Evangelical in U.K. court over 'blasphemous' Jerry Springer opera
Evangelical in U.K. court over 'blasphemous' Jerry Springer opera
#1Evangelical in U.K. court over 'blasphemous' Jerry Springer opera
Posted: 11/25/07 at 10:35am
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Evangelical in U.K. court over 'blasphemous' Jerry Springer opera
Published: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 | 11:18 AM ET
Canadian Press: Jill Lawless, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON - The leader of a small evangelical group went to Britain's High Court on Tuesday in a bid to sue the producers of "Jerry Springer: The Opera" for blasphemy.
A lawyer for Stephen Green and his group Christian Voice said the satirical musical, based on the trashy U.S. talk show, was guilty of "parodying Christian beliefs scurrilously and in the most ludicrous manner."
Earlier this year, a lower court rejected a request to issue summonses against "Springer" producer John Thoday and Mark Thompson, director-general of the British Broadcasting Corp., which televised the show in 2005.
Green's lawyers are asking three High Court judges to allow private prosecution for blasphemous libel.
Green's lawyer, Michael Gledhill, said "neither Mr. Thoday nor Mr. Thompson felt the least inhibition in ridiculing God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, the sacrament of the Eucharist and Christian belief."
He said the producers would never have dared mount a show that treated Islam in a similar way.
Evangelical in U.K. court over 'blasphemous' Jerry Springer opera
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