Friday, June 16, 2006

Singapore Police Investigate Jesus Cartoons On Website

Ekklesia today reports that police in Singapore are investigating a 21-year old man who has posted caricatures of Jesus on his website. One depicts Jesus as a zombie biting a boy's head. Depicting famous individuals as monsters and zombies has become popular on the Internet, and the cartoonist is puzzled by the official reaction. However Singapore police say: "It is a serious offence for any person to distribute or reproduce any seditious publication which may cause feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or classes of the population of Singapore." Violators may be imprisoned for up to three years, fined up to 5,000 Singapore dollars, or both.