Superstar show is far from blasphemous
To my horror I was handed a ridiculous handout entitled 'Blasphemy is not a joke'.
Also in view were a man holding sign with the words No Blasphemy, a statue of the Virgin Mary and three people saying the Rosary.
Having seen the musical previously I was baffled as to why they were so offended by the performance of this musical in our city. It is a celebration of the last week in Jesus' life and of the sacrifice
He made. It is NOT blasphemous. It does not mock God or Jesus.
I would have thought such a celebration of their Saviour would have been welcomed by the Christian protestors. Instead, they pushed their ideas on the public, without much of an argument as to what exactly they find so offensive.
Is it the fact that it is the story of Jesus put to music? If it is for this reason then do they also protest to Handel's Messiah?
Is it the fact that the story of Jesus is put into dramatic form? If so, do they also protest to Nativity plays and Passion plays?
Not being of the Christian faith myself I do not claim to understand why this group of protestors took offence and I was not given an explanation in their flyer.
There was rather a lot of preaching and statements about the musical in question, but no real evidence or explanation.
Given the atrocities occurring in Iraq as I write this, I find it deplorable that the protesters wasted their energy on something so trivial instead of travelling to the North to show disgust at the visit of one George Dubya.
I do not deny their right to protest, I just wish they would pick a more worthwhile cause. I have two words for those protestors Grow up.
Katie Holly,
Honan Mews,
Connaught Avenue,
Cork.
