Tate Britain Gets It Wrong

Like many others, I am aghast at Tate Britain’s decision to remove John Latham’s “God Is Great.” The piece is thoughtful and refects a fairly common position on the nature of monotheism that many hold in western societies. As a Christian I do not agree with the premise of the work, but can hardly imagine being offended by it. However, the possibility exists that some extermist might be offended by it and hence the piece has been withdrawn. Such an action by Tate Britain undermines the role of art in social and political discourse.

This is a regrettably low ebb in the history of western art.