NEW YORK (AP) – Isaac Hayes has quit “South Park,” where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.Hayes, who has played the ladies’ man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.”There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins,” the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.”Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored,” he continued. “As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.”"South Park” co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, “This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology… He has no problem – and he’s cashed plenty of checks – with our show making fun of Christians.”

Awww! Didums not like people making fun of the FACT that Scientology is a SCAM? Does we get mad when the finger points at us?Gee… I remember a certain episode that jabbed at atheists, but nobody had a hissy fit.Mr. Hayes needs to remember that although we respect the RIGHT to believe, we don’t HAVE to respect the beliefs themselves. I, for instance, don’t respect barely-legal money-making scams disguised as religions.Blame the aliens.

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