NEW
YORK — As an anti-Islamic video fuels deadly unrest in northern Africa and the
Middle East, and a 15-year-old exhibit mocking Jesus Christ reopens in New
York, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) points
out that Catholics are frequently the targets of anti-religious bigotry in art
and popular media.
His
organization condemns the violent Muslim reactions to The Innocence of
Muslims, but spokesman Ibrahim Hooper wonders why Christians, and Catholics
in general, don’t make more effort to peacefully defend against attacks on
Jesus, Mary, the Eucharist and the Church.
“We’ve
seen a crucifix in urine, elephant dung on Mary and The Last Temptation
of Christ, and mockery of Jesus on TV has become common,” said Hooper, a
Muslim. “We oppose violence, but I would like to see Christians speak out more
than they do about these insults. We all too often see Jesus mocked.”
Ten
years ago, Ibrahim’s organization began defending Christianity when it called
upon the TV Guide Channel to pull a professional wresting ad that portrayed
Jesus gambling at a bar. Since then, it has often asked networks to stop
mocking that which is sacred to Catholics and other Christians.
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