Madonna

As her record-breaking "Confessions" tour wrapped in Tokyo on Thursday, Madonna attempted to clear up "misinterpretations" of her stage show's mock crucifixion scene, saying it was meant to send a message of unity that Jesus would appreciate:

"I wanted to explain it myself once and for all," the singer said in a statement about her decision to perform "Live to Tell" while suspended on a giant cross, Reuters reports. "It is no different than a person wearing a cross or 'taking up the cross,' as it says in the Bible.

y performance is neither anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole."

She added, "I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive today he would be doing the same thing."

adonna is dead right on this one, as much as I hate to admit it. If anything encourages mankind to help one another and see the world as a unified whole, it's charging people $125.50 to see you dress up like a crucified Jesus and sing about getting drunk at the club. There's really no difference between that and someone wearing a cross and going to church on Sunday, as Madonna explained so eloquently. It's all about glorifying the man himself. If you find Madonna's actions offensive, hey, that's your fault. I have it on good authority that Jesus and his disciples were notorious club-hoppers (you have to get the unabridged version of the King James Bible to read that part—there's one chapter that, swear to God, reads like an episode of Entourage set on the streets of Jerusalem).

This whole story kind of reminds me of my shrine to Allah that I lit on fire for the Fourth of July. Hey I'm just trying to glorify Allah via fire and gasoline. It's your fault you're offended…… put down the rock……what the hell does Allahu Akbar mean?……shit

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