Singapore men's lifestyle repository FHM is being taken off the racks after complicated criticism from churches about dual tongue-in-cheek articles in this month's issue, entitled "Which of These Celebs Might Secretly be Jesus?" as well as "Jesus 2.0: What can you expect?".
Singapore's churches described the articles as deplorable, since they "make fun of the Lord Jesus Christ" as well as were published in the holy deteriorate of Lent, when Christians remember the sufferings as well as sacrifice of Jesus upon the cross.
"They cause critical corruption as well as harm the sensitivities of the Christian community," said the National Council of Churches of Singapore, representing more than 150 churches of all denominations.
The magazine's comparison editor, David Fuhrmann-Lim, apologised upon Friday for any corruption caused, as well as said that "while the essay was created with the tongue-in-cheek humour, you do realise now it was not done in the most appropriate taste or judgment. An reparation was also posted upon the magazine's Facebook page.
Singapore's media regulator, the Media Development Authority, said it is investigating the repository "for probable crack of calm guidelines".
Council boss Bishop Dr Robert Solomon as well as 3 vice-presidents sealed the statement, that remarkable that it had become "fashionable" to depict religions in the media in ways that have been offensive to eremite communities. The council urged that "society contingency be upon ensure opposite s! uch tren ds".
FHM Singapore is the pretension produced by MediaCorp Publishing, that also publishes the Today newspaper. The association is partial of the MediaCorp corporate organisation that grew out of Radio & Television Singapore, as well as operates 9 television channels, thirteen radio stations, the fast of 12 fashion, party as well as lifestyle magazines, as well as other media businesses.
via Today online, AsiaOne
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