omg omg
its the end of the world
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Australian church leaders have condemned a play shortly to open in Sydney depicting Jesus as a gay man who is seduced by Judas, a report said Sunday. The play, named Corpus Christi, is due to open next month as part of the city's annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Sydney's Sun-Herald newspaper reported.[/p] A senior Sydney churchman called the play "historical nonsense".[/p] "It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it," Robert Forsyth, Anglican bishop of South Sydney, was quoted saying.[/p] Apart from the relations between Jesus and Judas, the play also features Jesus conducting a gay marriage between two apostles.[/p] The play's director Leigh Rowney, who claims to be a Christian, accepted the play would offend some Christians but said he was keen to provoke debate about Christianity.[/p] "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 was quoted saying.[/p] Playwright Terrence McNally, who is gay, received death threats when the work was performed in the United States, the newspaper said.[/p]
[/p]------[/p]oh how christian, death threats. lol[/p]
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[/p]Jesus' official comment: "wink"[/p]
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