“A half-hour animated show about JC (Jesus Christ) wanting to escape his father’s enormous shadow and to live life in NYC as a regular guy. A lot has changed in 2000 years and he is the ultimate fish out of water. Meanwhile his all-powerful yet apathetic father would rather be playing video games than listening to JC recount his life in the city. JC is a playful take on religion and society with a sprinkle of dumb.”

A coalition led by Citizens Against Religious Bigotry (CARB) has yet to see the non-existent show, but has already come out against it. The coalition also includes the Media Research Center, the Family Research Council, the Catholic League, the Parents Television Council and the American Alliance of Jews and Christians. In urging advertisers to boycott any such project, the group said:

“After we reveal the vile and offensive nature of Comedy Central’s previous characterizations of Jesus Christ and God the Father, we expect these advertisers to agree wholeheartedly to end their advertising on Comedy Central and discontinue their support for unabashed, anti-Christian discrimination.” – Brent Bozell, president of the MRC.

1. Ally itself with Apple.
2. Check into a sex-addiction clinic.
3. Embark on a tour of the national media to tell everyone that Christianity is now going into hiding.
4. Hold press conferences at major group events to prove one’s humility, thereby ensuring that all attention is taken away from the other, competing religions.
5. Marry Jennifer Aniston or Cheryl Cole.

Please note the “Irreverant” categorization of this post. We all need a little satire once in a while. Read the whole thing here.

This last season of LOST has been delicious. Last week’s episode certainly had more than its usual share of religious undertones as more tidbits were revealed about Jacob and The Man in Black. Are they God and the Devil?

This article has some interesting commentary from Chris Seay, author of The Gospel According to Lost. I realize the above image could easily be described as sacrilegious, but isn’t it fascinating to see who is sitting in Jesus’ spot? The Black Smoke Monster, himself (in Locke’s shell). Tonight should be really interesting…

You’ll notice no Bob Dylan or Rolling Stones among the Vatican’s picks. In the latter’s case, “Sympathy for the Devil” probably did them in.

1. The Bible
2. Quotations from Chairman Mao (Little Red Book)
3. The Koran
4. Xinhua Dictionary
5. Chairman Mao’s Poems
6. Selected Articles of Mao Zedong
7. A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
8. Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship
9. The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
10. Book of Mormon
11. The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life (Jehovah’s Witnesses)
12. On the Three Representations
13. And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
14. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)

Quite the interesting list. I think Chairman Mao’s three entries greatly benefited from compulsory reading/ownership of over 1 billion people. Five are religious books; six if you throw in the Scouting book and its link to Christianity. And Agatha Christie?

The UK, like the US, is currently conducting their nationwide census. Rock magazine Metal Hammer has launched a campaign encouraging devotees of the music genre to enter “heavy metal” as their religion in the census. Their Facebook fan page already has 10,000 followers. Please note the category of this post before registering any alarm.

Nah. Lil Wayne!

Cable channel Adult Swim is creating a new animated series called “Freakniks” about the “Black Spring Break” in Atlanta in the late 90s. And yes, Lil Wayne has been tapped to voice Jesus. I wonder if any of His lines will match those found in What He Said…

Wherever you encounter Jesus, we hope you remember His message of peace and goodwill to all. The world could use a heaping helping of both these days.

“Jesus Saves, Espo Scores on the Rebound”

Those of you not around or hockey-conscious during the Bruins’ heydays of the early 70s can catch up here.