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Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Fri Dec 30, 2011, 08:47 AM Dec 2011

Fox Apologizes to Jews for Jesus Facebook Poll..(in Argentina) [View all]

Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/fox-apologizes-to-jews-jesus-facebook-poll_n_1175267.html

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Fox Latin America has apologized for a poll on whether Jews killed Jesus Christ that one of its staffers put on a Facebook page promoting the National Geographic Channel's Christmas special.

The poll asked readers who they think is responsible for the death of Christ: Pontius Pilate, The Jewish People or the High Priests.

The Simon Weisenthal Center in Buenos Aires calls it a defamatory reference to Vatican propaganda that "resulted in the persecution and murder of Jews for two millennia."

The Jewish group says it's outraged that Fox would perpetuate an idea that the Vatican annulled back in 1965.

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Fox Apologizes to Jews for Jesus Facebook Poll..(in Argentina) [View all] Stuart G Dec 2011 OP

I can't say this surprises me. It is FOX after all. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #1

+1 sakabatou Dec 2011 #14

I always thought it was the Argentinians that killed Christ. Ian David Dec 2011 #2

I'd like to see the "apology." I wonder if it's a real apology, or a Republican "Apology." Ian David Dec 2011 #3

Or, I'm sorry you're too dumb to understand my sophistication JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2011 #9

It wasn't the Jewish people, it was the 1% Avalux Dec 2011 #4

Jesus was a socialist hippie murdered by the conservative 1% of that era. freshwest Dec 2011 #7

They're sorry because they put it up at Christmas. Brickbat Dec 2011 #5

It was to boost the ratings for their annual 'War on Christmas' hatefest. freshwest Dec 2011 #6

Now, if only the Vatican carla Dec 2011 #8

Ahem.... 47of74 Dec 2011 #10

We are talking Argentina here Charlemagne Dec 2011 #11

About what you'd expect from those Jews for Jesus Clowns!!!! BigDemVoter Dec 2011 #12

I'm probably a little ghoulish now, but what was the result of the poll? Little Tich Dec 2011 #13

I was curious myself. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #15