New film depicts Jesus as homosexual

[Mattheos]

Dear all

Christos Anesti (Christ is Risen)

I am informed by a friend of mine living in New South Wales (Australia) that a blasphemous play depicting our Lord and Saviour and God, Jesus Christ and his Apostles as homosexuals, has now been made into a movie and is set to appear in American cinemas later this year. The film is called Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) and is an example of how fallen this society is.

I was wondering if any of you have hear of this? Some links to articles on this topic in the past are below.

http://outrage.nabumedia.com/pressrelease.asp?ID=43
http://www.advocate.com/html/stories/822/822_corpus.asp


What can we do? PROTEST! Apparently, some regions in Europe have already banned the film.

Copy the names below and send the below message in an email to all in your address book.


When the list reaches 500 please forward the list to homasg@softhome.net
01.Mechaiel Farag, Perth, WA, Australia
02. John Rizkallah, Perth, WA, Australia
03. Stewart Rizkallah,Perth, WA, Australia
04. Michael Salib, Perth, Wa,Australia
05. Mark Nour, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
06. Marco Attia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
07. Emil Sidra, Malbourne, VIc, Australia
08.Veronica Abdou,Vic,Australia
09. Robert Gundi, Vic, Australia
10.Amir Malek, Victoria, Australia
11. Margaret Male k, Victoria, Aust! ralia
12. Mohab Shukry, Victoria, Australi
13. Amani Hanna, Victoria, Australia
14. Adel Sarofim, Cairo, Egypt
15. Adel Demian, Johannesburg South Africa
16. Youssef Demian, Egypt
17- Amir William,Cairo,Egypt
18- Michel Nashed, Cairo, Egypt.
19- Fawzy Chalaby, Cairo. Egypt
20- Jizel Demian, Cairo, Egypt
21- Shery Mikhail, Montreal,canada
22- Atef Messiha, Montreal, canada
23- Ruperta Lomibao, Philippines
24- Elizabeth Villaneuva, Philippines
25- Christine Messiha, Montreal, Canada
26- Velinda Messiha, Montreal, Canada
27- Maher Boutros , Montreal, Canada
28- Soheir Boutros, Montreal, Canada
29- Marylise Boutros, Montreal, Canada
30- John Boutros, Montreal, Canada
31- Atef Farag, Montreal, Canada
32- Gehan Bartil, Montreal, Canada
33- Hany Farag, Montreal, Canada
34- Dalia Farag, Montreal, Canada
35- Sarah Farag, Montreal, Canada
36- Essam Farag, Montreal, Ca nada
37- Amira! Boulos, Montreal, Canada
38-Maria Hanna, Montreal, Canada
39-Sandra Nessim, Montreal, Canada
40-Manal Nessim, Montreal, Canada
41- Maria Rafael, Montreal, Canada
42- Laurence Henry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
43- Eman Youssef, mtl, Que.
44- Ashraf Malaty, Mtl, Que
45- Andrew Malaty, Mtl, Que
46-Ragaa Youusef, Brossard, Que.
47-Amgad Mikhail, Brossard, Que.
48- Youanna Mikaiel, Brossard, Quebec
49-Benjamin Mikhaiel, Brossard, Quebec
50- Iriny Youssef, Bellville, Ont.
51- Sameh Aziz, Bellville, Ont.
52- Bishoy Rezkalla, Bellville, Ont.
53- Peter Reskall, Bellville, Ont.
