Jerry Springer: The Opera

[mrph]

I didn't see it. But I'm amused (and a little unsettled) by the fuss surrounding it. The BBC 'Have Your Say' pages, in particular, have some gems: "If only the people who post their messages here in support of this production, were aware of the consequences of such blasphemy."

Er, yes.

And then there's Stephen Green's what-a-surprise-I-never-expected-that reaction to people harassing BBC staff after his Christian Voice website published their home phone numbers and addresses. Basically, he denies any such intent: "We totally abhor stuff like that, it does no credit to the cause of Christ," and "But I was a bit naive in thinking perhaps our website would only be visited by Christians."

Um. So it's all the non-Christians visiting his site who are threatening BBC staff because of perceived blasphemy? Riiiiight.

Comments

[lougarry.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking - why don't they attack the Tsunami for making people question whether god [1] exists?

[1] refering to many different gods here and not any one in particular.

[deborah_c]

As opposed to the American preacher who not only said that the Tsunami was God's punishment on that bit of the world world for mostly being muslim, but also rejoiced in it and said he hoped it killed all 20000 Swedish people out there, say?

Frankly, I'm sickened.

[lougarry.livejournal.com]

well, of course all third world countries are second class citizens...doncha know...evil people they are ;)
Apparently one of the paintball teams have been told to change their name from Tsunami or else!
I'm sorry...come again...

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I have to say, if I were Christian I'd be considering starting a new religion with the same principles and beliefs just so as not to be associated by name with people like that.