Transsexual Jesus

[Don]

People like to bitch about everything now days.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 342056.stm

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.

The Christian protesters gathered outside the theatre ahead of the opening night of the production on Tuesday.

Jesus, Queen of Heaven, which runs until Saturday, is written and performed by transsexual playwright Jo Clifford.

The demonstrators sang hymns and waved placards.

One read: "Jesus, King of Kings, Not Queen of Heaven."

Another said: "God: My Son Is Not A Pervert."

Festival organisers described the banners as "fairly provocative" and said they could be viewed as inciting homophobia.

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.

"Glasgay! supports the right to freedom of expression and offers audiences a diverse view of LGBT life.

"This work is not intended to incite or offend anyone of any belief system. However, we respect your right to disagree with that opinion."

He added: "We welcome genuinely interested audience members who wish to understand the artistic intention behind this work."

Pastor Jack Bell, of the Zion Baptist Church in Glasgow, who took part in the protest, said: "We didn't threaten anyone going into the play or any of the cast members.

"It was a peaceful protest with hymns and placards.

"You can't blaspheme God and use freedom of speech as an excuse for that."

He added: "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."

Glasgay! is described as "Scotland's annual celebration of queer culture" and is funded by the Scottish Arts Council, Event Scotland, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and Glasgow City Council.

[bluejeangirl76]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

[S2M]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

Yeah, I always wondered about that account of Jesus turning water into cheeseless pizza....

[Don]

Jesus, Queen Of Heaven.

That's actually pretty clever.

[bluejeangirl76]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

Yeah, I always wondered about that account of Jesus turning water into cheeseless pizza....

You do realize only two people get that, right?

Cheeseless pizza is against my religion. I'm a Chicagoist. We serve pizza at communion.

Jesus can be transsexual as long as he doesn't pick off the fk'n cheese.

[Don]

Willem Dafoe does a great J-Man.

[ProgRocker53]

That story made me throw up in my mouth a little.

[bluejeangirl76]

This is gonna be one hell of a thread. *grabs cheetos because I'm sick of popcorn*

*munch munch* Ok, ready ... set... let's tear each others' heads off!

[S2M]

I'll save you a whole lot of trouble:

Those who say god exists are full of shit.

Those who claim he doesn't are equally brown....

Those on the fence, well....those are the intelligent, logical ones.

See? Problem solved....

[Don]

Agnostics FTW!!

[Don]

[Michigan Girl]

Yeah S&M needs to go back to using the name Agnostic Methodist!!!

[S2M]

Yeah S&M needs to go back to using the name Agnostic Methodist!!!

That's MR. Methodist, to you!

[bluejeangirl76]

Yeah S&M needs to go back to using the name Agnostic Methodist!!!

Hypocritic Methodist? Based upon the following, he's one of the brown people...

You wouldn't accept the faith answer in any other aspect of your life. But when it comes to the Imaginary friend for Adults - anything goes.

Imaginary friend for adults = atheist.

POSSIBLE imaginary friend for adults = agnostic.

[Rockindeano]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

It takes a lot of balls to say what you just said and I for one applaud you on this.

All the fuckin Catholics are spinning tornadoes in their shoes right about now. How dare you question the "Good Book?"

[Rockindeano]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

Yeah, I always wondered about that account of Jesus turning water into cheeseless pizza....

You do realize only two people get that, right?

Cheeseless pizza is against my religion. I'm a Chicagoist. We serve pizza at communion.

Jesus can be transsexual as long as he doesn't pick off the fk'n cheese.

It's Chicagoan dumbass.

[verslibre]

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.

That's the problem right there.

The tranny could have accomplished the same thing without employing such a provocative title.

Of course, Christians are going to react. That's what s/he wanted: a reaction. And when people react, suddenly it's "homophobia"?

Give me a break. They're protesting, not throwing bottles of homemade napalm and calling for the beheading of the playwright. Imagine if a Muslim who had a passion for interspecies erotica (LOL) wrote and performed Mohammed: How To Make Love To A Camel.

Besides, isn't negative PR generally considered more effective than NO PR?

[bluejeangirl76]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

Yeah, I always wondered about that account of Jesus turning water into cheeseless pizza....

You do realize only two people get that, right?

Cheeseless pizza is against my religion. I'm a Chicagoist. We serve pizza at communion.

Jesus can be transsexual as long as he doesn't pick off the fk'n cheese.

It's Chicagoan dumbass.

It was a play on religious terms, like Methodist, Baptist, etc., dumbass.

[verslibre]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

It takes a lot of balls to say what you just said and I for one applaud you on this.

All the fuckin Catholics are spinning tornadoes in their shoes right about now. How dare you question the "Good Book?"

Christians aren't limited to Catholics, Einstein.

[Rockindeano]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

Yeah, I always wondered about that account of Jesus turning water into cheeseless pizza....

