It seems the latest round of Berman videos was enough to prompt a return trip to Bristol for angry Christians. A press release reveals all of ESPN's sins that need to be addressed and protested tomorrow at noon:

The coalition is concerned there exists at ESPN a "lack of sensitivity to persons of faith and a culture of religious intolerance." To support this position view the link listed below showing ESPN anchor Chris Berman using the term "Jesus" and "Goddamn" in the workplace.
http://withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=4911

The Christian Defense Coalition will be calling on ESPN to take three positive steps toward building a culture of religious tolerance in their workplace:

*Discipline or terminate any employee that uses religiously intolerant and hateful language such as "Goddamn" or the negative use of "Jesus Christ" in the workplace.

*Sponsor a workplace seminar and dialogue on religious tolerance and discrimination in the workplace. ESPN has held similar seminars on race and gender but never on religion.

*Host a discussion on one of their programs featuring the topic of the offensive use of "Goddamn" and "Jesus Christ" within the sports world.

It is the goal of the Christian Defense Coalition to help ESPN realize the negative use of "Jesus Christ" and "Goddamn" in the workplace is as offense and hateful as using the term "nigger" in the workplace.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, comments, "We must work for an America in which there is zero acceptance of religious intolerance in the workplace for all faith traditions. Hateful and intolerant expressions like 'Goddamn' or the negative use of 'Jesus Christ' should be viewed with scorn and outrage.

"Corporate America must begin to understand that terms like 'Goddamn' and the negative use of 'Jesus Christ' in the workplace are no different than using expressions like 'faggot' or 'nigger' in the workplace.

"Sadly, ESPN still doesn't seem to get it when it comes to religious intolerance and discrimination in the workplace. Their refusal to adequately address the Dana Jacobson situation and comments made by Chris Berman indicates there exists a culture of religious insensitivity at ESPN.

"Our hope is that ESPN will take a positive first step toward ending workplace religious intolerance by implementing our three recommendations. By doing so, a powerful message will be sent to corporate America that people of faith should not be treated as second-class citizens while at work."

Protest starts at Noon on West Street in front of ESPN. (Across from the McDonald's, the release says.)

Sounds like a party. Suggested items to bring: Chardonnay with bite, Grey Goose,

Demonstration in front of ESPN on Monday [Christian News Wire]

3:46 PM on Sun Feb 10 2008
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Tickenest at 04:27 PM on 02/10/08
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Just meet by the bike rack.
Theodore_Donald_Keraba... at 04:29 PM on 02/10/08
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If the utterance of the phrases "Jesus Christ" and "Goddamn" is tantamount to dropping the n-bomb, then I'm apparently I'm a lot more of a bigot than I ever thought I was...
TrojanBrand at 04:29 PM on 02/10/08
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This may be the greatest upcoming espn the memo ever.
Theodore_Donald_Keraba... at 04:31 PM on 02/10/08
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@Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos: But I guess if it's like the n-word, then I can continue to use drop Jesus Christs and Goddamnits ad nauseam, since I went to 12 years of Catholic school. Right?
racistmascot_inc at 04:31 PM on 02/10/08
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As stupid as this is, if it helps get Berman off the air....

We'll, I've got a protest to drive to, people.

Also, Dana Jacobsen has a protest as well; the liquor she stole from ESPN was watered down to hell. Barely even got her wasted enough to give Mike Golic a sloppy handjob in the coat room.
Le Kangourou de... at 04:32 PM on 02/10/08
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Jesus fucking Christ. As a goddamn Christian, I cannot believe that they're trying to crucify ESPN over this.

Mary, Jesus, and Joseph.

/actually went to church this morning.
Marth at 04:33 PM on 02/10/08
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They also request that everyone stops eating pork when Berman is around.
Scout at 04:33 PM on 02/10/08
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I can't help but think that God is looking down and going:

"Seriously?"
GiselleBeardchen at 04:34 PM on 02/10/08
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Somehint tells me there's a Jesus in the woodpile on this story!
longefellowes at 04:34 PM on 02/10/08
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Jesus Christ, are these guys Goddamn serious?

/cleans out desk, gets escorted from job by security. Joins the rest of the world on the unemployment line.
Kid Canada - R.I.P. at 04:38 PM on 02/10/08
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"As long as we can still make fun of 'Ch'ews, I'm OK with the new policy."
-Gregg Easterbrook and Sean Salisbury
MidwestCoastBias at 04:38 PM on 02/10/08
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We're talking about culture? Culture? What are we talking about here? Culture. Not about Christians being tortured and dying. Not about serious persecution. No, we're talking about culture. Culture? We're talking about culture. I mean, if it was persecution,
/ Continues rant in Allen Iverson voice
// Can't defend Christians on this one.
Stev D at 04:39 PM on 02/10/08
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Jesus Christ, can I get my goddamn paycheck every fucking week?
racistmascot_inc at 04:40 PM on 02/10/08
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@Kid Canada:

The female interns of ESPN would like to protest Mr. Salisbury referring to himself as "Tuna Can."
sassydeerrun at 04:41 PM on 02/10/08
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Somebody needs to protest being subjected to pictures of Sean Salisbury penis instead.
Signal to Noise at 04:41 PM on 02/10/08
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I'm starting my own political organization. It will defend faith from people like the Christian Defense Coalition.
Le Kangourou de... at 04:42 PM on 02/10/08
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I'd much rather protest Berman being a creepy sleaze-ball by drinking expensive red wine and being nowhere near him.
racistmascot_inc at 04:43 PM on 02/10/08
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@kataroo_kangaroo:

Make sure it's a red wine with bite.
MidwestCoastBias at 04:45 PM on 02/10/08
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@Signal to Noise: Can I be VP?
Signal to Noise at 04:48 PM on 02/10/08
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@MidwestCoastBias: we're starting our membership drive now and all positions are open for those interested.
Theodore_Donald_Keraba... at 04:50 PM on 02/10/08
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@Signal to Noise: Now that's a cause I can get behind.
Theodore_Donald_Keraba... at 04:51 PM on 02/10/08
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@Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos: I would like to be Assistant V.P in Charge of Obscenities, if the position is still available.
Kid Canada - R.I.P. at 04:54 PM on 02/10/08
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Maybe they will send SportsCenter anchors to Jesus Camp. That I would watch.
JB* at 04:55 PM on 02/10/08
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@Signal to Noise: Can I be the Chaplin?
Matt_T at 05:09 PM on 02/10/08
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I find it very funny they linked to With Leather.

