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Pop singer Madonna has never
shied away from controversy, and her 2006 Confessions world tour continued that trend. As part of the show, the 48-year-old entertainer staged a mock-crucifixion—singing "Live to Tell" while wearing a crown of thorns and strapped to a mirrored cross. Not surprisingly, many religious groups protested the routine as an offense to their faith. Madonna answered her critics through a statement released following the tour's final show in Japan. "There seems to be many misinterpretations about my appearance on the cross, and I wanted to explain it myself once and for all. It is no different than a person wearing a cross or 'taking up the cross,'as it says in the Bible. My performance is neither anti-Christian, sacrilegious, or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole." She later added, "I believe in my heart that, if Jesus were alive today, he would be doing the same thing." Houston Chronicle  Quote this article on your site | Views: 508 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for December 7th 2008
[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
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Mark 1:1-8
2 Peter 3:8-15
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