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Deface the Bible— Don't Worry; It's Art

Reactions mixed on gallery exhibit

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 23, 2009 1:03 PM CDT
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(Newser) – An exhibit at Scotland’s Gallery of Modern Art intended to “reclaim the Bible as a sacred text” did not go entirely as planned, the Telegraph reports. Visitors were invited to “write your way back into” the Bible on display, and the resulting additions ranged from the angry—“This is all sexist pish”—to the silly—“The Gospel According to Luke Skywalker.”

A local church that offers “inclusive Christian ministry to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered communities” dreamed up the idea, but a minister was not amused. “The Bible should never be used like that,” she says. One of the artists who created the exhibition counters, “If we are to open up the Bible for discussion, surely we have to invite people to speak out.”

One contributor wrote, I am Bi, Female & Proud. I want no god who is disappointed in this.
One contributor wrote, "I am Bi, Female & Proud. I want no god who is disappointed in this."   (©CedarBendDrive)
Art allows us to discuss difficult things, and Goma allows difficult discussions to take place, says one of the exhibit's creators.
"Art allows us to discuss difficult things, and Goma allows difficult discussions to take place," says one of the exhibit's creators.   (©trekkyandy)
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It was an open gesture. Are those who say they are upset offended by the things that people write, or just by the very notion that someone should write on a Bible? - Anthony Schrag, artist

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Snarfeh
Jul 25, 2009 5:16 AM CDT
Paul...only *some* OT laws don't apply anymore? lol! And who, might I ask, is the arbiter of which old law is discarded and which one is tossed about like a salad? Leviticus is thrown out quite a bit regarding homosexuality. You cannot pick and choose which OT laws are still valid and which are not and expect everyone else to adhere to your choices. Either they are all obsolete or none are. The OT is not a cherry tree.
BlahBlahBlah
Jul 24, 2009 12:13 PM CDT
It is simply a book. it is not a sacred text. It is just another book. A flawed fairy tale that makes no sense. GET OVER IT!
keybored
Jul 24, 2009 6:54 AM CDT
@Paul 123 -- Not to get all Kumbaya or anything... ;) , but that's exactly why I appreciate your being here. I'm here for exactly the same thing: to learn and debate with others, especially those who hold different points of view. That doesn't mean I'll change my mind necessarily, but I may learn a few things and have an interesting discussion. I just wish others would be more like you rather than seemingly here just to cause trouble and be hateful. They make it difficult not get involved in petty arguments, which in frustration, I'm sometimes guilty of too.

 
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