and the Egyptians and Mesopotamians had beer made from barley. It's just a little parody, not exactly an Anti-Christian one, and nothing's wrong with that; if there was, a certain wonderful Broadway production from the '70s wouldn't have as many fans as it does.

Also, so Ryan knows, there are political cartoons out there that give Buddhism and Islam the same treatment as Christianity; the best ideas have just been done already.