This article was originally published by Coda’s editorial partner EurasiaNet.

Safe sex has become the latest battleground in Georgia’s culture wars after a court effectively outlawed a brand of condoms featuring religious jokes.

Condom maker Aiisa (Georgian for “that thing”) ran afoul of the law this month with a new line of irreverent prophylactics. One had packaging featuring a hand gesture representing sign of the cross, with two fingers inserted in a condom. Another had the tagline “I’d jerk off, but it’s the Epiphany,” a catch phrase from a controversial music video from last year.

Tbilisi City Court Judge Lasha Tavartkiladze issued a 500 lari (about $200) fine to Aiisa on May 4, a ruling that touched off a debate in the deeply Christian country on where to draw the line between the constitutional right of freedom of expression and protections against defamation of religion.