What we saw in Paris was absolutely done on purpose:
People all around the globe have been rightly offended and appalled by the tasteless, crass, hyper-sexualised, ugly, demonic, and Christophobic opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. While past ceremonies have had their moments, the current Olympics now takes the cake for seeking to offend millions of people worldwide. See my original write-up on this here: https://billmuehlenberg.com/2024/07/27/yes-there-is-a-spiritual-war-going-on/
But I of course have gotten plenty of the usual zombie Christophobes and God-haters attacking me, telling me this had nothing to do with Christianity and it was not meant to be an attack on the world’s 2.4 billion Christians. Yeah right. Blind Freddy knew exactly what this was all about.
Indeed, plenty of non-Christians and even some atheists have already admitted that this was a direct attack on Christianity. Certainly, the parody of the long table with the obese lady with a halo on her head, surrounded by a dozen folks – including a child and a man exposing his testicle was a direct take-off of da Vinci’s famous painting done in the 1490s, perhaps one of the most iconic depictions ever of the Christian story. Everyone knows this.
But never mind the secular left and their hatred of Christianity, Sadly I have come upon more than one clueless and undiscerning “Christian” who has also claimed that the drag show re-imaging of the Last Supper was not an attack on Christianity. Good grief, what idiots!
Of course there were elements of Greek mythology mingled in with the blasphemous and demonic opening ceremony, but so what? The real target of course was NOT Greek gods or Hindu gods but the one true God: the Lord Jesus Christ. The world does not hate Dionysus or any of the other deities, but the one living God alone.
And as I already mentioned in my earlier article, the “artistic director” responsible for all this, Thomas Jolly, is a homosexual activist. No surprises there. And it becomes worse than laughable when he says he did all this so that people would feel “included”. Spare me Jack.
Why is it that those screaming the loudest about tolerance, acceptance and inclusion are the ones who are the most resistant to tolerating, accepting and including Christians? We know why of course. And those who are still clueless should go back to the classic 1989 volume by Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen: After the Ball.
I pulled my copy off the shelves right now and looked again at this strategy manual for “How America Will Conquer its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90s” as its subtitle proudly proclaims. And of course the authors knew full well that the Christian church is really the last bastion standing between them and achieving all their radical aims. That is why Christianity is being targeted, NOT Greek and Roman gods or Buddha or Confucius or Muhammad or any other religions and religious leaders.
So I sure hope to see no more brain-dead Christians seeking to defend all this. These clueless wonders just soak up whatever the surrounding culture is pushing, and seem to have no idea that we are indeed in a spiritual war which really is being fought to the death.
But thankfully most folks knew what was going on. Here are just a few remarks on the social media from folks I know who have seen through all the deception and baloney:
“I have a Facebook friend that lives in France. Her words regarding the mockery of Christ in the opening of the Paris Olympics: ‘Most of French people are so ashamed of this’.”
“A French person on Reddit pointed out that it was a deliberate play on words – ‘La Cène sur une scène sur la Seine’ (The Last Supper on stage on the Seine [River]). Clearly not the Bacchanal at the forefront here.”
“Do you really think EVERYONE misunderstood? Or do you think EVERYONE understood perfectly—because it was what it was and that was the intention? This is who the art director is. This is what he does—walk exactly on the line of blasphemy and debauchery, using religious iconography, sexuality, and hedonistic themes. And when it’s recognized and not celebrated…plead innocent with a wink and a nod.”
Religious leaders also weighed in on this:
“Every society — without exception — coalesces around a dominant religious impulse with associated symbols. The sheer horror of the secularist replacement is what we saw in Paris. It’s a deliberately pornographic corruption of Christianity. Don’t miss how intentional it is, right down to details. Paris aspires to be the new Babylon, with a drag queen at the center behind the altar.” -Albert Mohler
“Dear France,
The Normandy American Cemetery is the final resting place of 9,238 Americans whose graves are marked by 9,238 crosses. American soldiers who in most cases volunteered to come to your shores in your time of need. Their final prayers were to the God whose son you mocked in front of the entire world. It was during the very meal you went to such creative pains to denigrate that Jesus instructed his followers to love one another and then defined what he meant: ‘Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.’ While you host the Olympic games remember your nation hosts a 172.5 acre reminder of what love looks like. You don’t just owe Christians an apology. You owe the West an apology.” -Andy Stanley
“The soldiers crucifying Jesus were just obeying orders, even if somewhat gleefully and with a certain bloodlust. But they didn’t have 2000 years of compelling Christian history behind them. No, this was done in the full knowledge that it was defying the foundational narrative that has swept the world for centuries. A narrative that has led to great deeds, great works of art, great scandals to be sure, but great transformation from the brutal paganism that preceded it. When Christ comes into the space, he is space-filler. He squeezes out all else, and leaves room only for mocking parody.” -Stephen McAlpine
The official word on this
But ignore what I and other mere peons – Christian or otherwise – have to say about this. Just listen to what those in the know are saying, including even folks from the Olympics! They are now all spilling the beans and fessing up. They are now in full-blown damage control, and they realise all the spin and lies they run with just will not cut it. Here are two of many secular media reports on this:
A Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony scene reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” continued to stir controversy Sunday as Paris 2024 producers and the ceremony’s designer Thomas Jolly released separate, apparently opposing statements on where it drew its inspiration.
