Was a lewd joke about Jesus on Australian TV ultimately a cowardly act?
An off-color joke about Jesus by Australian comedian Reuben Kaye has sparked controversy down under, Premier Christian News reports. Even though Sarah Harris who was cohosting the program, The Project, laughed when the joke was given, she later admitted that the producers should have never included it on the program. The producers apologized a few days later for airing the joke calling it extremely offensive to Christians. In an interview with The Matty Johns Podcast, Harris admitted that her show was not the forum for such a joke, but then wondered though highly offensive to many Christians should the government be enforcing blasphemy laws? “But when we start talking about what you can and can’t joke about, are we going to move onto blasphemy laws next? It’s concerning for comedy as well,” Harris said. But this brings up a bigger issue. While comedians feel they should have the right to crack jokes about Jesus, why haven’t they tried the same joke using Islam’s prophet, Muhammad, as their target? They don’t because they are terrified of …