Posted on 04/01/2013 6:19:42 AM PDT by Lazamataz
Googles 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.
Yeah, one time, in band camp, in the third grade Billy told this really funny April Fools joke and,...
I understand getting punked, but this is kind of a meaningful issue to many of us.
You got me good. And I swore I’d be extra alert for this kind of tomfoolery this April 1.
No time to fix it yesterday but time to grin and apologize today?
Yeah I'm sure your friends over at DU have they're panties all in a bunch now that Google has apologized.
Admin, can we get a ZOT here?
He had me going until that part.
They track everything - so I google things like “Jesus is Lord”, Jesus forgives sinners” “jesus lives and walks and breathes”, “Jesus loves you”, “Jesus says forgive debts and debtors” ,”turn the other cheek and find peace”, “great nashing of teeth- bible verse”, “Jesus died for you”,... Why not take the opportunity to evangelize Google?
Do not let an opportunity pass you by.
Please send me instructions for removing google.
Thanks
Problem is that they don't have such a policy.
It is totally heinous that this is only capable of being an April Fools joke, and it is tripley heinous that Google doubled-down, and issued the exact opposite of an apology.
Expect an article about that tomorrow. If you want I shall ping you to it.
Screw Google.
Smart FReepers are now using the “World’s Most Private Search Engine”.... https://www.ixquick.com/
ixquick.com does not record your searches.
Google & Bing connection found here:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/microsofts-bing-uses-google-search.html
APRIL FOOLS!Not possible. My wife told me this morning that April Fools was moved to tomorrow becauseToday is Easter Monday.
Google that if you want. Don’t google anything else, unless you want the feral government copied on it.
Google knew from Easter morning that people were upset...Twitter was abuzz...and the news stories were fast....they STILL left it up. I will never use google.
EXCELLENT advice.
Ragie Monkey will make an appearance?
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