Vulgar Gay Jesus Play "Corpus Christi" Comes to Texas University

Bill Donohue, admit it: your goal is to Christianize America and turn it into a theocracy. You don't give a rat's rear end about anything else.

BD, you're a joke. I'm surprised anyone takes you seriously. Of course, what should I expect from such a hardcore member of the religious institution that is solely responsible for overpopulation in this world? Find something worthwhile to complain about, like how people of your ilk are rejecting true science in favor of junk science, and do something about it.

"They only seem to invoke academic freedom when it suits their ideological agenda."

And just what might that agenda be....truth about historical past perhaps?...Now there's a novel agenda.

The religious right might want to try "truth " for a change in place of fantasy stories about people rising from the dead.

Since you asked me to explain...

As has been explained to you, " hate speech " (as opposed to hateful speech ) pertains to speech likely to incite violence . Now, given the history of the Catholic Church (and those under its aegis) imprisoning, castrating, torturing, and burning to death men suspected of homosexual acts, one might debate whether, historically speaking, Romans qualifies or not. But honestly, I'd love to have you explain how the statement "Jesus was gay " qualifies as hate speech. You're afraid gaybashers are going to attack him, or what? You may find it offensive, but, dude, turn the other cheek. Isn't that what you're supposed to do?

As far as " freedom of speech"...that, in First Amendment terms, applies only to the GOVERNMENT censoring things. If the Tarleton town council or the Texas college board or the like shut the play down, that would violate the Constitution. Got it? Otherwise, the First Amendment is irrelevant. I do believe, in any case. that artistic expression is more important than the statements of a blowhard publicity-hound like Grand Inquisitor Donohue.

You might note that, unlike Donohue and his ilk, most LGBT people are fervent free-speech advocates. Take the case of the Westboro Baptist Church, which regularly parades around with swell signs like "God Hates F*gs." To the best of my knowledge, gay groups have not gone to court to stop them from simply spewing garbage. It was only when they started picketing funerals and harassing mourners that they were hauled into court.

And I cannot believe, nor can you show me, an instance when a student was prevented from praying in Jesus' name UNLESS it was at a college-sponsored event. In that case, the college has no business using public funds to endorse a particular religious viewpoint. You don't like it? Take it up with the Supreme Court.

Face it...you're offended because someone said your supposed savior is gay. You think it's an insult. But that's because you're, well, probably anti-gay, no? I'm gay, and if someone says that I am, I don't think it's an insult. It's just true, same as "Saint Paul was a mean-spirited authoritarian with primitive ideas about human sexuality."

Oh, and when you say "situations," you're presumably referring to a KKK-endorsed event that was openly racist ? Hey, I'd say THAT tarnished the reputation of at least some of the Tarleton community.

Listen, there's just as much hard and fast, non-hearsay evidence that Jesus was gay as that he was the Son of God, no more, no less. Live with it.

You are off point. This is a stunt to gain publicity by the director of the play and by the professor of the class in an attempt to throw this in the 'locals' face after other situations on campus in the last few years. It has cost the university in support , both monetary and volunteer, and will forever harm the image of the institution. For those of you which say this is freedom of speech , explain to me how quoting Romans 1:18 to the end of the chapter is hate speech versus free speech while this is free speech versus hate speech. Further, explain to me how someone is prevented from praying in Jesus name at this institution and this is allowed. Freedom of speech, I don' think so. These statements are all factual and can be proven true.

I'm a student at Tarleton and I'm sick of all the things that are being said about my University and all the stuff going on about this play. It is NOT open to the public, the University is NOT putting this on. It is a class project and is being performed by certain members of the class for other members of the class and their families (if they even choose to attend). How this even got out to the public is beyond me but there is no reason for this to be getting near as much attention as it is.

it is my understanding that this is a directorial student 's assignment, not an official production of the Tarleton drama department and not open to the general public.

You're welcome to your outrage, but you are much more likely to simply gin up interest in the play that it would never have otherwise received.

I should note, however, that you do not seem to have a good understanding of First Amendment law . Being a taxpayer does not give you, or anyone else, veto power over student speech at a public university. Yes, individual students would be just as able to voice views of you would approve in similar circumstances.

Characterizing this play as " hate speech " is an interesting tactic, but, in the end, a very weak argument. Hate speech is intended or likely to evoke violence against those targeted. I sincerely doubt that either of those things are the case here. I certainly have seen no evidence of such intent or likelihood here. Something that is simply a diametrically opposed view is not "hate speech." And that's not even the case here. The playwright intended it to further acceptance and tolerance, something that many Christians see as central to their faith.