Posted on 04/01/2013 6:19:42 AM PDT by Lazamataz
Google’s decision to mark Easter Sunday with a doodle of leftist icon Cesar Chavez atop its search engine angered some users in what they see as a snub of Jesus on the day Christians mark his resurrection.
However, Google executives offered quick apologies for the snub, issuing this statement: "We at Google honor Easter and are mortified that our Doodle of Chavez in any way upstaged this Holy Christian Holiday. We are reviewing the way Google Doodles are chosen on a go-forward basis."
The statement appeared to appease some high-profile Christian figures. "I'm not much of a fan of Google," remarked Cardinal Timothy Dolan, "but I appreciate their apology. It shows a sense of respect for Catholicism and Christianity."
The newly-elected Pope is expected to chime in to the controversy later today.
Google has created more than 1,000 doodles since 1998, when the concept was born when company founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin altered the logo to indicate their attendance at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.
“Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists,” a Google website reads.
Wow!! Really? I'm shocked. I guess it's safe to return to Google now that they've issued a heartfelt apology and redeemed themselves-- and good for them!
I'm going to give up Safari and DuckDuckGo and switching over to Google immediately.
Thanks for keeping us informed, Laz, I appreciated it!!
Did they apologize the last time they made a snub? I can’t remember the occasion, but it was noted here on FR. I guess they got too many emails this time , and HAD to apologize.
The trouble is that now they will be more ‘sensitive’ because they HAVE to.
Bing’’s page yesterday had no religious content, but was darn cute! And I bet they were called Easter Eggs— not Holiday Eggs.
I got ya. :)
You know, if you went on the ping list, you’d miss a lot less. :)
Thanks for the ping!
Only a leftist would think that a company is obliged to accommodate their particular religious holidays.
It's their company. Don't buy their stock and don't use their product if your panties were in a bunch because they didn't replace the 'O's in their logo with Easter eggs.
This country has no shortage of whiners.
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