Comic Mocked Jesus!
Dear Editor,
I write in protest of the Family Circus comic strip in the coloured Weekend 'Funnies' section of the London Free Press on April 7th.
I find no humour in making a mockery of the precious name of Jesus. Nor is there any humour in mocking God's holy word, The Bible.
The alledged attempt at humour refers to a maternal character and a paternal character bringing home a potted flower. A child, (theirs, I believe, but who can tell these days,) says "Nice plant, Mommy!" and then "Mommy" says, "It's an Easter lilly. For ages it's been the Easter flower." And then the child, "Dotty" says, "You know what? I think the Easter flower should be a ROSE." And in a bubble over her head you can see a dying rose, with the wilting flower head bent over to the side in the exact same pose as our Lord on the cross.
In the next - and final - panel, 'Dotty' explains " 'Cause of what Jesus did -- A-ROSE from the dead!."
The implication is clear - the cartoonist, speaking through the voice of a supposedly 'innocent' child is comparing Jesus to a flower - as in "a pansy."
I should point out that the comic strip is drawn by a cartoonist from Denmark named Bil Keane - who is also widely known as a radical Islamist. I know that one day Keane will have to give an account before this same Jesus that he mocked.
In the meantime, I suggest that by their self, righteous Christians should rise up and protest outside all Danish embassies until the infidels hand us Keane's head on a platter. We should declare a holy jihad of a crusade against all cartoonists who dare to mock.
Don't get me wrong, I will be the first to admit that I enjoy reading 'the funnies' in the weekend paper. Broom-hilda always gives me a chuckle although I don't get some of the other strips like Garfield or Pardon My Planet. But I don't like any 'funnie business' when it comes to the Lord, especially at this time when He gave most of us a four-day weekend.
Cliff Scott
London.
I write in protest of the Family Circus comic strip in the coloured Weekend 'Funnies' section of the London Free Press on April 7th.
I find no humour in making a mockery of the precious name of Jesus. Nor is there any humour in mocking God's holy word, The Bible.
The alledged attempt at humour refers to a maternal character and a paternal character bringing home a potted flower. A child, (theirs, I believe, but who can tell these days,) says "Nice plant, Mommy!" and then "Mommy" says, "It's an Easter lilly. For ages it's been the Easter flower." And then the child, "Dotty" says, "You know what? I think the Easter flower should be a ROSE." And in a bubble over her head you can see a dying rose, with the wilting flower head bent over to the side in the exact same pose as our Lord on the cross.
In the next - and final - panel, 'Dotty' explains " 'Cause of what Jesus did -- A-ROSE from the dead!."
The implication is clear - the cartoonist, speaking through the voice of a supposedly 'innocent' child is comparing Jesus to a flower - as in "a pansy."
I should point out that the comic strip is drawn by a cartoonist from Denmark named Bil Keane - who is also widely known as a radical Islamist. I know that one day Keane will have to give an account before this same Jesus that he mocked.
In the meantime, I suggest that by their self, righteous Christians should rise up and protest outside all Danish embassies until the infidels hand us Keane's head on a platter. We should declare a holy jihad of a crusade against all cartoonists who dare to mock.
Don't get me wrong, I will be the first to admit that I enjoy reading 'the funnies' in the weekend paper. Broom-hilda always gives me a chuckle although I don't get some of the other strips like Garfield or Pardon My Planet. But I don't like any 'funnie business' when it comes to the Lord, especially at this time when He gave most of us a four-day weekend.
Cliff Scott
London.
posted by Sonny Drysdale at 10:11 AM
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Cartoonist Hart, Creator of 'B.C.,' Dies
Apr 8 06:15 PM US/Eastern
ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) -- Cartoonist Johnny Hart, whose award-winning "B.C." comic strip appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers worldwide, died at his home on Saturday. He was 76.
"He had a stroke," Hart's wife, Bobby, said on Sunday. "He died at his storyboard."
"B.C.," populated by prehistoric cavemen and dinosaurs, was launched in 1958 and eventually appeared in more than 1,300 newspapers with an audience of 100 million, according to Creators Syndicate, Inc., which distributes it.
I always looked forward to Hart's Easter strip when that cave-guy with the wooden leg would write some Christian-type poem.
Ah, the irony of those words coming from such a savage brute!
Too bad that godless editor-in-chief of the Free Press cancelled 'B.C.' back when he axed 'Hagar', 'Marmaduke', 'Tiger', and 'Blondie.'
I ask you, what kind of heartless creature would deprive his readers of the antics of Marmaduke or the loveable bumblings of Dagwood Bumstead?
Honey Pot - I'd settle for some happy day when we can all shave our beards and fly kites without worry of persecution. And listen to Madonna.
No, I haven't heard of the Alt-london summer event.
Butch has been hanging around with Alison Graham who writes the society column for the Free Press - so it's probably an invitation-only function where they serve oysters, finger sandwiches and champagne.
I'm sorry, I'm still shocked to hear Butch is hanging with Alison Graham. Is he her new campaign manager? Or is he the brains behind Chapman's Run For Power 2007?
Butch isn't in league with Jimmy the C, Kid. He's strictly a Diane Haskett man. She's due back as soon as Harper gets that election announced.
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