The Sacrilegious Olympics
The Paris opening ceremonies were turned into yet another leftist platform for politics, but that didn’t stop God’s handiwork.
The Paris Summer Olympics began on Friday with four hours of opening ceremonies. The performances ranged from camp to the bizarre and ended with Celine Dion performing the final number.
Several aspects of the ceremonies were questionable and not at all family-friendly viewing — e.g., depicting a ménage à trois, a headless Marie Antoinette, and a creepy knight (perhaps Joan of Arc) bearing the Olympic flag.
Despite all this, the worst portion of the program was when activists mocked The Last Supper of Jesus Christ and His disciples. In this particular segment, there was a tableau of an overweight lesbian with a regal aureole (representing Jesus) surrounded by men in drag and a child (as the Apostles). It was an easily recognizable depiction of the famous DaVinci painting “The Last Supper.”
Understandably, this sparked pushback from many Christians and even non-Christians. The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker quoted Galatians 6:7-8: “Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.”
“Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what things a man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap corruption. But he that soweth in the spirit, of the spirit shall reap life everlasting.”
— Harrison Butker (@buttkicker7) July 26, 2024
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Dr. Abby Johnson, who was a former Planned Parenthood director but is now a strong Christian voice for the pro-life cause, said, “It’s crazy how they openly degrade and mock our beliefs then call US intolerant.”
Elon Musk, who recently said that he is a believer in the cultural principles of Christianity, rebuked the display, saying, “This was extremely disrespectful to Christians.”
Tech company C Spire pulled its advertising from the Olympics for this blasphemous display. It was a brave move that other companies have yet to follow.
The group Gays Against Groomers was especially disturbed at the presence of children amidst this scene of debauchery and sexual perversion, chiding: “We are absolutely disgusted to see these drag queens and half-naked gender cultists dance around little kids at the Olympics for the entire world to watch. This agenda isn’t just an American issue. It’s global. And if this doesn’t horrify you, then you aren’t paying attention.”
This is but a fraction of the pushback, but it was enough that the French organizers issued a tepid apology. “There was never an intention to show disrespect to a religious group,” a spokeswoman said. “If people have taken any offense, we are, of course, really sorry.”
France’s creative director Thomas Jolly thought that his allowing the artists to express what they wanted to was merely a nod to the French people’s “inclusivity” and “freedom.” Here is his non-apology apology: “I did not intend to be subversive or to mock or shock. … In France we can believe or not believe, in France we have a lot of rights and I wanted to convey those values throughout the ceremony.”
He’s right that he has the right to mock Christians and be sacrilegious toward Jesus. The real question is whether he should. As many others — even Leftmedia pundits — have pointed out, this sort of mockery would not be tolerated if it was directed at Islam.
Not all the French see this spectacle as an accurate expression of French culture. Marion Maréchal, a politician, declared: “To all the Christians of the world who are watching the Paris 2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking, but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation.”
This is perfectly obvious. This writer mentioned in previous coverage of the Olympics that if France were to distance itself from the political scrum, it may restore what has been missing from the Games. The opening ceremonies were a demonstrable failure.
Though the two billion Christians of the world were saddened, the anti-Christian mockery didn’t stop God from using His followers in Paris. Through the work of missionaries on the ground, 45 people were saved and dedicated their lives to Christ. Sunday morning also saw hundreds gather to pray and praise our loving God.
God is not intimidated by the slings and arrows thrown at His good name and His good works.
