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Lesser Known Religious Protests of Recent History

by Jason Roth

• The Shinto Manga Manglings of 1986

  In response to: DC Comics' release of the inaugural issue of "Bonsai Man vs. the Kamikaze Kid"

• The Hindu Cow Liberation Bombings of 1998

  In response to: McDonald's short-lived Quadruple Big Mac and Cattle McNuggets promotions in Mumbai

• The Tibetan Monk Self-Mutilation Sit-In of 1996

  In response to: An unexpected performance by Bjork at the San Francisco Tibetan Freedom Concert

• The Dublin Gay Pride Parade Riots of 1991

  In response to: Too much green Guinness and simulated acts of sodomy by half-naked St. Patrick lookalikes

• The Tao Fundamentalist Winnie the Pooh Wackings of 1984

  In response to: An illustration of yin and yang in the Tao of Pooh consisting of a lewd depiction of Piglet and Eeyore doing Tai Chi

• The Karma Chameleon Massacres of 1983-1992

  In response to: Excessive Boy George radio play and the sale of bootleg T-shirts featuring Homer Simpson as Buddha

• The Jainist Nursery School Siege and Barney Hostage Crisis of 1987

  In response to: Mockery of extinct animals and an open window during the singing of "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly"

• The Punjab Clydesdale Kidnappings of 1992 and the New York City Taxi Suicide Attacks of 1993-Present

  In response to: Gillette's introduction of the SensorExcel twin blade cartridge, a sales spike of Ban antiperspirant, and Budweiser's "Sikh and You Shall Find... Good Beer" ad campaign