Tuesday, August 09, 2005

The Right Frame of Mind
God's Name Is Not to Be Misused
By Rev. Mark H. CreechAugust 1, 2005

(AgapePress) - "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." It's the third of God's Ten Commandments and Bill Grantlin, a retired insurance salesman of Raleigh, North Carolina, takes it seriously.

Grantlin already questioned the morality of the comic strip, The Boondocks. But he believed something ought to be done about it because it recently "crossed the line," as he put it, by "using the Lord's name in vain."

The edition of The Boondocks that captured Grantlin's attention made a spoof of Oprah Winfrey's latest visit to Paris. Winfrey's trip received national attention when she was denied entry to an upscale Paris store after hours. Poking fun of Winfrey and all of the hoopla over her not being able to get into the establishment, Aaron McGruder, the comic strip's creator, drew a picture of Winfrey on a ticket that could be placed with store clerks that essentially says if you see this woman, "for Christ's sake let her in."

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