Jon Stewart is once again the voice of reason. In this video, he discusses the recent controversy over South Park’s unsuccessful attempts to portray Muhammad. To those who have threatened violence against the creators of South Park, Stewart tells them to “go f*ck themselves.”
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Apparently, you cannot even watch the South Park episode in question online.
I heard rumors of this last year, but now it’s finally confirmed: South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are writing a musical about Mormonism. Here’s the skinny from The New York Post:
The show is called “The Book of Mormon,” and it will open on Broadway next March. Parker is co-directing with Jason Moore (“Q,” “Shrek”), and the producers are Scott Rudin (“God of Carnage,” “Fences”) and Anne Garefino, the executive producer of Comedy Central’s “South Park.”
The musical tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent off to spread the word in a dangerous part of Uganda.
Their tale is told alongside the story of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Latter-day Saints.
“There’s a lot of Mormon stuff in our work because Matt and I both grew up around a lot of Mormons,” says Parker. “I’ve never met a Mormon I didn’t like. They’re really nice people. They’re so Disney. They’re so Rodgers and Hammerstein.”
The Catholic Church is reeling from the recent spate of headlines about sex abuse in the priesthood and its cover-up by church officials.
Coverage of this scandal, though, diverts attention from another, less well-know scandal: the Catholic suppression of the real meaning of Easter. Below is a video that the Vatican doesn’t want you to see. ;)
Happy Easter!