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NEW YORK - 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."

So the series won't last another season?

Oh crap. I can only imagine what kind of religious bitchfest of an episode is going to take the Chef character out of it. Parker and Stone will absolutely grind Scientology into ashes for this one....Hayes included, I'm sure.

And, for the record, Stone is right. Hayes is setting a double-standard with the whole "religious intolerance" bullshit...

agreed, nothing was sacred, or untouchable, and at this he got upset. and also agreed. they are gonna fuck chef up. and scientology in the mix.

i eagerly await that epsoide

Super weak, dude. This is what we get for selling candy bars to get Chef out of imprisonment and for saving him from marrying Veronica the succubus.

I mean, seriously you guys, they call me fat and stupid every week but I don't let it piss me off because I know I'm simply bigger than life it self and I'm just as smart and charismatic as our 16th president Willard Filmore.

How will we survive? No more sultry songs, no more salisbury steak, no more....

the return of mr derp!

meh. I never really liked the Chef character.

I never really liked South Park -- it was clever for half of 1997...

deeerp!

If they wanna fuck with Hayes that's fine, but Chef shouldn't have to suffer because of it.

maybe they can find a replacement, like they did with the girl who does all the female voices

Or they could have Samantha accidentally put a spell on Chef and change his voice.

That's totally stupid that Hayes would do that. If you can't take a joke, you shouldn't be making jokes.

That's no surprise. He has no problem poking fun of others but when others poke fun back he gets pissed and leaves? Good riddance, then. I'm sure he can be replaced.

i still think chef is gonna get it.

Dude, if I can stay with South Park even after all the shots it's taken at Catholicism and Christianity in general, then this pussy can certainly do so as well.

he could, but he won't because he's a pussy. it's funny til someone pics on him, then he wants to go home. so fuck him, and look out chef.

damn pussy.

What a pussy. I can't wait till they start making fun of him.

Hayes deserves what he gets.

Hayes is a Scientologist?

I had no idea.

Can't say I'm surprised. Deep down, no matter how impartial we may claim to be, we all really want different standards for our own beliefs, as opposed to the beliefs of others.

Next season, Chef will be voiced by Barry White and ratings among women 8 - 88 will skyrocket.

Mainly because he's in the ground.

It...was...a...JOKE.

Are you sure? I thought you were being completely serious. If I had thought you were joking I would have respodned with sarcasm or something.

Please have more respect for the dead.

I say dig his old bones up and put him to work. Let him earn his keep. Fat bastid, all lying around, doing nothing. And, if Barry pulls that Diva shit, just fire his ass and hire Luther Vandross.

and Keith Richards!

Isaac Hayes is the Duke of New York. He's A-Number-1.

And Brian Boitano!

I agree with Trey and Matt. Isaac's done a lot of stuff where Christianity and Judaism and Islam were poked at, and it was OK. Now they go after Scientology and he's got a problem.

Sad, but often typical of people of organized faith.

funny, last night Comedy Central said they were playing the Scientology episode on Wednesday.

I'll have to make sure to tune in and make fun of Chef.