to think that this 'transsexual' Jesus play should not get public funding?

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I would say 'no words' but how about "disgusting, insulting, disrespectful, immoral..." need I go on? How does this awful thing get 'public funding' - I'd be demanding a refund of my council tax. Enough already!

Oh look OP, you joined up just to start this thread. What a larf.

"No words"....that sounds about fine, just say no more words.

"Need I go on"...No.

Hope this helps.

eh?

Art is meant to challenge and confront. YABU.

What?

Haven't a clue what you're whittering on about, but in what way is this play immoral? Does a cute kitten get exterminated every time it's performed?

Has the Daily Mail comment section been closed temporarily?

www.christian.org.uk/news/%E2%80%98transsexual-jesus%E2%80%99-play-to-be-aired-at-belfast-festival/

sorry!

It's sounds great

Do you have a problem with public funding for the arts in general?

NFB. As in, not f*ing bothered.

Immoral?

Is there any evidence to suggest Jesus wasn't transexual?

Jesus is all of us. Making them genderqueer seems a rather beautiful thing to do, to me.

"god" got an underage married girl pregnant and your worried about transgenderism being involved in a play you can choose to watch or not.

did you find Alanis morrisette playing god in dogma offensive too?

I thought the whole point of drama and performing was to put your own take.onto things and explore different ideas.....

OK - so I name changed in case I got idiots like some of you on here. You didn't disappoint. One of the purposes of Mumsnet is to confront and challenge - so I am challenging the bigots out there who think it's OK to treat Christianity as some kind of plaything to be mocked and insulted. There comes a point where even Christians should not be 'turning the other cheek' - even Jesus overturned tables when He got riled at the money changers insulting His temple.

Yes art is meant to confront and challenge - I am very confronted and so challenged that I am incredibly angry that public funds are being used in this way. I don't like to say, it but since I assume you would like me to - if I was a Muslim or a Jew being 'challenged' in this way - I'd be insulted and want to know why public funds are being used for this.

If you choose to insult in this way - use your own money - not the decent taxpayers!

I fail to see how having Jesus portrayed as a woman could be "disgusting, insulting, disrespectful, immoral", unless you're suggesting there's something "disgusting", "insulting", "disrespectful" and "immoral" about women. So in conclusion, YABVVVU.

You're not unreasonable to think. In fact, I think you should try it more often.

But the indecent taxpayers obviously outnumber the indecent, and it's a play, no one is forcing you to watch?

Outnumber the decent. Grr.

I think just like the outcry over Monty Python's Life of Brian, it would be important to see the play before being thoroughly outraged.

Sometimes it's better for your health to just have a cup of tea and mull over the foibles of the world and then get up and carry on with your life, OP.

Slightly more balanced take on this.

Oh and the person putting this on is a Christian.