Christian protests over 'transsexual Jesus' play.Byline: ANI Glasgow (Scotland), Nov.5 (ANI): At least 300 protesters participated in a candlelit can·dle·lit adj. Illuminated by candles: a candlelit ceremony. protest outside a theater in Glasgow, Scotland, where a play is to portray Jesus as a transsexual trans·sex·u·al n. A person who strongly identifies with the opposite gender and who chooses to live as a member of the opposite gender or to become one by surgery. adj. 1. Of or relating to such a person. 2. . The Tron Theatre The Tron Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. External links Official website will present a new play, Jesus Queen of Heaven, in which Christ is a man who wants to become a woman. According to The Telegraph, the protest was held outside the Tron Theatre. The play is part of the Glasgay! arts festival which celebrates Scotland's homosexual, lesbian, bi-sexual and transsexual culture. Festival organizers, however, said there was no intention to incite To arouse; urge; provoke; encourage; spur on; goad; stir up; instigate; set in motion; as in to incite a riot. Also, generally, in Criminal Law to instigate, persuade, or move another to commit a crime; in this sense nearly synonymous with abet. or offend anyone. The Christian protesters gathered outside the theatre ahead of the opening night on Tuesday, singing hymns and waving placards saying, "Jesus, King of Kings, Not Queen of Heaven", and "God: My Son Is Not A Pervert." The play, which runs until Saturday, is written and performed by Jo Clifford, a transsexual playwright. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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