By: Don Caldwell
Continued from my previous post.
Lady Gaga Attacks Christianity With New Song About Judas - TheWell
What has to be in a music video to keep it from being aired?
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“Lady” Gaga released her new music video about Judas not too long ago. Many Christians around the world are upset. Although that makes you wonder what Christians are NOT upset by this. How strong can your faith be if you are not offended by this???
The video is true to Gaga form, in highly sexualized scenes, including Gaga writhing around in a bathtub with Judas and Jesus while she washes their feet.
After the single was released during Holy Week, Catholic League spokesman Bill Donohue slammed Gaga for the song.
“This is a stunt... Lady Gaga tries to continue to shock Catholics and Christians in general: she dresses as a nun... she swallows the rosary. She has now morphed into a caricature of herself,” Donohue said.
But apparently the Catholic League didn’t find the video as offensive as expected.
“In her 'Judas' video, Lady Gaga plays fast and loose with Catholic iconography, and generates several untoward statements, but she typically dances on the line without going over it,” they said in a statement. “The faux-baptismal scene is a curious inclusion, as is her apparent fondness for the Jesus character. But if anyone thinks the Catholic League is going to go ballistic over Lady Gaga’s latest contribution, they haven’t a clue about what really constitutes anti-Catholicism.”
The Video:
In the article, it goes on to talk about how the creators did not want to offend anyone, how they believed in the gospel and that they didn’t “want lightning to strike”.
What imagery is society not willing to tolerate?
“Lady” Gaga’s video does illustrate one very important thing. How our society both tolerates and in many cases embraces this kind of thing (attack on Christianity / traditional beliefs or values). One also has to think about the things that society would never tolerate on television (sexual abuse for example). It all goes to show you what society values most from day to day.
Actions speak louder than words, and what you say you believe is important and what you actually value is reflective of that….whether you realize it or not…
(ORIGINAL LINK) Lady Gaga's 'Judas' video is 'a mess,' Catholics say - Foxnews.com
(RELATED) Lady Gaga Attacks Christianity With New Song About Judas - TheWell
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