New York City, N.Y., May 7, 2010 / 04:10 am
In response to reports that Comedy Central is considering running a cartoon series on Jesus Christ, Bill Donohue charged that the controversial network delights “in bashing Christians,” and recalled Comedy Central's recent efforts to ensure the removal content offensive to Muslims.
The proposed half hour episodes of the show “JC” depict Christ as a “regular guy” who moves to New York to get away from “his father's enormous shadow,” Fox News reported. The dad is portrayed as a powerful but apathetic character who prefers playing video games rather than talking to his son.
Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, issued a statement on Thursday condemning the slated series.
Donohue recalled a recent incident during which the creators of South Park, a show that airs on Comedy Central, came under fire by Islamic group, “Revolution Muslim,” for featuring content in their show that took jabs at the Prophet Muhammad. Comedy Central censored the South Park episode on television and did not permit it to be shown on the network's website, wrote the New York Times on April 22.