I have watched videos and seen screenshots of Friday night’s opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. I have heard the excuse that it was not meant to mock Jesus but to raise awareness “of the absurdity of violence between human beings,” (according to msn). Actually, the name of the Olympic presentation was literally called “La Cène Sur Un Scène Sur La Seine,” i.e. “The Last Supper on a Stage on the Seine.” (reference here). Unfortunately, the placement of the people at the center table and the table were highly reminiscent of Jesus’ Last Supper, an event sacred to Christians. This may have been accidental, but it was definitely inappropriate. The use of drag queens in the opening ceremony was also in very poor taste. If adults want to enjoy drag queen entertainment, that’s their business, but it is not appropriate for prime-time television (or children’s story hours). Intentional or not, the opening ceremony represented an attempt to normalize an aberration that is not normal. Drag queens are people and should be respected. However, we need to understand that their lifestyle is not part of the mainstream of worldwide culture.

On Sunday, Zero Hedge reported:

On Saturday, the organizers of the Paris Olympics scrambled to pressure social media platforms, such as X, to censor users who mocked and criticized Friday night’s shocking Opening Ceremony. The event, which featured drag queens, nudity, and scenes deemed highly disrespectful to Christians, sparked outrage worldwide. When the International Olympic Committee’s social media 1984-style censorship efforts failed (read: here), the committee had no choice but to apologize for the drag queen parody of Jesus’ Last Supper on Sunday morning. 

The Olympic Games celebrate athletic excellence worldwide. In the past, the opening ceremonies have included beautiful pageantry and in 2012 in London, a helicopter entrance by James Bond to spoof the James Bond movies. Let’s go back to the beautiful colors and pageantry that have opened the Olympic Games in the past.