(Reuters) - Molotov cocktails were thrown at the headquarters of Brazilian comedy group Porta dos Fundos in Rio de Janeiro on Christmas Eve, weeks after the group launched a film on Netflix depicting Jesus as gay. The group's Christmas special, "The First Temptation of Christ," a 46-minute comedy that portrays Jesus bringing home his presumed boyfriend Orlando to meet the Holy Family, prompted around 2 million people to sign a petition calling on the streaming service to remove the show because it offended Christians. The sketch group said a security guard managed to contain the fire at its headquarters and no one was hurt. State police in Rio did not immediately respond to a request for comments. Netflix declined to comment.

Source: International New York Times December 25, 2019 15:00 UTC