Cartoons cause an uproar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgJCgAFFmE
On Oz TV, comedians are always having digs at JC. Last night on the Ronnie Johns Half hour they had a clip....web searching...Ahh found it. Interesting. You can watch it if you like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgJCgAFFmE
From some anti-racism site
http://www.fightdemback.com/
It's true, baby. Sometimes in their zealousness to "do the right thing" the political correctness people get a bit carried away. Recently, popular Australian TV show, "The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Goodtime Jamboree Variety Show (now in colour)" made a sketch called "High 5 A Muslim day!" featuring a Jesus Christ impersonator imploring people to join in High 5 A Muslim Day where folks give some "Slappy" to Muslims to bring harmony.
Heavens! This shocked Channel 10 quite a bit, considering the Current Cartoon Crisis, and they pulled the segment for fear it might offend Muslims.
So the producers decided to prove the show wasnt offensive and ran it past the Mufti of Australia, Taj Aldin Alhilali, for an expert opinion.
And an opinion they got! The crew recieved a FATWA in the mail!
Den den DENNNNNNN….
Some happy news: Sometimes the PC people get it wrong too.
Read the rest of this entry… »
Of course a Fatwa is not what most people think it is. A Fatwa is just a religious ruling, like what a court would make, on a topic.
And the verdict: Hi-larious! The Mufty and his crew thought it was a great skit that promoted religious tolerance.
Heres the ruling;-
Dear Producers
Religious Ruling (Fatwah)
We have analysed the High Five Comedy Skit for the Ronnie Johns Half Hour.
Whilst Islam does not condone any imagary in relation to messengers of God, we do recognise and respect the usage by the Christian Church of crucifixes and images of Christ. In this regard our ruling does not relate to the person of Christ or the representation of Christ whom we respect, honour and revere as a great messenger of God. This ruling relates to the concept of the skit and to the references to Muslims therein. It may be appropriate to ask representatives of Christianity for their view in relation to the depiction of Jesus Christ. We do acknowledge that Jesus is rightly depicted as calling for interreligious respect and friendship and this positive role has impacted on our decision to issue this fatwa.
I confirm that the idea behind the skit is constructive and helps promote understanding amongst different sections of Australian society.
It would be great if Australians, Muslims and non Muslims were to exchange friendly greetings. Such understanding and good humour, introduced through satire is very beneficial for Australian society. On this basis the message of the skit and the references to Islam and Muslims are appreciated and are seen as positive and helpful for improved relations.
Yours sincerely
Signed
Taj Aldin Alhilali
Mufty of Australia
And the show will now be aired!
But here's a link, posted by the producers themselves, so you can see it right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgJCgAFFmE
So what's the moral of this story, children? Think back to just before Christmas for the hysterical stories about how those Muslims didn't want people to celebrate Christmas in Australia because it was supposedly offensive.
The not-so-hidden message? "Muslims want to take away our lifestyle."
Of course nothing could be further from the truth. Muslims see our homie JC as a messenger from god, second perhaps in importance to Muhammed. And although Muslims in general don't celebrate Christmas, they do recognise that it's an important community celebration of a holy person in both Christianity and Islam.
Unfortunately the effect of this meme was that people became unhappy with this percieved threat and started fearing muslims and their role in Australian society. Yet muslims were blameless for the debacle. It was something which was stoked by well meaning but misguided members of society who cancelled celebrations due to fears of upsetting Muslim people.
The parallel is clear here. Channel 10 feared upsetting the Muslim community and pulled the episode, and while the motivations are perhaps to be commended on some level, it seems they were misinformed about Muslims and Muslim values.
Turns out Muslims have a sense of humor too. Think about it.
"HOLY MOLY
As a rogue satirist causes palpitations at Fairfax and the ABC, Channel Ten has its own religious joke trouble.
In a sketch made for The Ronnie Johns Half-Hour on Sunday, a character called Jesus of Bethlehem says Muslims have become the victims of unfair prejudice and stereotypes, and exhorts viewers to join in "High-five a Muslim Day" on February 28.
"Next time you walk past a Muslim in the street, or even someone who just looks like a Muslim - because they've been copping it too - give them a big smacky one up high," he enthuses.
Fred Nile's favourite TV network since the Big Brother Uncut barney of 2005, Channel Ten originally said no to the entire episode, which contains three Jesus moments, said its executive producer, Nick Murray. So producers then took it to Muslim groups and had it approved and reinstated.
