Judith Christ!!
Josef Balluch
Christianity continues to splinter into more sects. The latest wrinkle
is a Bible which has Christ ( and therefore also God ) as female.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050531/dctufns1.html?.v=4
It's rather ironic considering that Benny the Reluctant announced, just
a few days back, his intention to "unify" Christians.
Regards,
Josef
Truth does not demand belief.
-- Dan Barker
Richo
Josef Balluch wrote:
> Christianity continues to splinter into more sects. The latest wrinkle
> is a Bible which has Christ ( and therefore also God ) as female.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050531/dctufns1.html?.v=4
>
> It's rather ironic considering that Benny the Reluctant announced, just
> a few days back, his intention to "unify" Christians.
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>
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> Regards,
>
> Josef
That's pretty damn funny - do you think the writters believe it?
My guess it's some kind of joke.
Mark
Katt
news:MPG.1d06b5c2b...@news1.on.sympatico.ca...
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> Christianity continues to splinter into more sects. The latest wrinkle
> is a Bible which has Christ ( and therefore also God ) as female.
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> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050531/dctufns1.html?.v=4
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"Fuckin' *splitters*....!"
Katt.
Katt
Jon.
Josef Balluch wrote:
> Christianity continues to splinter into more sects. The latest wrinkle
> is a Bible which has Christ ( and therefore also God ) as female.
>
> http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050531/dctufns1.html?.v=4
Couldn't be a joke, could it? After all, does the publisher really
have a female VP called "Billie Shakespeare"?
Jon.
aa #703
Josef Balluch
In a message sent 'round the world, Richo poured fuel on the fire with
the following:
Dunno. I followed the link provided to Amazon and read the reviews. The
word "blasphemy" or "blasphemous" appeared seven times, in thirteen
reviews. Only two of the reviews were positive. So if it's a joke, then
why ain't they laughing? :^)
Regards,
Josef
No one who disturbs his fellow men with a new view remains unpunished.
-- Ernst Mach
Josef Balluch
In a message sent 'round the world, Katt poured fuel on the fire with
the following:
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TWO women at the Last Supper? Would the men ever get a word in edgewise?
Judith: Your a Capricorn. Right?
Judith: You shouldn't read that superstitious junk!
Judith: Awww c,mon! It's just for fun. It sez tommorow is your lucky
day.
Judith: Uh huh. So what's your sign?
Judith: Taurus.
Judith: Figures.
Judith: What?
Judith: Ummmm, ... ha ha ha! Pass the salt, please.
Katt
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> In a message sent 'round the world, Katt poured fuel on the fire with
> the following:
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:-)
Well, I can't compete with that right now; but here's on of my favourite
sketches on the subject of that 'Last Supper'...
[Gregorian Chant]
Servant: A Michelangelo to see you, your Holiness.
Pope: Who?
Servant: Michelangelo, the famous renaissance artist whose best known works
include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the celebrated statue of
David.
Pope: Ah. Very well...
Servant: In 1514 he returned to Florence and de...
Pope: All right, that's enough, that's enough, they've got it now!
Servant: Oh.
Michelangelo: Good evening, your Holiness.
Pope: Evening, Michelangelo. I want to have a word with you about this
painting of yours, "The Last Supper."
Michelangelo: Oh, yeah?
Pope: I'm not happy about it.
Michelangelo: Oh, dear. It took me hours.
Pope: Not happy at all.
Michelangelo: Is it the jello you don't like?
Pope: No.
Michelangelo: Ah, no, I know, they do have a bit of colour, don't they? Oh,
I know, you don't like the kangaroo?
Pope: What kangaroo?
Michelangelo: No problem, I'll paint him out.
Pope: I never saw a kangaroo!
Michelangelo: Uuh...he's right in the back. I'll paint him out! No sweat,
I'll make him into a disciple.
Pope: Aah.
Michelangelo: All right?
Pope: That's the problem.
Michelangelo: What is?
Pope: The disciples.
Michelangelo: Are they too Jewish? I made Judas the most Jewish.
Pope: No, it's just that there are twenty-eight of them.
Michelangelo: Oh, well, another one will never matter, I'll make the
kangaroo into another one.
Pope: No, that's not the point.
Michelangelo: All right. Well, I'll lose the kangaroo. To be honest, I
wasn't perfectly happy with it.
Pope: That's not the point. There are twenty-eight disciples!
Michelangelo: Too many?
Pope: Well, of course it's too many!
Michelangelo: Yeah, I know that, but I wanted to give the impression of a
real last supper. You know, not just any old last supper. Not like a last
meal or a final snack. But you know, I wanted to give the impression of a
real mother of a blow-out, you know?
Pope: There were only twelve disciples at the last supper.
Michelangelo: Well, maybe some of the others came along afterw...
Pope: There were only twelve altogether.
Michelangelo: Well, maybe some of their friends came by, you know?
Pope: Look! There were just twelve disciples and our Lord at the last
supper. The Bible clearly says so.
Michelangelo: No friends?
Pope: No friends.
Michelangelo: Waiters?
Pope: No.
Michelangelo: Cabaret?
Pope: No!
Michelangelo: You see, I like them, they help to flesh out the scene, I
could lose a few, you know I could...
Pope: Look! There were only twelve disciples at...
Michelangelo: I've got it! I've got it! We'll call it "The Last But One
Supper"!
Pope: What?
Michelangelo: Well there must have been one, if there was a last supper
there must have been a one before that, so this, is the "Penultimate
Supper"! The Bible doesn't say how many people were there, does it?
Pope: No, but...
Michelangelo: Well there you are, then!
Pope: Look! The last supper is a significant event in the life of our Lord,
the penultimate supper was not! Even if they had a conjurer and a mariachi
band. Now, a last supper I commissioned from you, and a last supper I want!
With twelve disciples and one Christ!
Michelangelo: One?!
Pope: Yes one! Now will you please tell me what in God's name possessed you
to paint this with three Christs in it?
Michelangelo: It works, mate!
Pope: Works?
Michelangelo: Yeah! It looks great! The fat one balances the two skinny
ones.
Pope: There was only one Redeemer!
Michelangelo: Ah, I know that, we all know that, what about a bit of
artistic license?
Pope: One Messiah is what I want!
Michelangelo: I'll tell you what you want, mate! You want a bloody
photographer! That's what you want. Not a bloody creative artist...
Pope: I'll tell you what I want! I want a last supper with one Christ,
twelve disciples, no kangaroos, no trampoline acts, by Thursday lunch, or
you don't get paid!
Michelangelo: Bloody fascist!
Pope: Look! I'm the bloody pope, I am! May not know much about art, but I
know what I like!
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Katt.
Josef Balluch
In a message sent 'round the world, Jon. poured fuel on the fire with
the following:
It does look a bit unusual. Even so, the publisher is legit.
Regards,
Josef
It is better to debate a question without settling it, than to settle it
without debate.
-- Joseph Joubert
Josef Balluch
In a message sent 'round the world, Katt poured fuel on the fire with
the following:
> Well, I can't compete with that right now; but here's on of my favourite
> sketches on the subject of that 'Last Supper'...
...
Mmmmmmmmmm!! Monty Python! Thanks!
Josef