You do realize only two people get that, right?

Cheeseless pizza is against my religion. I'm a Chicagoist. We serve pizza at communion.

Jesus can be transsexual as long as he doesn't pick off the fk'n cheese.

It's Chicagoan dumbass.

It was a play on religious terms, like Methodist, Baptist, etc., dumbass.

I know. I was hoping to have caught you in a dumbshit moment but you are a smart one you fuckin rascally witch.

[Rockindeano]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

It takes a lot of balls to say what you just said and I for one applaud you on this.

All the fuckin Catholics are spinning tornadoes in their shoes right about now. How dare you question the "Good Book?"

Christians aren't limited to Catholics, Einstein.

I know this as well, but Catholics are the most pompous fuckers of the lot. They or at least the Church seems to believe and maintain they are above the law.

[verslibre]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

It takes a lot of balls to say what you just said and I for one applaud you on this.

All the fuckin Catholics are spinning tornadoes in their shoes right about now. How dare you question the "Good Book?"

Christians aren't limited to Catholics, Einstein.

I know this as well, but Catholics are the most pompous fuckers of the lot. They or at least the Church seems to believe and maintain they are above the law.

Horseshit. Catholics are some of the most humble Christians compared to Evangelicals, i.e. nondenominational Christians. As a Catholic, I had a nondenom friend try to stuff the concept of the "rapture" down my throat for years, and I think he did it just because I refused to accept it. And I had another one tell me I'll "believe it" when I'm "left behind"!

[bluejeangirl76]

I'm offended by the Bible's portrayal of a guy running around performing magic and no one seems to care what I think so to hell with them if they can't just go "you know what, it's just one interpretation and it's just a play and it's seriously not worth losing my mind over" like I have to do everytime someone insists that the Bible is a literal account.

It takes a lot of balls to say what you just said and I for one applaud you on this.

All the fuckin Catholics are spinning tornadoes in their shoes right about now. How dare you question the "Good Book?"

Good book, my kiester. It's no different than Aesop's Fables. And I don't care who thinks what of me for saying it. It is a book of stories meant to teach specific lessons. They passed it off as law and told everyone they were going to hell if they faltered. Same as mom and dad telling you Santa isn't bringing you jack crap if you draw on the walls with a burnt sienna crayon. It's how they got people to behave back in the day and you have to be a special kind of gullible to take it literally and not simply extract the intended messages.

[S2M]

Everything I know about religion I learned from George:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPOfurmrjxo

[verslibre]

And I don't care who thinks what of me for saying it.

Freedom Of Speech.

It's not "the" Book, it's a collection of books (everyone gets that wrong), books that were assembled/ordered/excluded (yes, books were left out) by an official Council. The books do contain lessons, but also songs/poetry, accounts, sociopolitical commentary, etc.

People are free to say what they want. What I have a problem with is people being told they aren't free to say what they want regarding other topics, like homosexuality, Islam, open/closed borders, etc. If I criticize somebody over a nonrelated issue, who happens to be a fag, suddenly I'm a "homophobe"? Get real. That's the kind of shit I have a problem with.

[bluejeangirl76]

And I don't care who thinks what of me for saying it.

Freedom Of Speech.

It's not "the" Book, it's a collection of books (everyone gets that wrong), books that were assembled/ordered/excluded (yes, books were left out) by an official Council. The books do contain lessons, but also songs/poetry, accounts, sociopolitical commentary, etc.

People are free to say what they want. What I have a problem with is people being told they aren't free to say what they regarding other topics, like homosexuality, Islam, open/closed borders, etc. If I criticize somebody over a nonrelated issue, who happens to be a fag, suddenly I'm a "homophobe"? Get real. That's the kind of shit I have a problem with.

No, you're only a homophobe if you use the word 'fag' when you are criticizing someone over a non-related issue.

[verslibre]

And I don't care who thinks what of me for saying it.

Freedom Of Speech.

It's not "the" Book, it's a collection of books (everyone gets that wrong), books that were assembled/ordered/excluded (yes, books were left out) by an official Council. The books do contain lessons, but also songs/poetry, accounts, sociopolitical commentary, etc.

People are free to say what they want. What I have a problem with is people being told they aren't free to say what they regarding other topics, like homosexuality, Islam, open/closed borders, etc. If I criticize somebody over a nonrelated issue, who happens to be a fag, suddenly I'm a "homophobe"? Get real. That's the kind of shit I have a problem with.

No, you're only a homophobe if you use the word 'fag' when you are criticizing someone over a non-related issue.

I call people "fag!" all the time!

[Uno_up]

[StoneCold]

Maybe this one's Catholic?

[stevew2]

I'll save you a whole lot of trouble:

Those who say god exists are full of shit.

Those who claim he doesn't are equally brown....

Those on the fence, well....those are the intelligent, logical ones.

See? Problem solved....

you really are retarded