A debate on GB News got heated when Dr Sheikh Ramzy said that as a Muslim, he was "offended" by the depiction of the Christian painting, The Last Supper, at the Paris Olympic opening ceremony where it was reimagined by drag queens.
The reenactment of the famous painting, that shows Jesus's last meal with his disciples, was the centre of a backlash with Christians expressing their anger at the organisers of the Games.
However, it seems to have caused a stir in other religious communities as well, with Dr Sheikh Ramzy heavily criticising the performance.
He told Nana Akua on GB News: "I would like to say it is an insult. Is it an insult to Christianity which I can't bear as a Muslim can't bear because we are brothers. One thing I tell you, it is not a fair game. It is a blasphemy."
The recreation was slammed as an "insult"
X/BBCHe later added: "These are characters of the Bible. These are the words of the Bible. This is an insult to three religions Muslim, Christian and Jews."
However, Political Commentator Stephen Carlton Woods claimed that it is good for religions to be "open to criticism."
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He explained: "I think the Church of England in particular have always been open to criticism at stages.
"This has gone quite far now, this last 24 hours. The artistic license that was used was in bad taste as far as I'm concerned.
"It was one of the worst opening ceremonies I've ever seen in my lifetime. But taking that on to people being upset about this artistic license in particular, which we've seen in the past when the Life of Brian was made or Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code where the Pope is condemned.
"Certain people within religion are going to get upset. We should always be able to have an open debate and discuss this going forward. But we've seen too many times other religions take great offence at the very smallest amounts of criticism.
Dr Sheikh Ramzy fumed over the reenactment
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"I think every religion should be open to criticism and understand that people are making fair comments."
The performance also caused a stir online with viewers calling it "sick" and "disrespectful."
Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk also fumed and posted on social media that the show was "extremely disrespectful to Christians".
He added: "Christianity has become toothless."
Stephen Carlton Woods claimed that religion should be "open to interpretation"
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Dutch politician Geert Wilder, who runs the Party for Freedom, tweeted: "So mocking Christianity is ok but when I publish some Muhammad cartoons the left cries blasphemy and radical imams issue fatwas. Double standards of the worst kind."
Conservative French MEP Marion Maréchal tweeted: "To all the Christians of the world who are watching the #Paris2024 ceremony and felt insulted by this drag queen parody of the Last Supper, know that it is not France that is speaking but a left-wing minority ready for any provocation. #notinmyname."
Other acts, such as the beheading of Marie Antoinette and Philippe Katerine’s portrayal of Dionysus, the god of wine, also sparked debate among divided fans.
