A Lawsuit Against U2 for the Song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is Pending

So some conservative christian group is proving that, just like Jesus, when one feels offended you should turn the other cheek - and then loudly protest and bitch about it. It's the whiny, passive aggressive move that Jesus himself pulled when the Romans crucified him.

(From IMDB news)

Christian groups have slammed the remake of cult 1974 movie Black Christmas, because they find the horror movie "offensive." The Glen Morgan-directed film stars Oliver Hudson, Katie Cassidy, Lacey Chabert and Michelle Trachtenberg and centers on a group of US college students who battle a slasher over the Christmas holidays. The movie will be released on Christmas Day in US cinemas, much to the horror of Christian groups. Mathew Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, says, "To have a movie that emphasizes murder and mayhem at Christmas, a time of celebration and joy around the world seems to be ill founded." Jennifer Giroux, co-founder of Operation Just Say Merry Christmas, adds, "The use of religious music 'Silent Night' and the nativity set on the front porch in one scene are insensitive to Christians. It's not enough to ignore and omit Christmas, but now it has to be offended, insulted and desecrated. Our most sacred holiday, actually a holy day, is being assaulted."

Here's the real problem with this story - Jennifer Giroux doesn't know her own faith. Christmas, which, like all Christian holidays, is actually a mixture of observances and attempts to co-opt a Pagan holiday to make Christianity seem cool, isn't the "most sacred holiday" of Christianity. Being conceived in a virgin by an angel - yes that's a miracle. Being born, is not.

And the most sacred Christian holiday is...anybody? Anybody?

It's Easter. It's the day that Jesus was resurrected and ascended to heaven. So, next time you wish to espouse how much you know your own faith, and how you are the last line of defense for something so sacred that you care so deeply about, Ms. Giroux, perhaps you could at least PRETEND to know something about it. Damn!