Madonna crosses Dutch Christians

Madonna has infuriated young Christians in Holland. The youth wing of the protestant party SGP have filed a legal complaint against the 'Material Girl' singer accusing her of "blasphemy" and "insulting a religious group". The group - whose compliant has been supported by 50 different organisations - was incensed by a mock crucifixion scene during two sell-out concerts in Amsterdam earlier this month. It's not the first time a religious group has been upset by Madonna's antics on her current 'Confessions' world tour. Last month, the Russian Orthodox Church attacked the singer for her mock crucifixion stunt, going so far as to urge Christians to boycott her Moscow show. Spokesman Father Vsevolod Chaplin said: "This is not the first year that this lady has been mixing songs about human passion with Christian symbols - crosses, statues of the virgin, beads, and now it's self-crucifixion." The outburst came just weeks after her performance in Rome prompted some Catholic leaders to call for her ex-communication from the church. Madonna was raised a Catholic but is now a devout follower of the Kabbalah, a mystical off-shoot of Judaism.

Meanwhile, a 63-year-old Dutch clergyman confessed last Friday (08.09.06) to making a hoax bomb threat in an attempt to stop Madonna's concert because he objected to the crucifixion scene.