Newspaper Suspended Over Jesus Picture

edwardgindel 12:53:37 AM Sep 15 2007

If the picture had been put in the paper intentionally, I can see why there would be an uproar about it. The article above indicates that the picture was printed without the paper realizing that it was making a mockery of Christianity.
I feel bad for the person who photo shopped that picture in the first place, though. Like it or not, believe it or not, God is real and I doubt he was laughing when that image was created.
And for those of you who may be upset at me for saying that, try not to be hypocrites. Telling me not to say ?I believe in God? is pushing your opinion on me. It is also an attempt to take away my freedom of speech. You get upset about a foreign country taking away a news paper's freedom of speech against Christianity, but you are just as bad when you want to take away my freedom to speak for what I know is true. Saying that I believe in God is not an attempt to impose on you. If I were to say you have to believe, then I would be pushing my beliefs on you. It is true t

FairyPrncessUWnt 05:29:00 PM Sep 12 2007

i want to see the picture too....i mean really y get so upset over a religion that's based on nothing but a book i mean u don't see ppl getting upset if someone who's mayb hindu getting upset of pics like that...i mean most ppl didn't even want to worship christianity they were forced to and ppl who thank god piss me off god did nothing for u it was luck and it was just a cigarette i mean come on everyone now a days smokes i mean most 13 year olds i kno smoke...it was just a matter of time b4 they did it to jesus,and i bet they used the pic of what white ppl think jesus looks like u kno white skin brown hair blue eyes and that's so wrong based on where he was from and what mary looked like and since her mother jesus's grandmother was from like nigeria or something like that he was probably almost black lol yes i said it jesus was black and he was a jew he didn't even worship christianity gah it's all based on a false religion

singlikeabirdmel 11:57:39 PM Sep 10 2007

I want to see the picture.

Stonewogle 11:53:27 PM Sep 08 2007

that's wats great aboutr america.......i can tell all u christians to kiss my ass!!!

GLalon 12:32:35 PM Sep 05 2007

"crosses honoring people who died in a car crash aren't "shoving their beliefs" at you. it's a memorial to the people who died and a comfort to their families"....bull shit. thats what graveyards and matles are for. these roadside "memorials" are litter plain and simple.
Isnt there enough trash on our roadsides without relatives of crappy drivers covering public roadsides with cheap plastic flowers which become a burnden to the govt. agencies who have to mow around them?

Iceskater039 04:38:00 PM Aug 30 2007

thing cut me off. as i was saying.....
...harmless.

Iceskater039 04:37:00 PM Aug 30 2007

wolffman15-- crosses honoring people who died in a car crash aren't "shoving their beliefs" at you. it's a memorial to the people who died and a comfort to their families. you're being extremely hypocritical when you say people shouldn't get so offended and then say something like that. and maybe you should do some research yourself. Thomas Jefferson slept with his slaves. is he still your role model? and obviously America was founded on Christian beliefs. that's one of the main reasons people came here. freedom of religion. have you not noticed that in the pledge of allegiance it says "one nation, under God..."? (oh but of course, athiests are trying to get that taken out as well!) are we allowed to whisper the word "church" anymore? yes. thank heaven. (oops, sorry for imposing my beliefs on you!) but how could I forget about them trying to ban people saying "God" on tv? of course they're not trying to stop people having sex and saying the f bomb on daytime tv, though. cause that's

Galileo II 12:56:45 PM Aug 29 2007

To the extent that such policies serve the public good and maintain peace and harmony in a racially divided society they will be supported by the people. If and when government policies cross the line of public acceptance among a population that is indoctrinated to be tolerant, then --and only then-- will the reigning authorities face the wrath of the people whom they may sometimes discipline too severely.

JMB

[due to space limitations, messages had to be delivered in chunks. For continuity, read in reverse order of time posted.]

Galileo II 12:55:42 PM Aug 29 2007

...Witness, for example, its policy of issuing death sentences to people (including foreigners) caught trafficking in drugs, as dramatized in the 1998 movie, "Return to Paradise."

It is all too easy to make judgments on other cultures for their not matching up to the one that you grew up in and arrogantly think is the only way to live. You are brainwashed, programmed to think that way: that is the nature of acculturization. But people in other cultures see us from their viewpoint. When you consider that their viewpoint --as well as how they run their country-- is as equally valid as ours, considering the evolution of their society and the reality of the conflicting races and religions, it makes perfect sense for the Malaysian government to feel compelled and justified in imposing discipline on newspapers who operate only with the permission (i.e., license) of the government to begin with.

Galileo II 12:55:07 PM Aug 29 2007

Thus, the government's decision to punish a Tamil-language newspaper for publishing an image that could be perceived as offensive to a particular religious sector can be viewed as a strong, disciplinary measure designed to send a message to the media that any content which could potentially disrupt the fragile balance of peace and harmony upon which the country's survival is based, will not be tolerated.

While some people may complain that closing down the newspaper for a month amounts to excessive punishment --as it no doubt is, by Western standards-- Malaysia has a regrettable tendency to apply punishments that are vastly out of proportion to the crime. In Malaysia's effort to set itself apart from what it considers the decadence of the West, it has implemented punishments that most civilized people would consider harsh, if not barbaric. Witness, for example, its policy of issuing death sentences to people (including foreigners) caught trafficking in drugs, as dramatized in the 199