Isaac Hayes quits South Park

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NEW YORK (March 13) - 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."

Last November, "South Park" targeted the Church of Scientology and its
celebrity followers, including actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, in
a top-rated episode called "Trapped in the Closet." In the episode,
Stan, one of the show's four mischievous fourth graders, is hailed as
a reluctant savior by Scientology leaders, while a cartoon Cruise
locks himself in a closet and won't come out.

Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep
out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different
standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where
intolerance and bigotry begin."
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