http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/26060/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/wheres-violence-time-publishes-elephant-dung-madonna-photo <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> No Muslims were insulted in the making of this TIME article. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mrc-culture-staff">MRC Culture Staff</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>If Christianity is the subject, TIME gives a crap … literally.</p> <p>This Friday, TIME<i> </i><a href="http://time.com/3901360/elephant-dung-painting/">published a story</a> about a 1996 painting of the Madonna by contemporary British artist Chris Ofili. ‘The<i> </i>Holy<i> </i>Virgin<i> </i>Mary’ is encrusted with elephant dung and surrounded by cutouts of female genitalia from porn magazines. It’s a degrading, insulting portrayal. Naturally, TIME published a color photo of it.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/wheres-violence-time-publishes-elephant-dung-madonna-photo" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Art & Entertainment Faith Islamification Elephant Dung Madonna Muhammed Cartoons Time Fri, 29 May 2015 18:19:00 +0000 mike.ciandella 49018 at http://archive2.mrc.org