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equalitopia: 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 the Stephenville are outraged, according to Fox News. 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 at the Judas Pontius Pilate High School’s senior prom and adminsters the gay marriage of two apostles. 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 According the 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.” Residents of Stephenville, Texas are pressuring the university to stop the performance. The performance is set to Saturday and was moved to 8am in hopes of stopping protestors. (Photo: Alek and Steph)

equalitopia:

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 the Stephenville are outraged, according to Fox News.

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 at the Judas Pontius Pilate High School’s senior prom and adminsters the gay marriage of two apostles. 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

According the 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.”

Residents of Stephenville, Texas are pressuring the university to stop the performance. The performance is set to Saturday and was moved to 8am in hopes of stopping protestors.

(Photo: Alek and Steph)


posted 2 years ago on 26/3/2010 - 58 notes - via | ©
  1. retrowombat reblogged this from equalitopia and added:
    This is kind of hilarious xD
  2. letitrainforever reblogged this from equalitopia and added:
    Well, they can suck a dick. Artistic expression, bitch.
  3. shruthigopal reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    Why on earth would they do this in Texas? Do they not know how conservative they are?
  4. kylegreggy reblogged this from robot-heart-politics and added:
    Texas never ceases to amaze me.
  5. robot-heart-politics reblogged this from equalitopia and added:
    I loved this play when I saw it. I hope the students are still able to perform.
  6. aforeignheart reblogged this from calebhollywood
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  8. tea-and-misanthropy reblogged this from equalitopia and added:
    performance. The performance...stopping protestors.
  9. calebhollywood reblogged this from equalitopia and added:
    performance. The performance...stopping protestors.
  10. ancient-amateur reblogged this from equalitopia and added:
    performance. The performance...stopping protestors.
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