2024 Paris Olympics: A Demonic Introduction to the Games

[AlexB23]

The main problem with christian entertainment is that it isn't very entertaining.

Well, except veggie tales.

Whew, you took me back to 2005 with that one. Veggie Tales is pretty good. But yes, a lot of Christian entertainment is pretty dry, but not as dry as German TV. Just messin' with you, bro on that last one. Are there any good German shows out there though? Most of them seem to be soap operas or detective shows where the culprit could be found out halfway through the episode.

So, that means, I watch secular entertainment, as long as it is not woke (typically stuff made before 2020 or so is fine, such as classic sci-fi similar to Star Trek, 1990s anime, Marvel, DC, documentaries).

There is one Christian show that I like, which is Vindication, a crime show, with a positive outcome at the end of every episode.

IMDB Info:

Vindication (TV Series 2019– ) ⭐ 6.1 | Drama

Vindication: With Todd Terry, Peggy Schott, Venus Monique, Steve Mokate. Vindication is an episodic faith-based crime-drama series that follows the small-town investigative work of Detective Travis.

www.imdb.com

Series Review:

Vindication Series Review

I've been hearing about the Vindication series for several years as it made its way through the film festival circuit. Several of our actors were involved, and they raved about it. But it wasn't until

sharonwilharm.com

My post about Vindication:

Vindication (Faith-based detective series)

'Sup guys. There is this faith-based detective show, "Vindication" which aired in 2019 that I started watching on DVD (free from the local library just a few hundred feet / 50 meters from my place) a few days ago. It is good. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5051400/

www.christianforums.com

 

[Ana the Ist]

Hey, at least we both think that the opening ceremony was cheap and trash.

Yeah...but honestly, maybe some people liked it? Who knows?

I didn't. Did nothing for me. I don't think it's particularly memorable either.

France is dealing with an influx of Muslims who will literally kill people for rumors about any anti-muslim sentiment....and these queers took a shot at Christians?

Ugh.

Also, I have heard of folks spilling soup on art. That should be a crime.

Those two idiots are set to go to jail. I wouldn't be surprised to learn big oil is actually funding morons to be annoying and distasteful to destroy any real ecological movements in the public mind.

So, do you think that the ceremony was woke trash?

Was it woke? I don't know. Was it trash? Yup. The Olympics is a rather specific celebration ever since it was detached from it's Greek roots and made a worldwide thing. It's a celebration of peak human achievement in athletics....not fat white men in makeup.

Some art belongs in private museums, and televising this art is a little much in my opinion.

It was kinda gross, and trashy/silly....but not very memorable. People won't be talking about it in 6 months let alone the next Olympics.

 

[Nithavela]

Whew, you took me back to 2005 with that one. Veggie Tales is pretty good. But yes, a lot of Christian entertainment is pretty dry, but not as dry as German TV. Just messin' with you, bro on that last one. Are there any good German shows out there though? Most of them seem to be soap operas or detective shows where the culprit could be found out halfway through the episode.

So, that means, I watch secular entertainment, as long as it is not woke (typically stuff made before 2020 or so is fine, such as classic sci-fi similar to Star Trek, 1990s anime, Marvel, DC, documentaries).

There is one Christian show that I like, which is Vindication, a crime show, with a positive outcome at the end of every episode.

IMDB Info:

Vindication (TV Series 2019– ) ⭐ 6.1 | Drama

Vindication: With Todd Terry, Peggy Schott, Venus Monique, Steve Mokate. Vindication is an episodic faith-based crime-drama series that follows the small-town investigative work of Detective Travis.

www.imdb.com

Series Review:

Vindication Series Review

I've been hearing about the Vindication series for several years as it made its way through the film festival circuit. Several of our actors were involved, and they raved about it. But it wasn't until

sharonwilharm.com

My post about Vindication:

Vindication (Faith-based detective series)

'Sup guys. There is this faith-based detective show, "Vindication" which aired in 2019 that I started watching on DVD (free from the local library just a few hundred feet / 50 meters from my place) a few days ago. It is good. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5051400/

www.christianforums.com

I wouldn't know, I stopped watching movies and tv series almost a decade ago.

 

[AlexB23]

I wouldn't know, I stopped watching movies and tv series almost a decade ago.

What made you decide to stop watching TV and movies a decade ago? It does seem like everything in the past 5 or so years is a remake, so I see your reasoning.

 

[AlexB23]

Yeah...but honestly, maybe some people liked it? Who knows?

I didn't. Did nothing for me. I don't think it's particularly memorable either.

