Source: http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/
The musings of delusional followers of a death cult. If they like death so much, we might be obliged to arrange it for them.
"We all fully recognize and respect freedom of the press and expression but it must be coupled with press responsibility," Higgins told AFP.
"Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable. We call for tolerance and respect for all communities and for their religious beliefs and practices."
Of course, if you produce something offensive to the beliefs of Christians, such as Piss Christ, then you can probably get funded through the National Endowment for the Arts.
There are some denominations and churches of christianity who believe that pictures of Jesus are also improper. My own church (which meets in another church) covers up pictures of Jesus, tells its congregation not to go to see movies depicting Jesus, and uses bibles and sunday school materials that do not include pictures of Jesus.
All of this surrounds a (to me, too literal) interpretation of the "make no graven images" restriction of the 2nd amendment.
My point being, there are LOTS of christians in churches where this is the teaching.
So, when's the last time you saw a christian calling for beheading someone for a picture of Christ, or looking to blow up nativity scenes?
No, the big attack on nativities is that bastion of "tolerance", the liberals.
When Christians complained that art was "offensive" to them, we were told to get over it. When muslims threaten to kill people for "offenses", our state department attacks free speech and suggests that every human being on the face of the earth should be required to adhere to muslim religious beliefs.
BTW, THAT'S what it means to have someone's religion forced down your throats -- it's not when someone in front of a school classroom professes their own PERSONAL faith in Christ, or wears a cross, it's when the religioun threatens to kill you, and your own government tells you to obey the religious leaders.
On the other hand, liberals don't have a problem with this, because they believe in the supreme liberty of not having to be "offended" by anything.
See this thread on anti semetic cartoons from Arabs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1571090/posts