While at the Broncos vs. Lions game yesterday, my wife snapped a picture of a guy from behind dressed as Jesus (robe, sandals, long hair and even a crown of thorns - with a Tebow jersey and a wooden cross underneath to complete the ensemble).
I wondered if he did it to make fun of, or to be respectful. I doubt most people’s initial reaction would be the thought of respect. Sure enough, they showed him on screen and it his antics pretty much proved lack of respect and then tried to do a Catholic Cross that failed miserably.
I wonder, if this was making fun of any other God (you know which ones bring the most fury) - would mainstream society be ”outraged” and calling ”for an apology” or ”demanding this fan be banned from games forever”? But because it’s Jesus, is it ok because it’s held in large pockets of society that “Christians are oppressive and mean” (a far cry from how Jesus really was - but that’s a different post). Or what if it wasn’t a God, but making fun of someone or something marginalized in society today?
What should the response be? What should Christians response be?
It takes a lot to offend me, but even I wasn’t sure what I thought of it…
My buddy Brandon reminded me that when we are told to “turn the other cheek”, it is actually in response to being offended, not necessarily getting beat up.
Thoughts?
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