This is far too lame for The Pit. I doubt that I’ll even cuss.
While driving home from work last night, I spotted some guy driving that humunguous Ford SUV (Excursion?), the one that’s the size of a Kenworth tractor. It was plastered with Bible verses, and prominently displayed was the legend Rolling Scripture. Obviously, he wanted the biggest vehicle he could get for the surface area.
What really caught my attention was the statement on the back window. Jesus could not have married M. Magdalene. He was a eunuch. Christians, stand up! :dubious: :rolleyes: :dubious: :rolleyes: :dubious: :rolleyes:
To keep this out of GD, I won’t go into why I think he was full of it, but I am appalled by the impact of a work of fiction is having on the Bible thumping set.
This has the unpleasant ring to it of an obscure Russian sect, who practised ritual castration (among other things) in pursuit of perfection “as taught by Christ.” :rolleyes: :dubious:
A woman in my bell choir gave me a book called “The DaVinci Deception” and told me it was because she did not want me to be deceived.
I don’t know what gave her the idea that I would be deceived. I hadn’t told her that I had read the book and enjoyed it and planned to see the movie. Big deal.
I did see the movie and it was okay. I’m no great or well-informed critic. I found the book to be better, but maybe I would have liked the movie better if I hadn’t already known basically what was going to happen.
Maybe the woman thought I would see the movie 14 times like I saw “Pride & Prejudice” 14 times. Maybe she thinks I lose my mind and see all movies 14 times. Not true! Just the one!
Maybe the driver is an anti-theist and wants all Christians to be more “Christ-like” in his Eunuchary… A sort of Darwinian approach to end Christianity, if you will.
Y’know, some scholars believe the whole Christion crucifixion/resurrection arises from a series of Greek and Roman myths, and most closely resembles the annual celebration in which the crucifixion and resurrection of Attis was re-enacted. According to Roman mythology, Attis castrated himself and, during the annual spring celebration of his death and resurrection, initiates of the sect often castrated themselves.
I wouldn’t say it’s the whole “Bible thumping set” though - it’s the same bunch of radical unthinking people who happen to believe in the Bible - they no different then the radical liberals or vegetarians or whatever who happen to believe in the Bible as well. They’re fitting the religion to their pre-existing beliefs, not the other way around.
Yes, but I can’t seem to marry up you rolling your eyes and demanding proof at the eunuch bumper sticker, with the “basic tolerance for other people’s beliefs” you are demanding of Eve.
