‘Corpus Christi’ Opens on Campus Amid Protest
A play featuring a gay Christ-like character opened on the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus amid shouting matches between opponents and supporters outside the theater.
About 25 people protested the performance of “Corpus Christi,” some holding signs that read “Repent: Turn or burn” and “Jesus is love but hates sin.” Three people demonstrated in support of the play, shouting anti-Christian remarks.
A group of residents and state lawmakers had asked a federal judge to stop the play, calling it blasphemous and a misuse of taxpayer money.
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