Shouldn't that read "Lesbian Virgin Mary Riles Cathy o' Licks"?

"It's simply blasphemous!"

...sounds like a great review

Damn. And here I was hoping for some proper lesbian porn.

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I think it's awesome they are going to continue their protest praying in the church and at home.
Keeping it where it belongs.

But they are offended, shouldn't someone apologise?

DoctorE wrote:

I can't understand the news anchor at all! The reporter's clear enough.

As for Mr Hains:

In what way does it 'impugn the dignity' of Mary? 1) She's dead. 2) Being lesbian isn't undignified. 3) Being the revered rape victim of a celestial being is far less dignified.

If Catholics and Christians are insulted, they have no need to watch the play; it doesn't have any bearing on your lives, so butt out.

Prayer protest: if God wanted to stop the play, presumably in his omnipotence, he could do it without so much as a blink. What does the praying part then intend to effect?

And the protestors say it's blasphemous. I think it's long past time that we establish once and for all that blasphemy can only be called on people who actually adhere to the religious belief system. It's equally 'blasphemous' to other religions to claim that Mary is the mother of God. It's equally 'blasphemous' to other religions to claim that Jesus is the son of God. The whole point is that blasphemy isn't a comparative thing, it's internal to the belief system, and as such should never be levelled against non-believers in that particular belief system.

Spearthrower wrote:In what way does it 'impugn the dignity' of Mary? 1) She's dead. 2) Being lesbian isn't undignified. 3) Being the revered rape victim of a celestial being is far less dignified.

At the risk of delving into the realms of bad taste just to play Devil's advocate, let's imagine a play about a (fictional) gay teenager who made the news by committing suicide to protect her family's honour rather than living a homosexual life of sin. The play portrays her as a heroine for having the guts to put her family's religion/honour above her depraved sexual appetites.

1) She's dead.
2) Sacrificing yourself to maintain your family's honour isn't undignified.
3) Living a homosexual lifestyle is far less dignified.

Would you find that offensive, and if so would you be content simply not to attend?

CookieJon wrote:

Spearthrower wrote:In what way does it 'impugn the dignity' of Mary? 1) She's dead. 2) Being lesbian isn't undignified. 3) Being the revered rape victim of a celestial being is far less dignified.

At the risk of delving into the realms of bad taste just to play Devil's advocate, let's imagine a play about a (fictional) gay teenager who made the news by committing suicide to protect her family's honour rather than living a homosexual life of sin. The play portrays her as a heroine for having the guts to put her family's religion/honour above her depraved sexual appetites.

1) She's dead.
2) Sacrificing yourself to maintain your family's honour isn't undignified.
3) Living a homosexual lifestyle is far less dignified.

Would you find that offensive, and if so would you be content simply not to attend?

It sounds very odd, but I wouldn't find it offensive just twisted. I probably wouldn't attend as it sound rather dull and contrived, but part of the nature of theatre is in challenging preconceptions, so even if I were to attend, I'd conceive of it in that light.

Spearthrower wrote:

CookieJon wrote:

Spearthrower wrote:In what way does it 'impugn the dignity' of Mary? 1) She's dead. 2) Being lesbian isn't undignified. 3) Being the revered rape victim of a celestial being is far less dignified.

At the risk of delving into the realms of bad taste just to play Devil's advocate, let's imagine a play about a (fictional) gay teenager who made the news by committing suicide to protect her family's honour rather than living a homosexual life of sin. The play portrays her as a heroine for having the guts to put her family's religion/honour above her depraved sexual appetites.

1) She's dead.
2) Sacrificing yourself to maintain your family's honour isn't undignified.
3) Living a homosexual lifestyle is far less dignified.

Would you find that offensive, and if so would you be content simply not to attend?

It sounds very odd

So does a play about a celestial being raping a lesbian.

but I wouldn't find it offensive just twisted. I probably wouldn't attend as it sound rather dull and contrived, but part of the nature of theatre is in challenging preconceptions, so even if I were to attend, I'd conceive of it in that light.

Ok, fair enough if you say so. I think if I were in the audience (for whatever reason) I'd have left rather than conceive of it as an artistic piece challenging preconceptions, and I also think I'd be a bit "riled" at its content, though I can't see myself turning up with placards to protest.

chairman bill wrote:Hello girls ...

What's happened to her left knee? Looks a bit alien, to me. Perhaps it a SFM moment...

"...Christians and Catholics..."? Are Catholics not Christians?

When I first saw the opening shot I saw 'Spirit Square' in the background and immediately thought that the location was devoted to the 'Demon Drink'.
Ah, well, one can only hope...

chairman bill wrote:Hello girls ...

And I'm to understand she's a virgin?

As soon as I see people offended over something like this my first thought is usually "It's probably really shit".

No biggie. The play was run for 10 years, eventually the Xtians got wind of it and lead a (mostly) silent vigil.

Being likely a mythical creature, Mary's depiction as a filthy lezzer means jack shit to me, and i'd like these folk to all wake the fuck up and understand why they are wasting their lives, and their children's too. But I can't see an issue with them quietly protesting, this crap is, after all, central to their outlook - pointless though it may be.
I'm not saying this play ought stop, or any others follow it's style, I just think they (Xtians) can carry on being upset for their wild imagination, quietly.

Every time I see the word 'diocese', I see 'disease' straight away. That is what the Catholic church is to me now. I'm hopeful it is the same to most other non-Catholics.