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I really feel this way about this movie. Clearly, however, not what the latest musical rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar is trying to do by making Jesus a queer woman. There's a difference between creatively and respectfully retelling the passion and straight up subversion. The Jesus Christ Superstar movie doesn't aim to alter the core of the biblical narrative or its message.
I really feel this way about this movie. Clearly, however, not what the latest musical rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar is trying to do by making Jesus a queer woman. There's a difference between creatively and respectfully retelling the passion and straight up subversion. The Jesus Christ Superstar movie doesn't aim to alter the core of the biblical narrative or its message.
It uses modern elements like music and style to emphasize the emotional and the spiritual truths in a way that still honors the original narrative. But making Jesus a queer person or a woman shifts the focus away from the core message of the original biblical story
It uses modern elements like music and style to emphasize the emotional and the spiritual truths in a way that still honors the original narrative. But making Jesus a queer person or a woman shifts the focus away from the core message of the original biblical story
And it not only distorts the historical and theological context, but it also reduces the passion really to just woke social commentary. It is clearly aimed at stripping away the depth and the reverence. And ultimately, it is a form of deep disrespect. And it is a really upsetting story to me.
And it not only distorts the historical and theological context, but it also reduces the passion really to just woke social commentary. It is clearly aimed at stripping away the depth and the reverence. And ultimately, it is a form of deep disrespect. And it is a really upsetting story to me.
It kind of shows you how disgusting Hollywood has become, how they are really truly set up to spit on biblical narratives and Christian people in this country. Because it's also meant... to, I think, purposely upset Christians in this nation. We're a group of people, Christian Americans, who are just constantly attacked by our culture. And I think this is perhaps even a lash out from Hollywood.
It kind of shows you how disgusting Hollywood has become, how they are really truly set up to spit on biblical narratives and Christian people in this country. Because it's also meant... to, I think, purposely upset Christians in this nation. We're a group of people, Christian Americans, who are just constantly attacked by our culture. And I think this is perhaps even a lash out from Hollywood.
They're angry at the way that we vote, the way that our country is turning more conservative and much more traditional. And they are, I think, trying to purposely infuriate and disrespect the Christian community in this country. I do think that. I want to end, and this is actually related, but I want to end with this story from the Atlantic.
They're angry at the way that we vote, the way that our country is turning more conservative and much more traditional. And they are, I think, trying to purposely infuriate and disrespect the Christian community in this country. I do think that. I want to end, and this is actually related, but I want to end with this story from the Atlantic.
It's titled, How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right. And this article reads that, in a few years, what we've grown accustomed to calling Generation Z may reveal itself to contain a subgroup, Generation C, a COVID-affected and, for now, strikingly conservative generation.
It's titled, How COVID Pushed a Generation of Young People to the Right. And this article reads that, in a few years, what we've grown accustomed to calling Generation Z may reveal itself to contain a subgroup, Generation C, a COVID-affected and, for now, strikingly conservative generation.
2016 voters aged 18 to 29 went for hillary clinton by 18 points in 2024 donald trump closed the gap losing voters by 30 but under 30 by a 51 to 47 margin and actually what's fascinating about that that statistic is there are other studies suggest other other surveys suggesting that Gen Z 25 and under, actually, President Trump actually won that cohort.
2016 voters aged 18 to 29 went for hillary clinton by 18 points in 2024 donald trump closed the gap losing voters by 30 but under 30 by a 51 to 47 margin and actually what's fascinating about that that statistic is there are other studies suggest other other surveys suggesting that Gen Z 25 and under, actually, President Trump actually won that cohort.
So it's only the 25 and older group that's sort of dragging down the numbers and showing that Donald Trump lost the under 30 vote. But actually, the younger you get, the more right-wing and pro-Trump you get. Really fascinating stuff. One recent CBS poll found that Americans under 30 weren't evenly split between the parties. They were actually more pro-Trump than boomers over 65.
So it's only the 25 and older group that's sort of dragging down the numbers and showing that Donald Trump lost the under 30 vote. But actually, the younger you get, the more right-wing and pro-Trump you get. Really fascinating stuff. One recent CBS poll found that Americans under 30 weren't evenly split between the parties. They were actually more pro-Trump than boomers over 65.
So they're saying that Gen Z is actually more right-wing than people over 65, which is an incredible statistic. And meanwhile, a 2024 analysis of Americans under 30 found the lowest levels of confidence in most public institutions since the survey began. So in the last decade alone, young Americans' trust in the president has also declined by 60% while their trust in the Supreme Court
So they're saying that Gen Z is actually more right-wing than people over 65, which is an incredible statistic. And meanwhile, a 2024 analysis of Americans under 30 found the lowest levels of confidence in most public institutions since the survey began. So in the last decade alone, young Americans' trust in the president has also declined by 60% while their trust in the Supreme Court
Wall Street and Congress has declined by more than 30%. So no trust in our institutions. They're trending rightward. What is going on? And the author theorizes, I think correctly, the pandemic played a huge role in this shift. Like I said, I agree. And yet nowhere in this article does the author attribute that distrust to our government lying to us.
Wall Street and Congress has declined by more than 30%. So no trust in our institutions. They're trending rightward. What is going on? And the author theorizes, I think correctly, the pandemic played a huge role in this shift. Like I said, I agree. And yet nowhere in this article does the author attribute that distrust to our government lying to us.