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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: Slings and Arrows
A photographer snapped a picture of one Bible-toting Christian militant calling for action against the blasphemy of the university personnel.
Now this is truly a intimidating sight. Take a look into those eyes!
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posted on
02/25/2006 2:02:03 PM PST
by
Salem
(FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
I heard the Amish were tearing down the haystacks and setting buggies on fire! Luckily, they are not slitting the throats of the horses as they did in the last cartoon riot. ;)
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posted on
02/25/2006 2:07:35 PM PST
by
Galveston Grl
(Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
To: High Cotton
Okay, I'm a Christian, and as I read the descriptions of the cartoons, I find them not so much offensive as just plain stupid.
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posted on
02/25/2006 2:11:30 PM PST
by
RichInOC
(Stupidity is its own punishment...but not as often as it should be.)
To: Publius6961
I got an explosive vest around here somewhere... I keep mine in my turban...oh, wait, I think I left it at the cleaners.
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posted on
02/25/2006 2:30:20 PM PST
by
highlander_UW
(I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
From the article:
"One cartoon, a parody of the famous painting of dogs playing poker, is an equal opportunity offender. It shows leaders of four religious groups (Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus and Vishnu) playing poker with the devil in a battle for souls."
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posted on
02/25/2006 2:30:53 PM PST
by
Zon
(Honesty outlives the lie, spin and deception -- It always has -- It always will.)
To: High Cotton
"At the very mention of his name ..."
I just love it when non-Christians speak the name of Jesus. They have no idea what they're doing.
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posted on
02/25/2006 2:31:29 PM PST
by
CyberAnt
(Democrats/Old Media: "controversy, crap and confusion" -- Amen!)
To: FreedomCalls
The best way to preserve First Amendment rights to publish this tripe and to maintain one's integrity is for the individuals/parents who are subsidizing this publication via "student fees", which is a euphemism for tuition, is to contact the Board of Regents and insist that the use of tuition money should be scrutinized much more closely lest students elect to transfer to colleges that invest in academic excellence rather than lame attempts at crude, anti-religious humor.
EODGUY
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posted on
02/25/2006 3:06:15 PM PST
by
EODGUY
(Liberals hate it when you hold them accountable.)
To: High Cotton
Uh Oh, better hold me back. I'm so mad, I feel like burning the Iranian flag. LOL
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posted on
02/25/2006 3:48:47 PM PST
by
NRA2BFree
(All I ask is a chance to prove that money can*t make me happy!)
To: Drango
Just for that...I'm gonna burn the Danish embassy. I'm in need of a new flatscreen HDTV monitor - think I'll join the looters who are rioting over at the Best Buy....
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posted on
02/25/2006 4:14:53 PM PST
by
Alex Murphy
(Colossians 4:5)
To: High Cotton
"One cartoon, a parody of the famous painting of dogs playing poker, is an equal opportunity offender. It shows leaders of four religious groups (Muhammad, Buddha, Jesus and Vishnu) playing poker with the devil in a battle for souls."< Little do they know, some churches actually pass that view off as serious theology!
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posted on
02/25/2006 4:17:21 PM PST
by
Alex Murphy
(Colossians 4:5)
To: High Cotton
He made a great point. You haven't seen a single Christian country recall their ambassadors over this. You haven't seen a single person die. The cartoonist doesn't have a million dollar bounty on his head. He made a very good point, IMO just not the one he thought he was making.
To: Salem
Careful - she'll show you pictures of her grandchildren until your brain explodes!
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:31:30 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("I'd rather hunt with Cheney than drive with Kennedy." --fanfan)
To: butternut_squash_bisque
Uh oh, here come the rioting and murdering Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Espicopalians, Amish etc! Run for your lives!
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Hey, don't laugh...some of the nuns I had in elementary school could probably take out Al Qaeda and have them doing the stations of the cross by the 3:05 bell.. |
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posted on
02/25/2006 6:38:03 PM PST
by
Fintan
(See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
To: basil
"Done is done, ignore it,"
I'll pass that suggestion along to Embassies in the Muslim world next time they have a mob bomb-toting raghead loons outside their gates.
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posted on
02/25/2006 10:29:06 PM PST
by
barkeep
To: Mogengator
...dance the oogieboogie... Well, if you're gonna dance, count us Baptists out.
(Sorry for recycling a joke.)
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posted on
02/25/2006 10:50:43 PM PST
by
Stegall Tx
(...but I doubt it.)
To: Alex Murphy
"Just for that...I'm gonna burn the Danish embassy"
y burn danish embassy? we should loot and burn the house of the respondsible who draw insult cartoon. i got the ticket to demmark, anybody know where he stay?
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posted on
02/26/2006 6:17:14 AM PST
by
plck
(unknown)
To: barkeep
I believe you missed my point. It has nothing to do with Muslims.
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posted on
02/26/2006 6:21:10 AM PST
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: gitmo
You mean the pesky Catholics and Protestants. Pales in comparison to the muslims, doesn't it?
To: Galveston Grl
What's this:
clop, clop, clop, clop, bang, bang, clop, clop, clop, clop...
A drive-by, Amish shooting.
To: Zon
I don't remember seeing that one. Got a URL?
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