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Gay Jesus play angers Australian church leaders
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Auntie Maine Jan 21 2008, 06:10 PM Post #1
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - A controversial play that depicts Jesus being seduced by Judas and conducting a gay marriage for two apostles has been condemned by church leaders ahead of its opening in Sydney.


The Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Robert Forsyth, expressed his outrage at the plot of "Corpus Christi" on Sunday, calling the play "historical nonsense."

"It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it," he told the Sun-Herald newspaper. "I wouldn't want to go and see it. Life's too short."

Set to open on February 7 as part of Sydney's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival, "Corpus Christi" depicts Jesus and his followers as gay, and ends with Jesus being crucified.

Despite critical acclaim, the play provoked protests and bomb threats when it was performed in the United States.

Playwright Terrence McNally received a death edict, or fatwa, from a UK-based Islamic group, which declared it blasphemous when the play ran in London in 1999.

McNally, who is gay, has said he wrote the piece to explore parallels between Christ's persecution and the rejection he faced as a young gay man growing up in Texas.

Sydney Mardi Gras organizers describe it on the festival Web site as "a play that speaks out against inhumanity by providing a witty, contemporary interpretation of Jesus' life" . Director Leigh Romney, who is staging the work in Australia, rejected accusations the play mocks Christ.

Rowney said that as a Christian himself, he was keen to provoke debate.

"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 said. :clap
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gee, christians are in a tizzy over this? SHOCKING!
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Julesy Jan 21 2008, 06:58 PM Post #3
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what no boycotting? :chuckle
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Denovissimus Jan 22 2008, 12:28 AM Post #4
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I think the concept is inciteful, and purposely controversial and provocative, but those fucking Christians, and by extension the other monotheist religions in Judaism and Islam, need to learn that their own similar tactics to discredit the religions they usurped in past are finally coming back to bite them in their phony asses!
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Corpus Christi is a passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles. Some consider it to be controversial due to its depiction of Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern day Texas. It contrasts modern devices like television with anachronisms like Roman occupation. In this version, Judas betrays Jesus because of sexual jealousy.

It received both critical acclaim for its exploration of gay themes in Christianity and condemnation for what some religious people view as blasphemy. It was directed in New York City by Joe Mantello, opening October 13, 1998.

On January 19, 2008, Robert Forsyth, Anglican bishop of South Sydney condemned "Corpus Christi" (which opens for February's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, a play depicting Judas seducing gay Jesus): "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it." The play also showed Jesus' administration of gay marriage between 2 apostles. Director Leigh Rowney accepted that it would offend some Christians and said: "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." Playwright Terrence McNally, a gay man, received death threats when it was played in the United States.[1]

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I will go see it!
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Auntie Maine Jan 23 2008, 01:39 PM Post #7
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In Sydney? :toot
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