Just weeks ago, we made fun of More surveillance & harsher blasphemy law: Saudi Arabia or Gaudi Bavaria?
Would you believe that a blasphemy crisis has gripped the town of Dinkelsbuehl in Bavaria in the meantime?
Even better, the subject of the controversy is Jesus Christ Superstar, the 1970 rock opera. The initial problem began with the poster for the play, which showed three crosses side by side and the caption: Get the best seats!
The poster was only the start, and readers of the local paper flooded the office with letters complaining about a performance which constitutes, some claimed, "blasphemy".
According to the article in Frankfurter Allgemeine, even a church deacon protested against such a blasphemous performance and a misanthropic poster. The opera director acknowledged the poster was not a good choice, saying he would do a different poster if the choice came up again, but he refused to cancel the play.
So, what can we say?
Despite the at times biting posts on religion, the true personal feeling when someone alleges blasphemy is sadness. The blogster feels profoundly sad for Christians, Muslims, Jews or whoever else because of the worrying combination of frailty and pretentiousness the blogsters believes to be enshrined in the term blasphemy.
And, if you have not seen Jesus Christ Superstar, go see it live or get the DVD.
You might enjoy it.
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