Casey Kasem was from Detroit born to Lebanese Druze parents (had to look).
Obviously the story is not Biblical, per se. Still, I just heard it in the last couple of hours and didn’t mind it.
Casey Kasem’s biggest issue was the Christmas special (animated) that was made - based on the song. He felt it oppressed Arabs by making them look bad.
I should have been more clear - more so he complained about the special animated show based upon the song.
Oh. His reason was cultural. I just hate the song ... Pa rum pum pum pum.