It's Not As Though The Networks Are Sensitive to Religion

MTV used a cartoon advertisement that makes fun of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

As Christians around the world prepare for Easter, magazine readers in Germany were confronted this week by full-page advertisements depicting Jesus, wearing a crown of thorns but descended from the cross, enjoying a television program.

"Laughing rather than hanging around," (Lachen statt rumhaengen) reads the tagline of the ad, which has drawn strong protests in Germany, where two-thirds of the population identifies as Christian.

But no bombs or beheadings, as you've surely noticed.