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"Jesus was not married."
Estee 52533 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 08:48 AM (EST)
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"Jesus was not married." |
A single tiny fragment of "evidence"? No supporting word for a couple of millenia, which is the first sign of a giant conspiracy? Not a single acknowledgement of the possibility that a sexless marriage managed to make it out of the books (because no one is going to give him a chance at even marital consummation)? Zero chance that anyone will even consider this to be possible and negative odds of an actual holy book update? And all this from a little splinter faction which has been receiving far too much attention lately for all the wrong reasons? No, Jesus was not married. The mainstream churches would never have gone to so much effort to edit out the truth of a mere marriage. There's only one possibility here.http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/18/fragment-suggests-jesus-was-married/?hpt=hp_c2 Jesus must have been divorced. 
Besides, it wouldn't have been a church wedding, so it doesn't count.
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Starshine 4617 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 09:05 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
LAST EDITED ON 09-19-12 AT 09:07 AM (EST)What you have to remember is that Christianity being involved in marriage is very recent (relatively speaking) up until 1753 in the UK there wasn't a link. As to the bible, well there are the Apocrypha, it was only in 787 that it was decided which books would be allowed in the bible and which books banned. As a Christian I have no problem with Jesus having been married, after all he was here on earth to share the human experience as well as to save us, remembering how anti sex Paul was it wouldn't surprise me if the early church had edited a marriage out. So could be, but probably not.
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Tummy 3481 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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09-19-12, 11:14 AM (EST)
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5. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
Let's make a third pile - those killed in the name of aethism. Oh - wait....
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Starshine 4617 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 11:17 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
The cultural revolution, Stalins purges, the Khymer Rouge...
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dabo 23681 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 01:28 PM (EST)
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9. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
Everyone forgets that Stalin studied for the priesthood before switching to a political power base that could conceivably eliminate all competition including the church.
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cahaya 17844 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 02:32 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
LAST EDITED ON 09-19-12 AT 02:32 PM (EST)As much as I tried to find some definitive numbers for this, including a breakdown by religion (or atheist), different sites posted different numbers based on different assumptions. I ended up settling for this op-ed Who Kills More, Religion or Atheism?: And that truth, as I've said time and time again, is that people are people. No matter what segment of society you look at, you'll find good people and you'll find bad people. You'll even find, as has been said, that the line between good and evil cuts through every human heart. Certainly there are people in the news who kill in the name of religion, but just because they kill in the name of religion doesn't really mean they kill because of religion... Religion is a convenient banner for many to carry, but there are plenty of other banners available as well, and if it wasn't religion, they'd do their deeds under some other justification, if they care to even have one. The real reason they do their evil deeds is that they're human. Humans are very smart, very capable; and when we want something, we generally find some way to get it, even if that means killing someone or committing genocide.
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cahaya 17844 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 10:56 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
LAST EDITED ON 09-19-12 AT 01:36 PM (EST)Complete translation from the incomplete fragment found here (original source): 

Dwelling with his wife, who will be able to be his disciple? Heresy!
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cahaya 17844 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 01:35 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
Hey, didn't I see your youtube film trailer? You know... the one I saw called "Innocence of Christians"?
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bondt007 3275 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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09-19-12, 04:23 PM (EST)
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12. "My response" |
I would just like to say that, for the record, this isn't the least bit funny. I can take a lot, but flat out mocking my God? I draw the line. I do not attack you or what you believe, or at least intentionally, and of course you have every right to say what you said, and I will not “go away” (from these Boards) like so many have, and I will not burn a building – however – I will call out the fact because many of us have known each other in some capacity for so long, this is personally hurtful to me, and I’m sure others.
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dabo 23681 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 05:58 PM (EST)
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14. "RE: My response" |
Reductio ad absurdum ad infinitum.I am firmly convinced that there will never be peace in the Middle East as long as anyone (literally, one person alone) can draw a cartoon, write a book, make a supposed film, perhaps even make a historical find of one of the lost books (there are some of those in Islamic tradition) or so on that ignites turmoil and violence in the entire region. Are we better than that? Just look, I can spew any specious nonsense I want and the worst that happens is I get told off because it isn't funny. I did think it was a bit funny, actually, but mainly specious nonsense. Extrapolated from the thinnest of "evidence." I was not mocking anyone's God, though. What I was mocking were the people who suppose this bit of writing on this bit of papyrus proves anything about Jesus, the actual person who lived. All it proves is that in early Christianity not all Christians were married to the idea of a celibate asexual Jesus.
