Film Producer Accuses Church of Hate Speech
According to CBS, a church in New Zealand has put up a controversial billboard questioning Jesus’ sexual orientation. Los Angeles-based best-selling author and film producer, Ray Comfort, says, “This is a subtle form of hate speech. These people profess to be a Christian church but they are like a sentry falling asleep on duty. They are betraying those they are supposed to be protecting. How much do I have to hate homosexuals to lie to them about what the Bible says?”
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Comfort, who is originally from New Zealand, added, “I like what out-spoken atheist, Penn Jillette said: ‘If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell or not getting eternal life or whatever, and you think that it’s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward… How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?'”
Comfort recently released a movie called “Genius” which looks at the life of John Lennon and relevant social issues. He said, “In the movie I discuss the issue of homosexuality with Victoria–a 6’6″ blond in a miniskirt. Victoria is a transsexual who calls himself a Christian, and sees nothing wrong with homosexuality. We speak at length about how the Bible clearly warns that according to 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom of God. There was no contention, and he ended the conversation by saying ‘I admire what you are doing.'”
This isn’t the first time the New Zealand church has put up a controversial billboard. According to The Daily Caller, they once put up a billboard of the Virgin Mary reacting to a positive pregnancy test, and in 2009 they showed Mary in the same bed with Joseph after they had sex. “Genius” can be freely viewed at www.GeniusTheMovie.com
(Source: Christian Newswire)
