@Jay_n_Silentbob:
Also, wasn't it confirmed that they were using "Vassals?"
I really hope not. That was the term they used in Pirate's Carnival, and it was incredibly retarded.
Might as well just go back and call Sarquiss "Carnaby Skeet".
You know, the whole "Zoro says 'I never prayed to a God before'" issue is ridiculous. There are people in the world who do not believe in any religion. They're out there. And it's not like he's being praised for his atheistic views, rather it's the very opposite (Chopper fearing for his life). One would think that this wouldn't be an issue. Also, everyone's afraid of getting smited by this "God", which falls in place with the God of the Old Testament in the Bible. So there's this shroud of incredible mystery as to if God really does live in this Upper Yard. And then we find that it's just an egotistical dictator with a Devil Fruit (ironically).
And remember the fact that it is considered sinful to refer to yourself as a "God" in just about every religion, and that Luffy is going to challenge this poseur "God" and beat the snot out of him. So what is it exactly that CN and Funi are afraid of, here? If anything, the so-called Soccer Moms, who are predominantly Conservative Christians (along with the Parents Television Council) along with people of other various backgrounds that they try to avoid offending, would ADVOCATE Enel's defeat.
The Strawhats are going to battle an oppressive ruler that works his people like slaves and considers himself "God", believing he alone has the right to hand down judgment on people that don't follow his ways. Alongside this, he has 4 "Priests" that send people through Trials to determine if they may still live after being arrested for crimes in Skypiea. It's blasphemy through and through, one of the very core sins that these people (that CN and Funi are trying NOT to offend), would advocate the elimination of said sin!
Backwards logic. Double standards. Whatever you want to call it, it's ridiculous through and through.