National Council of Churches of Singapore N eka ee Oat fer ae nn pants 14 March 2017 The National Council of Churches Singapore THE GAY AGENDA IN DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Dear Pastors and Church Leaders, Fer yours, Disney has always boon associated with wholsome value. In recent years, Disney has Inreased racial and ence vert in tho characters Vn is Soi as well 8s recasting ts female characters by peseting ten as protagoniss However, Walt Disneys new ve-acton remake of Beauly and the Boast potrays the ‘harate, LoFou, 2c ay. Bil Condon, the credor ofthe moe and an epeny gay man, freated ts sublet In an inteaw wih a Bsn gay mapeane, Attu, Condon fers ts ‘escigtion of LeFou LeFau is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants 10 kis Gaston He's contsed about what he wats. somebody ‘iho’: st realang th he has these Teelngs. nd Josh Le, dosh Gao, WMO plays the characte] makes someting realy suite and deeious out off, And {hats what Rass peyot atthe ond, which | dort want to Wve awe In adton, Condon describes this plotline 2s 'a nico, exclusive gay moment in a Disney ‘The incon ofthe ‘gay moment tothe story by way ofthe subplots totaly unnecessary and sgnas a marked degartue trom the cighal 1881 Disney classic. The ony instanceof ‘Same-sex rlalenstup n Disey's cers exerainmert ison smal sven, n an episode of Goad Luck Share in whch ne of Charo ens ad two mothers This i the Sst me tht an explety gay charactor is intaduced in @ Disney tig soreen production. Gay activists have applauded Disney fois courage, For example, Malt Cain, Chat Eatr of the gay magazine Attude descroes the potine 2s a watershed moment for Disney. He ‘adds that it's step inthe sight drection and | sppaud Disney for being brave enough to ‘make tt and in doing £0 hopefulyneiping change alttules and bong about real socal progress Some Chistian loaders hare are deeply concerted about the LGBT representation in is new Disney movie. They see ths a5 8 attempt fo nluence young chien snd socsise thom at an early age i irkng thatthe Hemasexual esos nora OCS woul to uae sass an crc oes lat mente terran Ne setae Sines mas sey tae Seat vs ee a Sporn be aes Sanath mo dt ose Merce nn cnn Seater nce a ign, On fp nb a" Be 2,2 Soaercens‘Studies have shown that watching LGBT characters in popular entertainment may at aly Fesuttn grater acceptance of tes group bu alo te Mestes they have adopted. ‘Acorsing to Edward Shiappa, a professor of comparative media ste at Massachusetts Inet of Technology, ‘Theres no doubt tat ass seeing the postivly gay enarators cou ave a snificart eft tha woul contrbue to such chlrenslearing aout the Work and who sin NOCS would tneefore encourage pastors and church leaders to urge members of their Congregations ~ espocaly parents ~ to exorcse discretion in guiding young. chidten oncermng ving tis move Parents are ais encourage io be attentive tothe entertainment choles of ther chien end fengage In meaning conversations with them as they seek fo mae sense ofthe word In whic they ive (Provers 22:6, Dewerenamy 65) ‘Abovo all, NCCS would tho to encourage parents to help thei chilron to be rote inthe teachings of he Bible andthe Church and to develop a biblical wordview tat woud enable thom to respond to our rail changing cute Sincerely Chit er" Se Rt Rev RennisPonnih ov Dr NgoeiFoong Nahian President, NOS ‘Genera Secretary, NCS