Did they read the rest of the site?
SagerBombs at 05:18 PM on 02/10/08
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@Theodore_Donald_Kerabatsos: Erin Andrews is a cause I would get behind.
Dr. Michael Mancini at 05:33 PM on 02/10/08
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4. Pays too much attention to those Papists at Notre Dame and Georgetown.
BraveSrRob at 05:34 PM on 02/10/08
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Also offensive, claiming that Jesus was a Jew.
Chief Wahoo at 05:42 PM on 02/10/08
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I'm going to attend and continue my streak of carrying my "Draft Beer, Not Me" placard at inappropriate demonstrations.
Josh Beckett Indian... at 05:53 PM on 02/10/08
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Maybe I'll make the short 35 minute drive and bring my camera.
Coming Into The Game,... at 05:53 PM on 02/10/08
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I hope whoever wrote this Christian News Wire was a gay black man.
Christ Sabo at 06:11 PM on 02/10/08
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"Jesus Christ, that is one goddamn sorry excuse of a protest outside. God damn lunatics out there, I tell ya. Christ Almighty, what a country."
-Chris Berman, Monday morning at Bristol
Satyr Icon at 06:23 PM on 02/10/08
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Athletes are always thanking God all the time so BACK THE FUCK OFF Christian Defense Coalition! GODDAMN!
Slothrop at 06:24 PM on 02/10/08
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@Matt_T:

I guess they just saw the headline for "St. Andew's Net," not the actual content.
metalmaniac at 07:18 PM on 02/10/08
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Does this mean that Phil the Showkiller won't be able to eat lunch at Micky D's tomorrow?
Grimey at 07:25 PM on 02/10/08
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Has this Christian Defense Coalition done anything about the lion pandemic yet?
Raskolnikov at 07:47 PM on 02/10/08
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Jesus Christ, Balls. It's Belvedere! Not that frog vodka. I mean Jesus Christ balls. Can't you read the fucking label on the bottle? You've been drinking for 20 fucking years now. I mean Jesus Christ.
DongerArd at 08:00 PM on 02/10/08
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me (at church softball game): "Cripes on a bike..."

manager: "Cripes?"

me: "Yeah, don't tell the umpire I'm actually an agnostic."
Denis Lemieux at 08:04 PM on 02/10/08
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Next order of business after purifying ESPN: fixing that whole, "Women have the right vote" mistake.
suntastic at 08:18 PM on 02/10/08
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This gives me an excuse to post the greatest McSweeney's list ever:
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Obscenities Uttered by Jesus Christ.
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"Dad damn you."

"Holy Mom, mother of me."

"Dad."

"Myself almighty."

"Good me."

"Me, Mom, and Mom's husband ..."

"Me."
CurlyW at 08:28 PM on 02/10/08
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It's like none of these people have ever worked TV before.
The Sports Hernia at 08:31 PM on 02/10/08
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If I show up wearing a bald cap like Arnold did in that Mr. T episode of Diff'rent Strokes, does that mean I'm for or against ESPN?
TheStarterWife at 09:34 PM on 02/10/08
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God, goddamn, dammit, and Jesus Christ do not show up anywhere on the list of Seven Dirty Words.

So in other words - Go fuck yourself.
ralphus at 10:08 PM on 02/10/08
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If they are foolish enough to insult Crom I will crush Berman, see Stuart Scott driven before me and hear the lamentations of Van Pelt's women.

/Conan
$Image of Zapp Brannigan\'s Girdle$ Zapp Brannigan's Girdle at 11:52 PM on 02/10/08
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Jesus, I'd better get the Goddamn paperwork started on my Foundation for A Better Gene Pool.
Like Tek, I love... at 12:50 AM on 02/11/08
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People care enough about Chris Berman to actually hit the ESPN headquarters, a giant parking lot in the middle of godforsaken nowhere, to protest him?!!

/NOT going to the protest
cromartie at 12:58 AM on 02/11/08
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Over/Under of number of protesters Under 60: 3.

Although, some of the ESPN anchors should pull a Kevin Smith and join the protest line.
Josh Beckett Indian... at 01:31 AM on 02/11/08
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last time I think they had like 6 out there protesting Jacobson.
IchiroSuzukiSamurai at 05:24 AM on 02/11/08
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Kevin Hart has ordered them to call the protest off, in is new job of Pope.
Wyshynski at 09:45 AM on 02/11/08
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Our hope is that ESPN will take a positive first step toward ending workplace religious intolerance by implementing our three recommendations.

"Up next on ESPN2, its 'Rome Is Burning ... Because of Pontius Pilate.'"
The Sports Hernia at 10:58 AM on 02/11/08
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@TheStarterWife: Awesome.
$Image of I am Will\'s smirking revenge$ I am Will's smirking... at 02:52 PM on 02/11/08
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It always amuses me how conservatives and god-squadders are unable to identify contradictions.

Writer to coworker: "Could you read this draft aloud for me? I want to make sure I hit all our talking points."

I think Alanis should ask these folks to define "ironic" for her.