France is dealing with an influx of Muslims who will literally kill people for rumors about any anti-muslim sentiment....and these queers took a shot at Christians?

Ugh.





Those two idiots are set to go to jail. I wouldn't be surprised to learn big oil is actually funding morons to be annoying and distasteful to destroy any real ecological movements in the public mind.




Was it woke? I don't know. Was it trash? Yup. The Olympics is a rather specific celebration ever since it was detached from it's Greek roots and made a worldwide thing. It's a celebration of peak human achievement in athletics....not fat white men in makeup.




It was kinda gross, and trashy/silly....but not very memorable. People won't be talking about it in 6 months let alone the next Olympics.

Agreed. In a few months, people will forget the 2024 Olympics. Big Oil probably funds those soup spillers, and destroy the reputation of true ecological movements. And yeah, it is strange how the Olympic opening ceremony only took a shot at Christians and not any other group, but hey, time passes quickly, and all of this will be forgotten.

I liked the older Olympic ceremonies, as those ones were not as trashy, and were well done, such as the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

 

[durangodawood]

Agreed. In a few months, people will forget the 2024 Olympics. Big Oil probably funds those soup spillers, and destroy the reputation of true ecological movements. And yeah, it is strange how the Olympic opening ceremony only took a shot at Christians and not any other group, but hey, time passes quickly, and all of this will be forgotten.

I liked the older Olympic ceremonies, as those ones were not as trashy, and were well done, such as the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Interesting. I mean Sochi was a morass of corruption and state sponsored Russian doping. Yet..... oh the ceremony!

 

[AlexB23]

Interesting. I mean Sochi was a morass of corruption and state sponsored Russian doping. Yet..... oh the ceremony!

Agreed. Sochi was awful when it came to the Russian corruption. The ceremony was good, but the games were rigged. Glad that Russia is banned from the 2024 Olympics. Maybe the 2012 Olympics was better. That was in London, though the logo was kinda different.

Sochi was a $55B waste of money, and had corruption on every level:

A decade ago, the Sochi Olympics saw Russia's soft power collide with hard realities

It became the most expensive Olympics ever — summer or winter — with costs that ballooned to $55 billion and fueled suspicions of rampant corruption.

apnews.com

 

[HIM]

I think it is worth pointing out that France is not a Christian country. I think it is fairer to say that the French largely tolerate Christianity.

There is no religious observance allowed in state schools but religious institutions are able to open their own privately funded schools. I doubt if many French people were offended by what has been described here as 'demonic'.

France apologized and admitted it was parody of the last supper painting. https://www.msn.com/.../paris-2024.../ar-BB1qLrYD...

But what is worse is they promoted to all the World LGBTQ agenda. A lot of countries are not with it "as a whole". USA for one. That fact alone should of stymied the idea to do what they did.

 

[AlexB23]

France apologized and admitted it was parody of the last supper painting. https://www.msn.com/.../paris-2024.../ar-BB1qLrYD...

But what is worse is they promoted to all the World LGBTQ agenda. A lot of countries are not with it "as a whole". USA for one. That fact alone should of stymied the idea to do what they did.

At least the Olympic organizers apologized. But yes, this should have never happened. If I was on the organizing team, my Olympic intro would feature an Olympic bake-off with French chefs, to see who can make the best croissant.

 

[Pommer]

Agreed. Christians can watch the older games on YouTube archives. Society is playing with fire, with entertainment that can be interpreted in multiple ways (as either the Last Supper, or Dionysus), to deceive Christians.

The only people upset are Christians who were ignorant of the Dionysus tie-in, and the fact that such a depiction of The Feast of the Gods, predates Christianity by about 800 years.

 

[HIM]

The only people upset are Christians who were ignorant of the Dionysus tie-in, and the fact that such a depiction of The Feast of the Gods, predates Christianity by about 800 years.

France apologized and admitted it was parody of the last supper painting. So no. https://www.msn.com/.../paris-2024.../ar-BB1qLrYD...

But what is worse is they promoted to all the World LGBTQ agenda. A lot of countries are not with it "as a whole". USA for one. That fact alone should of stymied the idea to do what they did.

 

[AlexB23]

The only people upset are Christians who were ignorant of the Dionysus tie-in, and the fact that such a depiction of The Feast of the Gods, predates Christianity by about 800 years.

Even still, this ceremony was not in good form. Also, even if the ceremony has no religious connotations, then why put drag stuff on TV in front of kids watching the Olympics? If anyone is watching the Olympics in Muslim countries, this part of the show might have to be edited.

