When R. Crumb rewrote the book of Genesis in comic book form he created somewhat of a stir in the Christian community. Though he claims it was not
done for derisionit is hard to imagine that any pictorially-crude version of Genesis will not offend some holy-minded folks. And it has.
Genesis covers some adult themes and it is no wonder that drawing them out in comic form can make the Bible seem unholy itself. What is interesting about this story, however, is the relatively muted reaction from the Christian church. As of yet there are no letters to sue, motions of protest, leaders demanding the book to be burned, or any other rash response we could conjure up. For the most part, the Christian folks seem particularly docile.
This story, then, provides an appropriate comparison with the danish Muhammad-picture fiasco where there were protests galore.
Perhaps the differing responses have more to do with the religions themselves and not just how offensive the material is.
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