Well, for one thing it was not a picture of Jesus, just an artist rendition depicting what he, the artist, thought it may have looked like. Since we have not seen it, it is possible it could have been graphicly repulsive in some aspects. A man hanging on the cross by nails and with a crown of thorns and a spear hole in his side showing lots of blood could be offensive to some.
I have a friend who worked for them. Good reviews for years, no complaints, and a record of advancement.
Fired on his birthday for the crime of turning forty.
Nice place.
The cross, and what it represents, is a most henious thing and an egregious affront to anybody's sensibilities. No accurate portrayal of Christ's "passion" can be made into film, in that if such was truely historically accurate, then XXX wouldn't be sufficient rating, and it would be classified in the same genre of any arbitrary "snuff flick".
I also protest on issues pertainent to that of "graven images" as prohibited by the Word of God. You may argue that its nothing to get all worked up about, and that those images only "remind" you of Him. We'll see how far you get when your wife discovers pictures of some porn star in your wallet that you claim remind you of your wife (or some such picture that your wife may have). It doesn't matter whatsoever how close the resemblence may be, its not the same thing. Nobody knows what Christ looked like, nobody really knows what His agoony was, and anything else falls short of that and is not merely disrespectfull, its an outright slap in the face of our Redeemer; just as one claiming those pictures remind them of their spouse. It wold be a personal affront, and Scripture is quite clear: I am the Lord thy God, and I am a jealous God; Thou shalt have no other God's before me.
Finally, employees are not paid to worship their God in the workplace. I would have a chat with anybody that displayed any other picture than a loaf of bread and glass of wine, or a simple cross icon. A picture of Mecca wouldn't offend me either. However, a feces encrusted cross standing in a urinal while somebody is doing their business there would be. What's wrong with hanging a Native American dream catcher? IMHO, nothing.
I don't care if you have a Budda, or a Shiva, or even a goat's head inside an inverted pentagram. None of those actually are offensive, but do invoke pity in me for those that hold those items (or what they represent) in reverence.
Scripture tells us that we are to be wise as serpents but harmless as doves. As soon as I state that I'm a Christian, I'm on a lot of people's bad side. If I ever state that I'm a F'g Christian, I alienated pretty much everybody, except for those who revel in my hyposrisy. In any case, my credibility is shot to hell. Everything and anything we do or say must be guaged against what witness such brings to bear against the Truth. The truth of the matter is that for an overwhelming great majority the proof in the pudding is that the only "Bible" many people will ever see is what is evidenced in the prophesing Christian's life, and not some stinkin' picture hanging in one's cubical at one's place of employment (sort of like an in your face sort of thing).
Probably the most offensive thing is one Christian observing another person professing Christianity debauching themselves. Isn't it wonderful to run into people who stick their fingers out accusingly and cry, "You, you, you, sinner, you. You must reform, lest you burn in hell. Such wonderfull people to be around, know what I'm saying?