Because most of the TV execs back then were Jews. What they meant was you couldn't read from the New Testament back then without offending the Jews.
That’s what I figured, OrangeHoof.
Linus’ recitation of Luke and Gueraldi’s sound track are (IMHO) the only 2 redeeming qualities of this borderline psychotic animation.
Snoopy might be the only other sane character, besides pigpen.
To expand a little on what you say, most of those who had a problem with it are and were secular, liberal Jews.
Most Orthodox Jews would have no problem with it, nor would any of the world’s 400,000 or so Christian Jews. My guess is that the majority of Messianic Jews are Americans, but I don’t know that.