‘Passion of the Christ’ Actor Condemns Taking Children to See Sexually Explicit Pride Parades

Jim Caviezel, actor in the new human trafficking action film "Sound of Freedom,” speaks during an interview in Washington on June 21, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

“The Passion of the Christ” actor Jim Caviezel over the weekend slammed Pride parades for their sexually explicit displays put on in front of children.

“There is no justification for bringing children to these places. May God protect these innocent children,” said Cavielzel on his Twitter page. As of Tuesday, the tweet received over 63,000 likes and 14.6 thousand retweets.

“The Thin Red Line” actor later responded to a viral video that had drag queens and fellow supporters, some of whom were topless, shouting “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children” during the annual New York City Drag March. The march, which occurred as Pride month comes to a close, took place Friday in the East Village as those taking part made their way to the West Village.

Caviezel has become a strong voice against both child exploitation and trafficking. It’s the subject of his latest film, “Sound of Freedom.” The movie tells the story of former federal government agent turned vigilante Tim Ballard who takes on the mission of saving children from child trafficking rings. It opens July 4.

Caviezel is also set to reprise his role as Jesus of Nazareth in the upcoming sequel “The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection,” directed by Mel Gibson.

Since Caviezel’s initial tweets, he also spoke out yesterday about the havoc of coercing sexuality on children.

“When we force sexuality upon young children, we harm their development. When we harm children, we also harm families. And when this happens, society suffers,” Caviezel posted Monday.

He followed that up noting that “Research has shown that human brains are not fully developed until the age of 25 or older. Thus, the brains of small children are simply too undeveloped to deal with issues related to sexuality.”

Pride Month Events Take On More Aggressive Tone

The recent Pride March comes amidst many events that have taken place during June, which have proved more controversial than in years past.

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Dodgers held a Pride Night pre-game ceremony honoring the Sisters of Indulgence, a group of LGBT activists, many of which were men dressed in nuns’ habits and ridiculing the Catholic faith. The group’s motto “Go and sin some more,” a take-off on Jesus’ command to “go and sin no more” along with other anti-religious behavior, caused Catholics and others to pray in protest.

David Leatherwood, a board member of Gays Against Groomers, has said that many gays and lesbians disapprove of the Sisters of Indulgence and see the more aggressive nature of transgenderism as negative and a threat to what he sees Pride has achieved.

“The truth is, the radical rainbow mafia is the nastiest group of hateful, intolerant bigots in the Western world,” posted Leatherwood, who is gay, on Monday. “They hide behind a shield of ‘oppression’ and victimhood, but the truth is: No other demographic is more privileged, exalted & pretentious than LGBTQIA+ in America.”

These more recent events come as Anheuser-Busch has stayed at the top of the headlines for engaging transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney to advertise its formerly top-selling Bud Light, which caused the beer to plummet in sales.

Additionally, Kohl’s and Target have featured LGBT-themed clothing and products in their kids’ departments, which caused their stocks to fall dramatically.