Church group launches controversial nude calendar (Gee, how many riots, killings and potential World Wars will this incite?)
A German church group has caused controversy by releasing a calendar using nude models to portray bible scenes.
The calendar, on sale for £8 in the Katzwanger church in Nuremburg, contains photos such as a naked Eve holding an apple between her breasts for Adam.
Another month shows a topless Delilah cutting the hair of a sleeping Sampson.
Other pictures portray the baptism of Jesus, Lot's daughters, the dance of Salome and the sacrifice of Isaac - many involving nudity.
Stefan Wiest, 32, spokesman for the Katzwang Evangelical Youth group, said: "We wanted to bring old religious paintings to today's people by translating them in a contemporary context.
"We did not intend to cause any provocation and have received more positive responses that negative."
Mr Wiest added that most of the criticism has come from the USA but said it has not slowed sales since the release: "Our first 200 have already sold out and we are printing another 300 today to meet demand."
But the feedback page on the group's website has been taken down due to the number of comments the calendar has caused.
Winfried Roehmel, a spokesman for the region's Catholic archdiocese, said: "It is not acceptable to pose naked in a church. The right way to approach the Holy Scriptures is not by pulling your pants down."
posted by G. Mackster @ 1:32 PM
3 Comments:
My father has always claimed that the "apple" in the garden wasn't an apple, or tree at all. Rather he claims it this story to be a metahor.
In his rendition, Eve slept with the devil (i.e. the serpent). Then, just as the devil introduced Eve to sin, she also introduced Adam to it. That would certainly explain my personal love for uh..... sin.
You know I support nude calendars, if they're tasteful. Such as the North Carolina calendar where women were tastefully naked and proceeds went to breast cancer research.
For the record: My father is nowhere near a theologian.
I can't get over the irony of the Catholic Archdiocese saying,
"The right way to approach the Holy Scriptures is not by pulling your pants down."
Theologian, heal thyself!
Bluewild, I was particularly impressed with a comment that you made on PJ's blog the other day.
You said that the war is always being used as an excuse for everything but it is an illegal war started by lies. Amen sister.
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