Christian Ignorance

Take a seat, and grab some popcorn for what should be a humdinger of a row:

About 300 protesters held a candlelit protest outside a Glasgow theatre over the staging of a play which portrays Jesus as a transsexual.

The protest was held outside the Tron* Theatre, where Jesus Queen of Heaven, in which Christ is a transsexual woman, is being staged.

Ok, good. A bit of a debate. And I reckon that the producers are well entitled to put their show on, despite it containing what some might call blasphemy. Just as Christians are completely entitled to protest about the depiction of their long dead Saviour as a transsexual woman.

The only problem is that the Christians just have to get offensive:

Another (slogan) said: "God: My Son Is Not A Pervert."

Fucking hell. For those of us who don't hold antediluvian views, there is actually nothing wrong with a transsexual person. It is certainly wrong to dismiss them as a "pervert". This sort of a slogan reveals far more about these protestors than perhaps they intend. It shows that they aren't about asking for respect for their views, but rather doing down the ideas of others and sitting in judgment over the lives of others. A religion founded on respect for others and loving thy neighbour is utterly undermined by this sort of puritanical and ignorant slogan.

*Presumably not this Tron.