The crying Virgin Mary statue. - Democratic Underground

FM Arouet666

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:49 PM
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Poll question: The crying Virgin Mary statue.

What is your initial reaction to the story of the crying statue? I admit, I picked Ridiculous, but I wonder how a cross section of religious and non-religious respond to these stories.

I thought the V Mary communicated to humankind via grilled cheese, what is up with this crying porcelain shtick??????

:evilgrin:

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sam sarrha

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:52 PM
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1. the Romans made mechanical Gods, this is the economy model

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gristy

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:53 PM
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2. A ladder and an eye dropper

That's all it took.

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grytpype

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:54 PM
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3. The statue is pretty good, but I still worship Peestain Mary.

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FM Arouet666

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:02 PM
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7. I am dying, LOL LOL LOL

Pee-stain Mary.... Praise the Holy 40 ouncer, the three wise men, actually the three homeless men, brought forth the Holy image through a sacred golden flow. Burp!

:rofl:

When I first saw the underpass image, I thought it looked more like a vagina then the virgin mary. Ironic?

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swimmernsecretsea

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:08 PM
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12. Oh, I'd forgotten about that one!

How hilarious! And how do you make the sign of the cross?

Uh-oh. Was that thunder I just heard?

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Canuckistanian

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:55 PM
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4. If it's a sign, what does it mean?

I mean, what does it signify? That the statue has the spirit of the Virgin Mary?

And what does the blood mean?

Seems to me that God could do a lot better to send a message to humanity other than making a piece of marble secrete red substances.

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C_U_L8R

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:07 PM
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10. It could mean...

the rapture is here....
all good fundies should
go drive off a cliff to
recieve their salvation

(wishful sarcasm)

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Canuckistanian

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:38 PM
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18. I call dibs on all their stuff! n/t

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tocqueville

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:55 PM
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5. other

you'll never know, unless you make a real scientific investigation

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skinfusionz

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Sun Nov-27-05 08:58 PM
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6. where is this from?

I've been unpacking all weekend and haven't seen any news online or otherwise. Any chance you could link to a story so I'm not left out?

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FM Arouet666

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:03 PM
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8. You can read all about it here.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1348505

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INDIA

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:07 PM
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9. It's interesting that..

people are so quickly skeptical of phenomenon like this, but so open minded to other unlikely things. Cough *LIHOP* Cough* Kerry/Bush Skull and Bones connection* COUGH*COUGH

Ooh,excuse me.

:-)

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TheCowsCameHome

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:08 PM
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11. Is this thing listed on eBay yet? I missed the grilled cheese...

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1monster

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:11 PM
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13. Dirty gray tears? She didn't use waterproof mascara!

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swimmernsecretsea

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Tue Nov-29-05 04:45 PM
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24. Maybe it's Maybelline! nt

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Syncronaut Seven

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:26 PM
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14. "Mass" psycosis

That is all.

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YOY

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:28 PM
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15. I still think she should cry something usefull before I call it a miracle

Like Faygo or WD-40...

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AX10

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:29 PM
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16. Fresh blood from the pricked finger of the "faithful" at best.

:eyes:

This is just plain stupid.

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yorkiemommie1

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:29 PM
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17. i saw three luminous crosses in my bathroom window one night

when i got up to use the loo . in my half asleep state, i looked at the window and saw what seemed to be three HUGE crosses in the sky!

i was all ready to sell tickets to my bathroom when i realized it was the moonlight shining through the crosshatched design on the glass!

even after, though, i still enjoyed it because it was pretty.

alas for me and the fundies, the window has since been replaced.

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niyad

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:48 PM
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19. at least that one is slightly more real-looking than the BVM in clearwater

florida a few years ago.

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Ian David

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Sun Nov-27-05 09:49 PM
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20. People who belive statues can cry shouldn't tell us who we can marry. n/t

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trotsky

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:13 PM
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21. Crying statues, grilled cheese sandwiches, freeway salt stains...

THESE are the ways the ultimate creator of the universe would choose to reveal itself?

Honestly, even if I did believe in a god, I would be insulted by these kinds of silly parlor tricks.

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NAO

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Mon Nov-28-05 04:04 PM
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22. I thought it was mud; my wife speculated bird droppings

The news said that some Catholic officials took samples for analysis. I do give it to the Catholics, after getting their asses kicked badly by science over and over, they are not going to get fooled again.

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Disturbed

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Mon Nov-28-05 05:11 PM
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23. Millions believe that a woman gave birth but was a virgin.

I still find that to be an amazing situation.

btw the virgin birth concept existed before Jesus, so the Xtians borrowed this to make their religion more magical.

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