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Yuri Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeyev Sent to Prison in Moscow for Depicting Jesus as Micky Mouse

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Mickey Mouse Jesus gets art curators convicted of inciting religious hatred http://www.examiner.com/x-8947-LA-Atheism-Examiner~y2010m7d12-Mickey-Mouse-Jesus-gets-art-curators-convicted-of-inciting-religious-hatred. Two art curators, Yuri Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeyev, were convicted Monday by a Moscow court of "inciting religious hatred' for putting on an exhibet called "Forbidden Art" in 2007. A Mickey Mouse Jesus, a Coca Cola Christ with the slogan "this is my blood" and a Christ on the cross with an Order of Lenin medal in place of a head, were among the offending items. The two curators escaped jail sentences but were ordered to pay fines of of 200,000 roubles ($6,477) and 150,000 roubles ($4,858) respectively. They could have faced a maximum 3 year sentence.