{"id":566,"date":"2010-11-30T14:57:23","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T14:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2010\/11\/anty-christ-at-the-smithsonian.html"},"modified":"2010-11-30T14:57:23","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T14:57:23","slug":"anty-christ-at-the-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2010\/11\/anty-christ-at-the-smithsonian.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Anty Christ’ at the Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Anty Christ’ at the Smithsonian <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

A Smithsonian museum video of ants crawling on a crucified Christ has triggered a backlash from the head of the Catholic League president Bill Donohue who claims that the artwork is “hate speech.” <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“A Fire in My Belly,” by late artist David Wojnarowicz, is part of “Hide\/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,” an exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery which runs through Feb. 13. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Donohue said the four-minute video “was designed to insult and inflict injury and assault the sensibilities of Christians.” He blasted the museum’s federal funding. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

“If the government can’t fund the promotion of religion, it shouldn’t be in the business of funding animus to religion,” he suggested. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas declined to comment “on people’s opinions on art.” <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Does Donohue have a point? If government cannot fund pro-religion art, can if fund anti-religion art? <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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