A new Netflix comedy that depicts Jesus as being gay has sparked outrage and led to a petition that has amassed more than 1.8 million signatures.

The First Temptation of Christ was produced by Porta dos Fundos, a Brazilian comedy group on YouTube, and is available on Netflix’s U.S. platform with subtitles. The 45-minute episode is rated TV-MA.

The comedy depicts Jesus as a 30-year-old cursing gay man, returning home to visit Mary and Joseph, who are throwing him a birthday party. Jesus brings a man named Orlando to the party, and it’s presumed the two are a couple. 

Further, the show depicts Jesus as not wanting to be God’s Son. In the show, both of Jesus’ fathers are at the party: Joseph and a character depicting God the Father.  

“I think I’d rather be Joseph’s son,” the character depicting Jesus says in the episode. 

At one point, the “God the Father” character propositions Mary for sex.

In another scene, “Jesus” asks “God the Father” if he can leave the party.

“Can I go backpacking with Orlando?”

The request is denied.

A Change.org petition had collected 1.8 million signatures as of Monday morning. It says it wants “the removal of the film from the NETFLIX catalog” and for the comedy group Porta dos Fundos “to be held responsible for the crime of villainous faith.”

“We also want public retraction, as they have seriously offended…

A First Amendment protection legal group is threatening to sue a Delaware beach municipality for removing a Catholic church’s nativity scene from the bandstand circle at the town’s boardwalk, according to the Christian Post.

For decades, Saint Edmond Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, set up a nativity scene to celebrate Christmas. But last year, the mayor ordered that it be removed, citing that religious displays were not allowed on public property.

Due to community backlash, the city reconsidered the nativity’s location and sent a letter in earlier this year letting the church know that the display could be set up on a property owned by the city chamber about a half-mile down the road from the Bandstand circle.

The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal service organization, asked city officials if the scene could be displayed on a grassy area near the Bandstand or in a position closer to the circle. But, the city denied those requests.

The First Liberty Institute, a First Amendment protection legal group, got involved on behalf of the church and the Knights of Columbus by sending a letter to city officials.

“It is well established that the speech protections of the First Amendment extend to displays like the creche,” the letter, written by senior counsel Roger Byron, said.

“Even without a blanket ban on religious displays, the City’s prohibition of KOC’s religious Christmas…

A nonprofit recently released a report estimating that over 1,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed this year in attacks led by Fulani extremists.

“Islamist Fulani militia continue to engage in an aggressive and strategic land grabbing policy in Plateau, Benue, Taraba, Southern Kaduna and parts of Bauchi state,” HART, a UK-based nonprofit that tracks persecutions, reported, according to the Christian Post. “They attack rural villages, forces villagers off their lands and settle in their place—a strategy that is epitomized by the phrase: ‘your land or your blood.’”

Though the death toll is currently unknown, Christians have become a target for Fulani herdsman. HART estimates that over 6,000 Christians have been killed since 2015 while 12,000 have been displaced. These numbers were based on Kaduna state government reports, media reports, and news from community leaders in Plateau state. Though Fulani herdsmen seem to be the major perpetrators, the terrorist group Boko Haram has also killed several Christians in Borno state.

“In every village, the message from local people is the same: ‘Please, please help us! The Fulani are coming. We are not safe in our own homes,’” the report said.

Fulani are largely Muslim nomadic people who live across West and Central Africa. Feuds between the farmers and herdsmen have become more commonplace as land becomes…

A man who was caught on camera slapping the behind of a female TV reporter has been arrested. Thomas Callaway, a youth minister from Statesboro, Georgia was caught on camera assaulting news reporter Alex Bozarjian as he ran past her during the Dec. 7 Savannah Bridge Run 10K.

Commenting on the widely-shared footage, Bozarjian tweeted: “To the man who smacked my butt on live TV this morning: You violated, objectified, and embarrassed me. No woman should EVER have to put up with this at work or anywhere!! Do better.” The video has since been viewed over 12 million times.

To the man who smacked my butt on live TV this morning: You violated, objectified, and embarrassed me. No woman should EVER have to put up with this at work or anywhere!! Do better. https://t.co/PRLXkBY5hn

— Alex Bozarjian (@wsavalexb) December 7, 2019

Callaway, who can be seen veering off course in order to reach the journalist, reportedly slapped and grabbed the reporter’s buttocks. He has since been arrested and charged with sexual battery after Bozarjian filed a police report against him last week.

“The conduct displayed toward Alex Bozarjian during her live coverage of Saturday’s Savannah Bridge Run was reprehensible and completely unacceptable,” Bozarjian’s employer WSAV-TV said after the arrest, according to Fox News. “No one should ever be disrespected in this manner. The safety and…