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Miami Herald - May 26, 2006
"I don't think Jesus would be mad at me and the message I'm trying to send," she said.
British and U.S. church groups condemned the stunt after the singer began a 51-date world tour in Los Angeles. A Church of England statement asked why Madonna felt "the need to promote herself by offending so many people."
Madonna performed the ballad Live To Tell while suspended from a giant mirrored cross on Sunday's opening night in Los Angeles.
Images of poverty in the developing world were shown on video screens, while numbers ticked away to represent the 12 million African children orphaned by AIDS.
"Jesus taught that we should love thy neighbor," Madonna said.
A survey by CDPoker.com of more than 3,000 of their players asked: "Do you think Jesus would be mad at Madonna?"
The response was an overwhelming "Yes" at 88 percent, suggesting that the online poker community might have higher moral standards than the Like a Virgin singer.
The Confessions Tour hits downtown Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena July 22 and 23.
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