There is a reason that France did not mock Islam. They know that if they had, there would have...

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

The opening ceremonies mocked Christianity

SW-User

The other reason is that only a minority of French citizens would stoop so low as to mock another religion. As the recent elections there showed, the majority of the country would be disgusted by such behaviour.

Aami1 · 26-30, F

Islam is being used to destroy Edom/Esau

Nimbus · M

Nothing to do with the French being preoccupied with 3 hour dinner break then! 😆

FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays · M

Maybe they were mocking Jews.

Organizers were accused of ridiculing Christianity by featuring more than a dozen drag entertainers posing for a scene reminiscent of the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece showing Jesus and his disciples sharing their last Passover meal before his betrayal, trial and crucifixion on the cross.

SW-User

A controversial tableau in the Olympics opening ceremony denounced by Christian and conservative critics as an offensive parody of The Last Supper was in fact inspired by a 17th-century Dutch painting of the Greek Olympian gods, art historians have said.

BohemianBabe · M

Do people usually mock religion at the Olympics?

FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays · M

France is a Christian country. On an individual level, mocking yourself is acceptable. Mocking someone else is not acceptable.

Heartlander · 80-89, M

Wasn't France's last war against Algiers? And didn't Algiers win that one?

msros · F

Exactly.

basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

Well it's good they didn't mock Christianity either.

I love how you Alt-Right gobshites claim to be the defenders of Western Civilization, but can't even spot Greek/Roman mythology.

Google Dionysus/Bacchus, bright spark.

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