Mary’s Newtown forced to delete controversial Facebook post of Jesus

One of the inner west’s most popular restaurants was forced to delete a controversial Facebook post which depicted Jesus smoking in one hand and drinking beer in the other after it was inundated with threats of rape and murder.

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One of the inner west’s most popular restaurants was forced to delete a controversial Facebook post which depicted Jesus smoking in one hand and drinking beer in the other.

Mary’s Newtown, famous for their burgers and beers, has come under fire for the controversial post which read: “Jesus got hammered for his sins, you can too. Open from 12 Good Friday and all long weekend.”

Mary’s co-owner Jake Smyth said they had received threats for the post which was meant to be “an offhand joke”.

“It was designed to be funny, it was a play on words and it wasn’t designed to offend anyone,” he said.

“We took it down because people started to make threats of rape and murder.”

The post by Mary’s Newtown.

More than a thousand people commented on the post voicing their disgust over the post, calling them “hypocrites” especially after footy player Israel Folau was sacked following his social media post.

The restaurant may of taken the post down, but hundreds of negative reviews have been left on their page.

One reviewer wrote: “Definitely don’t recommend a place that thinks disrespecting a religion is a great marketing strategy.”

Another wrote: “Any place that needs to mock someone’s faith to sell their business is a disgrace. Absolutely disgusting.”

But others saw the humerous side and urged others not to take the post seriously.