Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
PlayItAgain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/11
#1Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/26/13 at 11:49pmMy friend walked by the theater tonight and said there were protestors outside, side note did anyone attend the 1st preview?
#2Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 4:10am
If this play is based on the Gnostic gospel, THE TESTAMENT OF MARY MAGDALENE, and is at all representative, then the "controversial" elements are that after death, Jesus first appears to a woman (Mary), and that he does so in spirit rather than bodily form.
That anyone needs to protest such a work in this day and age is just, well, sad.
Dubliner
Understudy Joined: 5/26/11
#2Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 7:16amNo the play is based on the Virgin Mary's life in Ephesus after the Gospels. I've seen the original Garry Hynes/Marie Mullen production in Dublin. It is challenging and presents Mary as a complex and real human being. It asserts that she is being controlled by the apostles and that her views on Jesus life are being distorted by them for their own purposes. I would not however consider it blasphemous or controversial. The reaction in Dublin was mature and considered and there were no protests.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/11
#3Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 7:37amOnce again our country showing how ridiculous we are, even the mention of anything remotely related to jesus and people go crazy, sometime I hate how uber religious parts of this country are
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#4Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 7:57am
Gaveston I'm no Gospel expert, but doesn't the resurrected Jesus first appear to women in all of them? And in at least one/some to a named Mary Magdalene? Not in spirit form I understand.
Updated On: 3/27/13 at 07:57 AM
#5Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 8:41am
:: sigh ::
I doubt many of you remember, but when LIFE OF BRIAN was released, there were huge protests, all from people who gleefully admitted they're never even seen the movie but they *knew* it was blasphemous! because, after all, what else could it be???
And we think the Taliban is bad.
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#6Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 9:05amAnyone see the first preview...considering seeing this weekend.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/11
#7Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 9:25am
photos of the protestors from last night, idiots.
http://ow.ly/i/1LvWV
https://twitter.com/djbenharvey/status/316720919617888258/photo/1
#8Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 9:34am
And we think the Taliban is bad.
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JohnBoy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/06
#10Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:09amWhat's wrong with protesting?
#11Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:32amThose were extras hired by the producers to get some press about the show.
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#12Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 10:53am
"Gaveston I'm no Gospel expert, but doesn't the resurrected Jesus first appear to women in all of them? And in at least one/some to a named Mary Magdalene? Not in spirit form I understand. "
No, the three women who go to the tomb to attend to his body find an angel waiting for them there who tells them that they won't find Jesus there because he has been resurrected.
#13Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:00am
>> "What's wrong with protesting?"
Well, it would help to know *why* you're protesting in the first place.
As for who the women were, dpeends on which gospel you read. Matthew says it was Mary Magdelene and "the other Mary", which may be a reference to the sister of Lazarus. It's also suggested that there were others who were unnamed.
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#14Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:03amyou don't have the right to protest something you haven't seen.
#15Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:06am
...yes you do.
And it isn't only this country. Religious folk in the UK didn't exactly throw a party for Jerry Springer: The Opera.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
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#16Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:08amno you don't, being offended by something you haven't seen is stupidity at its purist
#17Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:09amIf you know it goes against your believes, you shouldn't see it just for the sake of protesting it.
#18Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:10amYou have a right to do it whether or not you happen to think it's stupid. The First Amendment doesn't have a stupidity clause.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#19Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:16amYou have the "right" to protest, of course!! Whether you should is a judgment call. Don't get righteously progressive folks! People on this very board have said they'd boycott Mel Gibson and Kirk Cameron films...
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#20Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:18am
True. You do have the right to protest something you havent seen, but everyone else has the right to look at you and laugh and laugh and laugh...
And for those possibly offended by my Taliban remark, given how much the religious right is trying to control everyone's lives, from the womb on out, they may not be as extreme but they certainly hold much of the same mindset. They;re right, everyone else is wrong, and they're gonna continue to push it until another aboriton doctor in Florida is killed over it.
And I'll step away from this thread now, because this kind of BS really pisses me off.
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#21Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:19amLike Jazz said - It go against my believes.
#22Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 11:30am
Just for the record, I don't applaud those kinds of protests, unless it's something 100% blasphemous or satanic. It really boils my blood when they protest Gaga!!
Updated On: 3/27/13 at 11:30 AM
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#23Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:02pmEverybody calm down. It's just a play, for Pete's sake.
#24Protestors outside of The Testament Of Mary
Posted: 3/27/13 at 1:28pm
It ain't art until it's controversial!
Whatever, Christianity is all based on lies and unproven theories. It started as a political system to rule the masses. Personally, this makes me want to see the play more. Hardcore Christians CANNOT accept different versions, more human versions, of their fairy tales. I think it's less about God and more the idea that they've been duped.
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