5 Reactions to NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Easter Sunday Broadcast

By Brandon Showalter, Opinion writer and social commentator Twitter

Stop Whining, Christians

For believers in Jesus who object to the content in Jesus Christ Superstar, one man offered a bit of a rebuke.

Sara Bareilles is playing Mary Magdalene in 'Jesus Christ Superstar' on NBC Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Sara Bareilles is playing Mary Magdalene in "Jesus Christ Superstar" on NBC Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. | (Photo: Sara Bareilles/ Instagram)

"Hey, fellow Christians," commented Casey Mattox, senior fellow for free Speech & toleration at the Charles Koch Institute, on Twitter Sunday.

"I understand Jesus Christ Superstar failed to fully present the Gospel on TV tonight. That's your job. So quit your whining," he added.

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"Stop. Trying. To. Outsource. The. Great. Commission," Mattox said in a subsequent tweet.

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