The scene in question featured a line of drag performers posing shoulder-to-shoulder on a Parisian bridge before turning the bridge into a fashion-forward catwalk. Later, those same queens celebrated over a meal where the dish was revealed to be a nearly nude man painted blue. Many, including Jolly and the official Olympics Games X account, said that the scene is an “interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus” that “makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.”
Others, including a statement from Paris 2024 producers obtained by TheWrap Sunday, said that it was in fact inspired by Da Vinci’s famous painting — a skewing of the religious imagery that has been slammed by the Christian right as a mockery of Jesus Christ.
“For the ‘Festivities’ segment, Thomas Jolly took inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting to create the setting,” producers said in the statement. “Clearly, there was never an intention to show disrespect towards any religious group or belief … [Jolly] is not the first artist to make a reference to what is a world-famous work of art. From Andy Warhol to ‘The Simpsons,’ many have done it before him.”
The scene caused a disturbance on social media, where conservative political leaders from around the world blasted the display as blasphemous. Speaker Mike Johnson wrote on X, “Last night’s mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The war on our faith and traditional values knows no bounds today,” he added. “But we know that truth and virtue will always prevail. ‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ (John 1:5).”
Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept behind it Sunday. The segment, which recreated the Biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his apostles sharing a last meal before crucifixion, featured drag queens, a transgender model and a naked singer made up as the Greek god of wine, Dionysus.
Also on the Passerelle Debilly is a familiar scene re-enacted by Drag Queens, including the famous Nicki Doll surrounding Barbara Butch at her turntables: a recreation of the Last Supper, another famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, set against the backdrop of the Seine. As you may have guessed, this is a multiple pun in French. Then follows a fashion show that pays homage to the capital of fashion. https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/recherche?q=%22Barbara+Butch%22#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22Barbara%20Butch%22&gsc.page=8
(Note, in the above link you can see a particular link to this quote, but when you go there now it seems to have disappeared!)
All the hate-filled Christophobes and misotheists can have their laughs now. But it will not long last. Every one of these God-haters will one day stand before the living God and give an account. I would not want to be in their shoes. As I said in my previous piece, we can pray for Jolly and the others involved in this demonic and sacrilegious crap.
If they do not repent and turn from their sins soon, they will no longer have a chance to avail themselves of God’s great mercy and grace. When they stand before him it will be just justice instead. And as if to highlight the reality that God will not be mocked, we have this report:
Just twenty four hours after the opening olympic debauchery in Paris they get a blackout – the only lights that could be seen were on the Basilica Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus – Sacré-Cœur Basilica located at the summit of the butte of Montmartre. From its dome two hundred meters above the Seine, the basilica overlooks the entire city of Paris and its suburbs.
And the good news is, thousands of Christians have come out after this appalling ceremony to worship and sing praises to Jesus Christ: https://www.facebook.com/reel/444148074923849
15 Replies to “Paris Sacrilege – Yes It WAS Deliberate”
Just another pagan ritual which started with the Festival of Reason which was held on November 10, 1793 in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.2 On the main nave was placed an improvised mountain on which stood a Greek temple dedicated to Philosophy and decorated with busts of philosophers. At the basis of the mountain was located a torch of Truth. Some loose living girls took occasion to celebrate at the main altar the cult to the Goddess Reason with Phrygian bonnets on their heads.
Mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics are based on the enduring idea of liberty, taking the form of Phrygian caps, the headwear that has symbolised freedom for the French for centuries. But while these uniquely cerebral Games mascots carry intellectual freight, the caps have been rendered as cute, smurf-like figures calculated to capture the imagination of young followers.
Following the mantra of Voltaire:
“ Every sensible man, every honorable man must hold the Christian religion in horror.”
