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Doondoo Donating Member (843 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:02 AM
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Tree in Texas forms image of Christ crucified, believers say
An ordinary tree on an ordinary street in Crystal City has now become a gathering point for believers and the curious.

The tree has no fruit. It has no flowers. It has no leaves. It has, however, grown its tangled limbs into an image, that some say, looks like Jesus Christ outstretched on the cross.

"I think He's here for a reason," said Betty Jo Hernandez. The tree is on her property.

"I think it may be a sign," said Janie Gutierrez, Hernandez's neighbor.


http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA021307.jesustree.KENS.7ec7c3dc.html
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katsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:03 AM
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1. Stupid people.
That's the chimp crucified - not christ.
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wuushew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:06 AM
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2. How does any one know what Jesus looked like?
Was he fat? Was he thin? Short or tall? All anyone would know (if he existed) was that he was a 30 year old Jewish male.


Perhaps common archetypes have a physical origin in the structure of the brain.
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:12 AM
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8. You forgot a couple words
a 30 year old...middle eastern...Jewish male.

(I emphasize middle eastern due to the fact that your 30 year old German Jewish male would not have the same type of look)
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:02 PM
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35. not many german jews in the year 0000
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:58 PM
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40. exactly. which is why people's depictions of
a semitic person as a northern european is stupid.
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 02:06 PM
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41. or, more broadly
why people's depictions of any of these (possibly) historical figures is stupid.

but then arguing over whether an inkblot or semen stain or whatever looks like a 15th century artist's rendition...

shheeeesh
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:13 AM
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47. Okay, now that surprises me
because I think many racial characteristics of Jewish people have survived the diaspora. The German Jews I all know are rather Middle-Eastern looking.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:12 AM
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9. Furthermore did he have six-pack abs or 40" pythons like Hulk Hogan?
Edited on Wed Feb-14-07 11:15 AM by YOY
The Catholic University in DC has my favorite: I call it Aryan Jesus of the WWF!



Whatcha gonna do when Jesus Mania RUNS WILD OVER YOUUUUU!!!!
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:22 PM
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26. That Jesus looks about to kick some unholy ass.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:25 PM
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27. You should see it in real life
Edited on Wed Feb-14-07 12:26 PM by YOY
I was stifling a laugh-out-loud moment when my parents took me and my wife there for mass. (Mom's still quite religous...but quite a Dem too!) Even my mother thought it tacky...and she's an old Italian Catholic.
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ContraBass Black Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:31 PM
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28. I think this is the first time I've seen a flaming halo.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:56 PM
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31. The sad thing is that this is the main basilica
Edited on Wed Feb-14-07 12:56 PM by YOY
The entire building is the largest collection of Christian art in the Western hemisphere (hell...even if you're not Christian some of it is fantastic repository of art period) and this is just the about the only tacky scary piece there...and it dominates the altar area. The basement has got some really cool exibits.
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RPM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-26-07 11:36 PM
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50. Damn straight he was white
and blond

and blue eyed!

:crazy:
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iconoclastic cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:07 AM
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3. Only if you squint really hard. nt
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:09 AM
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4. Uhmm, the link took me to the article but I could not get any of the videos
...to even come up
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ornotna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:54 AM
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21. Go to link
http://www2.mysanantonio.com/multimedia/video/newsondemand/


Scroll down to the video, check it off and click 'play selected videos'
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:09 AM
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5. Don't they have JOBS to go to?
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:10 AM
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6. What an interesting irony
I wonder if the writer got it?

"The tree has no fruit. It has no flowers. It has no leaves."
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:15 AM
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13. "It's dead, Jim."
One would think that if God really wanted to make a statement He'd take over the news crawl in Times Square. But noooooo, a dead tree in Texas. Yeah, that works. :eyes:

Mz Pip
:dem:
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Gatchaman Donating Member (944 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:11 AM
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7. I guess a picture of this thing is too much to hope for
their crappy website doesn't play nice with safari, so I can't see the video.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:24 AM
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18. I'm using Safari and it works.
After clicking on link in story, on next page scroll down to News and check box and then click on Play Selected Videos.
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PLF Donating Member (414 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:13 AM
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10. Some retarded garbage like this comes out of SA every few months.

Remember the miraculous water spouting tree. OMG! God is giving us a sign. Turned out to be a broken water line. LOL!
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:14 AM
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11. So, if a Jesus tree falls in the forest...
Edited on Wed Feb-14-07 11:15 AM by TwoSparkles
..and no one hears it---does that mean the Rapture is here?

