Claim: Pink Cross Publishing is about to publish a gay revision of the Bible.
Example:[Collected via e-mail, May 2012]
gay revision of holy bible on dead serious news... is this truth?
Move over Adam and Eve. Here comes Adam and Steve, as well as Samantha and Delilah. A newly revised gay-friendly Bible is set to go on sale in the next few weeks. Reaction to the announcement has been met with venom from conservative Christian groups.
Pink Cross Publishing, the same company that published a gay-friendly version of the Koran, stated that they were adding the finishing touches to the newly revised Bible. Mary and Joseph will be replaced by Mary and Josephine, a lesbian couple unable to have children the conventional way, hence the virgin birth of Jesus. All of Jesus’ disciples will be gay except for Judas. In the new Bible, all of the disciples will pair off after the Last Supper with the exception of Judas. Satan will also be straight. The new gay-friendly Bible has yet to be named.
Origins: In April 2010, the Dead Serious News web site published an article proclaiming that "a newly revised gay-friendly Bible is set to go on sale in the next few weeks." The site followed up that article with another a year later stating that the book's publisher, "flush with cash after the success of their gay-friendly bible, has promised to put a copy of the controversial book in every motel room in North America."
In May 2012, perhaps prompted by President Obama's recent remarks in support of gay marriage, we began receiving inquiries from readers referencing the Dead Serious News articles and wondering about the existence of these "gay-friendly Bibles." However, both of the cited articles are nothing more than spoofs: the Dead Serious News web site's About page notes "Dead Serious News is a satirical website that is updated on an irregular basis. With the exception of the names of public figures, all names are fictional."
