Call to prosecute over ‘gay Jesus’
He is not portrayed as a drunken foulmouth. He doesn’t say one bad word throughout the play.
- Zsuzsi Lyndsay
‘Tis the season for peace, love, tolerance…and a gay Jesus. Oh, man…you’ve got to know that this is going to be ALL KINDS of fun, eh? As one might imagine, some people are not about to take this sort of thing lying down. Gentleman, start your engines….
LONDON, England (Reuters) — A group of Christian protesters in Scotland has called on police to prosecute a theater company for blasphemy because it is putting on a play about a gay Jesus.
“If there is a blasphemy like this, Christians have to stand up,” said Stephen Green of Christian Voice who protested outside a theatre showing Terence McNally’s controversial play “Corpus Christi” at St Andrews University.
“Jesus Christ is being portrayed here as a foul-mouthed, drunken, promiscuous homosexual and that is an insult to my faith,” Green told BBC Radio.
Honestly, it sounds as if Christ is being portrayed more as a closeted Republican, but that’s just me. I can understand why Christians might be offended by this play’s depiction of Christ. Honestly, though, do these folks really think that their protestations will run the producers out of town? All they’ve really done is provide a ton of free publicity, and they’ve probably just guaranteed a successful run for what sounds like a truly forgettable production.
There is certainly nothing wrong with voicing one’s opinions, and Christian groups are as entitled to this as anyone else. Clearly, though, these folks need to bone up on the Law of Unintended Consequences.
