So long Chef…

Anyone who has caught only a couple of episodes of South Park knows that nothing is sacred in the small Colorado town.

But Chef has had enough.

Isaac Hayes, the voice of Chef, has quit the show following an episode where Scientology is poked fun of. Hayes is a Scientologist.

Hayes said in a statement that the show's parody of religion is part of what he sees as a "growing insensitivity toward personal spiritual beliefs" in the media generally."

It will be a loss for the show. Hayes' character Chef served as the voice of reason for the four little boys of South Park.

It's a shame that for more than 150 episodes, Hayes was all right with ridiculing other religions and political topics; understanding that no subject was protected or taboo.

Hear it in his own words.

Could it be as some people think? That fellow Scientologists persuaded Hayes that he needed to stand up for his religion?

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the show's creators also issued a statement: Stone and Parker "feel that it's a bit disingenuous (for Hayes) to cite religious intolerance as a reason for him pulling out of the show" because the series has lampooned religion since the start, dating back to the short film, The Spirit of Christmas, on which the series is based.