DISINFO: Western schools are teaching students that Jesus was bisexual
SUMMARY
In a number of schools in Western countries, children are persuaded, as part of their curriculum, that Jesus Christ was bisexual.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative aimed at portraying the West and the Western values as pernicious, immoral, degenerate and a threat to traditional values.
This case is an unfounded statement, not supported by any credible sources.
The likely origins of this story come from a Tiktok video that went viral on some Russian internet forums, of an Australian mother eavesdropping on her children debating Jesus’ sexual orientation while clearly not comprehending the real meaning of the word “bisexual”.
The child claims that they were allegedly told at school that Jesus was bisexual and non-binary. The mother does not believe that this could be taught at school, and asks again, after which the child explains that he came to this conclusion because Jesus loved all people and wore a "dress”.
Later, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova denied that this claim came from a Tiktok video but on “information from the Western media”. Zakharova cited an example from Christian Today, which said that the Scottish Teachers' Union prepared a play in which Jesus was portrayed as transgender.
The diplomat has failed to point out that this play has attracted a lot of controversies and have been questioned by many Christian organisations especially in the Scottish region where the play would be shown, thus meaning that it is geographically limited to a single region and with a certain group and not adopted by educational ministries.
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