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Losing My Religion: Four New Movies That Could Tick Off The Faithful

As Easter is celebrated the world over, what better way to mark the holiest holiday in Christianity than to note four new in-the-works movies that are sure to cause dissent and controversy amongst the faithful? Soul sister site Deadline examined the increasing power of the religious filmgoer and picked out a quartet of flicks that are sure to be dubbed sacrilegious by some. Throw another crucifix in the urine bucket and take a look!

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Losing My Religion: Four New Movies That Could Tick Off The Faithful

Late Night Highlights: Jon Cryer Admits That Yes, He Is Indeed a Troll

Jon Cryer made a surprise appearance on Conan last night where the Two and a Half Men actor addressed Charlie Sheen’s recent accusation that he is a troll. Elsewhere, Seth Rogen talked about George Lucas’s crazy apocalypse theories, Trey Parker and Matt Stone explained their Mormon musical, and Stephen Colbert introduced the new President of the Transformers franchise.

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South Park Creators: ‘We Cannot Stand Behind Censored Muhammad Episode’

When Comedy Central aired last night’s episode of South Park — which, in spite of death threats by radical Muslim groups , picked up where last week’s Muhammad-in-a-bear-costume installment left off — fans were surprised to hear Muhammad’s name bleeped. Were creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone just poking fun at the Muslim culture with some kind of meta-censorship joke? Or was the network taking extra measures to protect themselves in light of the recent threats? Click through for the official explanation from Parker and Stone.

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South Park Creators: ‘We Cannot Stand Behind Censored Muhammad Episode’

South Park Casualty Count: When Muhammad Met Blackface, Censorship and Mecha-Streisand

Last week, South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker celebrated their 200th episode by inviting back every celebrity ever ridiculed in the series’ 14 seasons — and by taking the Prophet Muhammad hostage in a bear costume. Needless to say, the gag did not go over well with radical Muslims , who “warned” Stone and Parker that they could face a Theo van Gogh-style assassination for depicting Muhammad in such an insulting light. Little did the radical Muslims know, the show’s anniversary episode was actually a two-parter that continued with last night’s episode, “201.”

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The South Park Casualty Count: ‘Medicinal Fried Chicken’

Last week on South Park , Cartman and the gang ridiculed literary censorship by penning the most vile book in history and this week, Cartman and Randy went to extraordinary lengths for some crispy fried chicken and Rainy Day Woman after the town turned its only KFC into a medicinal marijuana dispensary. After the jump, Movieline tallies the victims from last night’s episode, which managed to combine a Scarface homage, hippity-hop testes and the image of Cartman snorting a line of KFC gravy. And Pope Benedict, if you are reading this, you might not want to click through.

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