An art work showing a crucifix in a glass of urine was offensive to Catholics. It doesn’t take much to offend them either. Might we avoid backhanded remarks about various religious groups?
This story ran in all the reactionary tabloids a few weeks ago, and has since been exposed as a non-story. The banks in question haven’t been using piggy banks for a while, they would certainly be ‘allowed’ to if they still wished.
It did seem a little odd to me.
Oh please! Since when was Britain a Muslim country?!
I wasn’t trying to be in-sensitive to any other religion, I was just telling what was reported. It seemed a little far fetched to me at the time, but the way the PC world is nowadays, who knows? It was followed by a story about Michael Newdow who is trying to get “In God We Trust” removed from U.S. currency, but I’d heard that one before. Anyway, there are large numbers of Muslims in Britain and France.
Saying this is not much is unbelievable, it’s a mockery if it’s true, it would offend any right thinking person.
It is true. The “artistic” piece was called “Piss Christ” and depicted a small plastic crucifix partially submerged in a glass filled with the artist’s urine. It did not offend as many people as you might think. When it was displayed in 1987 (at the Brooklyn Museum, I believe), it was kept on exhibit by “popular demand” in the face of much opposition by Christians and Jews.
Me, too on both points. Did you know that Turkey as well forbids Moslem schoolgirls from wearing their religious head scarves at school?
Thumbs up!
