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Stephen Colbert, the late-night host who never misses a chance to virtue signal his supposed Catholic faith, has once again proven that he bends the knee not to God, but to the world. <\/p>\n
In a recent interview with British actress Cynthia Erivo,<\/a> Colbert praised the casting of a female Jesus in an upcoming production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl as \u201clong overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n Breaking News<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Spirit-Filled Stories<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Subscribe to Charisma on YouTube now!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFirst woman to play Jesus in a major production. Long overdue. I\u2019ve said for years I\u2019d love to see a woman in that part,\u201d Colbert gushed to Erivo, who identifies as bisexual and uses \u201cthey\/them\u201d pronouns. Erivo replied, \u201cI think the idea that I can play this role, and I\u2019ve been given the opportunity to play it in front of so many people at that place [at] this time of my life is a very special thing.\u201d<\/p>\n This cultural celebration might earn Colbert applause from Hollywood, but it raises serious questions for anyone who takes Scripture seriously. Jesus is not a character role to be reshaped by postmodern ideology. He is the incarnate Son of God, fully God and fully man, not a gender-fluid theatrical symbol to fit the whims of progressive agendas.<\/p>\n <\/center><\/p>\n The Bible explicitly affirms Christ\u2019s identity in both prophecy and fulfillment. Isaiah 9:6 declares, \u201cFor unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.\u201d <\/p>\n The Gospels affirm Jesus as born of the Virgin Mary, Son of the Most High (Luke 1:31-32). Erasing His masculinity in the name of \u201crepresentation\u201d not only distorts the truth of Scripture<\/a> but dishonors the One called Lord.<\/p>\n Colbert\u2019s endorsement of this portrayal comes as no surprise. Just a day earlier, he criticized the Trump administration for not publicly recognizing pride month, a cause completely incompatible with biblical values. This is not the first time he has attempted to wrap a distorted, politically correct version of Christianity in a smile and a laugh.<\/p>\n