Perhaps in another era, "Untitled 2009" would have created a bigger stir..."Untitled 2009", a piece currently on exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow, includes a Bible vandalized with ink scribbled across its pages. The item was submitted by the Metropolitan Community Church in Glasgow, an organization which namely states that being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) is not a sin. Rev. Jane Clarke from MCC Glasgow explained the idea behind the exhibit as follows:
"Many people will tell you there are no LGBT people in the Bible so we invited visitors to the exhibition to write their names in a Bible to show that there are."
This invitation led to a host of people writing some rather obscene comments on the Bible. At another part of the exhibition, a woman was seen ripping pages from a Bible and stuffing them into her underwear. Many have rightly stated that it is hard to imagine the Koran being treated in this way, especially in lieu of the uproar over the cartoons mocking Muhammed. So how should we respond? (more)