54- Wahib Youssef, Cairo, Egypt
55- Janette Saleh, Mtl, Que.
56-Mikhail Youssef, Mtl, Que
57- Soheir Iskander, Mtl, Que
58- Refaat Mikhail, Mtl, Que
59- Iman Youssef, Pierrefond, Que
60- Sandra Dick, Montreal, Que.
61- Samer Kamel, Laval, Que.
62- Ayman W. Malak, Sydny, Australia
63- Jackie Malak, Sydny, Austr! alia
64- Christine Hanna, Brisbane, Australia
65- Nabil Hanna, Brisbane, Australia
66- Faten Hanna, Brisbane, Australia
67- Amir Hanna, Brisbane, Australia
68- Sarah Hanna, Adelaide, Australia
69- Deena Selim, California, USA
70- Shohreh Shahrokhshahi, California, USA
71- Fadi Georges, CA
72-Samar Youssef, CA
73-George kassab Ca
73. Mike Daoud-Chicago, Illinois
74. Nevin Kassab, CA
75.Elias Karout, Lebanon
76.George Sarrouh, USA
77.Sharon Sarrouh, CA
78.Gabriella Sarrouh, CA
79. Paul Naufal, Lebanon
80. Desiree Maamari, Lebanon
81. Marinos Abi Khalil , Lebanon
82. Julie Rizkallah , Lebanon
83.Cosette Chakar , lebanon
84.Rania Aramouny, lebanon
85.Rana Haddad, Lebanon
86.Hiba Al-Lakkis, KSA
87.Toufic Al-Lakkis, KSA
88.Roger khoury, lebanon
89.Caline el khoury, lebanon
90.Darine el khoury, lebanon
91.Nathalie haber, lebanon
92.Rita haber, lebanon
93 - Fadi Farroukh
94-Danny Wakim
95-Joseph Amer
96-Lucy Zakarian
97-Joanna Choukeir
98-joseph haddad
99- Rana Bekhazi, Lebanon
100- Nancy Karam, lebanon
101. Wael Younan, lebanon
102- Mona Khoury- Doha Qatar-
103- Lina Wazen, Lebanon-
104- Carol Chaker, Lebanon-
105- Ziad Chaker, Lebanon ?
106-Anthony Ojeil, Lebanon ?
107 - Elie Chaptini, Lebanon-
108- Faisal Fouad, Egypt.
109-Lina Mustaklem, P.O.Box 19118, Jerusalem
110-Rima Barsoum, Syria
111-Tony Saliba
112- Issa Habil Stockholm- Sweden
113- Ibrahim Yacoub - Sweden
114- Melissa Hawsho, Sweden
115 - Sarah Kindholm, Sweden
116 - Sara Jahkopson, Sweden
117-Maria Oktay, Sweden
118- Elisabeth Dilmac, Sweden
119- Maria Davidsson, Sweden
120- Markus Izgin, Sweden
121- Stephanos Izgin, Sweden
122- Habib Dilmac, Sweden
123- Gunilla Togan, Sweden
124- Sandra +ûzmen, Sweden
125- Diana Gezici, S weden
126- Mikael Damar, Sweden
127- Gabriella Kilic, Sweden
128-Gabriel Bar-Sawme, Sweden
129- Mosche Alp, Sweden
130-Marlen Ablahad. Sweden
131-Sargon Ablahad. Swedwn
132-Bachar Ablahad. -"-
133-Dalin Ablahad. -"-
134-Hosam Ablahad. -"-
135- Fahad Morad, sweden
136- Fouad Morad, sweden
137- Fadia Morad, sweden
138- Chochan Morad, sweden
139- Elisabeth Alan, sweden
140- Anna Alan, sweden
141- Arzu Alan, Sweden
142- Bar Haddad
143- Maria Budak, Holland
144- Annelies Alp, Holland
145- Hadil Mahran, Holland
146- Fahad Hanna, Melb. Australia
147 - Ninos Bisso, Melb, Australia
148- Teresa Kashro, Syd, Australia
149-Sham Bisseh, Syd, Australia
150- Mary Makariou, Syd, Australia
151- Mattheos Rologas, Adel, Australia


May God grant us strength and save us on the Dreadful Day!
Mattheos

[Ben]

I knew there was a play about this, but I had no idea it is going to be a movie...Lord have mercy!

