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"NEW YORK - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion. 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. "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. "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." "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." 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. 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.""

Chef will be hard to replace on the show. I think Stone is right on. I think Hayes is being a little overboard here saying that his religion should, in essence, receive preferential treatment. Oh well. (This is in the SB for the religious tolerance issue)

3/14/2006 9:02:47 AM

That's the first thing I thought as well - given everything else they've satirized or criticized on the show, this is sort of a lame reason.

Mike

3/14/2006 9:21:24 AM

Yea, this is a lame move. THey've made fun of: whites, jews, blacks, hispanics, white supremicists, PETA, farmers, gays, lesbians, transexuals, christians, arabs, buddhists, hindus, sally struthers, tom cruise, ben affleck, had one kid eat his own parents, and scientologists.

And he only had a problem with the last one.

3/14/2006 9:24:24 AM

it's funny that a scientologist is taking this so seriously

3/14/2006 9:24:55 AM

For God's sake, Jesus Christ runs a television show on South Park Public Access Television. No problems with that though.

3/14/2006 9:27:11 AM

This news makes me lose respect for Isaac Hayes.......

3/14/2006 9:34:32 AM

you had respect for a scientologist?

3/14/2006 10:22:38 AM

This could be good for comedy. If Chef is replaced with an ultra scientologist... that could be funny.

3/14/2006 11:07:34 AM

the thread in entertainment is better

and most of the points have already been made there

3/14/2006 11:09:27 AM

Thanks for the pointer. I don't ever check that board.

3/14/2006 11:13:30 AM

He shoulda just owned up to it and said, "Yeah, I'm a Scientologist, and that show offended ME. And I want nothing to do with it now. Peace out, bitches."

3/14/2006 11:36:51 AM

he said



ima need bout tree fiddy

3/14/2006 11:42:24 AM

it was about that time that I noticed that it was a 3-story monsta!

I gave him a dolla

WHAT? WOMAN? YOU CAN'T GO GIVE NO DAMN MONSTA A DOLLA!

I thought he'd go away

WELL OF COURSE HE AIN'T GONNA GO AWAY NOW YOU DONE GIVE HIM A DOLLA

3/14/2006 12:04:01 PM

I bet he was pressured more than he was offended

3/14/2006 1:21:27 PM

Exactly.

3/14/2006 1:26:30 PM

he was pissed

YOU DAMN RIGHT I WAS PISSED

not you, the monsta

3/14/2006 2:17:58 PM

ha ha ha religion sucks

3/15/2006 12:07:27 AM

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"I bet he was pressured more than he was offended"

I suspect you're right.

3/15/2006 12:41:15 AM

He made Shaft, dogg. Shaft.

3/15/2006 4:37:26 PM

They shredded Mormons worse than all (maybe deservedly so). Shaft has no leg to stand on with that bs excuse.

3/15/2006 8:37:28 PM

Shut yo' mouth...

3/15/2006 8:43:40 PM