Actress Juliana Olayode has condemned the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony for its controversial portrayal of religious themes.
In a post on her official Instagram account, Olayode denounced the ceremony’s parody of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, “The Last Supper,” featuring drag queens and a transgender model, calling it “completely unacceptable,” “bizarre,” and “disrespectful.”
Olayode argued that the Olympics should focus on sports, not religion or gender identity, and criticised the growing trend of disrespect towards Christianity.
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She wrote in her caption, “This is completely unacceptable! This is bizarre, this is disrespectful and wrong in every way! Last time I checked, the Olympics are a sports event and should be about sporting events not about religion or gender identity. Not disrespecting people’s faith”.
She emphasised that Christians have remained silent for too long, allowing such disrespect to continue.
“I am actually very upset, I wasn’t even going to do this post, because I know that My God can defend Himself! But as Christians, we have kept quiet for too long and that’s why we are where we are. People of other faiths would speak up, without hesitation at the sight of anything they found disrespectful to their religion. No matter how small.
“The world always fights the Truth. The world is constantly attacking/ disrespecting Christianity, in music, movies, on the news, on some TV shows and now in sports. It is very disgusting and disrespectful! Whoever approved this for the Olympics opening ceremony should be checked,” she wrote in part.
