What is Jesus with erection?
'''Jesus with erection''' is a picture that was made by [[student]]s at the [[University of Oregon]] and published in the March 2006 edition of the ''Student Insurgent''. It caused [[debate]]s in the [[United States of America|United States]] in 2006. The picture shows a [[Nudity|naked]] [[Jesus Christ]] on the [[Crucifix|Cross]] with an [[erection]]. ==Context== In 2005, the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[newspaper]] Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons of the [[Islam]]ic [[prophet]] [[Muhammad]]. The paper said that this was to add to the debate about [[criticism]] of Islam and self-[[censorship]]. Danish-[[Muslim]]s said that they did not like them because Islam teaches that it is wrong for people to make any picture of Muhammad and also because they felt that the pictures showed disrespect to Muhammad. This led to protests in many Islamic countries, some of which became violent and led to more than 100 deaths. The students of the University of Oregon said that they made the pictures of Jesus because they want to show how people who are [[Religion|religious]] feel when people make pictures that may be offensive to Jesus. They wanted to get [[Islam|Muslim]]s and [[Christianity|Christian]]s to talk and understand each other better. == Reactions == Some people disliked the picture of Jesus with erection. The president of the Catholic League, William Donohue, said that the president of the Oregon University, Dave Frohnmayer, is partially responsible for the pictures.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49925 | title = 'Jesus with erection' ignites outrage—Student newspaper publishes drawings in response to Muhammad 'toons | publisher = WorldNetDaily.com | date = April 26, 2006 | accessdate = 2007-09-19 | archive-date = 2007-11-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071121205752/http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49925 | url-status = dead }}</ref> William Donohue said that the picture was one of the worst attacks on Christianity