Ontario’s First Choice TV plans to show The Last Temptation of Christ in November. The film is a blatantly sacrilegious film in which Christ is portrayed as a wimp and Judas as a strong, dominating character.
It will be shown at least three or four times during November, but not consecutively, according to a spokesperson with the pay TV firm. No specific dates have been announced. First Choice does not anticipate any backlash from showing the film. In one scene it depicts Christ among a group of men waiting to use Mary Magdalene’s services as a prostitute. Another scene – this one at the end of the movie – pictures Christ on the cross having a sexual fantasy of being married and raising a family.
Tara Lobsinger, a pro-life activist in Smith Falls, Ontario and a First Choice subscriber, contacted the Toronto head office and complained that her fees were being used to finance the showing of a film objectionable to most Christians. Interim readers who wish to object to the screening of the Last Temptation of Christ can call First Choice at 416-364-9115
