Article: Evangelical in UK court over 'blasphemous' Jerry Springer opera

The leader of a small evangelical group went to Britain's High Court on Tuesday in a bid to sue the producers of "Jerry Springer: The Opera" for blasphemy.

A lawyer for Stephen Green and his group Christian Voice said the satirical musical based on the trashy U.S. talk show was guilty of "parodying Christian beliefs scurrilously and in the most ludicrous manner."

Earlier this year, a lower court rejected a request to issue summonses against "Springer" producer John Thoday and Mark Thompson, director-general of the British Broadcasting Corp., which televised the show in 2005.

Green's lawyers are asking three High Court judges to allow ...

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