Quote from Muslim: "Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Muslim learning, condemned Sunday the “insulting scenes” of Jesus Christ during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. These scenes “depict Jesus Christ in an offensive manner, disrespecting his honorable person and the high status of prophecy in a reckless barbaric way that does not respect the feelings of believers in religions and high human morals and values,” Al-Azhar said in a statement."

Source (Turkish Newspaper):

Paris Olympic opening ceremony criticized for disrespecting religious beliefs

French bishops, US companies and political figures react to 'The Last Supper' drag queen performance at Paris Olympics - Anadolu Ajansı

www.aa.com.tr

 

[comana]

France apologized and admitted it was parody of the last supper painting. https://www.msn.com/.../paris-2024.../ar-BB1qLrYD...

But what is worse is they promoted to all the World LGBTQ agenda. A lot of countries are not with it "as a whole". USA for one. That fact alone should of stymied the idea to do what they did.

I don’t see anywhere in that article that the organizers admitted it was a parody of the last supper. The quoted apology doesn’t state that. It is referenced that way by the article and those who were offended but by France? Not in this article.

 

[Pommer]

The only people upset are Christians who were ignorant of the Dionysus tie-in, and the fact that such a depiction of The Feast of the Gods, predates Christianity by about 800 years.

France apologized and admitted it was parody of the last supper painting. https://www.msn.com/.../paris-2024.../ar-BB1qLrYD...

But what is worse is they promoted to all the World LGBTQ agenda. A lot of countries are not with it "as a whole". USA for one. That fact alone should of stymied the idea to do what they did.

The “apology”:
“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. (The opening ceremony) tried to celebrate community tolerance," Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps told a press conference.
"We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offence we are really sorry."

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the flamboyant opening ceremony, said the scene had not been inspired by "The Last Supper" and depicted a pagan feast linked to the gods of Olympus.


The tableau wasn’t modeled after the Last Supper motif; the “apology” was more along the lines of
”if the ignorant wish to be offended, they will be, and we’re sorry that they’re ignorant”.

 

[JSRG]

France apologized and admitted it was parody of the last supper painting. https://www.msn.com/.../paris-2024.../ar-BB1qLrYD...

What admission is there? Here's what it says:

The Paris 2024 organisers have apologised to Catholics and other Christian groups angered after a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting during the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night.

But when you look at the quotes they gave, I see nothing about them "admitting" it was a parody. That seems to simply be the article's interpretation of it.

Also, why do you offer a link to a Facebook redirect rather than a direct link to the article? Here's a direct link to the article:

MSN

 

[JSRG]

The only people upset are Christians who were ignorant of the Dionysus tie-in, and the fact that such a depiction of The Feast of the Gods, predates Christianity by about 800 years.

Which depiction from around 800 BC is there?

 

[JSRG]

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director behind the flamboyant opening ceremony, said the scene had not been inspired by "The Last Supper" and depicted a pagan feast linked to the gods of Olympus.
https://www.reuters.com/sports/olym...ence-caused-by-last-supper-sketch-2024-07-28/

Where precisely does Thomas Jolly say that it wasn't? The article claims he did, but then the quote it offers is:

"You will never find in my work a desire to denigrate anyone or anything," Jolly told broadcaster BFMTV.

I see no denial there that it was inspired by The Last Supper. Rather, it just says he wasn't trying to denigrate anyone or anything. That is a different statement. As I stated earlier, maybe there is such a statement of denial of inspiration, but no one ever points to it even in defense. All the actual quotes given by him don't say any such thing.

 

[Pommer]

Which depiction from around 800 BC is there?

According to classical mythology, the wedding of Thetis and Peleus was celebrated on Mount Pelion, outside the cave of Chiron, and attended by the deities: there they celebrated the marriage with feasting. Apollo played the lyre and the Muses sang.

 

[Pommer]

Where precisely does Thomas Jolly say that it wasn't? The article claims he did, but then the quote it offers is:

"You will never find in my work a desire to denigrate anyone or anything," Jolly told broadcaster BFMTV.

I see no denial there that it was inspired by The Last Supper. Rather, it just says he wasn't trying to denigrate anyone or anything. That is a different statement. As I stated earlier, maybe there is such a statement of denial of inspiration, but no one ever points to it even in defense. All the actual quotes given by him don't say any such thing.

Leonardo culturally appropriated the Greek motif into his Last Supper fresco, blame him.

 

[Ana the Ist]

Interesting. I mean Sochi was a morass of corruption and state sponsored Russian doping. Yet..... oh the ceremony!

The topic is the ceremony.