Fulmer as Jesus?

[Shifty Squid]

From a journalistic standpoint, I'm curious what you guys think of this, from the Daily Beacon, the Univ. of Tennessee's student newspaper: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=37511.

Should a newspaper avoid statements like this that could be potentially inflammatory toward a large portion of their readership, especially in the Bible Belt? Are there different standards for this sort of thing for a student paper rather than, say, the Knoxville News Sentinel? Was this purposefully offensive?

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

One of the most famous magazine covers in history had Muhammad Ali as St. Sebastian with arrows sticking out of him, a more obscure religious figure than Jesus, but a religious figure nonetheless. It was done by Esquire in 1968 and then spoofed more recently by Radar with Tom Cruise taking Ali's place. I think people in Tennessee are taking this way too seriously.

http://www.maynardije.org/columns/dickprince/051021_prince/

 

[BigRed]

Man, Jesus has really let himself go these days.
Maybe he should think about joining a gym.

 

[HoopsMcCann]

yeah... although it'd been great if they had fulmer-jesus eating a krispy kreme

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Great pumpkin works. Since just like Linus' fictional favorite, they both disappear come November.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

If Fulmer were Jesus, we'd all still be Romans.

 

[awriter]

The best quote is this, from the young editor of the Daily Beacon:

"When we concieved it, we never thought it would stir up such controversy."

Sure you didn't, kid.

He probably thought that idea was immaculately conceived.

 

[slappy4428]

Man, Jesus has really let himself go these days.
Maybe he should think about joining a gym.

Wouldn't kill him to leave the loaves and fishes and try a salad once in a while, either

 

[Mystery_Meat]

The best quote is this, from the young editor of the Daily Beacon:

"When we concieved it, we never thought it would stir up such controversy."

Sure you didn't, kid.

And much like every other conception in that office, it was a mistake.

 

[Tom Petty]

christians find more reasons to be pissed off than any other subsection in the world. ... jesus christ.