The frankincense and mhyrr are starting to make sense. Three ordinary men might have given him a footy and a toy tractor, but the wise men knew better.

And how about all those paintings of a Jesus the size of a 16 year old still prancing around in his mother's lap? Mummy's boy?

A gay, socialist man of Middle Eastern appearance. How postmodern. Maybe he does have contemporary relevance after all.

Love that website, Celivia! With respect to the gay Jesus theme, apparently it's a bit of a trope in some circles:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesusinlove/1473970290/

http://www.jesusinlove.org/

<< Gay Jesus Play Blasted by Bishop

Andrew Taylor and Kristie Lau
January 20, 2008

A PLAY that depicts Jesus as a gay man who is seduced by Judas and conducts a gay marriage for two apostles has been condemned by religious leaders as it prepares to open in Sydney. >>

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/gay-jesus-play-blasted-by-bishop/2008/01/19/1200620272704.html

Or even better:

<< Was Jesus Gay?

A search for the Messiah;s True Sexuality Leads to a Snare of Lusty Theories.

By Hank Hyena

"Behold how he loved him!" (John 11:36)

"It's fabulous," exulted Brian, my bearded gay friend. "I get to be Jesus at the Easter Fetish performance party. First I'm laid out on a pink marble slab, with only a wisp of loincloth about me. Then -- hallelujah! Resurrection!"

"You're too short," I muttered. "I'd be better." (The best part I ever got in six Catholic pageants was Bartholomew, the geeky apostle.)

"Oh stop," Brian continued. "Listen -- slowly, I rise, for my very favorite part: 12 handsome men -- the apostles -- march in and kiss me all over my body."

[continues] >>

http://www.salon.com/feature/1998/04/cov_10feature.html

chainsmoker: << A gay, socialist man of Middle Eastern appearance. >>

David Malouf is the Messiah!

Ok folks.. my 'too many posts' limit is over and I'm ba-ack. (some might say like the horror movie :)

or..as Skyhooks rendered it:

Watch a horror movie right there on my TV
Horror movie right there on my TV
Horror movie right there on my TV
Shockin' me right out of my brain
Shockin' me right out of my brain

It's bound to get ya in, get ya under your skin
Hit you right on the chin, oh yeah
It's bound to be a thriller, it's bound to be a chiller
It's bound to be a killer, oh yeah

But as we all know..it was the '6:30 news'.....

The most telling aspect of the last few frenzied posts by desperate people :) are that while you break the law.. yes.. break the law..

(Look up victorian consolidated legislation... "religious vilification")

No one is going to hunt you down.. and stick a knife in your chest

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thefileroom.org/images/theo-van-gogh_web.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thefileroom.org/documents/dyn/DisplayCase.cfm/id/1069&h=293&w=300&sz=15&hl=en&start=1&usg=__OsRTLBKxsWTnl8tdbYP3AojKusQ=&tbnid=2VoNnNoS2BDXxM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtheo%2Bvan%2Bgogh%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

But you should remember.. the man who did that to Theo, would probably also do it if Jesus was insulted. The play was condemned by Muslims also.

Speculation about Jesus sexuality should be based on the available evidence. It's fine to discuss it.. (as the evidence does not point to any such gay conclusion) but to use it as a means of mocking Jesus? aah.. holding Christianity up to public contempt? Thats not only illegal, its a sign of an empty argument.

My point on this thread is that you cannot force people to go against their deeply held religious principles because to do so is... "discrimination"....against them. (do I hear some polygamists and FGM practitioners in the distance?)

So.. 'remove all discrimination' conventions are ridiculous. They always discriminate.

Dear Polycarp,

The Brethren Trust of Australia who owns
the resort in question are the ones
guilty of discrimination.

They are making distinctions between the
young individuals in question that
disadvantages them.

By banning these young people from the
resort the Brethren treated this
group of youngsters less favourably than
others in a comparable situation because
of the youngsters sexual orientation.
And that, is definitely discrimination!

An organisation's motive for discriminating is
irrelevant!

As Robert Nguyen Cramer wrote, "The religious
zealots do not have a fact to stand on.
Their savior has been quoted as being accepting
of people regardless of difference in ethnicity,
political views, culture or lifestyle. It is apparent
that the only choice these zealots have is to accept
homosexuality as a norm and let people live to love and
cherish each other. Gay or straight, we are all human
and do have one thing in common: The feeling of loving
another person unconditionally. That is what God wants
after all, is it not?"

The speculation on Jesus homosexuality is promoted by deviants who know nothing of His righteousness and holiness. Instead of repenting from their own deviant lifestyles they think it funny in mocking the only One who can clean their filthy hearts and sick minds. It was no different to when Jesus walked the earth.

Dear runner,

Check out the following website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_readings_of_Jesus_and_John