Religious Myths

[The One and Only...]

Whoa, Vince, seems like you've OVVNED by that witty post.

All I can say is

[Emu]

Yeah, I mean, I knew my joke was shitty, but at least it made more sense.

[Jeanette X]

Originally Posted by VinceZeb

Change woman's pussy to a boy's ass and you have something that Protoclown knows all too well.

If even a werewolf can be gentle and Christ-like, why the hell can't you?

[pjalne]

Originally Posted by El Blanco

I was under the impression that the Ark of the Covenant was in Iraq

It would be so awesome if it was and the US soldiers found it in their search for WMDs.

Because, you know. THE weapon of mass destruction.

this post didn't turn out the way I had hoped.

[Zhukov]

The spear of Longinus is the one Hitler wanted, right?

[FS]

As in Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny?

[Zhukov]

NOW who is being silly?

[Protoclown]

Wow. I'm still reeling from VinceZeb's verbal smackdown, which was the equivalent of him dressing me up as a sailor scout and parading me up and down Times Square.

[mburbank]

He's a pale immitation of the iritant he used to be. I don't see why he even bothers.

[FS]

You certainly gave that boy the heebie-jeebies.

[kellychaos]

A pale parody of the glory days, to be sure. It's like watchin "Spinal Tap" ... kind of.

[Zhukov]

So I hear Zeus struck down the lead actor in Mel Gibsons movie.

[Helm]

Ninja: search about the Nephillim (spelling may vary, I'm not sure about how it translates from greek) in relation to the Testament and especially the book of Genesis. Supposedly giants that walked the earth before man was banished from paradise. I think some non-King James versions of the bible still have some mentions.

Afterthought: Also, Magdalene as the apostle that didn't make it into the book because of her being a woman, and/or because she carried the seed of the son of god. There's an extensive website about this point of view, but I didn't bookmark because I found it a bit silly. If you search you will find it easy though.

[Sethomas]

I think scholars have beat the dead horse of biblical symbolism for quite enough centuries on the topic of the number twelve to rule out any need for a thirteenth apostle. Then again, who doesn't like conspiracy theories. I can understand there being nuts out there who take the Bloodline Grail idea seriously, but now it's just stupid how much attention it's been getting.

Ninja, I've encountered a good many stories on the topic. One that sticks out as badass was one of a French national martyr of the Dark Ages who, after being decapitated, carried his own head in his arms and set it atop a hill half a mile away. I was thinking it was St. Denis, but the Catholic Encyclopedia doesn't mention that quirky part about his death.

[Jeanette X]

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04721a.htm
It's mentioned in the first paragraph.
You think this guy was tough? Saint Lawrence got grilled alive, and he taunted his torturers by saying, "Turn me over, I think I'm done on this side."
Saint Bartholomew got skinned alive, and usually displayed holding his own skin. Talk about gruesome.
Its shown on the Sistine Chapel too.
They say that Michaelangelo painted his own face on the flayed skin.
Go here to see it: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sistine/40-12-Skin.jpg (the image was too big to post.)

[The_Rorschach]

Herr Hitler actually had an extensive network set up for retrieving such relics. He despised Christianity, but still had tendancies towards the supernatural and superstitious.

[kellychaos]

I concur. Mistranslations, self-serving editing, and misinterpretations of the Bible over a two thousand year timeframe and a couple of languages is just ludicrous. We all must have faith.

P.S. Has anyone ever played that game in a psychology class where a simple couple of phrases, given by the instructor, is whisphered into the first student's ear and is passed on, in whisper form, through the remainder of the class? The result: The message remains EXACTLY the same when the last student receives it. It's amazing really.

[kahljorn]

Misinterpretation is a given in a "World" of perceptions and lucid tendancies, in which people strive to fit themselves into said "World", while others are content to have the "World" inside of them.

[Ninjavenom]

Ah, god really loved his saints, didn't he? :/

I remember reading about The Nephilim before, that maybe they were ill-begotten sons of angels and humans, or perhaps of demons and people. Dunno. But they sounded neat. :O

That reminds me, that tale of the guy carrying his own head. Apparently they say you can live for roughly 5-10 seconds after your head is removed before you lose blood and oxygen to your brain. That's pretty creepy. o .o

[kahljorn]

I'm pretty sure Nephilims or whatever are a result of a Seraphim and a human.