Naturally, when I hear the words "chocolate Jesus" and "Christian sensibilities" together, I just have to check it out. Turns out while I've been toiling away in school and internship, some blasphemous creative type carved a nekkid Jesus out of chocolate. Not since a former office-mate cried foul when Baby Jesus was replaced with a Tootsie Roll in her desktop nativity set has such sacrilege been perpetrated. Hailed as "one of the greatest assults on Christian sensibilities EVER (emphasis mine)" by Bill Donohue, himself one of the greatest assaults on rational sensibilities ever, the chocolate work was scheduled to be on display in a Manhattan gallery. It was scheduled, but has now been canceled following a religious candy fatwa issued by Donohue and Cardinal Egan. I guess I just wish that Christian sensibilities were offended to greater degree by assaults on human dignity such as war, poverty, and GW having the gall to salute the Tuskegee Airmen.
I couldn't help but think of Tom Waits' Chocolate Jesus:
When the weather gets rough
And its whiskey in the shade
Its best to wrap your savior
Up in cellophane
He flows like the big muddy
But thats ok
Pour him over ice cream
For a nice parfait
Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Good enough for me
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Good enough for me
Well its got to be a chocolate jesus
Make me feel good inside
Got to be a chocolate jesus
Keep me satisfied
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