Christian Groups Oppose New Show Depicting Jesus as Foul-Mouthed Pot Smoker | Christian News Network

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A new broadcast set to air on Adult Swim, the late night segment of the Cartoon Network, has drawn outrage from Christians because of its blasphemous depiction of Jesus as being a foul-mouthed, pot smoking hoodlum.

Black Jesus is scheduled to air in August during the 11 p.m. time slot on the network, and is a half-hour comedy series produced by Peabody Award winner Aaron McGruder.

“The series finds Jesus living in present day Compton, CA on a daily mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with the help of his small but loyal group of downtrodden followers,” a description of the broadcast from Adult Swim outlines.

But a trailer for Black Jesus shows the a sandal-clad robed man who represents the Messiah repeatedly using profanity, along with his disciples, who accuse him of smoking all the weed.

“You do realize that I died for your [expletive] sins, right?” he replies.

“That [expletive] is getting old,” one disciple complains.

“Don’t you know that was 2014 years ago?” another asks.

Gerald Johnson, who portrays Jesus in the violence-laden series, is also seen holding bottles of beer and wine, and repeating, “You get all the money [expletive] with me.

”Christians across the country have been finding the comedy series less than humorous and are calling for the cancellation of the show.

“The garbage that passes for entertainment continues to disturb us,” Tim Wildmon, president of the American Family Association stated. “Even the three-minute trailer was too vile to watch, with multiple uses of the f-word by the actor portraying ‘Black Jesus.’ Christians and anyone who believes in respecting faith must come together to make sure this program never airs.”

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