Posted on 04/17/2014 3:40:39 PM PDT by GreyFriar
A re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion that was due to take place on the streets of Oxford had to be cancelled after an official thought that "Passion play" meant "Sex show".
The traditional play, organised by St Stephen's House theological college and St Mary and St John Church, involves a re-enactment of the trial and crucifixion of Christ in which actors playing Jesus, Mary, Pontius Pilate and Roman Soldiers would have paraded through the streets of the ancient university city.
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Easter Passion Ping
Shocking they would cancel this right before easter. /s
They canceled it knowing what it was. If it were porn they would have encouraged it.
All he lost he shall regain.
I would tend to believe that before I would believe that dip stick was as much of an idiot as he appears to be.
On the one hand, one easily believes public officials are dumb as soup. On the other hand, one easily believes public officials are anti-Christian.
This takes the idea of living in ivory towers to a new level.
In Oxford of all places. I always thought that was a high up university.
Oh that’s just funny.
What a brazen and contemptuous lie.
Ever wonder how the Dark Ages got started? Well, this kind of brain-dead response by the Oxford brain-trust is a good example. Straight down hill that is where the world is headed.
A re-enactment of Christ's crucifixion that was due to take place on the streets of Oxford had to be cancelled after an official thought that "Passion play" meant "Sex show".
Many years ago (of course) Robert Heinlein wrote an article about his and his wife's visit to the Soviet Union. Among many other things, he noted that "nye cultoornie" was a deep insult. "Uncultured".
We are surrounded by barbarians.
Thanks for the ping. I have wondered why it is called the Passion of Christ.
Our word “passion” comes from the Latin word meaning “to suffer”.
That makes sense. Thank you.
What a bonehead.
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