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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Archae

(46,807 posts) Tue Aug 23, 2016, 12:27 PM Aug 2016

Ironic headline of the day...

Church goers pissed off about their obvious fake being...stolen!

Relic believed to be piece of cross Jesus was crucified on stolen from California church

http://wbay.com/2016/08/22/relic-believed-to-be-piece-of-cross-jesus-was-crucified-on-stolen-from-california-church/

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Ironic headline of the day... (Original Post) Archae Aug 2016 OP

Seems to me that theft is wrong, no matter if it was real or not. uppityperson Aug 2016 #1

Some funny trivia on relics: DetlefK Aug 2016 #2

Jesus' foreskin! progressoid Aug 2016 #3

uppityperson

(115,871 posts)

1. Seems to me that theft is wrong, no matter if it was real or not.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Aug 23, 2016, 12:44 PM

Aug 2016

But then I don't have the Word of God to guide me, must rely on my own idea of being a good person.

DetlefK

(16,455 posts)

2. Some funny trivia on relics:

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 05:23 AM

Aug 2016

(I wish I would remember this better.) In the Middle-Ages there was a pious christian guy who went out on a mission to root out and unmask all fake relics. Those fake relics are giving Christianity a bad name!!! The church quickly shut him down. Selling relics was a huge market.

http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_medieval_relic_trade/

progressoid

(50,747 posts)

3. Jesus' foreskin!

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 25, 2016, 03:07 PM

Aug 2016

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