Texas Town Furious Over Play About Gay Jesus
Residents of Stephenville, Texas are upset over Tarleton State University hosting a student production of “Corpus Christi,” which depicts a gay Jesus performing a same-sex wedding for two of his apostles.
Residents of Stephenville are outraged, according to Fox News. People are pressuring the university to stop the performance, which is set to Saturday at 8am. AOL News reports that the university is limiting attendance to students and family members for safety concerns. The play was also moved to 8am.
The 1998 play was written by Terrence McNally and depicts Jesus and the Apostles living in the modern day as gay men. In the play, Jesus kisses Judas at the Pontius Pilate High School’s senior prom and adminsters the gay marriage of two apostles.
According to the Fox News report:
“It infuriates me that somebody would be given a platform to be able to demean and degrade the Son of God,” said David Harris, pastor of the town’s Hillcrest Church of Christ. “I’m angry about it and every Christian should be.”
Though the play has won multiple awards, it has been subject to criticism by Christian groups. The playwrite has even received death threats, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Posted by Dan Leveille on March 26th, 2010 at 4:22pm
