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And religion is easy to provoke in that regard, because the holy barriers that conservative believers like to enclose themselves with are the very things that challenge artists to tear them down.'Д®xercising criticism, decrying grievances, expressing uncomfortable truths - one might think that's not an issue in Germany where freedom of expression reins and there is no censorship.

Petra Bahr, the head of culture at the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) goes a step further: 'Art attempts to tackle the limits of representation with taboos, painting a new picture of the world. Most don't want to question religion or faith, rather the way in which religion is instrumentalized. Many artists, filmmakers and musicians aim to raise the bar with their provocations. The film was one of the first to provoke an outcry among Muslims on the grounds of blasphemy. Crowds of believers even want to kill 'non-believers' in an act of religious fanaticism. He is unwillingly elected as the Messiah. The Monty Python troupe wanted to show how quickly people can fall into blind religious dogmatism, and how easily the need for authority can lead to uncontrollable mass movements. His method of doing so is drastic, but clear. Seidl aimed to highlight the religious fanaticism of a lonely woman. An ultra-Catholic group has filed charges against the film on the grounds of profanity. In 'Paradise: Faith,' the female protagonist masturbates using a crucifix and angrily tears a portrait of the Pope from the wall. Recently, the director Oliver Seidl premiered the second part of 'Paradise' trilogy. In Germany, the Church attempted to ban the film with protest notes and petitions.

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In France, a movie theater which had shown the film was set alight. In 1988, Martin Scorsese's film 'The Last Temptation of Christ' depicted the Son of God as a broken man, who not only continually questioned his own being, but who also had sexual needs.Д¬hurch bells rang across Venice for an entire day in protest and there were angry protests elsewhere, as well. This list of provocative artworks is endless. The talk was of 'an evil attack on Christianity.' In Norway, the film was initially banned from being shown.

The Pope himself was not all too impressed by the frog.ДЄn outcry was provoked among the Christian community in the US and England in 1979 when the Monty Python film 'The Life of Brian' hit cinemas.

The museum was picketed and a politician even went on hunger strike. 'Out with the dirt!' was the reaction from hundreds of incensed Christians. This sculpture by German artist Martin Kippenberger was erected in the northern Italian town of Bolzano in 2008, shortly before the Pope was due to visit. The painting 'The Virgin Chastises the Infant Jesus before three Witnesses' (1926) by German artist Max Ernst caused controversy when it was first exhibited - not because of the painting's aesthetic qualities, but because Jesus' halo was not in the right place.ДЄ bilious green frog hangs from a cross holding a beer pitcher in its hand. The Mother of God lays her child in her lap and spanks him so hard his halo falls to the ground. Blasphemy is inextricably linked to the history of art. Arts Blasphemous art profits through provocationДЇrom Monty Python to Madonna, religious beliefs of all kinds have always been an appealing targets for artists.

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