The Volokh Conspiracy - The Offending Opus:

Here is the Opus comic strip by Berke Breathed that many newspapers decided not to run. Why? According to this story in Editor & Publisher, it was the references to Islam, a not-so-subtle sex joke, or the combination of the two. (Link via NRO Media Blog.)

	[Jonathan Adler, August 26, 2007 at 10:20pm] Trackbacks The Offending Opus: Here is the Opus comic strip by Berke Breathed that many newspapers decided not to run. Why? According to this story in Editor & Publisher, it was the references to Islam, a not-so-subtle sex joke, or the combination of the two. (Link via NRO Media Blog.) Related Posts (on one page): Whom Did Opus Offend? The Other Offending Opus: Isn't the Opus Cartoon That the Washington Post Refused to Run Quite Tame? The Offending Opus: Free Opus!