Posted on 07/27/2024 5:08:09 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Christians expressed offense at the debauchery celebrated during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris that showed a ménage à trois and a depiction of The Last Supper with drag queens as Jesus’ disciples, among other symbols that rankled viewers.
One performance at the ceremonies that caused significant offense Friday afternoon was a depiction of Leonardo da Vinci’s "The Last Supper" that portrays Jesus' last meal with his disciples before his betrayal, arrest and crucifixion.
The song “King” was played as a woman wearing a crown was depicted as Jesus surrounded by men in drag, one of whom was a bearded man with long, blonde hair who later danced suggestively down a catwalk, much like a stripper would do. The catwalk was in front of the Last Supper table, where a young girl stood near the men in drag.
People are calling for the Olympics to be boycotted over their opening ceremonies. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/RrfnCroh4g— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) July 26, 2024
The offensive parody of the Last Supper (Mark 14:17-26), featuring drag queens and other actors who stood in poses inverted from the da Vinci painting, was set on a bridge over the Seine River that overlooks the Eiffel Tower.
In response to the display that some social commentators described as blasphemous and satanic, Harrison Butker, a kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, shared the Bible verse Galatians 6:7-8 in a post on X: “Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.”
Abby Johnson, host of the “Politely Rude” podcast and former Planned Parenthood clinic director-turned-women’s advocate, also rebuked the depiction of Jesus and His disciples, writing on X, “It’s crazy how they openly degrade and mock our beliefs then call us intolerant.”
Days earlier, Johnson reacted to the Olympics organizers’ decision to feature three drag queens — Nicky Doll, Miss Martini and Minima Gesté — as torchbearers.
“They give the Olympic flame to a man and a man dressed as a woman. Instead of choosing a real woman, they chose a man with a bunch of clown makeup and a wig. A mockery of womanhood and insulting to women everywhere,” Johnson said Wednesday in a post on X.
JULY 14: The Olympic flame arrived in Paris after being toured throughout France ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Three different drag queens carried the flame at different points along the relay route - Nicky Doll, Miss Martini, and Minima Gesté. pic.twitter.com/3t3Zaq6fh3— REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) July 24, 2024
Other depictions that biblically astute viewers were offended by included the head of a golden calf and a horseman of the Apocalypse.
The Old Testament book of Exodus tells the historical account of when God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and commanded them (Exodus 20:2–5) not to worship any other gods or create any idols to worship.
When Moses met with God on Mount Saini and was given the Ten Commandments he came back down from the mountain to find that the Israelites had melted their gold to create an idol of a golden calf to worship as the god who had delivered them from Egypt.
Another symbol in the opening ceremonies that many Christians recognized was one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse: the Antichrist.
The 2024 Paris Olympics has gone full Woke dystopian.
The opening ceremony was filled with transgend*r mockery of the Last Supper, the Golden Calf idol, and even the Pale Horse from the Book of Revelation.
The Olympics has made it clear that Christian viewers aren't welcome.
pic.twitter.com/LgawyE6YRX— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) July 26, 2024
John writes in Revelation 6:1-2: “I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.”
The Antichrist is a deceiver who will rise to power and mimic Jesus Christ as a peacemaker but will set out to kill and destroy all who oppose him.
Revelation 13:7-8 states: “Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.”
Another scene that offended viewers was that of French singer and actor Philippe Katerine, whose nearly-naked body was covered in pale blue paint and glitter and only covered by a thong and a sash of fake flowers and leaves to symbolize Dionysus, the pagan god of drunkenness and Bacchanalian orgies.
The Olympics also featured a pre-recorded dance in which a threesome — two men and one woman — frolicked around the streets of Paris in a romantic chase, pretending to kiss each other and ending up in a room and shutting the door on viewers before engaging in their sexual activities in private.
An avid reader of The Christian Post said in a comment Saturday that this year's opening ceremony "is a sign of the spirit of the age" and a stark reminder of Romans 1:24-25, which says: "Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever!"
“”Here’s to their tv rankings crashing from no one watching.””
Here’s hoping!!!!!
“”Its what we could do. I know it is very little.””
I hope the committee is besieged with such messages. Good for you!!! I want to see the athletes - the Christians or anyone else offended - voice their disgust publicly...
Could they refuse to participate until a public apology is given? Hold up the event for an apology!!!!!!
Right - it was just an accident that it was made to look like a parody of The Last Supper.
And such a travesty played a part in the opening ceremonies HOW??? Just for shock value? The committee knew what it would cause.
Loved Celine Dion’s song but also couldn’t help but wonder what a great love song had to do with athletes...
Always looking for things that make sense. Most of the time anymore, nothing does - hence, frustration!
I don’t care for the “tone” either. Does anyone know who/what this Lady Francis is? I’m sure the Lady part is a misnomer.
Anyone seeking to “educate” the masses should be willing to do so under their own name with their affiliation...
I agree with everything you've stated but that was no "malfunction" — the "wardrobe" performed precisely as designed, to display genitalia.
There is always a planned “malfunction”.
Absolutely sick.
The Adversary is among us and powerful. But no one is more powerful than the Lord. He will not be mocked.
Disgusting how children were involved in all this.
I wonder if the heathens who did this even know what the Last Supper was or have seen a painting of it?
In '28 it's going to be in LA and Jill Biden has been quoted saying it's going to be all Hollywood, baby. In short, it's going to be worse.
In a gaffe shortly before French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open, the five-ring Olympic flag was raised upside down at the Trocadero, across from the Eiffel Tower.
I assume Lady Francis is a French citizen?
What does she care if the USA has a Department of Education or not?
Is the Department of Education sending its money overseas to prop up foreign bureaucrats?
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I still can't tell if they were really that oblivious to the way their "art" would be received (and their non-apology "apology" sounds a bit like a petulant child who got caught misbehaving and is forced to apologize against their will), but you know you've really stepped in it when even Iran is complaining about the performance ;-)
They are so over the top in gaslighting the public, they are getting sloppy. Even the thick headed dullards are seeing this BS for what it is.
Agreed. There are now reports of the actor's statements relating their performance to the depiction of The Last Supper, making it impossible to believe this was unintentional. This article from The Federalist gives the title of the scene, "“La Cène sur la scene sur la seine” (The Last Supper on the stage on the Seine)", removing any doubt about the imagery and its intention to mock Christianity.
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