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  • April 2007
    • Obama as Jesus Stirs Some Ire

      Obama as Jesus Stirs Some Ire

      (Newser) - Another sculpture of Jesus is stirring protest this Holy Week—this time a work portraying Barack Obama as the savior. The Art Institute of Chicago has gotten a flood of angry calls over the piece in an exhibition of student work, close on the heels of the chocolate Christ brouhaha in Manhattan. More »

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      Barack Obama   election 2008   Chicago   presidential campaign   religion   art   presidential election   free speech   sculpture   Christ

  • March 2007
    • Chocolate Christ Show Cancelled

      Chocolate Christ Show Cancelled

      (Newser) - A  nude chocolate Christ, sans loincloth, was pulled from a midtown Manhattan gallery yesterday after torrent of complaints from offended Catholics . Bill Donohue, head of the watchdog Catholic League, which orchestrated the protest, said the sculpture, intended for display during Holy Week,  was "one of the worst assaults on Christian sensibilities ever." More »

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      protests   Catholic Church   sculpture   Christ   Bill Donohue

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