To verify the authenticity of "jesus on a rock".

Cmon people.

I heart boobs.

ummm is this an article? or what are you talking about? What church? who are you lumping in with this church and stereotyping?

Most Mexican people could use some hope...even if it's completely ridiculous. That's one of the few reasons why I think religion isn't all bad.

It was on the news...a rock with the image of jesus...less defined than jesus on toast imo (or was that Mary?), and I assume "the Church" is whatever part of the Catholic Church that investigates miracles.

That would be the Catholic church and I love this stuff- it's about as silly as it gets.

There's always extremes in religion and belief... interesting thats where they place their hope and all... in an image.

They really have no other choice. It goes to show that the more desperate people are, the more willing they are to believe in anything.

QFT

How do you know that God didn't create a rock with Jesus' image on it?

Since you now like the word "silly"...do you understand why many of us would use that word when you say you believe that a man (who was god's son) walked on water, turned water into wine, came back from the dead, etc? You really think all that is truth but a Jesus rock is silly?

Please explain to me how that's not hypocritical, if you could. I just don't get it, but I'd like to try.

Good point. Not that we're coming from the same place, Speedz, but I like how some Christians are adamant about Christianity until a denomination that they don't like does something different, and then it's "laughable" or "wrong".

they go nuts for that stuff down there

Can't think of the scripture off hand but he said to not be a sign seeker, that he would no longer appear to men on earth until he comes back in the end and to not worship any graven image, nothing but him. Thats actually roughly 3 different scriptures. What ends up happenening is that it is most definitely sign seeking and most definitely becomes a form of idol worship, to the point that people make trips to see this stuff and pray to it, cry, and generally get all emotional, over a rock with weird markings that in my mind actually look like Shrek. On a side note I had discussed the idea of starting a restaurant called Miracles that would deal in fake phenomena exclusively- " A blessing on every plate. " We would have templates in the back with different religous forms on it that could shape you reggs, brand your steak or chicken, form your muffins, whatever. It would be a cash cow. Very wrong, but a definite cash cow.





Umm, yeah. The point is to get it right and get to heaven- if it's done wrong, you don't, and that's just sad, because at that point you might as well be a full blown sinner and just live it up. To be a true christian you have got to be a soldier for the truth- God commands that, make no mistake about that. I would agree that some take it to far, public demonstrations and such the like, but otherwise it's an integral part of christianity, to spread the truth.

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There's nothing like "South Park" to put things in perspective.

NH sir