The 90's sitcom "Will & Grace" is back, much to the delight of fans and to the dismay of others, as the show continues to ruffle the feathers of the Christian community with provocative statements against biblical figures.
The hits against the 12 apostles happened during one of the show's January episode entitled "The Wedding". Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) were in their apartment when their neighbor, Jack (Sean Hayes), walked in just to tell them about his experience at church.
"I'm just gonna say it. I had a terrific morning at church. I learned a lot. Did you know that back in the day, gay best friends were called apostles? And, Grace, you'll be interested to know Mary Magdalene is a derivative of the Latin word 'Hag-dalene,'" he said. In response, Grace said: "You're gonna hate Leviticus."
The jokes against Christianity continued during the scene with the word "gay-men" in lieu of "amen." At one point, Grace even called Jack the "Old Testacle."
The writers of "Will & Grace" have purposely gone out of their way to stir up controversy now that the show has returned to the small screen. McCormack said during an interview with Variety that any feedback - positive or negative - means that the show is on the right track. "We're going to be as progressive and offensive as we can be. If we don't offend somebody with every show, we're probably getting a little safe," he said.
As for Messing, she is thrilled that the show has moved onto even more liberal ground and is now pushing the transgender agenda. "Back then, we had LGB. We stopped at B," Messing said. "Now, 11 years later, the conversation has expanded. There's T, A, I, and gender fluidity and there's all these things that are finally being celebrated in our culture. The thing we all committed to one another was that we were going to be the show we always were. We're going to talk about what's happening now."
