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I am a Jew, not a Christian. Yet I found loathsome the mockery of the Last Supper — one of the holiest scenes in the New Testament — during the opening of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
In fact, it is actually troubling to constantly read the words, “Many Christians are offended” — as if only Christians are offended by France’s and the International Olympic Committee’s mockery of Jesus’ Last Supper scene.
Indeed, if only Christians were offended, there is little hope for civilization.
But we live in the age of groupthink, in which only members of targeted groups are expected to be offended. To write that Christians were offended by what just transpired in Paris would be as if one were to write, “blacks were offended” by slavery, or “Jews are offended” by Islamic attempts to eradicate Israel; or “women are offended” by the rape of women.
One assumes that moral individuals of every group would find men in drag, transwomen and a naked man enacting Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper — on the world’s largest stage — offensive.
In fact, “offensive” doesn’t do justice to how we all should view what the French and the Olympics did.
What was done in the opening to the 2024 Paris Olympics was far more serious than “offensive.” It actually represented the greatest threat to Western civilization in the Western world’s history: the Left.
You don’t have to be a Christian to understand that Christianity — more specifically, Judeo-Christian values and the Bible — made Western civilization. Without Christianity and the Bible, there would be no West. That is why contempt for Christianity and the Bible is synonymous with mockery for the West. The current civil war within Western civilization is a war between the Left and the Bible.
It is also the reason the Los Angeles Dodgers not only allowed a group called “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence” — a self-described “order of queer and trans nuns” that mimics and mocks Catholic nuns — to perform prior to a Dodgers game. The Dodgers actually honored them.
It is the reason an “artwork” titled “Piss Christ” — a crucifix submerged in a jar of urine — toured museums throughout America.
It is why the European Union Charter does not once mention Christianity.
It’s why every left-wing group in America is apoplectic over Louisiana’s recent decision to require that the Ten Commandments be posted in Louisiana classrooms; and Oklahoma’s decision to make teaching of the Bible mandatory in public schools.
And why the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, praised his country’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, posting on X:
“Thanks to Thomas Jolly (the artistic director) and his creative genius for this grandiose ceremony. Thank you to the artists for this unique and magical moment. … Thank you to everyone who believed in it. We’ll talk about it again in 100 years! WE DID IT!”
And there’s more bad news: As of this writing, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has said nothing about the Olympics’ degradation of the Last Supper. Perhaps he was too busy preparing another encyclical about climate change.
It is crucial to note that the Left, whether in America or Europe, never mocks Islam. One would think that with virtually all religious violence in the world emanating from that religion, the Left would concentrate its antireligious fire against Islam, or at least fundamentalist Islam.
Why doesn’t it?
One reason is that leftists fear Muslims. If you mock Islam, you will have to spend your life in hiding or risk being beheaded. On the other hand, the Left has no fear of Christians. No matter how much the Left mocks and undermines Christianity, the Left assumes that not one of the world’s two and half billion Christians will hurt them. And the Catholic pope will not only not issue a fatwa against you, he won’t even speak out against you. Because he, too, is a man of the Left.
The second reason is that fundamentalist Islam is the Left’s ally in attempting to destroy the West. That’s why the Left is allied with Islamic fundamentalists who seek to eradicate Israel and all its Jews. Israel is seen (correctly) as an outpost of Western civilization in the midst of the Muslim world.
The Left does not hate religion. It hates Christianity, Judeo-Christian values and the Bible. That is all you need to know to understand the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“You don’t have to be a Christian to understand that Christianity — more specifically, Judeo-Christian values and the Bible — made Western civilization. Without Christianity and the Bible, there would be no West. That is why contempt for Christianity and the Bible is synonymous with mockery for the West. The current civil war within Western civilization is a war between the Left and the Bible.”
Without Christianity and the Bible, the West would not have collapsed into the approximately one-thousand years of the Christian Dark and Middle Ages.
Neither the Jews nor the Christians gave the West philosophy, logic, science, mathematics, historiography, nor magnificent, man-glorifying art. It was the Ancient Greeks and Romans who gave the West those things.
Aristotle and Cicero were way more important to the founding of the USA and the Constitution and Bill of Rights than Moses or Jesus of Nazareth.
Without the mystical, supernaturalist, philosophy of Plato, the Cult of Jesus would have remained a simple, middle eastern heretic splinter group of blasphemous, heretical, Jews and not grown into Christianity. The philosophy of the PAGAN Plato made it possible for Augustine to develop the Christian theology. No pagan Plato, no Christianity.
The introduction of the rational philosophy of the PAGAN Aristotle into the Christian Middle Ages by Aquinas made the Renaissance (the rebirth of reason) and the Reformation possible. No pagan Aristotle, no John Locke, no modern, scientific West, no Scientific Revolution, no Industrial Revolution, no America.
I hate to lay some reality on you, but we did have Christianity and the Bible. And there is not a damn thing you can do about it. Most people don’t or care about your long dead and buried heroes. We live in the present. Sucks to be you.
Still racking up those downvotes. I am glad to see that no one buys into your kindergarten B.S.
