TV Viewer (Evangelical) Sues For Blasphemy

[matcom]

<snip>

AN evangelical Christian has started legal action against Channel 7 over the use of the name "Jesus Christ" as a swear word in a top crime thriller.

Andre van der Linden claims the use of the name in the British-made series Prime Suspect is insulting and disrespectful to Christians.

"It is high time that television stations like yours be called to account for your defamation of the name Jesus Christ, a practice that insults hundreds of thousands of Christian believers," Mr van der Linden said in his legal documents.

Seven will defend the legal action, saying the TV show is a realistic reflection of day-to-day life.

But Mr van der Linden, a pensioner from Waranga in northern Victoria, alleges the network has breached new racial and religious vilification laws.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9341341%255E13762,00.html

[WillParkinson]

1. Well JC and the Sunshine Band!

Get a life, dude.

[mopaul]

2. i'll be goddamned!

i love mark twain's story about 2 guys seeing the grand canyon for the first time. 1 guy fell to his knees and wept loudly and thanked god for such a beautiful creation, and the other guy says, 'well i'll be goddamned!'

a few years back a man was sued by a family who heard a man say 'fuck' in a passing canoe while on the lake. they said their kid suffered permanent damage from hearing it. i think the guy was arrested on the local indecency laws.