A scene of the birth of a church featuring bloody Martin has caused controversy in Southern California.
Highlights of the outdoor exhibition at Claremont United Methodist Church are blackhooded dummy—
Instead of where baby Jesus would normally fall, the blood spilled from his chest into a red pool with the words "a child was born and a son was born.
Artist John Zachary told msnbc he wanted to spark a conversation about gun violence.
So he chose to focus his controversial article on Martin, a Florida teenager who was killed and shot dead in February 2012 by volunteer community guard George Zimmerman (
Zimmerman was acquitted.
Murder and manslaughter.
Zachary first put forward his ideas to the Church Committee, which praised the project.
"My feeling is that there are so many guns and so many killings in our country, which is unique to our children.
I think people still need to talk about it in a reasonable way before they take steps, "said Zachary, who insisted that he did not try to replace Jesus with Martin. Rev. Dr. Sharon Rhodes-
Wickett, the chief pastor of the church, said that while some people appreciate the scene of the birth of Jesus, the church has received many sharp calls and emails about the work, and even a "condemn us to hell"
Others posted their criticism on the church's Facebook page, saying that the scenes of Jesus's birth were "Profanity" and "disgusting ".
"It's an ugly thing, so I understand the negative reaction of people . . . . . . But on the other hand, Rhodes said: "I am a privileged person and do not have to endure gun violence. in my opinion, it is wrong to say that we should not do so . "Wickett.
"If Christ does not reach the most difficult place, what does it mean for him to come to our world?
"This church, which has about 450 members, displays the controversial scene of the birth of Jesus, which is not the first time.
The first few were war refugees in Iraq, and the other was African refugees.
American women holding babies in prison.
In 2011, there are three descriptions of couples, two of whom are gay, holding hands under the words of "The birth of Christ. ” Rhodes-
The incident was destroyed, Wickett said, but as a result several young families decided to join the progressive church.
The scene of the birth of Jesus rose in December.
It will not arrive until January. 5.