"Christians are Always Ridiculed": SRF-"Deville" Caused Displeasure

Case information
Incident date
Country
Switzerland
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Media
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Insult or Incitement
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
  • Defamation
Place of Incident
  • Other (text field)
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
  • No
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

Christians are defamed and ridiculed in the satirical program "Deville". The reopening of churches was called irrelevant and unnecessary by David Koch. He also affirmed, that the Covid-19 pandemic had shown that there was no God. Neither the show nor the satirist found the episode harmful and have not apologized

"Schools, museums, markets and other public institutions reopened their doors in the week of May 17 when the controversial program was broadcast, but the holding of church services or religious ceremonies was always prohibited. Showmaster Dominic Deville frivolously commented that everything important would be reopened."

"The churches would no longer have to be opened at all, because Corona showed that there is no God. We only need Koch, Deville said cheekily."

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