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'Blasphemy' row over erotic shots

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:00 pm

Here we go again. Yet another victimless 'crime' hits the headlines. :nono:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8179635.stm

Legal action is being taken against a photographer who used a Cornwall village for an erotic photo shoot.
Pictures of models, some of whom were partially-clothed, were taken inside and outside St Michael Penkivel Church near Truro.
Cornwall-based photographer Andy Craddock is the subject of legal action by the priest in charge for blasphemy.
However, Mr Craddock, 43, of St Austell, described the pictures as "art" and said they were not offensive.

Mr Craddock, who moved to Cornwall from London in 2008, said he used the 13th Century church for the shoot because he had seen it in the comedy movie Keeping Mum.
He said he admired the architecture and wanted the pictures to add to his portfolio of fetishist and erotic photography.
He told BBC News: "I can understand why some people would find them offensive and inappropriate.
"But the general feedback has been very positive.
"I never wanted to offend. This is done as art and shows the beauty of women."
The solicitor's letter describes blasphemy as the "publication of contemptuous, reviling, scurrilous or ludicrous matter relating to God, Jesus Christ, the Bible or the formularies of the Church of England".
"Our clients believe that a number of these photographs constitute blasphemous material," it adds.
Andrew Yates, the priest in charge of St Michael Penkivel, said in a statement: "No permission was ever sought by or given to Mr Craddock by the priest-in-charge or by the churchwardens for these photographs.
"I am deeply shocked that Mr Craddock could consider taking action that will inevitably cause great offence."
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Re: 'Blasphemy' row over erotic shots

Post by klr » Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:20 pm

A prosecution for blasphemy? Two chances of that succeeding - slim and none, and slim has long since left the building, riding off into the sunset. :lol:

I mean, trespassing: Possibly. Or maybe breaking the terms of an agreement. But blasphemy? :roll:
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Post by Geoff » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:27 pm

I wonder which of the parishioners "found" the pictures, in a "portfolio of fetishist and erotic photos"...
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Post by AshtonBlack » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:28 pm

I thought the blasphemy law was repealed some time ago? :think:

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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:12 pm

Geoff wrote:I wonder which of the parishioners "found" the pictures, in a "portfolio of fetishist and erotic photos"...
From the article, I would say "Andrew Yates". :levi:
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Post by Geoff » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:29 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Geoff wrote:I wonder which of the parishioners "found" the pictures, in a "portfolio of fetishist and erotic photos"...
From the article, I would say "Andrew Yates". :levi:
That's not explicit in the article, though, he's just the guy complaining.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:35 pm

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Geoff wrote:I wonder which of the parishioners "found" the pictures, in a "portfolio of fetishist and erotic photos"...
From the article, I would say "Andrew Yates". :levi:
That's not explicit in the article, though, he's just the guy complaining.
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:28 pm

I want to know which bastard produced scurrilous or ludicrous matter pertaining to the formularies of the CHURCH of ENGLAND!!!1!!!1one!!1! What. a. CUNT! :nono:
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Post by klr » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:30 pm

AshtonBlack wrote:I thought the blasphemy law was repealed some time ago? :think:
Nope, still on the books in your manor. We've got our own problems over here, but that's a different story. :lay:
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Post by tattuchu » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:37 pm

Oh I have that movie. I got it because I loved Maggie Smith in the Harry Potter movies and wanted to see what else she'd done. And Rowan Atkinson is in it as well.

Anyway, I wish the news article showed some of these pics so we could decide for ourselves if they're obscene.
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Post by klr » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:51 pm

tattuchu wrote:Oh I have that movie. I got it because I loved Maggie Smith in the Harry Potter movies and wanted to see what else she'd done. And Rowan Atkinson is in it as well.

Anyway, I wish the news article showed some of these pics so we could decide for ourselves if they're obscene.
Unfortunately, a Google image search was not quite as successful as I had hoped. This is the first result for "Blasphemy erotic shots church":

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Note: I could have sworn I posted this a few minutes ago, but I must have never hit the 'submit' button. :doh:
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Post by tattuchu » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:04 am

If these are the pics:

http://www.neolestat.com/neolestat_church.htm

...then they seems fairly innocuous to me.
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Post by maiforpeace » Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:08 am

He's just pissed and wants the royalties from people buying religious porn. :hehe:
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Post by klr » Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:28 am

tattuchu wrote:If these are the pics:

http://www.neolestat.com/neolestat_church.htm

...then they seems fairly innocuous to me.
The timestamps on the pictures are from June 2008, but yes, this seems to be our man. :cheers:
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Post by RPizzle » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:50 am

klr wrote:
tattuchu wrote:If these are the pics:

http://www.neolestat.com/neolestat_church.htm

...then they seems fairly innocuous to me.
The timestamps on the pictures are from June 2008, but yes, this seems to be our man. :cheers:
I took at look at the pictures. What is this insanity? The pictures themselves appear to be spectatcularly mild. Hopefully this will be a good venue to overturn a terrible law.

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