Over 1 million conservatives signed a petition against Netflix’s gay Jesus film

A promo image from La Primeira Tentação de Cristo, or The First Temptation of Christ
Photo: Netflix Brazil

A comedic Netflix Christmas film in Brazil entitled The First Temptation of Christ (A Primeira Tentação de Cristo) has angered regional conservatives with its depiction of Jesus as a gay man who brings his boyfriend Orlando home to meet his parents, Mary and Joseph, during Jesus’ 30th birthday celebration.

A web user named Alex Brindejoncy has since launched a petition against the film which has collected over 1,132,673 signatures by the time of publication. The petition is addressed to Netflix; Back Door (Porta dos Fundos), the five-person comedy troupe that created the film; and both houses of the Brazilian legislature.

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The film itself seems light-hearted and fantastical. Orlando (who refers to Jesus as “Jee”) sings a parody of “Jingle Bells” on an electronic keyboard.

Later, a very seductive God visits Jesus to scandalously reveal that he’s actually Jesus’ father (and not Joseph). Jesus will have to choose between living a happy gay life with Orlando or fulfilling his destiny of dying for all of humanity’s sins.

Luckily, some stoned deities and magic powers will help him along his way….

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