Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

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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 toward religious beliefs... begins.

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. Religious beliefs are sacred to people and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.

Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.

As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.