You know some time back I read "The Trouble With Islam" by Irshad Manji. It is by a very liberal and lesbian Muslim, who is calling for reform in Islam. I think it is a well written book with a lot of controversial content, that really makes you think. Anyway, she mentions a play about Jesus and his Apostles, where they are all depicted as active homosexuals, by the name of Corpus Christi. I do not know if this movie is based on the play that she was refering to, but it is interesting to note that a certain group of Muslims in England decided to do something about it...... by offering money to whichever good Muslim  killed the play writter, however they did give him the option of converting to Islam. But don't worry if he would have converted, they still would have killed him, but the promise was, he would have gotten a Muslim burrial, and his wife would have been cared for by a good Muslim family.

A petition sounds more reasonable....don't you think?

[yBeayf]

This is an old, old urban legend.

See http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/petition/gayjesus.htm.

[Ben]

So there was a play about this.....but no movie is being made about it??

[Mattheos]

There have evidently been some attempts in the past to make this into a movie for the mainstream to see. There is apparently a new attempt to start this again.

Mattheos

[yBeayf]

I should hope for a better cite than a forwarded email before I'll be concerned about this. A search for "Corpus Christi Jesus" on Google news brings up nothing about any plans for a movie.

[Ebor]

No offense is intended Matteos, but Urban Legends sometimes have a life of their own and can pop years and long distances away from the last sighting.  Someone comes across an old story or a relative/friend remembers hearing about something happening to someone who knew a friend but can't recall details like dates and names.

In the US one about Madeline Murray O'Hair wanting to get religious broadcasting off the air has been circulating for years.  Never mind that O'Hare is dead and that she never filed any such petition.  It surfaced again in 2003 with the name of Dr. James Dobson attached to it saying that he was asking for people to protest it.  According to Barbara Mikkelson at www.snopes.com (the gold standard of Urban Legend information imho) who actually researches this sort of thing, he had nothing to do with it and has stated on his organizations website that he didn't.

While such a play was written and the story about it can be found on snopes, the 2 links given refer only to that play and are dated from 1998.  There is no corroborating data about any movie.

Ebor

[Ben]

It seems that the movie might be just a story or an Urban Ledgend, but I know there was a play about this...which is just as disturbing, however, if Mel Gibson has the right to make a movie about his version of Christ, why can't someone else, who might be depicting a Christ that we don't like, have the right to do so?

Don't get me wrong, in no way am I saying such movies or plays are ok with me or don't bug me, but shouldn't everyone have the right to express their religious, cultural, and/or political principles and beliefs?

Some think Gibson's Jesus is just as absurd and dangerous as we may think a Gay Jesus is.

[Αριστοκλής]

Ebor,
You are surely correct that Mattheos is not to be faulted. What is dismaying is that a story such as this is BELIEVABLE in today's culture. That we can consider that someone could conceive and produce a film like this at all tells us more about our modern world than maybe even the making the film itself would have done.
Demetri

[Ebor]

Demetri,

That may be true, or it may show the human tendency to, when hearing something bad or alarming or odd, believe it without asking questions or getting verifyable information.  Or both.

Ebor

[Αριστοκλής]

I wonder if this definition of "odd" would apply to "good" events as well, miracles, for example?
Demetri

[Ebor]

It could, I think.  I'm thinking of cases where people desparately want a miracle and are convinced that they have happened, for example with some of the wilder crusade-evangelist types.  One of them who was reputed to be given "words of knowledge" about people in the congregation was found to have a radio transmitter with people reading information cards to him.  But the people who came wanted and believed that such a miracle would happen.  

I can across an interesting quote from Julius Ceasar just today thank sometimes can apply:

Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt
Men gladly believe that which they wish for

If what they wish for is that people they disagree with are reported to be evil, degenerate, appalling enough to justify their beliefs, and so for, they will believe it.

Just to be clear, I *do* believe in miracles from God, but I don't think that they will show up on cue.  God does what He wills to do, when He wants to. C.S. Lewis wrote about his wife being on her deathbed from bone cancer when an Anglican priest annointed her and prayed.  She (Joy Davidman) recovered enough to walk again, travel with him and lived for a few more years.  

Ebor

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