Clergy say billboard of veggie Jesus is sacrilegious

Christian and Jewish clergy in the US say a billboard that promotes vegetarianism by claiming “Jesus was the prince of peas” is historically inaccurate and sacrilegious.

Christian and Jewish clergy in the US say a billboard that promotes vegetarianism by claiming “Jesus was the prince of peas” is historically inaccurate and sacrilegious.

The billboard in Pensacola, Florida depicts Jesus with an orange slice in place of a halo and was erected by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) to coincide with Passover and Easter.

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