Proposed Jesus cartoon series causes uproar

Associated Press

NEW YORK

A coalition of religious and conservative leaders is trying to stop a proposed Comedy Central cartoon that puts Jesus Christ in a modern-day context — before it even gets started.

The newly formed Citizens Against Religious Bigotry said Thursday that it believes the “JC” series would be offensive. They accuse Comedy Central of a double standard in mocking Christian figures and beliefs while recently refusing to let “South Park” depict the Prophet Muhammad for fear of offending Muslims.

Comedy Central said last month that “JC” is one of two dozen series in development. The concept is to depict Christ as a “regular guy” who moves to New York to “escape his father’s enormous shadow.”

Network spokesman Tony Fox noted that “JC” is nothing more than an idea now, without even a completed script. In television, only a minority of projects in development ever make it on the air.

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