The Despicable And Blasphemous Display In Paris

Just in case you thought our regular reminders that we are in a spiritual civil war were a bit alarmist or over-the-top we invite you to take a look at the blasphemous and despicable opening performances at the Paris Olympics.

The show was dominated by drag queens, but the worst part was a depiction of the Lord’s Last Supper by an ensemble of drag queens and painted exhibitionists.

However, it wasn’t so much the disgusting and despicable attack on Christians that surprised us, it was the embrace of the blasphemy by supposedly respectable members of the media and cultural commentators.

The Associated Press, the alleged arbiter of news media style and newsworthiness, headlined its coverage off the outrage this way: Drag queens shine at Olympics opening, but ‘Last Supper’ tableau draws criticism.

Drag queens “shine”? The opening show was widely condemned as "hyper-sexualized" and "blasphemous."

The AP reported the disgusting display as, “…an unprecedented display of inclusivity, drag queens took center stage at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, showcasing the vibrant and influential role of the French LGBTQ+ community…”

Lest you think this was some under the radar off-script moment think again.

“The (French) government knows what it’s doing. They want to show themselves in the best way possible. They showed no restraints in expression,” drag queen Le Filip told The Associated Press.

“I thought it would be a five-minute drag event with queer representation. I was amazed. It started with Lady Gaga, then we had drag queens, a huge rave, and a fire in the sky,” they said. “It felt like a crowning all over again. I am proud to see my friends and queer people on the world stage.”

Among their “bold performances” was a scene that seemed to evoke Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” featuring the drag queens and other performers in a configuration reminiscent of Jesus Christ and his apostles.

Christians from across the world expressed their outrage at this intentional disrespect of one of the most sacred events underpinning the Christian faith.

French European Parliament Member and conservative leader Marion Maréchal denounced the performance on social media, “To all the Christians of the world who are watching the Paris 2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation,” she posted on the social platform X, a sentiment that was echoed by religious conservatives internationally.

Christian Daily reported Gavin Calver, the CEO of the Evangelical Alliance of the United Kingdom, expressed his disappointment. While he wished for the success of the Paris Olympics, he labeled the depiction as “utterly insensitive, unnecessary and offensive.”

“However, it really was appalling to see Christianity so openly mocked in the opening ceremony with the unbelievably crass portrayal of the Last Supper,” he wrote on X.

Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO who recently referred to himself as a “cultural Christian,” also weighed in on X, describing the performance as “extremely disrespectful to Christians.” He added in a subsequent post, “Christianity has become toothless.”

American Catholic Bishop Robert Barron condemned the act as a “gross mockery of the Last Supper,” questioning why France chose to “mock this very central moment in Christianity” during an event intended to highlight the best of French culture. He further emphasized that France's cultural identity “is grounded very much in Christianity.”

“Would they ever have dared mock Islam in a similar way? Would they ever have dreamed of mocking in this gross, public way a scene from the Quran? As I say, we all know the answer to that,” he stated in a video posted on X.

Rev Daniel French, a podcaster, echoed the bishop's sentiments, urging the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to make a similar statement.

“The opening Olympic ceremony mocked Christianity and the Last Supper in a way it never would have for any other religion,” he said in remarks reported by Christian Daily.

The drag show was perhaps the final straw for those whose interest in the Olympics had already begun to wane when it was announced that some biological men would be allowed to participate in women’s sports; “Every person, irrespective of their gender identity or sex variations, has the right to practice sport without discrimination and in a way that respects their health, safety and dignity,” the International Olympic Committee said in discouraging reporters from identifying athletes as “born male” or biological males” when competing in women’s sports.

Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company C Spire posted on X that it had pulled all of its advertising from the Olympics over the ceremony’s mockery of Christianity, and we applaud them for their stand.

Our suggestion to our Christian friends and readers is that they follow C Spire’s lead: Stop giving to the United States Olympic Committee, stop buying Olympic merchandise and contact advertisers who sponsor the Olympics to let them know you will not be buying products that supported the despicable blasphemous display during the opening show of this year’s Olympics.

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