Pictures depicting Jesus being fondled and the Apostles groping each other have caused outrage after they were displayed in a museum attached to Vienna's Roman Catholic Cathedral.
The museum has been forced to remove the most controversial picture, in which the Apostles engage in what the artist describes as a "homosexual orgy".
The exhibition, entitled "Religion, Flesh and Power" featured works from sculptor and artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who turned 80 this year and is widely feted in his native Austria. MORE.
Basically what has happened here is that over time the human race has become more tolerant of those who are different from oneself. Black Jesus is accepted and celebrated. This is apparent in the artwork, and the marketing of toys, etc. Some sparks flew when the female Jesus hit the streets, and one might conclude this is because although women are equal to men in today's society, certain aspects such as high ranking jobs, and larger salary pay are still not equal in the business world. Only very recently has the homosexual community been able to embrace and celebrate who they are without undue ridicule and harassment. This is a good step forward for the gay community, however they are leaps and bounds behind the progress that the women's rights movement took, and the liberation of African American's after the horror that was the American slave trade. There seems to be a direct correlation between public acceptance of minorities and the images depicted of Jesus. At least that is what I am able to conclude from the JC research I have conducted thus far.
Monday, April 28, 2008
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Good for people to know.
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