Global call for Olympic blackout in light of opening ceremony blasphemy
Michael Muir looks forward to watching the Olympics every four years with family and work colleagues, but this year, he will not be tuning in, as he was completely disgusted by the open promotion of ungodly agendas and the mockery of the Christian faith during the opening ceremony for the games in Paris.
Muir said that as a Christian, he was deeply offended by the drag performance that made a mockery of the Last Supper. The International Olympic Committee has faced widespread backlash for a drag performance which has been staunchly rebuked by church leaders, politicians, Christians and even persons from other faith.
“I don’t believe light should have fellowship with darkness,” said Muir.
“I am choosing not to support people who choose to disrespect our Lord and our faith,” he told Freedom Come Rain.
Muir feels watching the Olympics would be an endorsement of the mockery of his faith.
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“As Christians, we are too passive and it leads to us being in the position we are in where we are actually behaving as if we are the tail and not the head. Those in the society with the loudest voices who have an anti-god agenda or a satanic agenda, have the upper hand because we fail to confront what they are doing,” he lamented.
Muir said he had shared his decision to boycott the games on social media and in several church whatsapp groups, but there are those who are of the view that his action is too extreme and he is too sensitive. He believes Christians ought to be defending the faith.
“We serve the true God, so why are we not as serious about our God and our faith, as those who are willing to die for a false god and a false faith? He asked.
Owner of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the opening ceremony was “extremely disrespectful to Christians,” and followed up with the provocative post: “Christianity has become toothless.”
Several prominent persons have also expressed their intention to boycott the Olympics. Slovakia’s deputy prime minister, Tomas Taraba, said he will not participate in the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
“I was supposed to represent Slovakia at the closing ceremony, but for the normal world, this Olympics will forever remain a symbol of degenerate decadence, which abused the beauty of sport and turned it into progressive political theater. Therefore, I decided not to participate in the closing ceremony,” he said in a facebook post on Sunday.
Actor and comedian, Rob Schneider announced that he too was boycotting watching this year’s Olympic Games. “I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Satan,” Schneider wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.
Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure, whose husband, Valeri Bure, is an Olympic medalist, called the drag performance “disgusting” in an Instagram video.
“To watch such an incredible and wonderful event that’s 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,” argued Bure, who said the show made her sad for lost souls.
Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker were among those who also condemned the opening ceremony. “This is crazy,” Butker wrote on his Instagram Stories alongside a screenshot of the ceremony.
The Paris Olympic organisers have since apologised for any offence caused by the ceremony, which they insisted was intended to celebrate community tolerance.
“We believe this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offence we are really sorry,” Anne Deschamps, spokesperson for Paris 2024 stated.
Many Christians have however rejected the apology.
“It’s anything but an apology,” said Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, in a video message shared on the social media platform X on Sunday. “It’s a masterpiece of woke duplicity,” he said.
According to the Christian Post, the bishop said the 2.6 billion Christians worldwide will not take this apology seriously. He also questioned how they could think they are celebrating community tolerance with an act that is “a clear affront to Christians.”
Bishop Robert Barron, a popular Catholic cultural commentator also castigated the Paris Olympics committee for its apology which he described as patronizing.
“Christians were offended because it was offensive, and it was intended to be offensive, so please don’t patronize us with this condescending remark about ‘well, if you had any bad feelings, we’re awfully sorry about that,’” the bishop said. “A real apology would be something like, ‘this was a mistake, it never should have been done, and we’re sorry for it.’ I don’t think Christians should be mollified. I think we should keep raising our voices,” he said.
In Jamaica, the Olympic Games generally unites people from all cross sections of the society, as the nation’s athletes show their prowess on the track and in field events. Muir said he was really looking forward to seeing Sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce run at her last Olympic, but that is not going to happen.
“I wish my athletes well, but I would even go so far as to say that , I wish our athletes who are Christians, would take a stance not to participate and say I am really not going to take part in this because my allegiance to my God is greater than my desire for a medal and even world recognition,” he said.
Muir who works in the telecommunication industry, said he has also stopped watching awards shows, including the Grammy’s and the Oscars, because of their march towards the ‘woke’, anti-god agenda.
“I choose never to watch any of those. Let them lose their relevance [when] enough people take a stance.”
Muir said while he has openly shared his intention to boycott the Olympics, he would not force anyone to do likewise, as that would have to be a personal decision. He cannot help but notice however that many Christians approach their faith like a buffet table where they chose which aspect of Jesus’s teachings they wish to abide by. Those who chose to take a stand for righteousness are often called fanatics or extremists, but he is not fazed.
“As for me and my house, this is how we choose to follow the Lord,” he said.