Oi, Immigrant, Jesus who?

Published: July 24, 2007, 10:00 am

Tags: iran, illegal immigration, protect religious freedom, comedy, immigration, christianity, politics, news

‘Hey, Mr Comedian, we didn’t like that stuff you did,' some audience members once apparently said to American counterculture comedian Bill Hicks, after he cracked a tasteless anti-Christian joke, We're Christians.' Well then forgive me,' Hicks replied. A cute comeback, and, though this might annoy the sadly deceased Hicks' many passionate atheist followers, a good sermon too. Sadly, the joke depends on the general perception outside our faith that the least likely person in the world to forgive you is a Christian whose religious sensibilities have been offended. At least that is among the many generalising misconceptions about Christianity. It's up there with Christianity is about being a good enough person to get into Heaven' and at least as popular as (in America) Christian = Republican' or (in Africa) Christian = gay-basher'. In Britain, and particularly England, the perception of Christians might be encapsulated by the phrase:

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