I notice you never document your opinions unless it is written by some hack Objectivist “writer” that no one reads.
So, thank God for Plato, although Christianity would have grown without him. Thank God for the Christian Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The two are inextricably linked. The latter depends on the former.
And just think. If Rand had not hoodwinked several studio heads in LA with her B.S., no Objectivism and no you. It’s not exactly shaking up civilization, is it.
But then you like living in the past. It’s so much easier to pigeon hole history to fit your simplified cliff notes narrative.
Your Christian Dark Ages, if they ever really existed at all, aren’t coming back. Western Civilization experienced the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, all with the cornerstone of Christianity and science as its foundation.
Greek philosophy, your foundation and bedrock of the rational and scientific beginnings and aspects of Western Civilization, folded like a cheap suit in the face of the spread of Christianity, which absorbed the teachings of your pagan heroes. Your heroes worshiped many Gods. So what is your problem with God? Without Christianity Greek history would resemble those ruins that everyone takes selfies at. Without Christianity no one would remember or care about the Greeks or their fragile democracy.
I don’t agree, exactly with everything that she stated in accordance to how Christianity became part of our constitution and the rights of the individual living in this country as well as the men that wrote it! And I believe there are many good Christians that have had Great philosophy and also tremendous interest in science and the acknowledgment and an introduction into many new scientific theories, though I do believe what she has to say is correct in many ways and that it is it the world is against Christianity, the Bible and the Jewish people and nation And this was a complete blasphemy of the Bible and God’s word! Is hard to understand why the left Hates Christians in the Bible and Jewish individual and their nation! They have done nothing to deserve the chaos and murders and complete devastation of Israel at this point i And, our country has been completely irresponsible in its help to back and protect the nation of Israel What they did in France and Mimicking the last supper was unconscionable, and I believe that United States should show some compassion and empathy Expressing to France, the horrific act that was done! She is right when they say it is the left against the Bible!
This is complete offense against all those who stand for our democratic and constitutional republic and should be made known To France that this was unconscionable and completely an act osupernatural proportions and how France and other countries have allow such to happen with no even verbal consequences, Let alone our own country and keeping this as it never happened!
I think by now France has got the message. As to why the world is against Christ, take a look at the massacre of the innocents, when in his zeal to destroy a baby, Herod ordered a slew of toddlers murdered. And we know what spirit was behind that, the same one that enjoys abortion.
May I respectfully suggest that you get a copy of “The Book That Made Your World” by Vishal Mangalwadi? He is an Indian native, born, raised, and educated in India in the Hindu religion and Hindu educational system. His is probably the best explanation I’ve ever seen on how the Bible made Western civilization possible. You mention scientists as if they were are pagans. Isaac Newton considered his two most important works his commentaries on the Book of Daniel and The Revelation.
Without the mythology of Judaism there would be no Islam or Christianity. Christianity and Islam STOLE 90% of their mythology from the Jews and then both groups of mythology THIEVES had the audacity to claim that their 10% added hokum superseded and supplanted the 90% the Jewish mythology they had stolen.
The ancient Jews were just as intolerant of other religions and heresy and blasphemy of their fellow Jews as the Christians and the Muslims.
You are so right dude. Just like Howard Roark had his ideas stolen, NOT improved slightly, stolen. Those Jews need to do to Christians what Roark did.
Will you be my running mate?
That was mean.
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No Kamala because your Marxism is just another religion pretending to secular science.
But we agree on so many different things, Marx was a rationating kind guy he was sorta objectivising stuff pretty well.
As is your silly Objectivism. A religion for the simpleminded.
The great spirit teachings of the American Indians was so much like the Christian teachings . It must have come from the same God .
Thank you for a good explanation of the abhorrent, absolutely disgusting opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. You are right, a person does not need to be a Christian (I am), just to be decent and of good moral values, to be disgusted by what went on, total evil and moral decay!
You just can’t help yourself can you.
Looks like just the word ‘Christian’ triggers you to fits of insanity and unbounded immaturity. It makes you say stupid things like ‘mythology of Judaism’.
Maybe we should talk about the mythology of Objectivism as long as we are on the subject
And then there is Greenfield’s comment to you:
“Daniel Greenfield says
May 27, 2024 at 9:22 pm
Hasidic Judaism is a mystical movement dating back to the 1700s which went its own way.
It’s not “pure Judaism”.
And you obviously know nothing about Judaism or Christianity.”
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No Bible-reading Christian is a supersessionist – Romans 11 makes it very clear that God’s calling and purpose for the Jewish people has not been revoked.
Wow T. 31 downvotes and counting. Keep it up.
I love it when people wreck my legacy. I am so happy for you — A.R.
All of Greek, Roman, Jewish Muslim and any other cultural mythology is based on the true Christian account of the creation of the earth and human civilization. The Christian account pre-dates anything and everything in any of those other cultures, because Jesus Christ himself, then identified as Jehovah, prior to His mortal life in Israel, created the earth and the solar system and everything that was created, He it was who created it, under the direction of His father.
