Recently the Coptic Church in Egypt tried to censor a film showing the difficulty that Christian women face in gaining a divorce.

Since then a new storm is enveloping Mid-East Christians over reports that an Israeli comedian insulted the Virgin Mary and Jesus during a late night comedy skit.

Feeling are running so high that there have even been calls from Christians for Pope Benedict XVI to postpone his May visit to Israel over the affair. Christian lawyers are also considering a lawsuit against Israel’s Channel 10 :

“Leading Christian and Muslim clergymen are calling on Pope Benedict XVI to postpone his planned visit to Israel, which is scheduled for May, in protest of a comedy skit seen on the late-night variety television show hosted by comedian Lior Shlein.

In a press conference held on Wednesday in Nazareth, religious leaders denounced Shlein for a spoof entitled “Like a virgin” which depicts two characters who play Jesus and the Virgin Mary.

In the skit, Mary is heard saying she had slept with many men and that she was not a virgin at all. The provocative segment prompted Christian lawyers to consider filing legal motions against Shlein and his television home, Channel 10. In response, Shlein sent a letter to one of the attorneys pledging to apologize on the air for the skit.

Christian leaders said Shlein’s jokes are “hurtful and humiliating to Christianity.” Salim Kubti, an attorney and the chairman of an umbrella organization representing Christian courts, said he and a number of other lawyers are considering a lawsuit against Channel 10.”

(Source: Haaretz)

Maybe I’m wrong but I always thought that Christians were supposed to turn the other cheek.

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