On topic: people with dwindling careers often do things like this to get their names back in the press.
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Griffin, at the 59th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards held recently, was honored for having the Outstanding Reality Program, overtaking ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" after several attempts.
"I guess hell froze over," Griffin announced. "A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this. He had nothing to do with this. ... Suck it, Jesus! This award is my god now."
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my point is that the media wants Christians to be offended so that the media can continue its program of appealing to the baser instincts of human beings. More outrage and more offended people mean more ratings and more advertising dollars for the media.