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‘Blasphemous and offensive’: Muslim customers lambast Nike for ‘writing Allah’ on shoe’s sole
Published time: 28 Jan, 2019 17:05
Edited time: 29 Jan, 2019 10:06
‘Blasphemous and offensive’: Muslim customers lambast Nike for ‘writing Allah’ on shoe’s sole
An Air Max shoe made by Nike © REUTERS / Mike Blake
Thousands of Muslim customers have demanded Nike recall their Air Max sneakers, claiming that the sports giant “insulted Islam” by spelling out the word ‘Allah’ in Arabic on the bottom of the shoe.
A Muslim buyer, Saiqa Noreen, who had noticed the writing which she found offensive, even launched an online petition asking the sports company to remove the popular trainer from the shelves.
Noreen discovered that the Air Max logo design depicted on the sole has similarities to the word ‘Allah’ in Arabic. The woman accused the company of having a disrespectful attitude to Islam, and said that it is “outrageous” to “allow the name of God on a shoe.”
www.rt.com/sport/449985-nike-air-max-allah-muslim/
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HOUSTON POST
8-1-1988
Scorsese defends film on Christ.
Film director Martin Scorsese, commenting on his new movie, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, which some Christians have called an insult to their religion, said he felt God was with him during the project. In an interview published Sunday in People Magazine, Scorsese said the film, in which Jesus during a DREAM sequence is portrayed MAKING LOVE to Mary Magdalene, WAS LIKE A PRAYER AND WAS HIS WAY OF WORSHIPING. Scorsese added: " It was important this film be made in a special way, under great hardship. I wanted to get more on a one-to-one level with God, without anything in the way." I was attracted to it as a psychological portrait of Jesus as a man who has to learn to accept that he is also God. In a dream sequence during his crucifixion, the movie Christ marries the prostitute Mary Magdalene, makes love to her and lives to old age. Scorsese said he " dreamed for a while that the church and clergy would like the film and that it would be stimulate positive dialogue." Instead, many church leaders have proposed boycotts, and several fundamentalists Christian groups have vowed to block the film's release. Universal Pictures, the film's distributor, has scheduled its release for September, according to the magazine.
Note: What a shame though church leaders discarded and boycotted the movie but throng of Christians went to see the sexual acts of fake Christ and Mary Magdalene in movie (the movie was released in 1988).
8-1-1988
Scorsese defends film on Christ.
Film director Martin Scorsese, commenting on his new movie, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, which some Christians have called an insult to their religion, said he felt God was with him during the project. In an interview published Sunday in People Magazine, Scorsese said the film, in which Jesus during a DREAM sequence is portrayed MAKING LOVE to Mary Magdalene, WAS LIKE A PRAYER AND WAS HIS WAY OF WORSHIPING. Scorsese added: " It was important this film be made in a special way, under great hardship. I wanted to get more on a one-to-one level with God, without anything in the way." I was attracted to it as a psychological portrait of Jesus as a man who has to learn to accept that he is also God. In a dream sequence during his crucifixion, the movie Christ marries the prostitute Mary Magdalene, makes love to her and lives to old age. Scorsese said he " dreamed for a while that the church and clergy would like the film and that it would be stimulate positive dialogue." Instead, many church leaders have proposed boycotts, and several fundamentalists Christian groups have vowed to block the film's release. Universal Pictures, the film's distributor, has scheduled its release for September, according to the magazine.
Note: What a shame though church leaders discarded and boycotted the movie but throng of Christians went to see the sexual acts of fake Christ and Mary Magdalene in movie (the movie was released in 1988).
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10 Oct, 2019 16:35 / Updated 7 hours ago
Selling soles: $3k for a pair of Nike ‘Jesus Shoes’ with holy water was meant to be satire, but they were all snapped up
Designers in Brooklyn have pumped holy water into Nike sneakers, called them ‘Jesus Shoes’, and, oh my God (sorry!), people are actually stumping up $3,000 for a pair.
If Hans Christian Andersen’s allegorical tale the Emperor’s New Clothes was real then you can guarantee these are the shoes the emperor would be proudly accessorizing with his birthday suit.
The shoes contain blessed water from the River Jordan in the soles so you can walk on water like JC himself, they’re made with “100% frankincense wool,” which apparently is a thing, (although I thought they’d just redesigned a pair of Nike Air Max 97s) and there’s a crucifix on the laces.