This “intellectual freight” is deliberate and intended to cause offence. To say otherwise is to lie- but that is the method of the enemy.
Thanks Philip.
from the country that gave us the depravity of the revolution (De-sade) springs to mind amongst many other degenerates, this ‘performance’ was no surprise at all.
I have never, will never, watch the olympics ‘bread and circuses’ as the world is torn to shreds by satanicly induced evil individuals.
I will though pray, pray for disciples of Christ to stand strong, pray for the ignorant, that their eyes may one day be open, pray for the sinner, that they may one day repent a Godly repentance.
I will never join in with debauchery, no matter how often ‘tolerance and acceptance’ is screamed at me. My soul is too valuable, and already owned to debase in such a fashion.
Thanks Neil.
There is another way to show one’s disgust.
Boycott all coverage of these diabolical games!
Correct Dunstan.
Protest sent, lets see if they respond.
Well done Fred.
This is the response so far:
Dear Fred A Merlo,
Thank you for your email and your interest in the Olympics. This is an auto-reply email to acknowledge your request. We will get back to you with a (human) response as soon as possible.
You may find the response to your question in our FAQ section.
If you have any additional information that you think will help us to assist you, please reply to this email.
Kind regards from the support team at Olympics.
Please note that we do not respond to opinions or business proposals.
Yes Fred I got the same utterly useless and bull crap reply. They are hopeless.
Bill. it is perpetually amazing that the left tales the path of sloth rather than reason when considering the pros and cons of an issue. Then when their nethers have been exposed, the truth is inexplicably twisted into a grotesque falsehood that is expected to be received as an unassailable truth. In this instance any criticism will be construed as an assault on artistic expression and deserving of immediate dismissal.
Thank you Bill for your article. Sadly this child of God, Mr Jolly, the person responsible for this offensive blasphemous display, may be exercising his God given free will, however he is also leading some gullible wokesters to a fiery eternity, under the guise of being what Christ tells us to be; charitable to those who are different( tolerance). But we know that Christ also tells us that he is not very happy with those who lead others astray( lest a millstone…) and He never tolerated anyone who deliberately worked for evil. Yes we should pray; for our children, our families, our communities, and make sure we wrap them in Jesus Sacred Heart, and his mothers Immaculate Heart, which are true love itself. We must also voice our opposition to such a demonic display, when we get the opportunity, as we are reminded at my local church, pagan Gods are demons.( not every priest will name it). Call it what is is, don’t hold back in catechising others, like St Jean Vianney did when he found the people of Ars wanting, not knowing their faith about 150 years ago. He set about teaching them or as he said, he wouldn’t baptise their children, or celebrate their marriages. Modern society has lost its awe and wonder of God, and souls are in danger of being gone forever into the fiery pit. France has had the best and the worst in its history, and many French aren’t aware of the treasures and the church history they have within their borders. Many incorrupt saints lie not far from where this all occurred. The time of reckoning is approaching and we must stand firm. God is on our side.
Sadly, I reflect on this appalling episode with a sense of France’s dismal history. From the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the expulsion of the godly Huguenots in 1685, through the French “Enlightenment” of the C18th with such luminaries as Baron de Holbach, Diderot, and Voltaire, the Revolution of the 1790s, to the modern era with its godless philosophers France has led the field in anti-Christianity.
Think of the French Revolution when a Paris chorus girl was decked out like a Roman Vestal virgin, paraded through the streets, then installed in Notre Dame Cathedral and worshipped as the goddess of Reason; or when in July 1794 16 Carmelite nuns were carted to the guillotine and all beheaded in a mere 20 minutes. Then again: so many of the bad ideas and influences which have afflicted the modern world have come from France: the existentialism of Jean Paul Sartre; the novels of Albert Camus; the deconstructionism of Jacques Derrida, or the landmark speech of Jacques Chirac in 2003 which proclaimed, “If we lose our secularism, we lose our soul!”
This is the France which parodied Christ and the Last Supper: the mentality of the Revolution is alive and well! So while I am appalled, I am not surprised.
Yes exactly right Murray. France has a long history of all this.
Just another pagan ritual which started with the Festival of Reason which was held on November 10, 1793 in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.2 On the main nave was placed an improvised mountain on which stood a Greek temple dedicated to Philosophy and decorated with busts of philosophers. At the basis of the mountain was located a torch of Truth. Some loose living girls took occasion to celebrate at the main altar the cult to the Goddess Reason with Phrygian bonnets on their heads.
