Brazil: Netflix told to remove film depicting Jesus as gay
A judge in Brazil has ruled that a film depicting Jesus as gay must be removed from the TV streaming service Netflix.Two million people signed a petition calling for it to be axed, and the production company was attacked with Molotov cocktails last month.
Many of the country's conservative Christians were angered by the portrayal of Jesus bringing home a presumed boyfriend to meet his family.Image copyrightOne man suspected of having been part of the attack has fled to Russia, and Interpol are working to arrest him.A judge in Rio de Janeiro ordered Netflix to take the film down, the BBC's Daniel Gallas reports from Sao Paulo.
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