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faust · 05-14-2003, 02:02 PM

"Jesus and Mary" sandals cause a scandal in Denmark

"COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A supermarket chain in Denmark has sparked an outcry by selling flip-flop sandals featuring images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, with a local Catholic parish filing charges against the store for blasphemy."

" On Monday, Christian demonstrators of Middle Eastern origin stormed one of the chain's stores and destroyed the "flip-flops of shame" that they said "trample all over" their faith."

These guys have lost it.

Fortunately the store seems to be taking the attitude of "f them. we're not going to listen to people who destroy our shit and harass our customers"

Score one for the good guys.

"we cannot accept to just fold because of the protests of a minority, who in addition commit acts of vandalism against our products and trouble our other customers"

Babylon Sister · 05-14-2003, 02:26 PM

I absolutely MUST have a pair of those!

Toto · 05-14-2003, 03:39 PM

This is CSS - a local priest has filed charges of blasphemy against the store. (It can't happen in America.)

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. . . with a local Catholic parish filing charges against the store for blasphemy.

"We Catholics pray to Jesus and Mary and now they want us to walk all over them. That's blasphemy and a serious and indecent violation of the religious sentiments of believers," said Johannes Gram Kulis, second-in-charge at the parish in Vordingborg, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Copenhagen.
. . .

"This is equivalent to wiping your behind with the image of Jesus. It's horrible," a protestant minister from Odense in central Denmark said.

Per · 05-14-2003, 04:38 PM

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Originally posted by Toto
This is CSS - a local priest has filed charges of blasphemy against the store. (It can't happen in America.)

It will be extremely interesting to see how all this will unfold. The section in the penal code the priest is referring to hasn't been used since 1938. I will be laughing my ass off if the D.A. decides to prosecute.

Toto · 05-14-2003, 08:55 PM

I couldn't see Jesus or Mary in the photo from the article.

I don't think the sandals were these:

Ship of Fools Gadgets for God

PandaJoe · 05-14-2003, 09:33 PM

I think something similar happened over here recently, only some store (A&F or AE, one of those trendy places I never shop at) made Ginesh sandals. Some Hindus were pretty pissed, but they just boycotted.

joedad · 05-14-2003, 10:21 PM

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Originally posted by PandaJoe
I think something similar happened over here recently, only some store (A&F or AE, one of those trendy places I never shop at) made Ginesh sandals. Some Hindus were pretty pissed, but they just boycotted.

I remember a thread a year or so ago where someone posted a link to a site that sold Baby Jesus butt plugs.

I sh*t you not.

(There's a pun in there somewhere.)

Darth Dane · 05-15-2003, 05:04 AM

Hey, I'm from Denmark, duuh

Here is a pic of teh MAry ones: http://www.jv.dk/article.asp?id=G8H8...=Varde&u3=&u4=

or a better one: http://www.jv.dk/showpic.asp?id=G8H8FCE4.1&no=1

http://www.jv.dk/showpic.asp?id=GU18FJLO.1&no=1

It's sandals, it's a pic. The trambling of Jesus and Mary only happens in teh mind of those who perceive it as that.

Relax is what I say to that.

DD - Love Spliff

Tau · 05-15-2003, 05:30 AM

This is getting even better. Upon closer examination of the sandals, it has turned out that the person on the picture may not be Jesus, but the apostle Judas. The Danes can read the story here, the rest of you will have to look for it somewhere else.

I guess that in the light of this disovery there won't be a prosecution after all. Although the Catholics might still be pissed off about the Mary ones, so maybe...

Darth Dane · 05-15-2003, 05:35 AM

It says though that it wasn't Judas Iskariot, but Judas Thaddeus.
It is noticed that the man on the sandal, carries a picture of jesus in a medallion, meaning that they got all rauled up about nothing.

DD - Love Spliff

05-14-2003, 02:02 PM	#1
faust Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: baton rouge, la Posts: 539	Catholics destroy flipflops of Jesus "Jesus and Mary" sandals cause a scandal in Denmark "COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A supermarket chain in Denmark has sparked an outcry by selling flip-flop sandals featuring images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, with a local Catholic parish filing charges against the store for blasphemy." " On Monday, Christian demonstrators of Middle Eastern origin stormed one of the chain's stores and destroyed the "flip-flops of shame" that they said "trample all over" their faith." These guys have lost it. Fortunately the store seems to be taking the attitude of "f them. we're not going to listen to people who destroy our shit and harass our customers" Score one for the good guys. "we cannot accept to just fold because of the protests of a minority, who in addition commit acts of vandalism against our products and trouble our other customers"

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05-14-2003, 02:26 PM	#2
Babylon Sister Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wyoming Posts: 894	I absolutely MUST have a pair of those!

05-14-2003, 08:55 PM	#5
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	I couldn't see Jesus or Mary in the photo from the article. I don't think the sandals were these: Ship of Fools Gadgets for God

05-14-2003, 09:33 PM	#6
PandaJoe Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bloomington, Indiana Posts: 188	I think something similar happened over here recently, only some store (A&F or AE, one of those trendy places I never shop at) made Ginesh sandals. Some Hindus were pretty pissed, but they just boycotted.

05-15-2003, 05:04 AM	#8
Darth Dane Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Required Posts: 2,349	Hey, I'm from Denmark, duuh Here is a pic of teh MAry ones: http://www.jv.dk/article.asp?id=G8H8...=Varde&u3=&u4= or a better one: http://www.jv.dk/showpic.asp?id=G8H8FCE4.1&no=1 http://www.jv.dk/showpic.asp?id=GU18FJLO.1&no=1 It's sandals, it's a pic. The trambling of Jesus and Mary only happens in teh mind of those who perceive it as that. Relax is what I say to that. DD - Love Spliff

05-15-2003, 05:30 AM	#9
Tau Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Et sted i Danmark Posts: 315	This is getting even better. Upon closer examination of the sandals, it has turned out that the person on the picture may not be Jesus, but the apostle Judas. The Danes can read the story here, the rest of you will have to look for it somewhere else. I guess that in the light of this disovery there won't be a prosecution after all. Although the Catholics might still be pissed off about the Mary ones, so maybe...

05-15-2003, 05:35 AM	#10
Darth Dane Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Required Posts: 2,349	It says though that it wasn't Judas Iskariot, but Judas Thaddeus. It is noticed that the man on the sandal, carries a picture of jesus in a medallion, meaning that they got all rauled up about nothing. DD - Love Spliff

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