<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>Find out why Heads Up Productions is producing "The Gay Jesus Play."</b></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>This is the second post in a series from the company about why we're tackling such sensitive subject matter. Check back weekly for more updates. </b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><i>"Freedom of Religion</i>" is written by Assistant Artistic Director and <i>Corpus Christi </i>Ensemble Member TJ Jozsa. </b></span></font></div><div><br></div><div>I’ll be honest, I learned a great deal about Christianity through the
Parish School of Religion (PSR) and mass but always felt out of place.
This could have been because one of my PSR teachers told me I was going
Hell for switching religions. Or perhaps it was my general disdain for
their overly strict version of ‘God.’ At any rate, I became accustomed
to their rituals: Kneeling for Prayer, Reciting Creeds, Genuflexion, the
Trinity and Communion…to name a few. I was outwardly forced to perform
these acts but internally I was struggling with my beliefs. I drifted in
and out of faith, secretly praying for clarity; Religion had to be more
than repeating prayers and fighting knee arthritis. I needed an escape,
an opportunity to examine my religious views. In short, I needed
freedom of religion...</div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>Continue Reading at </b></span></font><a href="http://www.headsupproductions.net/"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>www.headsupproductions.net </b></span></font></a></div></body></html>