A Christian student who sued his college for trying to commit him to a mental hospital over his objections to a play depicting Jesus Christ as a homosexual has lost his battle in a Philadelphia courtroom. A jury ruled yesterday in favor of Temple University in connection with the complaint filed by Michael Marcavage, who now heads Repent America and who recently made headlines after being arrested and later cleared for preaching against homosexuality at a public event.
The finding is being blasted by the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy, which handled the case.
"The judge incorrectly instructed the jury on Pennsylvania law and left the jury with little choice but to find as it did for Temple University and its officials, and we were prohibited from introducing our most compelling evidence," said the group's chief counsel, Stephen Crampton. "The judge seemed to exclude evidence that was favorable to Marcavage and include any evidence that was favorable to Temple University and its officials. So the jury heard a completely distorted view of what actually happened."
Crampton said he's confident the verdict will be reversed on appeal.
According to Brian Fahling, another attorney with the AFA Law Center, Marcavage was detained after he "initiated a Christian response" to the university theater department's decision to stage "Corpus Christi," a play that made its debut on Broadway in 1998 and depicts Jesus as a homosexual who has sex with his disciples.
In the play, Jesus was eventually crucified for being "king of the queers." When it broke on Broadway, the play received national criticism.
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