Then after maybe 4000 years, He returned as the Savoir to offer the plan of salvation and to redeem all mankind. And you want to mock the creator of all mankind, the creator of all things that science is only beginning to investigate?
You can be sure He will not respond in anger. He is patient, and kind and loving. But when the hour comes, the righteous will be caught up to meet Him, and the wicked will be burned as stubble. Decide soon which side you want to be on.
They have no respect for Christians period just look how they have replaced BC and AD with BCE and CE but one day their going to regret what they have done with Christ and the Virgin Mary(Rememeber the Virgin Mary done in Elephant Poo?)or the Piss Christ from the Infamous Andrea Serano?
Yes, there has been much “outrage” about the horrific mockery of The Last Supper. Such was the outrage that thousands stood up and walked out! Many athletes left the events and went home, refusing to participate in something so loathesome…NOT! Oh, many jaws have been flapping about this outrageous scene, but as always, people will never walk out on sports! Can you imagine if thousands had walked out and refused to continue to support events that expose themselves in such a way!? We might actually see a change in this world! It is a grievous thing that so many were supposedly offended and voiced it, but remained glued to their seats to enjoy the events. We are a world that worships its entertainment. Our public disdain for such mockeries means nothing as long as we continue to participate.
Right on.
That is why my family and I are not watching anything “Olympics” this time.
Care to join us?
Not to invoke Godwin’s Law or anything but we forget where the concept of the “grandiose” spectacle of the modern Olympics came from. Before 1936 the Olympics were a relatively minor sporting event. The idea of the grand national spectacle originated with the 1936 games in … Berlin.
Yep. Hitler and the Nazis were the very first to glorify the Olympics as the International pageant that it is today. Thus originated the idea of the Olympics Torch carried by runners into the the grand opening ceremonies. The Hindenburg flew over the venue sporting the five rings Olympic logo. Germany built a gigantic stadium, televised the games for the first time, hired Leni Riefenstahl to make a summer blockbuster out of it, and the games turned a sizable profit. Lithuania was kicked out and Jews from all over the world were sidelined to avoid “offending” Nazi sensibilities.
The Olympic committee saw what Germany had done and decided to copy it in every Olympics since.
Maybe after Paris we should just dump the pageantry and go back to the smaller version.
Macron is hopeless and unsalvageable. Maybe Europe itself is. It’s impossible to know, anymore. And no second amendment, of course.
Beautiful article. A must read by anyone who is civilized and believes in this country’s constitution. The Ten Commandments were a base for our constitution. We cannot sit on the fence or ignore what has been happening to our country.
As to Oklahoma having a mandatory class on the Bible, I can’t go along with. When I was in high school, Bible class was an option which I gladly took. I
The Bible is not only God’s Holy Word, it is the basis of our laws and our standards of right and wrong. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it being taught – again – in school.
Parents are being told that they can’t opt out of woke sex ed classes for their children in public school, but there’s outrage over the Bible being taught? A perfect example of why it should be taught.
As usual, Mr. Prager, you are spot-on with your analysis of the event.
The opening Olympics ceremonies were nothing but a Euro trash Sodom and Gomorrah-style freak show where all the worst perverted and disgusting talent got the best parts.
Both the Catholic Church and most major Protestant denominations are literally being ripped apart from within today by progressive double agents who pretend to be faithful but actually loathe Christianity’s historical precepts and values. Behold a New Age feel good theology and comic book bumper sticker religion’s “Church of What’s Happening Now,” which patronizes Jesus Christ and thereby gains legitimacy, while at the same time produces disobedience to God’s commands and the desertion of Christian duty.
An instructive perspective from Mr. Praeger. Never mind whatever religious upbringing one might have experienced, some things are just offensive because they disregard ordinary decency. My mom called it good manners. You don’t need to declare your tribal sensibilities in order to be offended. And being a decent human being shouldn’t require special credentials.
It is now claimed that the “blasphemous” tableau was a recreation of a pagan feast as imagined
by a long-dead Dutch artist.
The blue figure in the foreground is the personification of Bacchus, god of wine, feasting and revelry.
As for easily-upset “Christians”, they deserve to be thrown to the lions and bears in the Arena (the evidence for this
ever have having happened is rather threadbare, by the way.)
Here are the facts.
Feel free to feel silly about your self-righteous petty fury.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/blasphemous-olympics-opening-actually-ode-223054785.html
Yeah sure, The swine had his excuse ready. Money talks. He’s OK with pushing the limit, until the Olympics start losing viewership, then he has no choice but to climb out of his rat hole to say it ain’t so.
The truth of this would only escape the pathologically ignorant.
The Lion of Judah is full well able to defend Himself. Bringing the perverts and their reprobate enablers to repentance and living faith in the Savior they presently hate would be the most Godlike thing that could happen. Unfortunately, that only happened at Nineveh under the preaching of a guy that was vomited up by a whale as far as I know.
Usually its the fire and brimstone of Sodom and Gomorrah’s judgment, not soul changing repentance and faith that is realized.
Christianity did not supplant Judaism. It fulfilled it. I recommend reading the Bible, especially St, Paul.