{"id":30580,"date":"2024-04-01T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T19:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=30580"},"modified":"2024-04-01T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T19:52:25","slug":"if-you-want-to-understand-easter-watch-the-life-of-brian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/if-you-want-to-understand-easter-watch-the-life-of-brian\/","title":{"rendered":"If you want to understand Easter watch The Life of Brian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas and Easter bring out the worst in Anglican Church of Canada clergy.<\/p>\n

The rest of the year they content themselves by waxing eloquent on the evils of climate change, women\u2019s reproductive rights, using correct pronouns, diversity, inclusion and non-binary gender categories.<\/p>\n

The major Christian festivals call for major absurdities.<\/p>\n

Thus, we have Rev. Michael Coren, currently employed by the Diocese of Niagara a bastion of deranged theology, advising Christians to see the 1979 film The Life of Brian <\/em>for their Easter edification.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"\"There\u2019s one film that I highly recommend to anybody who wants to learn something about Easter. I refer to Monty Python\u2019s “Life of Brian.” Confusion, extremism, religious pedantry, failure to grasp the message and laughter. Humour is big in the Gospels, if only people would understand it. Don\u2019t, whatever you do, opt for Mel Gibson\u2019s “The Passion of the Christ.” It\u2019s more medieval caricature than ancient reality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In case you haven\u2019t seen it, The Life of Brian<\/em> is a satire on Christianity, Christians, the church and Jesus. The Monty Python crew denied that it satirized Jesus, but it did.<\/p>\n

I have nothing against satire directed at Christians \u2013 we do some odd things on occasion \u2013 but why would a clergyman point to a parody of his alleged beliefs to convince others of their truth?<\/p>\n

When, I wonder, will we see a Monty Python film satirizing the life of Mohamed?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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