Lady Gaga’s use of religious imagery ‘not offensive’

LADY Gaga has “serious intent” and her use of religious imagery should not be viewed by Christians as offensive, an academic at a leading university has said.

Dr Pete Ward, a senior lecturer at King’s College, London, and author of a book on religion and celebrity, Gods Behaving Badly, said he believed the star was using religion as a “metaphor” and should not be denounced as heretical by Christians.

“She is basically saying what Jesus is saying — we should love God and love each other it seems,” he said. “I think what she is illustrating is people using a religious metaphor to talk about what they are doing. I quite like the idea that she has a serious intent.