The play organizers also issued a statement about the incident on Facebook, telling Indecline members that their banner would be used for mission trips:
Dear Indecline,
We wanted to acknowledge and give notice for the 45’ drop cloth to be used in our mission trip program (GreatPassionPlay.org/mission-trips). You trespassed on our property and hung this drop cloth from the Christ of the Ozarks memorial statue and put your lives at risk as well as the people’s lives who took it down. You used our statue to further your platform, but we are thankful for the opportunity to share our mission. The Passion Play is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to lifting up the miraculous life, sacrificial death, burial, and ultimately the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We pray those who hung this banner are able to come and see Jesus hung on the cross in a production that has been seen by over 8 million people now. Performances are on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday nights through the end of October. Security is now stationed overnight at the Christ of the Ozarks as well. We will not accept additional donations from your organization.
