I’m a Christian, and I’m rather partial to the heavy metal song “Jesus! You cunt-guzzling manwhore!”
the best name for a sequel. ever.
Try vacuuming to it, in your very best bass voice. It’s oddly satisfying.
“No, wait! We need a more permanent solution to this problemmmmm”
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I see-ee blood and destruction
our elimination
because of two cats
blood and destruction
because of two cats
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“Fools, you have no perception,
the stakes we are gambing are frightingly high,
we must crush it completly,
so like Dust before it,
this cat yack must die
for the sake of the household
(must die, must die, this catyack must die)
so like Dust before it
This cat yack must die”*
I was Mary’s understudy in my High School production. I* so* wanted to be Caiaphas . . . Alas, I’m an alto.
(I’ve had a window seat reserved for 30-some years. Hush your mouth, and get offa my lawn)
I thought I was the only one. I’m Richard Dawkins-Christopher Hitchens Atheist (that is, I believe religion does more harm than good), but I love studying religion and religious bio-films. I love Jesus Christ Superstar, but I think (other than the music being good) a lot of it is the critical point of view the story has. Jesus’ last week as told through the view of Judas? How can that not be interesting? I was lucky enough to catch the revival 10-15 years ago with Ted Neely, Carl Anderson and Dennis DeYoung of STYX (as Pilot). Carl Anderson was always great (saw him do it twice, once with Sebastion Bach as Jesus), but Ted Neely was outstanding live. Perhaps it was because it was 20 years after the movie and his voice had matured, but when he did Gethsemane, it brought tears to my eyes. He didn’t have that whine he has in the movie, but a full-throated cry that shook the house.
I like the Robert Randolph version best.
I wish I could have been there. Anderson was stunning as Judas, with a marvelous voice. The “other” (brown album cover, ?London stage production?) version had a strong voiced Christ, but a mostly merely competent supporting cast.
My criticism of the two commonly available recordings hinges on the whiny (immature voice?) of Mr Neely in the movie soundtrack, and the beauty and clarity of the Lepers voices in the other.
Christ has more lines than the Lepers, so Neely draws my wrath.
I’ve spent decades bitching that Neely got the part because he was a skinny blonde who could carry a tune, and now you’ve gone and made me examine my bias. Damn you 
Sorry for the double post, and the even more left-field hijack, but it’s Pilate, not “pilot.” As in Pontius Pilate.
It could be worse! My otherwise beloved husband still teases me about the “Pharisees Plane” which is an airplane manufactured by the Swiss company Pilatus. :rolleyes: Beware the Nitpickers.
Atheist here. My favourite band (Queensryche) did a cover of Heaven on Their Minds, which prompted me to check out the film version and several others on YouTube.
I don’t think it’s hypocritical to enjoy art. The Sistine Chapel can be appreciated as a great work of art without accepting a belief in angles/heaven etc.
I love some of William Blake’s art, much of which has a religous theme.
I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there.
I’m an atheist, and I love all of the religious-themed things named in the OP, plus Godspell and Dogma and lots of others. I don’t feel it’s hypocritical. People produce powerful works of fiction all the time that resonate with audiences. There’s a reason the story of Jesus has had such huge appeal for two thousand years. It hits some of the most popular story elements: all-encompassing love, the misunderstood wise man who was just trying to help, a person with superpowers works for the cause of Good, the noble (and spectacularly violent) death of an innocent, victory over death. Add in the historical context of how Christianity has affected all of civilization, in ways large and small, good and bad, and you automatically have some compelling material with an infinite number of ways to approach it.
I don’t care if it rains or freezes. S’long as I got my plastic Jesus --sittin’ on the dashboard of my car.
The only good thing to come out of religion was the music–George Carlin
Whereas I’m a politically & theologically conservative Christian and I love-
JCS
Tori Amos
XTC’s song “Dear God”
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (I even found the theological symbolism in THAT.)
I was an atheist when I first heard JCS. I hated that I loved it, but I loved it.
I was gonna post that. I miss George.
But anyway, I’m yet another person who had a conflict-filled renunciation of Christianity but still likes a lot of the music.
Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring and Handel’s Messiah lead a rather distinguished pack of gospel and choral music.
As a committed Jew, I feel you gentiles make some fine music.
Another atheist here, and I absolutely love JCS! I bought the album when it first came out, and had the privilege of playing Annas (Caiaphas’ right-hand man) in two productions in the late 70s, as well as being in a production of Godspell. I also enjoy most Christmas carols and most religious classical music.
Hypocrite? Hardly. Appreciation for fine art and music transcends religious belief (or non-belief).
Sing it loud & proud, babe! (hosanna heysanna
Damn horking cats. Make me get all creative with my housecleaning songs
Me too, but I fell in love with the version of JCS put out by that lesbian musical duo the Indigo Girls so how can I feel like a hypocrite? I like Jars of Clay too. And Rock Me Sexy Jesus 
Godspell did nothing for me though.
Wow. Hardcore militant atheist. My favorite works of literature are almost ALL from the POV of religious hysterics. Read David Sedaris with the knowledge that his favorite author is Flannery O’Connor, a Catholic literalist.