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One of most baffling examples is "zdziwiony Jezus" (surprised Jesus). http://jerzyurban.blog.pl/files/2013/07/jezus.jpg http://jerzyurban.blog.pl/files/2013/07
by b0rsuk 9y ago
One of most baffling examples is "zdziwiony Jezus" (surprised Jesus).
http://jerzyurban.blog.pl/files/2013/07/jezus.jpg http://jerzyurban.blog.pl/files/2013/07/jezus.jpg
This picture, used as an illustration for an article in an extreme left Polish newspaper "NIE", caused the editor to be sued for essentially blasphemy. It's called "offense against religious feelings".
It was placed on the front page in september 2012, and the lawsuit is still ongoing. The last update was in 2016.
The newspaper is known, among other things, for harsh language, aversion to religion and often vulgar pictures (shit, sexual organs, copulation etc, other purposedly offensive things, often next to religious symbols other than muslim). The journalists were friends with Charlie Hebdo's. But the picture they were sued for depicts, literally, a surprised Jesus in a prohibition sign. Go figure.
The article in question merely discussed the fact churches in Poland are becoming progressively more empty. Nothing particularly offensive.