Olympics
The Issue: The Paris Olympics’ bizarre opening ceremony reenacting the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.
The mockery of a core belief of Christianity, as seen in the reenactment of the Last Supper at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, has no relation to art (“Liberals’ spectacle meant to transgress,” July 29).
The prevailing belief today is in shock value coupled with the almighty dollar. I, for one, will not watch the Olympic Games, and I encourage all Christians to similarly protest.
What a shame for the athletes who are competing, many of whom worked so hard to get there.
Laura Papa
Manhasset
The hatred shown in Paris by ridiculing the Last Supper should result in a boycott of all Olympic sponsors, its broadcasting agencies and of France in general.
If any other religion had been ridiculed in such a manner, those responsible could likely have been prosecuted under France’s hate-crime laws. The lack of broad outrage from legacy media and our supposed leaders, and their silence, means it is acceptable to them. Such hatred should never be acceptable.
This acceptance would be completely rejected if it involved any sacred image of the left, such as the Pride flag.
Francis Rushford
Brooklyn
Why was this mockery allowed to take place and be shown worldwide?
There is so much art, culture and many famous people who have made France great. And yet, the Olympics decided to disrespect something sacred that has nothing to do with the Olympics?
The blasphemy of the Last Supper is a hate crime against Jesus Christ and all Christians.
Lorraine Zanzonico
Brooklyn
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker responded to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony’s reenactment of the Last Supper by a group of individuals by simply saying, “God is not mocked,” a verse from Galatians Chapter 6 (“Last sup skit a drag,” July 28).
In any event, I don’t think I will be anywhere near Paris in the coming days or months.
Mark Dean
Idyllwild, Calif.
I feel bad for the athletes who spent so much time getting in shape and preparing for the Paris Olympics.
After the shocking display of mockery of the Last Supper, I, for one, will not be watching the Olympics.
Can you imagine what would happen if they mocked the LGBTQ community in this manner?
Bob Robustelli
Stamford, Conn.
It is clear that the Olympic opening event that parodied the Christian Last Supper was intended to insult Christianity, even if its creators tried to justify it as an expression of inclusion.
The organizers could have chosen any other symbol, religious or otherwise, to express inclusivity, but they did not. This suggests the real intent of this display was an assault on the ethical and moral foundation of Western civilization.
Woke activists, such as the Olympic organizers, want amorality to eclipse traditional Christian morality as recognized in Western culture. This approach normalizes and legitimizes socially transgressive behaviors while marginalizing generally accepted social norms rooted in Christianity.
Stanley Rubin
Fresh Meadows
As a person of Jewish faith, I was offended by the parody of the Last Supper.
What is offensive to one religion should likewise be offensive to all religions. At a time when there is such divisiveness in the United States and across the globe, it is time that we come together in unity.
As Dr. Martin Luther King once remarked at a 1964 speech, “We must come together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Martin Garfinkle
Staten Island
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