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bondt007 3275 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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09-19-12, 07:25 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: My response" |
Why does Dabo get the pass based on what we know of her character; but for me, based on the fact that I’m clearly in the minority as a Christian, I just have to assume it’s irony and “take it” as I consider the source.How about once in a while, someone thinks about what they are typing, when it comes to someone they at least sort of know, and respect that relationship – and find another way to prove irony. Your reply too, says - those of us that REALLY understand, find it just fine you know, REALLY get the irony. Bond, he doesn’t get it – his response was simply emotional and/or the post wasn’t for him. Oh and if that film was about Jesus it would have potentially incited those guys to burn what, more flags and kill more people? Really? This is truly a sad day for me.
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PepeLePew13 23664 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 07:26 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: My response" |
That's one of the more ridiculous things I've read on this site in some time.
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dabo 23681 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 07:54 PM (EST)
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18. "RE: My response" |
By the way, I am sorry that I offended you with that post. The intent wasn't to mock anyone's God or religious beliefs, the Pythons didn't even try to do that when they took on the origins of Christianity; but that's what you read in it and you were right to call me on it and tell me off.
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Brownroach 14018 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-26-12, 01:11 AM (EST)
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23. "RE: My response" |
You are aware that dabo is male, yes? Or maybe we all don't know each other so well after all...
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cahaya 17844 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-19-12, 10:05 PM (EST)
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20. "RE: My response" |
Yes, I noticed that and wondered if anyone else would.
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Estee 52533 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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09-30-12, 08:58 PM (EST)
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35. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
If Jesus came back tomorrow and publicly declared that he'd been married, the Vatican would deem him a clumsy forgery.
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newsomewayne 8969 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-01-12, 08:53 AM (EST)
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37. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
I suppose so, but I'd gather that the person quoted was intending to claim it counterfeit, rather than forgery. I don't think that would be an uncommon misconception.
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dabo 23681 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-02-12, 00:50 AM (EST)
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39. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
LAST EDITED ON 10-02-12 AT 11:49 AM (EST)And now it seems that the reports that the Vatican said it was a "clumsy forgery," or rather that that was written in an editorial in the official Vatican newspaper, may themselves have been derived from a fraudulent source, as no one can locate that actual editorial piece. What fun! In any event, had the Vatican, anyone at all at the Vatican, actually said that, I did understand what was meant. In the first place, you actually can commit forgery by trying to pass off something you wrote as having been authored by someone else, say a previously unknown Shakespeare manuscript, a previously unknown DaVinci notebook, a previously unknown Nostradamus quatrane. Or, in this case, simply just a forged antiquity. The fact of the matter is that the papyrus should be analyzed and dated as best as possible, and the ink should be analyzed as well. Professor King originally dated the fragment as third century on the basis of writing style. One researcher from the UK, independant of the Catholic Church, is saying this fragment comes from a forged (rewritten or edited or whatever) copy of the Gospel of Thomas. To which I say: Lord, yes, let's open that can of worms. A fourth century Coptic scroll known to have been based on earlier works (fragments in Greek dating from earlier periods), arguably dating as from the first or second century, which itself is simply a collection of sayings with no discernable order -- in other words, a sourcebook. Whatever. The basic fact of the matter, facts of the matter rather: No one with any credibility is actually claiming this is any sort of proof that Jesus was married, only that it is a significant piece of history regarding the gnostic branch of Christianity and perhaps their beliefs. And mainly: even if there were any proof that Jesus was married, that Jesus was not celibate, so what, there would still be no reason to rewrite the official version of the Bible, as nowhere in the Bible does it say Jesus was married, single, celibate or sexually active. Those traditions came later anyway.
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byoffer 15145 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-02-12, 01:37 PM (EST)
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41. "RE: Jesus was not married." |
I don't know about marriage, but Jesus did fall in love according to a song (Let's Fall in Love) by Canadian indie rock band Mother Mother.Warning - the video shows violence (a husband and wife boxing) which might not be everyone's cup of tea. So here is a link to the lyrics. "Even little baby baby Jesus did it". (although to me it sounds more like "Even little biddy baby Jesus did it") Jesus reference aside, this song is getting a lot of airplay in Canada. Great tune, IMO.
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