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Is Godspell Blasphemous? Do They Mock Christianity?
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<blockquote data-quote="mattr61" data-source="post: 66605241" data-attributes="member: 362724"><p>My own personal interaction with the material was about eight years ago, when I was cast as the Jesus character. Though I never had the opportunity to perform the play in front of an audience (moving out of the area), I did memorize the script and songs and spent a lot of time with the material. And I can see where the split comes between those for it and those unsure about its intentions. </p><p></p><p>I definitely believe there was a lot of emotion and spiritual ignorance that went into its writing. Tebelak wrote Godpsell with the express purpose of, "creating a religious experience", after feeling disillusioned by an Easter Vigil he'd attended (newlinetheatre.com). To be sure, the original intent of Godspell was not to praise our Savior but to entertain an audience. </p><p></p><p>But can't we just 'use it' to glorify God? Absolutely, if that's what the Lord desires. And maybe it's a good tool to draw people into a conversation about Him. I just think the whole issue needs to be approached with a lot of prayer for those who feel they might want to participate in the play. </p><p></p><p>I did not do this when I accepted the role. And I'm grateful the Lord delivered me out of it (though at the time I was crushed). </p><p></p><p>To answer your question, I think it very easily could be blasphemous. We are talking about the image of Christ and the words of our Holy Scriptures as entertainment. Your friends are right. There should always be an applied reverence to those subjects. </p><p></p><p>For sure, Godspell is the Gospel of Matthew according to Tebelak and Schwartz. I'd be careful about drawing too much meaning out of the thing.</p><p></p><p>Reference -</p><p></p><p>newlinetheatre.com(/)godspellchapter.html</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mattr61, post: 66605241, member: 362724"] My own personal interaction with the material was about eight years ago, when I was cast as the Jesus character. Though I never had the opportunity to perform the play in front of an audience (moving out of the area), I did memorize the script and songs and spent a lot of time with the material. And I can see where the split comes between those for it and those unsure about its intentions. I definitely believe there was a lot of emotion and spiritual ignorance that went into its writing. Tebelak wrote Godpsell with the express purpose of, "creating a religious experience", after feeling disillusioned by an Easter Vigil he'd attended (newlinetheatre.com). To be sure, the original intent of Godspell was not to praise our Savior but to entertain an audience. But can't we just 'use it' to glorify God? Absolutely, if that's what the Lord desires. And maybe it's a good tool to draw people into a conversation about Him. I just think the whole issue needs to be approached with a lot of prayer for those who feel they might want to participate in the play. I did not do this when I accepted the role. And I'm grateful the Lord delivered me out of it (though at the time I was crushed). To answer your question, I think it very easily could be blasphemous. We are talking about the image of Christ and the words of our Holy Scriptures as entertainment. Your friends are right. There should always be an applied reverence to those subjects. For sure, Godspell is the Gospel of Matthew according to Tebelak and Schwartz. I'd be careful about drawing too much meaning out of the thing. Reference - newlinetheatre.com(/)godspellchapter.html [/QUOTE]
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