Hey, remember when liberals defended ‘Piss Christ’?
http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/247688341284352002
Obama: "we reject the denigration of any religion – including Islam" Liar. What about taxpayer funded Piss Christ?
— Don Surber (@donsurber) September 16, 2012
So… Anti-Muslim filmmaker gets condemned by US Govt. "piss Christ" artist gets an NEA grant. Do I have that about right?
— George MF Washington (@GMFWashington) September 12, 2012
Where are all the "piss Christ" liberals now that the entire US govt is condemning an anti-religious You Tube clip?
— John Sexton (@verumserum) September 14, 2012
Remember the murders and riots over "piss Christ"? Yeah, me neither.
— Aaron Gardner (@Aaron_RS) September 13, 2012
Relatedly, Tim Blair points out an interesting contrast:
Here’s the New York Times in 1999 defending the display of Piss Christ:
A museum is obliged to challenge the public as well as to placate it, or else the museum becomes a chamber of attractive ghosts, an institution completely disconnected from art in our time.
And here’s the New York Times last week condemning the anti-Muslim film, “Innocence of Muslims”:
Whoever made the film did true damage to the interests of the United States and its core principle of respecting all faiths.
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/09/17/pisschrist/