{"id":38799,"date":"2024-07-30T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=38799"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:04:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:04:02","slug":"rob-schneider-boycotts-paris-olympics-after-opening-ceremony-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/07\/rob-schneider-boycotts-paris-olympics-after-opening-ceremony-controversy.html","title":{"rendered":"Rob Schneider Boycotts Paris Olympics After Opening Ceremony Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38811\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/07\/rob-schnieder-last-supper_credit-NBC-Inset-Kathy-Hutchins-Shutterstock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38811\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/07\/rob-schnieder-last-supper_credit-NBC-Inset-Kathy-Hutchins-Shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NBC | Inset: Kathy Hutchins \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor and comedian Rob Schneider recently announced that he will not be watching the 2024 Paris Olympics after the controversial Last Supper parody in the opening ceremony. He took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce his distaste for the opening ceremony and that he would not be tuning into the Olympic Games this year. \u201cI am sorry to say to ALL the world\u2019s GREATEST ATHLETES, I wish you ALL THE BEST, but I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Satan,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobSchneider\/status\/1817636079526383634\">he said<\/a>. \u201cI sincerely hope THESE @Olympics get the same amount of viewers as @cspan,\u201d he added. In another post on X, Schneider shared a photo of the opening ceremony Last Supper parody saying, \u201cGuys with their genitalia hanging out in front of children?! Drag Queens?! I wasn\u2019t sure if I was watching the @Olympics or if I was watching a school board meeting\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Guys with their genitalia hanging out in front of children?! Drag Queens?!<br \/>\nI wasn\u2019t sure if I was watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Olympics<\/a> or if I was watching a school board meeting\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JpRw4UPqDA\">pic.twitter.com\/JpRw4UPqDA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobSchneider\/status\/1817696639416516723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the opening ceremony in Paris, a group of 18 performers, three of them from &#8220;Drag Race France,&#8221; struck poses behind a long table, that many thought resembled the Last Supper. Many people were outraged by the scene, even celebrities took to the internet to share their thoughts. Candace Cameron Bure said on her Instagram, \u201cTo watch such an incredible and wonderful event that\u2019s gonna take place over the next two weeks and see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper was disgusting.\u201d Even the French Catholic Church\u2019s conference of bishops criticized the scene. \u201cThis ceremony has unfortunately included scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity, which we very deeply deplore,\u201d the conference said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympics said the performance was put together by artistic director, Thomas Jolly, and was an \u201cinterpretation of the Greek God [of wine and festivity] Dionysus\u201d to make \u201cus aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and comedian Rob Schneider recently announced that he will not be watching the 2024 Paris Olympics after the controversial Last Supper parody in the opening ceremony. 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