In which I illustrate the difference between civilized faithful and uncivilized rabble

The following is the first episode of Morel Orel, a claymation cartoon that airs on Cartoon network's [adult swim]. Based on the life of a fundamentalist Christian family, it is, to say the least, not flattering to Christians. The website describes Morel as follows:

Morel is an eleven-year-old boy who loves church. His unbridled enthusiasm for piousness and his misinterpretation of religious morals often lead to disasterous results, including self-mutilation and crack addiction. No matter how much trouble he gets into, his reverence always keeps him cheery.

Please note; this cartoon airs on television, where anyone can just tune in and be oh-so-offended. From one point of view, this is simply comedy-as-social-commentary. From another perspective, it is nothing short of blasphemy. As far as I know, there have been no fires, kidnappings, threats of beheadings or any actual beheadings to date by any Christians.

Warning: you need Flash, 12 minutes, some good bandwidth and a sense of humor.



*UPDATE*

I was thinking...what's the Christian equivalent to a fatwa? Do they put you in the church bulletin saying you're banned from the potluck supper or what? Do I lose golf privileges and become a pool-only member? Sweet Mother Mary, I hope not...my system can't handle curly fries.

Posted by JimK at 12:08 AM on February 07, 2006
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