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Art gallery invites visitors to deface the Bible
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | July 23 | Alastair Jamieson

Posted on 07/24/2009 12:52:24 AM PDT by Bushwacker777

"The exhibit, Untitled 2009, was proposed by the Metropolitan Community Church, an international Christian group which describes itself as offering “inclusive Christian ministry to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities”.

The £7,000 exhibition, which is funded by the Scottish Arts Council and is free of charge, has been created by the artists Anthony Schrag and David Malone in association with organisations representing gay Christians and Muslims.

Mr Schrag, 34, told the newspaper: “Any offensive things that have been written are not the point of the work. It was an open gesture. Are those who say they are upset offended by the things that people write, or just by the very notion that someone should write on a Bible?” "

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KEYWORDS: antichristian; bible; deviantart; homosexualagenda; homosexuals; muslims; notart; notchristian; scottishartscouncil; uk
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To: Morgana
sure, if you want yer head chopped off...
21 posted on 07/25/2009 12:43:17 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Chode
can we do the koran?

sure, if you want yer head chopped off...

Just sneak it in! Then alert the leaders of Your Local Friendly Mosque of the unspeakably sacrilegious goings-on at the art gallery.

Consider it a piece of art intervention.

22 posted on 07/27/2009 5:41:25 PM PDT by Lonely Bull
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To: Lonely Bull
works for me...
23 posted on 07/27/2009 6:10:30 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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