Update: UVA Paper Apologizes for Mohammed, Not Jesus

Reported today by Cybercast News Service:

(CNSNews.com) - The University of Virginia student newspaper that refuses to apologize for cartoons mocking Christian beliefs that it published in August did apologize for a comic it printed in February depicting Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed as judges on a talent show.

But you read it here first (over a week ago):

It seems that on February 29, 2006 the Cavalier Daily ran an apology for a February 23 comic which "contained depictions of Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed which many members of the community found offensive."

However, reading this ombudsman piece that ran a month later (and which seems to focus primarily on the Mohammad depiction in light of the Danish cartoon controversy), one wonders whether the real concern was with the portrayal of Mohammad in the cartoon as opposed to the portrayals of the other religious figures.

(NOTE: From what I can tell, based on my research of the newspaper's archives, the cartoon for which the Cavalier Daily apologized back in February is the ONLY depiction of Mohammad - albeit alongside other religious figures - that the paper has ever published.)

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Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
Back To School: Christian Bashing at UVa

Catholics Want Apology for Anti-Christian Cartoons

Update on UVa Anti-Christian Cartoon Controversy