Don’t believe all you read — it may just be satire
over 3 years in Otago Daily Times
Sir Bob Jones’ attempt at satire was considered by some to be hate speech. PHOTO: THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
Recently, after I’d attributed to Donald Trump some remarks about Jesus Christ, a reader suggested they were close to blasphemy. The fact that the remarks were a satirical take on Trump seemed to have passed that reader by.