Category: Blasphemy

He meant it as a piece of religious satire, a playful look at the life of Jesus. But Gerhard Haderer’s depiction of Christ as a binge-drinking friend of Jimi Hendrix and naked surfer high on cannabis has caused a furore that could potentially land the cartoonist in jail. Haderer did not even know that his book, The Life of Jesus, had been published in Greece until he received a summons to appear in court in Athens in January charged with blasphemy. He was given a six-month suspended sentence in absentia, but if he loses his appeal next month his sentence

Police investigating a controversial theatre production which depicts Jesus as homosexual have said they will be taking no further action at the moment. Christian Voice has labelled Corpus Christi, now playing in St Andrews, a “hate-filled mockery”. A member of the prayer group lodged a complaint of blasphemy with Fife police after walking out of the play on its opening night on Thursday. However, the director of Corpus Christi defended her version of the play. The piece by American playwright Terence McNally is being staged by student company Zuloo and is sold out at The Crawford Arts Centre until its