Walk on water: $3K Nike ‘Jesus Shoes’ with holy water in soles sell out within minutes.
They look a lot like a normal pair of sneakers, but they’re not. They’re actually normal sneakers which have been messed around with and then sold for a price that would have even the Catholic Church blushing with embarrassment.
Why in Jesus’ name did the company MSCHF do this at all? They claim they were actually trolling what’s called “collab culture” and gave the example of a collaboration which saw Adidas making shoes with the name of an iced tea company on the side.
So, this is an attempt at satire, with Daniel Greenberg, the head of commerce at MSCHF, saying “we wanted to make a statement about how absurd collab culture has gotten.”
Which is a noble aim, a valuable comment on modern society and capitalism, or at least it would be if they didn’t then go and start selling them for $3,000 each! The only people being trolled here are the idiots buying them, and yes, they did sell out in minutes.
The stunt has ended up being a satire on fashion victims and the power of capitalism to find someone who will buy literally anything. It’s not the first time a design company has managed to find a way to monetise irony, but at $3k, I’m not sure where the irony is anymore. I suppose the irony is that an attempt at showing how collaboration culture has gone too far, has gone too far.
Greenberg says MSCHF wondered what “would a collab with Jesus Christ look like?” My answer to him would be, it would look like the last few thousand years of history, religions are the kings of the collaboration, and to be fair to him, the price tag is often much bigger.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/470638-nike-je ... les-shoes/
Selling soles: $3k for a pair of Nike ‘Jesus Shoes’ with holy water was meant to be satire, but they were all snapped up
Designers in Brooklyn have pumped holy water into Nike sneakers, called them ‘Jesus Shoes’, and, oh my God (sorry!), people are actually stumping up $3,000 for a pair.
If Hans Christian Andersen’s allegorical tale the Emperor’s New Clothes was real then you can guarantee these are the shoes the emperor would be proudly accessorizing with his birthday suit.
The shoes contain blessed water from the River Jordan in the soles so you can walk on water like JC himself, they’re made with “100% frankincense wool,” which apparently is a thing, (although I thought they’d just redesigned a pair of Nike Air Max 97s) and there’s a crucifix on the laces.
Walk on water: $3K Nike ‘Jesus Shoes’ with holy water in soles sell out within minutes.
They look a lot like a normal pair of sneakers, but they’re not. They’re actually normal sneakers which have been messed around with and then sold for a price that would have even the Catholic Church blushing with embarrassment.
Why in Jesus’ name did the company MSCHF do this at all? They claim they were actually trolling what’s called “collab culture” and gave the example of a collaboration which saw Adidas making shoes with the name of an iced tea company on the side.
So, this is an attempt at satire, with Daniel Greenberg, the head of commerce at MSCHF, saying “we wanted to make a statement about how absurd collab culture has gotten.”
Which is a noble aim, a valuable comment on modern society and capitalism, or at least it would be if they didn’t then go and start selling them for $3,000 each! The only people being trolled here are the idiots buying them, and yes, they did sell out in minutes.
The stunt has ended up being a satire on fashion victims and the power of capitalism to find someone who will buy literally anything. It’s not the first time a design company has managed to find a way to monetise irony, but at $3k, I’m not sure where the irony is anymore. I suppose the irony is that an attempt at showing how collaboration culture has gone too far, has gone too far.
Greenberg says MSCHF wondered what “would a collab with Jesus Christ look like?” My answer to him would be, it would look like the last few thousand years of history, religions are the kings of the collaboration, and to be fair to him, the price tag is often much bigger.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/470638-nike-je ... les-shoes/
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What is religious blasphemy?
Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider blasphemy to be a religious crime.
What is an example of blasphemy?
Blasphemy is a word that means speaking badly about a religion, or insulting a god. Many countries with a state religion have laws that make blasphemy a crime. For example, blasphemy can be punished with the death penalty in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. Some countries do not have laws against blasphemy.
What is considered blasphemy in Islam?
Blasphemy in Islam is impious utterance or action concerning God, "Blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad and his companions and Ahl Bait", insulting an angel or to deny the prophethood of one of the Islamic prophets.
What is considered blasphemy in Christianity?
