Is a play about a transsexual Jesus art... or blasphemy?
About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual. The protest was held outside the Tron Theatre, where "Jesus, Queen of Heaven" -- in which Christ is a transsexual woman -- is being staged.
It is part of the Glasgay! arts festival, a celebration of Scotland's gay, bi-sexual and transsexual culture. Festival organisers said it had not intended to incite or offend anyone.
Glasgay! producer Steven Thomson said: "Jesus Queen of Heaven is a literary work of fiction exploring the artist's own personal journey of faith as a transgendered person. This work is not intended to incite or offend anyone of any belief system. However, we respect your right to disagree with that opinion."
Pastor Jack Bell, of the Zion Baptist Church in Glasgow, who took part in the protest, said: "You can't blaspheme God and use freedom of speech as an excuse for that. True biblical Christianity is becoming marginalised through political correctness. If this play had treated the prophet Mohammed in the same way there would have been a strong reaction from the Islamic community, but that just wouldn't happen."
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"You can't blaspheme God and use freedom of speech as an excuse for that".
Of course you can, after all God gave us freewill. If we choose to blaspheme we will suffer for that in the same way we will suffer for the rest of our sins when we get to Hell.
If there is a Hell.
As for true biblical Christianity there are many denominations and many translations, which one is the true one?
One last thing, why is that every perceived attack on Christianity seems to invoke comparisons with Islam?
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Pastor Jack Bell makes an excellent point. Methinks if this play had taken a similar slant on some other religions the authorities most likely would not have allowed it to be staged for fear of serious reprisals. Whereas it looks as if Christians are just expected to accept every calumny with good grace. And if so, that’s not fair.
Mind you…
Although I object very much to my council tax being spent supporting cairry ons such as this odious play at the Tron I am generally inclined to switch off since doing otherwise only provides the oxygen of publicity that the promoters crave. Therefore it would have been wiser if this morning’s debate had been about something else.
When people attack a position, paying no heed is often the best defence.
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The author/ess of this blasphemy claims to be a Christian. So did Judas Iscariot, and both received public funding for their betrayal.
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Open your mind and read The Shack By William P Young if toiling!
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