Religious Controversy at the Folsom Street Fair

The Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco is billed as the largest and "best loved" annual leather gathering. This year it also provoked some religious controversy. One of the posters created to advertise the fair seems to be evoking an image of the Last Supper styled after da Vinci's famous painting. But this depiction includes leatherfolk as the disciples and the table replete with not only bread and wine but also sex toys and various leather paraphernalia. It includes a shirtless African American "Jesus" with an outrageous drag queen on his right and a harnessed leatherman on his left. What should Christians think about such an image? Is it just playful marketing or the height of bad taste? Could it be sacrilegious? Jay Johnson at CLGS believes it might actually capture an important insight about the good news of the Gospel. Read more...