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   Fuck him. He sure as hell did not mind calling white people crackers. I   
   guess the line is only drawn where it concerns his beleifs. Nothing worse   
   than a racist nigger. Evidentaly south park wanted him to say something   
   about scientologists. That is crossing the line .   
   "The Hebrew Hammer"  wrote in message   
   news:121bq6jalqrgb4e@news.supernews.com...   
   > NEW YORK (March 13) - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices   
   > Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.   
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   > Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy   
   > Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line   
   > has been crossed.   
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   > "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when   
   > satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of   
   > others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist   
   > said.   
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   > "Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be   
   > respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the   
   > past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and   
   > practices."   
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   >   
   > "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with   
   > The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do   
   > with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem - and he's cashed   
   > plenty of checks - with our show making fun of Christians."   
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   > Last November, "South Park" targeted the Church of Scientology and its   
   > celebrity followers, including actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, in a   
   > top-rated episode called "Trapped in the Closet." In the episode, Stan,   
   > one of the show's four mischievous fourth graders, is hailed as a   
   > reluctant savior by Scientology leaders, while a cartoon Cruise locks   
   > himself in a closet and won't come out.   
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   > Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of   
   > Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard   
   > for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and   
   > bigotry begin."   
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