tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post9153466246825609651..comments2024-01-06T07:53:11.832-08:00Comments on disabled Christianity: Jesus Christ, not so SuperstarJeff McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-69982299430189901462009-01-09T18:34:00.000-08:002009-01-09T18:34:00.000-08:00Since I saw the movie with your brother Steve and ...Since I saw the movie with your brother Steve and listened to the album on many occasions I would agree that the portrayal of Jesus leaves one with much to desire. My Jesus was a man of strength beyond measure. My son Dan has a shirt that shows Jesus face down with the Cross-on His back doing a pushup saying “bench press this”! With every stroke of the lash He took it for me and for my stupidity so that I could get smart and get right with God! I still prefer Godspel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-50018881678922130162008-12-29T16:48:00.000-08:002008-12-29T16:48:00.000-08:00I must be a little out of the loop om this one. Wh...I must be a little out of the loop om this one. Who are Lars and the Real Girl?<BR/><BR/>On JC Superstar, I remember thinking that many of the questions Judas asks are questions I would have liked to ask of Jesus (in 1970or so). I didn't realize then that the four Gospels and the Epistles answer those questions. So, I agree, the play can be a great place to begin a discussion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-61637775403602249222008-12-23T18:29:00.000-08:002008-12-23T18:29:00.000-08:00I thought Lars was interesting, as a person with a...I thought Lars was interesting, as a person with a mental problem. I also thought the community's response to Bianca was an interesting demonstration of inclusion. As the mother of a nonverbal child who uses a wheelchair for long distances, I sometimes identified with Lars, in his attempts to get his community to accept and include Bianca.<BR/><BR/>It was interesting to see how far a community could go to implement inclusion, even of a doll, when motivated by love (in this case, for its caregiver).Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-15135568734417530812008-12-23T11:04:00.000-08:002008-12-23T11:04:00.000-08:00I think it is worthwhile understanding differing p...I think it is worthwhile understanding differing perspectives on a variety of issues, not the least of which who Jesus is perceived to be. I had heard the music before, of course, but didn't get the whole picture till I viewed the play. By viewing the play, I have points of discussion with people who are not Christians who are familiar with the play or music. People will ask, "What did you do over Christmas?" I would respond, "I saw JC Superstar, have you seen it?" It opens up opportunities to delve into the truth about Jesus and because it is such a part of cultural literacy in the US, I felt it a good thing to see and to understand.<BR/><BR/>Regarding "Lars and the Real Girl" it is a very interesting movie with much to discuss. Let me think about it some more and I will add an entry. Briefly, it is interesting how Lars positively changes those around him through his delusion about the doll.<BR/>McNairJeff McNairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-41364170681211327972008-12-21T23:13:00.000-08:002008-12-21T23:13:00.000-08:00If you felt Jesus Christ was being disrespected, m...If you felt Jesus Christ was being disrespected, mocked or misrepresented deliberately, why didn't you just walk out ?<BR/><BR/>Would Jesus have stayed and watched the entire sordid show ?<BR/><BR/>Pure silliness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-67668454229828176262008-12-19T18:53:00.000-08:002008-12-19T18:53:00.000-08:00I saw the musical, with my parents, when it came h...I saw the musical, with my parents, when it came here many years ago. (My dad got free tickets to events from doctors he worked with, as an x-ray tech.) There was some good music, but the Christ figure was a lot more like one of us than God.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I watched a DVD of Lars and the Real Girl the other night. i thought this film had a lot of parallels to life with a person with a disability. Wondered what you thought.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.com