‘Mocking’ the Last Supper

King,

You know we welcome your participation here, are thankful for your readership, and love your willingness to call out Naugle. But this post you’ve linked to… it’s upsetting.

It seems to me that many of the terms you use in that post, particularly describing the kind of people who might attend the Fulsom Street Fair, don’t seem to reflect my interpretation of Christian love.

Additionally, there is a massive difference between this fair poster and “tasteless nooses” from the Jena Six story. One is a direct threat of bodily harm / death, the other makes no threats at all.

I respect your right to be offended by the Fulsom Street Fair poster, even if I think you are overreacting. But really, the response by the right wing here is actually less understandable than the Muslim outrage over the cartoon depictions of Muhammad in Danish newspapers. This is a parody of a famous piece of Western art, and depictions of Jesus are not forbidden by Christianity. Depictions of Muhammad are, by definition, blasphemous in Islam, regardless of how they portray the Prophet. (I believe Muslims were wrong to protest that, BTW. I just understand why they did.)

As Joseph points out, there are many portrayals that many (including myself) would consider more insulting to Christians/Christianity than simply organizing a bunch of people in the same layout as the Last Supper – such as an image portraying Jesus gambling.

The outrage here is more about attacking gay people than it is protecting any kind of ‘sanctity’ of the Last Supper image.