Ok, I filched the title from someone else, but it's really what I wanted to say myself,
There has been so much angst and anger over a certain tableau at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics that has outraged many who have taken it to be a blasphemous parody of Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper. I can't believe some of the furious and downright hateful comments I've read. Boycott the Olympics has become a rallying cry, boycott them for insulting our Lord and our faith. I haven't said anything, not publicly. The most I did was to "heart" an article posted by my son-in-law written by a Baptist preacher who tried to bring some common sense and clarity. I didn't quite agree with everything he wrote, but it was a welcome rebuttal to all the hysteria.
I'm not going to argue or speculate whether or not the tableau was in fact a parody of the painting. That's beside the point because, even if it was, I don't think it warrants the extreme reaction it seems to have provoked.
The simple fact, at least for me, is that my God does not need me to defend him. He is God, Almighty God, who has all power and authority in heaven and on earth. What kind of egocentric pride could make me think he needs my defense?
https://rightfromtheheart.org/devotions/what-jesus-didnt-say/
