Do you remember the "Dress-Up Jesus" I reported on a few days ago? Well, Urban Outfitters gave in to public pressure and stopped carrying it. Even worse, though, is that a conservative Christian protest group (LaptopLobbyist.com) has gotten the web site taken down as well.

The Washington Times reports:

Members of LaptopLobbyist.com, which describes itself as "America's first and foremost online conservative community," sent thousands of faxes denouncing the "Jesus Dress Up" site, according to Chris Carmouche, executive director of LaptopLobbyist.com. ... Mr. Carmouche said his organization's members sent faxes denouncing the Jesus Dress Up site and magnets to the corporate parent of the site's host, as well as to the chief executive at trendy retailer Urban Outfitters Inc., which sells the magnets.

Charles Wheelus, president of Pick Internet Solutions Inc., the Boca Raton, Fla., parent company of the business that hosted the Jesus Dress Up site, said he was unaware that such content existed on his network until LaptopLobbyist.com notified him. "I am as appalled as you. I find the content of these sites to be obscene and offending," Mr. Wheelus wrote in a letter to LaptopLobbyist.com.

The site was being hosted for free, so there isn't much that can be done. I do hope that "Normal Bob Smith" manages to find a new hosting company - one with a bit more backbone and a bit more respect for the existence of different points of view. If blasphemous sites can be taken down that easily, then this site won't last long.

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