WAS JESUS GAY?

A new play by Terrence McNally opening in Sydney, Australia is causing much controversy by its depiction of Jesus as a homosexual. The playwright has said that he wanted it to reflect the hurt and rejection he received as a young homosexual man. While the play has received great reviews, it has unsurprisingly been reviled by church leaders.

But that is not what stands out to me as being atrocious. Rather it is that an Islamic group [gang?] based in the UK has issued a fatwa on the author. It is one thing for members of a religious group to have freedom of religion, but it is another for them to misuse their freedom to break or attempt to break the law of the country that has harbored them. There may not be a law against fatwas in the West, but what about death threats?

Given the reckless political correctness of Britain which is now paying for its past coddling of home-grown terrorists, it will be interesting to see whether the government will condone the wanton issuing of this hideous fatwa. The play was condemned by Muslims when it was performed in London. Should Muslims be allowed to publicly issue death threats in the UK? Sure -- when church bells ring in Teheran.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080121/stage_nm/jesus_dc