German Public Broadcaster Replaces Jesus Christ with Easter Bunny

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Mainz
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Media
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)

A German satire TV recreated the Passion of Jesus Christ with a crucified Easter plush bunny in lieu of Jesus. Photomontages included the toy animal, among other things, on the cross and sitting among the Apostles for the Last Supper. The Christian Media Association KEP immediately filed a complaint to the broadcaster saying that it made "the central religious content of Christianity literally a joke."

On April 6th the television presenter Olver Welke laughed during the satire “Heute Show” aired nightly by the German Public Broadcaster ZDF.

Several other individual complaints were also submitted to the public prosecutor in Mainz.

Sources: Pro-Medien Magazin and Tages Spiegel and Kath and Meedia

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