The 'Funny (ha, ha)' side of religion

Hotblack Desiato

You didn't use the proper super- and sub-scripting in your post I notice.



*whistles*

Kivaro

Worztron

AstraMonti

People are fecking crazy, there is no other explanation really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLrwcph96E

norrie rugger

robindch wrote: »

All that needs to be said on the topic:

http://www.brickbible.com

Idolatry!!!

seamus

Cabaal wrote: »

Not funny, but kinda odd I suppose.

I think Indiana Jones had it right, if a man called Jesus did exist...he sure didn';t drink out of some fancy cup

I think they have chosen unwisely......

I'm not sure if it's in the Guardian article, but it's claimed that the jewels and the gold have been added over the centuries, but the original cup is just a plain ceramic (or whatever) goblet underneath all that. In fairness, if you look at the picture the gold banding does look scrappy and messy, so it seems plausible.

norrie rugger

seamus wrote: »

so it seems plausible.

Until you remember that we are talking about a magic cup from 2000-ish years ago

seamus

norrie rugger wrote: »

Until you remember that we are talking about a magic cup from 2000-ish years ago

I mean the bit about the extra adornments is plausible, not the bit about the cup's origins

FanMahBrow

Street Fighter II - Church Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-K6XMrLNJM

robindch

Jernal wrote: »

We should have to use LaTeX all the time!

LaTeX - drool.

Had a beer with Donald some years back when he gave a lacture in Dublin. In addition to his software engineering, turns out he plays the pipe organ too. Lots to talk about

LeinsterDub

robindch wrote: »

LaTeX - drool.

Had a beer with Donald some years back when he gave a lacture in Dublin. In addition to his software engineering, turns out he plays the pipe organ too. Lots to talk about

So he played the old "pipe organ" and then "lactured". You sure it was just the one beer ?

Bannasidhe

Jernal wrote: »

We should have to use LaTeX all the time!
Potential forum charter change me thinks.

I use latex for keeping on me fake beard but it seems pointless otherwise unless I am working in a sterile environment

Lingua Franca

seamus wrote: »

I'm not sure if it's in the Guardian article, but it's claimed that the jewels and the gold have been added over the centuries, but the original cup is just a plain ceramic (or whatever) goblet underneath all that. In fairness, if you look at the picture the gold banding does look scrappy and messy, so it seems plausible.

Onyx, so still not the cup of a Jewish carpenter.

Obliq

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I use latex for keeping on me fake beard but it seems pointless otherwise unless I am working in a sterile environment

No, no..it has other uses. I use latex for

.....oh wait, wrong forum. Sorry

CramCycle

I use Latex all the time, its so good, so close to the skin, specifically when I put it on, the feeling that it provides

mentally from a health and safety viewpoint as I work in a lab and have to wear gloves for my protection.

norrie rugger

CramCycle wrote: »

I use Latex all the time, its so good, so close to the skin, specifically when I put it on, the feeling that it provides

mentally from a health and safety viewpoint as I work in a lab and have to wear gloves for my protection.

At least you don't have to wear stupid f**king nitrile gloves!!

gaynorvader

Latex...that's the stuff

willy nappies

are made from, right?

shruikan2553

Why are we talking using spoilers?

Turtwig

WHO THE FCUK ARE YOU TO QUESTION SACRED TRADITION!?

:mad::mad:

coolhull

shruikan2553 wrote: »

Why are we talking using spoilers?

Ssshh, the kids are asleep

Gordon

AstraMonti wrote: »

People are fecking crazy, there is no other explanation really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjLrwcph96E

I've always seen these things as quite normal, I don't see the people as being crazy fwiw. To explain: we all live lives that are pretty strange, we've very quickly turned into hyper social animals, connected to potentially anyone and everyone in the world. It wasn't long ago that we were living in small communities,with very different societal pressures. The lives that a lot of us are living nowadays are pretty mad if you think about it- corporate lifestyle for example, it's quite a difference from tilling the soil and growing your own food.

So in this life where we have our societal pressures, we can't just go around doing our animalistic reactions, we manage our actions and thoughts. I see these exorcisms simply as turning to a more primitive thought/action process. The modern brain gives control over to the ancient brain, and the person just does and says what they want, and they shout out against things/people that annoy them. All these things that they aren't allowed to do, but in doing so, they are totally letting off steam. Just like those hippy communes in the 60s that had primal scream sessions, this is simply getting back to basics. And it's ok in this environment because they are accepted to shout and scream, it's cool, because it's been labelled as an exorcism. I think this is how stage hypnotism works also..

So the woman in that video who is telling the priest to shut up, and that he's a dirty dog, it's probably what she really thinks of the guy, but isn't allowed to say it normally. And she can easily click back into her present day reality by brushing it off as an evil spirit.

Worztron

wp_rathead

Worztron

AstraMonti

@Gordon I have to admit I 've never thought about it that way, interesting way of interpreting it. I kinda doubt though that would be the norm, all of it feels just too much. Especially if this was in a village where typical Greeks are afraid what their neighbour would say I found it hard that they would voluntarily go and submit their selves in that kind of public humiliation.

Worztron

Worztron

smacl

robindch

A little late for April first, a US archbishop clarifies - "yes, Jesus is fine with alligator on Fridays during lent"

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/alligator-ok-to-eat-on-lenten-fridays-archbishop-clarifies/

gaynorvader

robindch wrote: »

A little late for April first, a US archbishop clarifies - "yes, Jesus is fine with alligator on Fridays during lent"

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/alligator-ok-to-eat-on-lenten-fridays-archbishop-clarifies/

A bit of beaver is fine to eat too. Possibly not if you're female, I'd have to double check on popepedia.