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Cartoons depict Jesus, cause stir at Radford University
Roanoke Times ^
| 2/25/2006
| Greg Esposito
Posted on 02/25/2006 11:03:01 AM PST by High Cotton
He's made his points with images of a cartoon Jesus being stabbed by Santa Claus, playing poker with other religious figures (including Muhammad), punching a heckler who referred to him as a "glorified Easter bunny" and wondering if he has the requisite male body part during a sexual encounter with a woman.
Those depictions have sparked anger among many students, both Christians and non-Christians, and concern among administrators.
In a statement Friday, Vice President for Student Affairs Norleen Pomerantz said a meeting between student affairs and student media about how to balance First Amendment rights while maintaining good taste will be held sometime next week.
The magazine is affiliated with the university and funded through student fees. But the university exercises no editorial control over it.
(Excerpt) Read more at roanoke.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: blasphemy; cartoon; debate; freepress; highereducation; jesus; radford; radfordu; religion; virginia
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To: High Cotton
Its the 21st Century St. Vitus dance...
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:05:09 AM PST
by
Cornpone
(Who Dares Wins -- Defame Islam Today -- Tell the Truth About Mohammed)
To: High Cotton; sure_fine
Uh oh, here come the rioting and murdering Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Espicopalians, Amish etc! Run for your lives!
To: High Cotton
WHAT?!!?
Stand by
I got an explosive vest around here somewhere...
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:05:49 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
Don't go that way! You're heading straight for the Mennonites!
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:07:43 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("I'd rather hunt with Cheney than drive with Kennedy." --fanfan)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
maybe they will have a protest pot luck meal
To: High Cotton
I'm so upset that I could burn a mosque or two. LOL
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:10:06 AM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
Whose embassy will they burn down?
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:11:03 AM PST
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: Mount Athos
and take up a love offering...
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:12:07 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(http://www.cafepress.com/liberaliTEES)
To: Publius6961
If anybody says I'm not a peaceful, loving Christian, I'll beat him to a pulp, gouge his eyes out, and burn his house down.
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:16:49 AM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(A Liberal: One who demands half of your pie, because he didn't bake one.)
To: High Cotton
Guess they haven't seen the old episodes of South Park
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:17:16 AM PST
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Slings and Arrows
OMG, the dreaded Mennonites! They're PO'd, TOO? The sky is falling...
To: High Cotton
Obviously, the only appropriate thing to do is to put on a dirty nightgown, dance the oogieboogie, chant "We love God and Jesus is his prophet" and burn down the university.
To: Mount Athos
Or a pancake breakfast, or a spaghetti dinner?
To: High Cotton
Crapp like these cartoons are very poor taste, of course. However, I don't see anything in the Constitution outlawing poor taste. My opinion is when someone does something this outrageous, they are begging for attention--maybe their 15 minutes of fame.
If everyone would just ignore this nonsense, it would soon stop. I sure hope the press doesn't make a big deal out of it.
Done is done--ignore it.
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:18:42 AM PST
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
Anyone up for some beheadings too?
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:19:06 AM PST
by
mhx
To: CzarNicky
Any building is fair game for those murderous Christians, darn it! They're such animals when they're offended.
To: High Cotton
Just for that...I'm gonna burn the Danish embassy.
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:20:04 AM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
OMG, the dreaded Mennonites! They're PO'd, TOO? The sky is falling... Oh, yeah. You'll go to sleep one night, and come the morning you'll find someone raised a barn on your front lawn.
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:20:15 AM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("I'd rather hunt with Cheney than drive with Kennedy." --fanfan)
To: ncountylee
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posted on
02/25/2006 11:23:56 AM PST
by
yoe
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