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One Million People Sign Petition Against Netflix Show Depicting Jesus As Gay

One Million People Sign Petition Against Netflix Show Depicting Jesus As Gay

'The First Temptation of Christ' has struck a nerve with some Brazilian Christians

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

More than one million Christians have signed a petition campaigning against a new Netflix Christmas show that shows Jesus Christ as a gay man.

The show, entitled The First Temptation of Christ, was released by Netflix in Brazil on 3 December and features a comedy group from YouTube.

Ever since it was released it has been the source of much hand-wringing from those who find it disrespectful and blasphemous.

In the days since it was released, more than 1.4m people have signed up to the petition asking for Netflix to pull the show and take appropriate action.

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So what is so shocking about it? Well, if you've ever met a fundamental Christian, you'll probably know the answer to that already.

Basically, the 46-minute-long film shows Jesus tipping out to his mam and dad's house for a birthday party alongside his mate Orlando.

Now, the implication is obviously that the pair are actually more than just really good mates.

It's really complicated and sophisticated humour, I'm sure you'll agree.

The Netflix description of the show reads: "Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong, it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos."

This massively un-politically correct tale has led Christians to express dismay at the content, with some labelling it 'trash' and 'intolerant'.

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Even the son of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro piped up about it. Eduardo Bolsonaro took to social media to speak out against the Netflix show.

He said: "We support freedom of expression, but is it worth attacking the belief of 86 percent of the population?"

Henrique Soares da Costa, a bishop from the state of Pernambuco, took to Facebook to say that he'd even gone as far as to cancel his subscription to the streaming service as a result of his offence.

He denounced the film as 'blasphemous, vulgar, and disrespectful'.

To be fair, the YouTube group behind it all have got previous for this sort of thing. They also made a short film called The Last Hangover, which showed Jesus' disciples looking for him after a wild night out.

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The description reads: "In this biblical Hangover spoof, the apostles awaken to find Jesus is missing and must piece together events of the previous night's wild Last Supper."

In a statement, Porta dos Fundos wrote: "Porta dos Fundos values artistic freedom and humour through satire on the most diverse cultural themes of our society and believes that freedom of expression is an essential construction for a democratic country."

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: TV and Film, Weird