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Vol. 99, No. 59 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1850 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Thursday November 17. 1988
200 protesters stage rally at Liberty Hall
By Daniel Niemi Kansan staff writer
"The Last Temptation of Christ," the film that has sparked protests across the country, tempted about 200 people into the cold last night to demonstrate at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts.
To protest the local showing of the film, "The Last Temptation of Church gathered in front of Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St., last Christ," about 200 people from St. Mary's Academy, College and night.
the protesters, most of them from St. Mary's Academy, Church and College in Leavenworth sang hymns, carried banners and knelt in prayer in front of the theater for an about hour. They arrived about one-half hour before the 9 p.m. showing of the film.
The Rev. Herve de la Taure, headmaster of St. Mary's, said the protesters were there to pray and serve penance in compensation for an oftense against God, to protest the abuse of women and to dissuade people from seeing it
directed by Martin Scorsese and based on a book by Nikos Kazantzakis, have focused on a scene where Christ is tempted by lust toward Mary Magdalene.
"It mocks our Lord. It insults him. It's sickening. It's porno-
De la Tour said he hoped the protest would halt the showing of the movie at Liberty Hall. It is scheduled to run through Dec. 3.
Jerry Kramer, a senior at St. Mary's, said he hoped the protest would keep people from seeing the movie.
"I hope we're blocking the doors enough," he said.
The protesters, however, did not stop Sarah Buchmueller, Overland Park sophomore, from seeing the movie
"This guy was grabbing me and trying to get me to read this stuff," she said. "I said, 'I just want to see the movie.'"
"It made me want to see the movie more."
Jill Johns, a theater employee,
for the film earlier in the week.
Rob Fitzgerald, assistant manager at Liberty Hall, said earlier yesterday that three to four people had protested the film almost
want. They have the right to protest."
John Wintrey, KU assistant professor of Army ROTC, also was protesting the movie.
testify for Christ," he said
Many of the students refused comment. De La Tour said the policy stemmed from a similar protest of the movie "Hail Mary"; he said it was an insult.
student who was in the seventh grade, and he didn't give the right answers. I think sometimes the younger students don't know what to say," de la Tour said.
of the protesters inter-
had seen the film or
to see it.
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