From the "Ok, I'm Speechless" Department-An Auckland Anglican church, St Matthew-in-the-City, that acquired notoriety last year after it depicted the Virgin Mary in a contemplative mood holding a positive pregnancy test, has now raised questions about Jesus' sexuality.
Stuff.co.nz reports that St Matthew-in-the-City has come out this Christmas season with a new controversial billboard that shows Jesus in a crib with a rainbow halo over his head and the words: "It's Christmas Time For Jesus To Come Out."
The rainbow, a symbol of the LGBT community, and the expression, "Time for Jesus to come out" are allusions to the possibility that Jesus was gay.
St. Matthew's Rev. Glynn Cardy and Rev. Clay Nelson, said in a statement published on the church's web site: “This year we invited discussion and debate on the sexual orientation of Jesus."
According to the Daily Mail, Cardy points out that there are no clear indications in the gospels about Jesus' sexual orientation. He said: "The fact is we don't know what his sexual orientation was." According to Reverend Clay Nelson, the billboard was designed to provoke discussion about the sexual orientation of the son of God.
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