Should I be packing snacks and an extra change of clothes?
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sutz12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:15 AM
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12. I'm sure they referenced the original photos of the crucifixtion, right?
:sarcasm:
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:16 AM
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14. Picture of the TREE is at this link ....
Edited on Wed Feb-14-07 11:17 AM by sinkingfeeling
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=7eae8285-16e3-43f4-ae14-d1cbc3295d23

Looks like a tree to me.

http://community.woai.com/photos/jesustree/default.aspx

Edited to add second link to a couple of dozen pictures.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:16 AM
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15. "He's here for a reason"
Gee, could it be because of someone in the White House? Could it be . . . Satan?!
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:17 AM
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16. rofl
:rofl:

Seems religious hysteria is becoming more and more fashionable. God, save me from your people.

Julie
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Bigmack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:22 AM
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17. Don't look at the picture!!!!...
Don't look at the picture!!!

It's Satan!!!


Shit.... what century do we live in?
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DKRC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:10 PM
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22. Don't be silly! It's obviously Spartacus!
The ONLY one it could be, out of thousands crucified, is Jesus?
Yeah, right.
:eyes:
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Missy M Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:25 AM
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19. How are they going to manage to sell the tree on ebay?
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Throwing Stones Donating Member (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 11:51 AM
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20. It's a Sign
that we must gather shoes together in abundance ...

or something.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:12 PM
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23. I wish they saw Jesus in the concept
of a peaceful and more tolerant world.
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ourbluenation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:16 PM
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24. I thought it looked like an eagle. let the eagle soar, like it's never soared before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riKGGWFqnH8
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54anickel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 09:46 PM
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46. AACK!!! Damn, I clicked that link without thinking. Now I'm feeling rather ill. n/t
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theboss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:20 PM
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25. I really need to go to a few Catholic Churches in Mexico
In Pittsburgh, you always had one or two old Polish or Italian ladies who carried around water from Fatima or something. But, in Mexico, it seems like you can convince everyone that a shadow puppet is really the Virgin Mary.

Their priests must be really really awesome.
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Done Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:34 PM
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29. What more proof do you atheist need??????
:shrug:
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:51 PM
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30. Meh, They're Not Harming Anybody. They Can Believe That If They Want. I've No Problem With It.
I see no reason not to let them be. Hey, if it gives them some feeling of hope and joy to believe in that then more power to them right?

Way I see it, anything real, perceived or otherwise that brings hope and joy into someone's soul is a good thing; period.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-26-07 08:48 PM
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49. Kick.
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 12:58 PM
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32. holy batshit
i followed the link to the article to see a picture of "Him" but all there was was a stack of waffles!
:rofl:


for the record, i then followed the links to the tree pic, and saw nada
these people really need to get a life

oh - wait - look at the syrup on the waffles! I see an image - yes! it's Elvis!
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:00 PM
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33. if a horse is a horse, of course of course--then I think a tree is only a tree
but if they want to think it's Jesus--what do I care.
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:02 PM
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34. These people have seen an image of Jesus or the Virgin in a forkful
of spaghetti on a Dallas billboard, an angle of reflected light on a storefront in Clearwater, and in John Holmes' foreskin.

If Jesus is as marvelous as they think he is, I think he'd choose classier manifestation venues.

But I could be wrong.
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SecularMotion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:03 PM
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36. Does Jesus have a woody?
:rofl:
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:04 PM
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37. Well... I'll be damned...
It does look like Jesus...
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frogcycle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:05 PM
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38. have any of them tumbled toi the fact that
the tree has obviously been there a long time, and they have been overlooking this urgent "sign" for decades?

Whatever it was telling them, that ship done sailed.
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Justpat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 01:05 PM
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39. A few weeks ago it was a freezer that dripped ice in the

form of the Virgin Mary - also in Texas.
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 02:13 PM
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42. Here's a pic of the tree in question
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 02:21 PM
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43. I once saw Charles Dickens in a cloud.
At least they're showing some of the imagination we sometimes accuse them of not having.
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Meshuga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 08:26 PM
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44. I took a shit once
And the two pieces fell in the toilet making a cross. The first words out of my mouth were, "Holy shit!"

I shit you not!
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silverweb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-14-07 09:16 PM
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45. Hmmm....
"The tree has no fruit. It has no flowers. It has no leaves."

Could that be because it's winter? Why is it striking or significant that a tree has no fruit, flowers, or leaves in midwinter??

:crazy:
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:16 AM
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48. Now this is scary
I was looking at the video and just kind of thinking, "yeah, I can see what they mean" when my whole video turned GREEN AND WENT UPSIDE DOWN.

I'm not kidding. Good thing I'm not (too) superstitious.
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