Jokes about religion should be left to the professionals, according to a comprehensive new study of religion and humor.
Nearly four in five Norwegians said in a recent national study that it is OK for a comedian to make fun of religion.
But the study findings also indicated others should exercise greater care about what they make fun of, and who they pick on:
• Just 24 percent said it is OK for politicians to make fun of religion.
• Less than one in six said it is proper for teachers to tell religion jokes in the classroom.
• And more than twice as many respondents said it is more problematic to make fun of Islamic symbols than it is to tell jokes about Christian symbols.