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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: basil

Ignore what?


21 posted on 02/25/2006 11:24:08 AM PST by donbosco74 (WWIII isn't here...yet...)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Noooooooooooooooooooooo, not the dreaded barn! That just attracts Angry Amish wanting to make modifications with their deadly saws and hammers.

Murderous Mennonites and Angry Amish; I'm moving to a safer secular neighborhood.


22 posted on 02/25/2006 11:25:08 AM PST by butternut_squash_bisque (Borders, Language, Culture™)
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To: Drango

Please, let me get all those wonderful pastries out of there, first?


23 posted on 02/25/2006 11:27:10 AM PST by butternut_squash_bisque (Borders, Language, Culture™)
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To: Mount Athos
" maybe they will have a protest pot luck meal"

Oh, NO!!! What a terrible fate! Not macaroni salad with tuna fish again?

24 posted on 02/25/2006 11:31:15 AM PST by Eastbound
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To: High Cotton
"... how to balance First Amendment rights while maintaining good taste ..."

Which is similar to wading through mud without getting your clothes dirty. Face it, you either have free speech, or you don't. Whatever limits you put on it, "good taste" or not, are simply the camel's nose under the tent.

Personally, I really dislike "Dick Tracy," but I don't have to read it.

Images and ideas in "poor taste" are the burning paper bag on the front steps. Be careful how you react.

25 posted on 02/25/2006 11:34:14 AM PST by NicknamedBob (Islamists say we shouldn't make a mockery of religion -- funny, that's the problem I have with them!)
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To: butternut_squash_bisque

Maybe we can have the Boston College or Texas Christian football team beat the hell out of Radford's football team next fall (if Radford has a football team).


26 posted on 02/25/2006 11:35:05 AM PST by BW2221
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To: BW2221

Hang 'em from the goalposts, darn it! If they don't have a team, we'll form one for them.


27 posted on 02/25/2006 11:36:54 AM PST by butternut_squash_bisque (Borders, Language, Culture™)
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To: High Cotton

He won't be laughing when he meets up with another religious entity.

(Hint: He's the guy with the pitchfork.)


28 posted on 02/25/2006 11:37:23 AM PST by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: Eastbound

If you don't want it, I'll take it. :)


29 posted on 02/25/2006 11:39:24 AM PST by Killborn (Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
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To: basil
If everyone would just ignore this nonsense, it would soon stop.

Yep, give it a good old-fashion Mennonite shunning.

30 posted on 02/25/2006 11:39:26 AM PST by kanawa (It won't be PC and it won't be pretty but it can be done)
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To: High Cotton
Meanwhile: Colonel Sanders MIA After Cartoon Riots. (This is a *fantastic* editorial -- really puts the Muslim cartoon riots in perspective, *and* it's extremely funny.)
31 posted on 02/25/2006 11:45:42 AM PST by Ichneumon
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To: High Cotton

There are some wonderful comments here posted. Still, (I am sorry) I would like someone to punch the author, Keesee, in the nose!


32 posted on 02/25/2006 11:54:00 AM PST by Blake#1
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To: darkwing104
Guess they haven't seen the old episodes of South Park

"There can be only one!"

"GO SANTA! OH @#(&!!! GO JESUS!!"


33 posted on 02/25/2006 11:54:16 AM PST by sam_paine (X .................................)
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To: High Cotton

Does anyone remember the 1970's National Lampoon issue about the crucificition of JESSICA RIST?
Nice well endowed drawings!


34 posted on 02/25/2006 12:06:55 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Islam, the religion of the criminally insane.)
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To: Mount Athos
maybe they will have a protest pot luck meal

With Lutefisk?

35 posted on 02/25/2006 12:08:30 PM PST by El Gato
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To: butternut_squash_bisque
Uh oh, here come the rioting and murdering Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Espicopalians, Amish etc! Run for your lives!

Well, there was that unpleasantness in Ireland.

36 posted on 02/25/2006 12:10:27 PM PST by gitmo (From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
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To: Killborn
This guy? ;)
37 posted on 02/25/2006 1:36:22 PM PST by mosquewatch.com ("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
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To: Eastbound
Not macaroni salad with tuna fish again?

I don't like tuna (from the can, that is)

38 posted on 02/25/2006 1:40:18 PM PST by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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To: Killborn

You got it! FRepEx. I swow, Loweezy. T'weren't be so bad if'n some of the other wimmin brungs sumpin difernt. But 16 bowls a'macaroni salad is a bit much. Shucko, Bucko, I'd even wrap muh jawbone around a ladle full of those awful-lookin skinny string beans which looked like the cat played in first.


39 posted on 02/25/2006 1:41:25 PM PST by Eastbound
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To: High Cotton
You think those are offensive? Have you seen what they publish at MIT? Go here (hosted on actual MIT servers, and partially paid for with your tax money). WARNING! EXTREMELY GRAPHIC DRAWINGS. OVER 18 ONLY.

What's up with colleges and universities nowadays?

40 posted on 02/25/2006 1:50:37 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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