In Christian hamartiology, eternal sins, unforgivable sins, or unpardonable sins are sins which will not be forgiven by God. One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit) is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, Matthew 12:31–32, and Luke 12:10.
Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider blasphemy to be a religious crime.
What is an example of blasphemy?
Blasphemy is a word that means speaking badly about a religion, or insulting a god. Many countries with a state religion have laws that make blasphemy a crime. For example, blasphemy can be punished with the death penalty in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. Some countries do not have laws against blasphemy.
What is considered blasphemy in Islam?
Blasphemy in Islam is impious utterance or action concerning God, "Blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad and his companions and Ahl Bait", insulting an angel or to deny the prophethood of one of the Islamic prophets.
What is considered blasphemy in Christianity?
In Christian hamartiology, eternal sins, unforgivable sins, or unpardonable sins are sins which will not be forgiven by God. One eternal or unforgivable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit) is specified in several passages of the Synoptic Gospels, including Mark 3:28–29, Matthew 12:31–32, and Luke 12:10.
Brazil
Netflix show portraying Jesus as gay sparks anger in Brazil
Petition signed by two million people calls for First Temptation of Christ to be removed from streaming service
Mon 16 Dec 2019 19.13 ESTLast modified on Tue 17 Dec 2019 10.13 EST
Porta dos Fundos, the Brazilian YouTube comedy group who created The First Temptation of Christ, won an international Emmy last month for its holiday special last year.
Porta dos Fundos, the Brazilian YouTube comedy group who created The First Temptation of Christ, won an international Emmy last month for its holiday special last year. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA
A comedy on Netflix depicting Jesus as a gay man has prompted widespread anger in Brazil with almost two million people signing a petition calling on the streaming service to remove the show.
The First Temptation of Christ was created by Brazilian YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos and portrays Jesus bringing home his presumed boyfriend Orlando to meet the Holy Family.
An online petition on Change.org called for the 46-minute holiday special to be removed from Netflix and said it had offended Christians.
Porta dos Fundos, which won an International Emmy for its holiday special last year, said in an emailed statement that it “values artistic freedom and humour through satire on the most diverse cultural themes of our society and believes that freedom of expression is an essential construction for a democratic country.“
Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Brazil is a deeply religious country of about 200m people where homophobia is common and both the Catholic Church and the evangelical Christian movement frequently criticise LGBTQ+ rights.
President Jair Bolsonaro, who has described himself as a “proud” homophobe, suspended funding earlier this year for a series of films, including a handful with LGBTQ+ themes.
The decision was later struck down by a federal court.
On Twitter on Saturday, the president’s son Eduardo Bolsonaro called the Netflix film “garbage” and said the filmmakers “do not represent Brazilian society.”
Netflix show portraying Jesus as gay sparks anger in Brazil
Petition signed by two million people calls for First Temptation of Christ to be removed from streaming service
Mon 16 Dec 2019 19.13 ESTLast modified on Tue 17 Dec 2019 10.13 EST
Porta dos Fundos, the Brazilian YouTube comedy group who created The First Temptation of Christ, won an international Emmy last month for its holiday special last year.
Porta dos Fundos, the Brazilian YouTube comedy group who created The First Temptation of Christ, won an international Emmy last month for its holiday special last year. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA
A comedy on Netflix depicting Jesus as a gay man has prompted widespread anger in Brazil with almost two million people signing a petition calling on the streaming service to remove the show.
The First Temptation of Christ was created by Brazilian YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos and portrays Jesus bringing home his presumed boyfriend Orlando to meet the Holy Family.
An online petition on Change.org called for the 46-minute holiday special to be removed from Netflix and said it had offended Christians.
Porta dos Fundos, which won an International Emmy for its holiday special last year, said in an emailed statement that it “values artistic freedom and humour through satire on the most diverse cultural themes of our society and believes that freedom of expression is an essential construction for a democratic country.“
Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Brazil is a deeply religious country of about 200m people where homophobia is common and both the Catholic Church and the evangelical Christian movement frequently criticise LGBTQ+ rights.
President Jair Bolsonaro, who has described himself as a “proud” homophobe, suspended funding earlier this year for a series of films, including a handful with LGBTQ+ themes.
The decision was later struck down by a federal court.
On Twitter on Saturday, the president’s son Eduardo Bolsonaro called the Netflix film “garbage” and said the filmmakers “do not represent Brazilian society.”