'Beckham Nativity' Tableau Outrages Churches (Bush as wiseman!)

[Atlas Mugged]

LONDON (Reuters) - Church leaders united Wednesday to condemn a Christmas nativity tableau depicting soccer star David Beckham as Joseph and his pop singer wife Victoria as the Virgin Mary.

Anglicans, Catholics and Presbyterians called the exhibit at Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum in London a new low in the cult of celebrity worship.

In the tableau, Australian pop star Kylie Minogue hovers above the crib as an angel while "Posh Spice" Victoria lays her shawled head tenderly on Beckham's shoulder.


Tony Blair, George W. Bush and the Duke of Edinburgh star as The Three Wise Men. The shepherds are played by Hollywood star Samuel L. Jackson, British actor Hugh Grant and camp Irish comedian Graham Norton.

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=39369

Now that I think about it - Posh Spice as a virgin??? Makes Bush as a wiseman easier to understand.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. Hey, you're right.

When I saw that on Olberman, I thought :wtf: . Why would anyone paint Bush** as a wise man?

LOL!

[babylonsister]

2. I saw that on KO and was also appalled.

Bush=celebrity? One of the most disrespected men in the world?? I think not. Must have been done as a joke, because I can think of no other reason...

[eek]

3. they'd really hate mine, then.

A little ET toy in the manger...

[underpants]

4. Next on Underpants and Colmes-Why are churches against the nativity?

See...I just don't get it. This is the display of the overwhelming sacrifice and appreciation that the true believers the true Christians gave or showed when they KNEW they just KNEW that this was the son of God and that he was to be born to the world. Born in the most modest of surroundings but they knew he would rise to save the world to bring as the great President Reagan called it the "shining city on the hill" to us. They aren't even against this as a matter of PRINCIPAL but because of TASTE? They THEY don't find it offensive on any level other than on an artistic level I find this whole thing to be unnerving unChristian and mostly I'll say it UNAMERICAN


Something like that.