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\u201cThe Boondocks\u201d creator Aaron McGruder has come up with a new controversial comedy show entitled \u201cBlack Jesus\u201d for the Adult Swim network.<\/span>

<\/span>A trailer (below) for the TV program portrays Jesus as an African-American living in the predominantly black city of Compton, California, which is part of Los Angeles County.<\/span>

<\/span>Black Jesus, played by Gerald \u201cSlink\u201d Johnson, tries to spread love and kindness while people ask him for winning lottery numbers and gang bangers harass his neighborhood. Black Jesus occasionally curses, but his profanity is bleeped out, notes The Christian Post<\/a>.<\/span>

<\/span>However, Christian-based activist group One Million Moms and Pastor David A. Rodgers of the House of Prayer for All Nations Ministries in Chicago want the show pulled before it airs.<\/span>

<\/span>See the trailer below and read the rest here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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