I'm appearing in a prodcution of Raisin in the Sun which is being co-sponsored by a local black church and a large national bank. The church groups pastor is insisting that because we use their rehearsal space and performace space that all profanity (even mild things like hell and damn and GD be removed as well as the scene were Beneatha blasphemes that god doesn't exist and get's slapped by her mother and it's not the slap that bothers them. The N-word (which the actors, who are black if you didn't know, were asked about and supported it's usage) they don't have a problem with. It open to the general public and not exclusively for the congregation although they are obcviously a target market. I'd really like to hear from Southern Baptisis and Evangelicals to understand the thinking better. I can understand why they might object to taking the lords name in vain but the rest escapes me.
2006-10-17 08:27:42 · 3 answers · asked by Scott L 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You should find a space where you can perform (and rehearse) the play exactly as it was written. Anything else is censorship, and completely against the whole purpose of the play.
I really fail to understand why the church has a problem with "hell" and "damn" when those words are in the bible as well.
It's amazing what we all can learn when we OPEN our minds.
2006-10-19 06:12:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 16:18:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about Tyler Perry of Madea? Wow! Think you just opened a can of worms. You can ask him about these responses and all others involved. I would.
2006-10-18 05:09:13 · answer #3 · answered by lin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