I don’t care if it rains or freezes, long as I have my chocolate Jesus.…
An exhibition by an international artist to be
held in mid-town Manhattan was cancelled after a campaign was launched against
it on the ground that it was disrespectful towards Christianity.
Yeah, I know. The original song
said “plastic Jesus”; but, it was the first thing popped into mind
when I read this article.
The overwhelming force of the religious right was demonstrated yesterday when an exhibition by an international artist to be held in mid-town Manhattan was cancelled after a campaign was launched against it on the ground that it was disrespectful towards Christianity.
My Sweet Lord, a 6ft representation of Jesus, was to have been unveiled over holy week in a gallery on Lexington Avenue but was withdrawn under fire from the Catholic League, an organisation of religious conservatives with 300,000 members. The group objected to the fact that the sculpture is made of more than 200lbs of chocolate and that the figure’s genitalia are on display.
Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League, said the work was a direct assault on Christians. “All those involved are lucky that angry Christians don’t react the way extremist Muslims do when they’re offended.”
So, does that mean if the gallery hadn’t bowed down to the Catholic League they would have run the risk of extremist reactions?
The overwhelming force of the religious right was demonstrated yesterday when an exhibition by an international artist to be held in mid-town Manhattan was cancelled after a campaign was launched against it on the ground that it was disrespectful towards Christianity.
My Sweet Lord, a 6ft representation of Jesus, was to have been unveiled over holy week in a gallery on Lexington Avenue but was withdrawn under fire from the Catholic League, an organisation of religious conservatives with 300,000 members. The group objected to the fact that the sculpture is made of more than 200lbs of chocolate and that the figure’s genitalia are on display.
Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League, said the work was a direct assault on Christians. “All those involved are lucky that angry Christians don’t react the way extremist Muslims do when they’re offended.”
So, does that mean if the gallery hadn’t bowed down to the Catholic League they would have run the risk of extremist reactions?
Posted: Sat - March 31, 2007 at 10:17 AM