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2007-05-26 India-Pakistan

Violence erupts after anti-Muslim posters show up on MSU campus

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Posted by John Frum 2007-05-26 12:43|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 A large cross depicting Christ with his penis hanging out, semen dripping from it into a commode.

A nude woman with a baby attempting to push its way out of her vagina. The caption below the painting reads: "Durga Mata".

These were two of the "works of art" made by Chandra Mohan, a student of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, who was arrested this past week on charges of hurting religious sentiments and posing a threat to public order.

Among the earliest to protest was the pastor of the Methodist Church in Baroda, Reverend Emmanuel Kant. A group of irate Hindus, led by Niraj Jain, a BJP activist, also marched into the exhibition venue. Jain, who had complained to the police about the apparently blasphemous nature of the "art", demanded the paintings be removed.

After persuasion from the police, the paintings and other works of "art" were taken down and locked up in a room. Despite the anger of Jain and his compatriots, there was no major violence, no damage to university property and Chandra Mohan's creations were left untouched. They are still safe in that room.

Posted by John Frum 2007-05-26 12:52|| 2007-05-26 12:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Whew... MSU threw me for a second before I noticed India.

Posted by 3dc 2007-05-26 12:53|| 2007-05-26 12:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda where apparently Robert Maplethorpe is held in high esteem amongst the artsy types...

Posted by John Frum 2007-05-26 12:54|| 2007-05-26 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Regardless, the same is true in the US. The moonbats in the "artistic" community have painted/written/performed untold numbers of anti-Christian blather. They do it because they can. Outside of a few deranged individuals...vocal anti-Christians have nothing to fear from the Christian community. Nothing.

However, not one has the guts to offend the sensibilities (I know it's an oxymoron) of the muslim community by saying anything about allan the demon, or mo-ham-head.

That makes the "artists" a bunch of hypocrites and wusses.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-05-26 14:01|| 2007-05-26 14:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Due to the outpost in Dearborn, I really thought it was at Michigan State also.

Posted by Woozle Elmeter2970 2007-05-26 14:55|| 2007-05-26 14:55|| Front Page Top

#6 I have noticed that "Art" is simply a scream for attention, lately I saw (In our local museum) A "Piece"(About 4 feet square) consisting edntirely of many layers of partly completed jigsaw puzzles glued atop each other,
purely a waste of time, NOT art.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-05-26 15:30|| 2007-05-26 15:30|| Front Page Top

#7 We're starting to look at potential universities. I thought Michigan State, too.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-26 15:53|| 2007-05-26 15:53|| Front Page Top

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