Crucifixion is horribly violent – we must confront its reality head on

Glasgow theology students have been warned about brutal crucifixion images. But such paintings remind us of the grisly truth about deathGlasgow University is giving theology students what the Daily Mail calls “trigger warnings” about potentially upsetting images of the crucifixion. The theology department concedes that its course about Christ in cinema “contains graphic scenes of the crucifixion, and this is flagged up to students beforehand”. Given it includes Mel Gibson