This, despite being filled with Biblically incorrect fluff-n-stuff, is a much better way to protest the passage of Prop 8. It is catchy and clever.
Too bad about what happened in the weeks between Prop 8’s passage and the musical’s premiere, eh? (here, here, here, and here)
more about “Prop 8 The Musical“, posted with vodpod
via Michelle Malkin
5 Comments
December 3, 2008 at 9:27 pm
what’s biblically incorrect about what was said? i’m pretty sure everything they talked about IS in the bible…no?
December 3, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Before I answer your question, I need to make clear that I have no horse in the Prop 8 race and blog on this issue only because the protesters have, by and large, been so unhinged and unchecked. My interest in this issue has nothing to do with their sexual preference.
To your question: since you asked, I feel the need to be somewhat thorough.
“Prop8Opponents: And our love’s not a sin.
Jesus:Leviticus says shellfish is an abomination.
The Bible says a lot of interesting things, like you can stone your wife, or sell your daughter into slavery.
Prop8Supporters:Well, we ignore those verses.
Jesus:Well, then friend it seems to me you pick and choose.”
By invoking Leviticus, they are claiming that the Old Testament laws prohibiting homosexual acts fall within the set of Levitical purity laws and are, therefore, not relevant for today. The Old Testament prohibitions against homosexual acts are said not to be binding today; because, like the dietary prohibitions, they were in the class of religious purity laws distinct to the Hebrew culture. It is now, according to them, perfectly reasonable for a person, Christian or otherwise, to be a homosexual.
The reality is, God’s word repeatedly condemns same-sex behavior, either between two men or two women. It delivers a consistent message from Genesis to Jude. You can find clear prohibitions against homosexuality in Romans, 1 Cornithians, 1Timothy, and Jude. The prohibition is not restricted to an obscure Old Testament purity law.
It seems to me those who are only aware cherry picked verses of the Bible as they suit their purposes are the ones who “pick and choose.”
A person may reasonably take issue with the Christian doctrine as it relates to homosexuality. But it outrageous for non-Christian, non-Bible scholars to suggest that Christians are wrong about what the Bible says. Who should a serious Christian believe? Several hundred years of biblical scholarship, or Jack Black and other Hollywood pinheads?
December 8, 2008 at 5:41 am
Here’s an interesting take:
http://evidentlyeverywhere.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/prop-8-the-musical/
December 9, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I still can’t believe that this issue was more important to certain religious groups than other issues the Bible is much more consistent and clear on, namely, the care of the poor and marginalized in our society.
There are far more passages in the Old and New Testament about the Christian’s obligation to the “least among us,” meaning the poor and homeless. In this bad and ever-worsening economy, surely there is a better use of a faithful person’s time and resources than interfering with what is essentially a civic issue.
The solution is to provide for civil marriage for any two unrelated, consenting adults and to have ceremonies performed — if chosen — by churches or other entities. Religious rites soilemnize a marriage only. You can’t get married by a pastor or priest or rabbi alone — you must register that marriage in a civil setting in order to gain the civil benefits marriage affords — visitation rights, tax breaks, legacies to children, pension allocations, social security. None of that is granted by a religious institution.
If you don’t care for gay marriage, don’t have one or attend one.
December 9, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I agree with your sentiment. It is not my concern what the government says about gay marriage. I am free to choose my own church and I choose one that teaches what I believe to be the truth of God’s Word concerning marriage, among other things. I don’t expect civil authorities to meet my religious expectations in this regard.
You are right when you say that religious people should spend more time addressing more obvious and clear directives such as widows, orphans, poor, and homeless.
I’m glad to hear that more and more people are seeing that gay marriage opposition is a waste of time. (So long as no one is talking about mandating what churches are allowed to teach.) Hopefully, in time, the folks who oppose it so vigorously will find a better use for their time, effort, and money.