The Jesus character lit up Ten's complaints line during last year's series when he was shown taking a mobile phone call on the cross, said Murray. In response to a complaint from one Christian, who said the show would never have depicted Muhammad with such disrespect, it did - in the very next episode. Danish cartoonists, eat your hearts out."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgJCgAFFmE
From some anti-racism site
http://www.fightdemback.com/
It's true, baby. Sometimes in their zealousness to "do the right thing" the political correctness people get a bit carried away. Recently, popular Australian TV show, "The Ronnie Johns Half Hour Goodtime Jamboree Variety Show (now in colour)" made a sketch called "High 5 A Muslim day!" featuring a Jesus Christ impersonator imploring people to join in High 5 A Muslim Day where folks give some "Slappy" to Muslims to bring harmony.
Heavens! This shocked Channel 10 quite a bit, considering the Current Cartoon Crisis, and they pulled the segment for fear it might offend Muslims.
So the producers decided to prove the show wasnt offensive and ran it past the Mufti of Australia, Taj Aldin Alhilali, for an expert opinion.
And an opinion they got! The crew recieved a FATWA in the mail!
Den den DENNNNNNN….
Some happy news: Sometimes the PC people get it wrong too.
Read the rest of this entry… »
Of course a Fatwa is not what most people think it is. A Fatwa is just a religious ruling, like what a court would make, on a topic.
And the verdict: Hi-larious! The Mufty and his crew thought it was a great skit that promoted religious tolerance.
Heres the ruling;-
Dear Producers
Religious Ruling (Fatwah)
We have analysed the High Five Comedy Skit for the Ronnie Johns Half Hour.
Whilst Islam does not condone any imagary in relation to messengers of God, we do recognise and respect the usage by the Christian Church of crucifixes and images of Christ. In this regard our ruling does not relate to the person of Christ or the representation of Christ whom we respect, honour and revere as a great messenger of God. This ruling relates to the concept of the skit and to the references to Muslims therein. It may be appropriate to ask representatives of Christianity for their view in relation to the depiction of Jesus Christ. We do acknowledge that Jesus is rightly depicted as calling for interreligious respect and friendship and this positive role has impacted on our decision to issue this fatwa.
I confirm that the idea behind the skit is constructive and helps promote understanding amongst different sections of Australian society.
It would be great if Australians, Muslims and non Muslims were to exchange friendly greetings. Such understanding and good humour, introduced through satire is very beneficial for Australian society. On this basis the message of the skit and the references to Islam and Muslims are appreciated and are seen as positive and helpful for improved relations.
Yours sincerely
Signed
Taj Aldin Alhilali
Mufty of Australia
And the show will now be aired!
But here's a link, posted by the producers themselves, so you can see it right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BgJCgAFFmE
So what's the moral of this story, children? Think back to just before Christmas for the hysterical stories about how those Muslims didn't want people to celebrate Christmas in Australia because it was supposedly offensive.
The not-so-hidden message? "Muslims want to take away our lifestyle."
Of course nothing could be further from the truth. Muslims see our homie JC as a messenger from god, second perhaps in importance to Muhammed. And although Muslims in general don't celebrate Christmas, they do recognise that it's an important community celebration of a holy person in both Christianity and Islam.
Unfortunately the effect of this meme was that people became unhappy with this percieved threat and started fearing muslims and their role in Australian society. Yet muslims were blameless for the debacle. It was something which was stoked by well meaning but misguided members of society who cancelled celebrations due to fears of upsetting Muslim people.
The parallel is clear here. Channel 10 feared upsetting the Muslim community and pulled the episode, and while the motivations are perhaps to be commended on some level, it seems they were misinformed about Muslims and Muslim values.
Turns out Muslims have a sense of humor too. Think about it.
"HOLY MOLY
As a rogue satirist causes palpitations at Fairfax and the ABC, Channel Ten has its own religious joke trouble.
In a sketch made for The Ronnie Johns Half-Hour on Sunday, a character called Jesus of Bethlehem says Muslims have become the victims of unfair prejudice and stereotypes, and exhorts viewers to join in "High-five a Muslim Day" on February 28.
"Next time you walk past a Muslim in the street, or even someone who just looks like a Muslim - because they've been copping it too - give them a big smacky one up high," he enthuses.
Fred Nile's favourite TV network since the Big Brother Uncut barney of 2005, Channel Ten originally said no to the entire episode, which contains three Jesus moments, said its executive producer, Nick Murray. So producers then took it to Muslim groups and had it approved and reinstated.
The Jesus character lit up Ten's complaints line during last year's series when he was shown taking a mobile phone call on the cross, said Murray. In response to a complaint from one Christian, who said the show would never have depicted Muhammad with such disrespect, it did - in the very next episode. Danish cartoonists, eat your hearts out."