Post by Paddy by Grace on Sept 4, 2008 21:19:43 GMT -7
Row erupts in Australia over 'gay' Jesus play
Here we go again...
Australian church leaders have condemned a play shortly to open in Sydney depicting Jesus as a gay man who is seduced by Judas, a report said Sunday.
The play, named Corpus Christi, is due to open next month as part of the city's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney's Sun-Herald newspaper reported.
A senior Sydney churchman called the play "historical nonsense".
"It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it," Robert Forsyth, Anglican bishop of South Sydney, was quoted saying.
Apart from the relations between Jesus and Judas, the play also features Jesus conducting a gay marriage between two apostles. (WHAT!!!!!)
The play's director Leigh Rowney, who claims to be a Christian, accepted the play would offend some Christians but said he was keen to provoke debate about Christianity.
"I wanted this play in the hands of a Christian person like myself to give it dignity but still open it up to answering questions about Christianity as a faith system," Rowney was quoted saying.
Playwright Terrence McNally, who is gay, received death threats when the work was performed in the United States, the newspaper said.
I will say exactly the same thing I say every time somebody brings up anything about Jesus being gay. This is nothing more than those that wish to justify their sin, (sodomy), and put on an "apperance of holiness" in order to make themselves feel good.
The question I have to ask is, why do you have to justify your actions by bringing down Jesus to your level? The people of Sodom and Gomorrah did the same thing by trying to elevate themselves to Lot's level. The result can still be viewed there today. Take a vacation sometime and view the remains.
One more thing, the people making death threats against this man are no better than the man himself. There is no sense in treatening him this way anyway, he already carries a death sentence and it is far worse than anything you can mete out.
Paddy
Here we go again...
Australian church leaders have condemned a play shortly to open in Sydney depicting Jesus as a gay man who is seduced by Judas, a report said Sunday.
The play, named Corpus Christi, is due to open next month as part of the city's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney's Sun-Herald newspaper reported.
A senior Sydney churchman called the play "historical nonsense".
"It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it," Robert Forsyth, Anglican bishop of South Sydney, was quoted saying.
Apart from the relations between Jesus and Judas, the play also features Jesus conducting a gay marriage between two apostles. (WHAT!!!!!)
The play's director Leigh Rowney, who claims to be a Christian, accepted the play would offend some Christians but said he was keen to provoke debate about Christianity.
"I wanted this play in the hands of a Christian person like myself to give it dignity but still open it up to answering questions about Christianity as a faith system," Rowney was quoted saying.
Playwright Terrence McNally, who is gay, received death threats when the work was performed in the United States, the newspaper said.
I will say exactly the same thing I say every time somebody brings up anything about Jesus being gay. This is nothing more than those that wish to justify their sin, (sodomy), and put on an "apperance of holiness" in order to make themselves feel good.
The question I have to ask is, why do you have to justify your actions by bringing down Jesus to your level? The people of Sodom and Gomorrah did the same thing by trying to elevate themselves to Lot's level. The result can still be viewed there today. Take a vacation sometime and view the remains.
One more thing, the people making death threats against this man are no better than the man himself. There is no sense in treatening him this way anyway, he already carries a death sentence and it is far worse than anything you can mete out.
Paddy