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Olympics Disgust
I would like to express my disappointment at the insult to Christians at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 olympics. Allowing a group of drag artists to parody the Last Supper was disgusting. Wouldn't have dared parody muslims!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I didn't see it, but I've heard about it. I'm surprised t.b.h.. France is a secular country - but this was rather too much and is very upsetting.
All I would say is that I would like this group of drag artists to walk down Manningham Lane in Bradford (my Grandma used to live there in the 1950s) and simply chant 'Mohammed was a paedophile.'
The results would be interesting, I think.
In Ireland the clergy had their gaitered boots on the necks of the peasants for too long.
In France the struggle between the seçular and Catholicism was long and fierce. The book, The Red and the Black, touches on this.
To portray the diners at the last supper with people in drag surely shows that antagonism still exists.
Just a quick note for anybody still pretending to be offended by this slight to their religious beliefs...
From MarLa Francis on Facebook.
Dearest Gentle Reader,
I’m about to step on some toes in regard to the Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics.
The headless woman was Marie Antoinette. She ruled over France and was found guilty of treason, conspiracy, and stealing from the country.
Sound familiar?
Also, it was not the Last Supper. It was a depiction of an ancient Greek Bacchanal… because, you know, the Olympics are ancient and Greek. Surprise!
And if you didn’t know, a Bacchanalia is an uncontrollably promiscuous, extravagant, and loud party. The parties often spanned several days which honored the god of wine, Bacchus (the blue guy covered in grape vine). He is also known as Dionysus, the Greek god of fertility, later known as the god of wine and pleasure.
And finally, it was not Death on a pale horse. It was Sequana, Goddess of the Seine, the River in which the boat precession took place. She was meant to be the representation of the Olympic spirit and of Sequana.
If some of you weren’t so busy trying to end the Dept. of Education, you might know this.
Loosen the clutch on your pearls.
Yours truly,
Lady Francis
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