Mascots for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics are based on the enduring idea of liberty, taking the form of Phrygian caps, the headwear that has symbolised freedom for the French for centuries. But while these uniquely cerebral Games mascots carry intellectual freight, the caps have been rendered as cute, smurf-like figures calculated to capture the imagination of young followers.
Following the mantra of Voltaire:
“ Every sensible man, every honorable man must hold the Christian religion in horror.”
This “intellectual freight” is deliberate and intended to cause offence. To say otherwise is to lie- but that is the method of the enemy.
Thanks Philip.
from the country that gave us the depravity of the revolution (De-sade) springs to mind amongst many other degenerates, this ‘performance’ was no surprise at all.
I have never, will never, watch the olympics ‘bread and circuses’ as the world is torn to shreds by satanicly induced evil individuals.
I will though pray, pray for disciples of Christ to stand strong, pray for the ignorant, that their eyes may one day be open, pray for the sinner, that they may one day repent a Godly repentance.
I will never join in with debauchery, no matter how often ‘tolerance and acceptance’ is screamed at me. My soul is too valuable, and already owned to debase in such a fashion.
Thanks Neil.
There is another way to show one’s disgust.
Boycott all coverage of these diabolical games!
Correct Dunstan.
Protest sent, lets see if they respond.
Well done Fred.
This is the response so far:
Dear Fred A Merlo,
Thank you for your email and your interest in the Olympics. This is an auto-reply email to acknowledge your request. We will get back to you with a (human) response as soon as possible.
You may find the response to your question in our FAQ section.
If you have any additional information that you think will help us to assist you, please reply to this email.
Kind regards from the support team at Olympics.
Please note that we do not respond to opinions or business proposals.
Yes Fred I got the same utterly useless and bull crap reply. They are hopeless.
Bill. it is perpetually amazing that the left tales the path of sloth rather than reason when considering the pros and cons of an issue. Then when their nethers have been exposed, the truth is inexplicably twisted into a grotesque falsehood that is expected to be received as an unassailable truth. In this instance any criticism will be construed as an assault on artistic expression and deserving of immediate dismissal.
Thank you Bill for your article. Sadly this child of God, Mr Jolly, the person responsible for this offensive blasphemous display, may be exercising his God given free will, however he is also leading some gullible wokesters to a fiery eternity, under the guise of being what Christ tells us to be; charitable to those who are different( tolerance). But we know that Christ also tells us that he is not very happy with those who lead others astray( lest a millstone…) and He never tolerated anyone who deliberately worked for evil. Yes we should pray; for our children, our families, our communities, and make sure we wrap them in Jesus Sacred Heart, and his mothers Immaculate Heart, which are true love itself. We must also voice our opposition to such a demonic display, when we get the opportunity, as we are reminded at my local church, pagan Gods are demons.( not every priest will name it). Call it what is is, don’t hold back in catechising others, like St Jean Vianney did when he found the people of Ars wanting, not knowing their faith about 150 years ago. He set about teaching them or as he said, he wouldn’t baptise their children, or celebrate their marriages. Modern society has lost its awe and wonder of God, and souls are in danger of being gone forever into the fiery pit. France has had the best and the worst in its history, and many French aren’t aware of the treasures and the church history they have within their borders. Many incorrupt saints lie not far from where this all occurred. The time of reckoning is approaching and we must stand firm. God is on our side.
2 more courses of action:
https://www.citizengo.org/en-au/ot/13638-defend-your-faith–stop-christian-mockery-at-the-paris-olympics-
https://lifepetitions.com/petition/olympics
Sadly, I reflect on this appalling episode with a sense of France’s dismal history. From the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the expulsion of the godly Huguenots in 1685, through the French “Enlightenment” of the C18th with such luminaries as Baron de Holbach, Diderot, and Voltaire, the Revolution of the 1790s, to the modern era with its godless philosophers France has led the field in anti-Christianity.
Think of the French Revolution when a Paris chorus girl was decked out like a Roman Vestal virgin, paraded through the streets, then installed in Notre Dame Cathedral and worshipped as the goddess of Reason; or when in July 1794 16 Carmelite nuns were carted to the guillotine and all beheaded in a mere 20 minutes. Then again: so many of the bad ideas and influences which have afflicted the modern world have come from France: the existentialism of Jean Paul Sartre; the novels of Albert Camus; the deconstructionism of Jacques Derrida, or the landmark speech of Jacques Chirac in 2003 which proclaimed, “If we lose our secularism, we lose our soul!”
This is the France which parodied Christ and the Last Supper: the mentality of the Revolution is alive and well! So while I am appalled, I am not surprised.
Yes exactly right Murray. France has a long history of all this.