Forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing?

WWJD?

Keeping with last week’s notion, MediaDawg has been searching for controversial stories around the world and landed on Denver, USA’s KDVR-TV (now known as FOX31). 


So what kind of news stories have been revolting the republican Midwest?

Recently, the city of Loveland, Colorado (population 2000) has been playing host to an exhibition portraying Jesus Christ well outside the usual. 


Interestingly titled “The Misadventures of Romantic Cannibals” by Enrique Chaagoya, the series of 12 lithographs pictures a wide array of curious sexual acts, in one of them the Saviour receiving oral sex (viewer discretion and questionable artistic taste is advised!).

The resulting outrage manifested in many ways, from protesters outside the Loveland museum, to angry 9/11 blogs desperately trying to find a Muslim scapegoat. Most stories were short and subjective, save this one from 9news.com (equivalent of our ninemsn) that provided some background and much needed objectivity.


This is certainly a hot topic if you live in that part of the US or if you are a dedicated Christian, or both. It brings me back to the Bill Henson debate and the reasons behind controversial art. But when this kind of artwork gets people to question its purpose and artistic value vs. good taste, is it really actually achieving what it set out to do or has it gone too far to cause a stir?