A Bible In Georgia Is Dripping Healing Oil

[Magpie]

The thing that I think is most curious regarding religious 'miracles', particularly 'visions' is why the Virgin Mary, or even the blessed Lord himself, so often choose to 'appear' on a cream cracker, or a bit of toast or in the dribbles left in a mug of hot chocolate. I mean, if you really wanted to make a visitation, wouldn't you appear to the whole world behind the reader of the Ten O'Clock News or make an appearance somewhere really holy?

Tell me that's not a miracle:

[Robert]

But on the other hand, Julie, we're dealing with a religion whose leader supposedly chose to appear on a donkey in a far-flung corner of the Roman Empire instead of in Rome, so go figure.

[Limehouse]

The thing that I think is most curious regarding religious 'miracles', particularly 'visions' is why the Virgin Mary, or even the blessed Lord himself, so often choose to 'appear' on a cream cracker, or a bit of toast or in the dribbles left in a mug of hot chocolate. I mean, if you really wanted to make a visitation, wouldn't you appear to the whole world behind the reader of the Ten O'Clock News or make an appearance somewhere really holy?

[c.d.]

Maybe, but sweaty paper is a bit of a comedown compared to the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea.

Hello Sam,

It is interesting that archeologists can find no evidence of Jews ever being in Egypt and that Egyption records make no mention of the plagues.

As Hitchens has pointed out, it is ludicrous to think that the Israelites managed to exist all those years prior to arriving at Mt. Sinai somehow under the impression that killing, lying, stealing and adultery were somehow kosher. Also, God appears to have forgotten slavery in the Ten Commandments.

c.d.

[c.d.]

Here is a little gem of critical thinking that I came across recently:

"I have something interesting you might want to look into there was a jet taking off in Mexico and then it crashed and someone yelled out in Jesus name and it's saved everyone on board no one died that is the awesomeness of Our Lord amen and amen!!!"

That would seem to bring up the obvious question. What about planes that crash killing everyone on board including children? Are we to simply assume that not one single person on board prayed?

c.d.

[Sam Flynn]

God works in mysterious ways

Maybe, but sweaty paper is a bit of a comedown compared to the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea.

[Abby Normal]

I often wonder why, instead of simply curing people or (better still) preventing illness in the first place, the Creator of the Universe only seems to manifest his power in the form of party tricks like weeping statues and sheets of paper oozing oil.

God works in mysterious ways

[Robert]

I don't suppose it's any good for fish and chips? I mean, no one wants their dinner to come back to life on their plate.

[Magpie]

If it is indeed 100 years of fried chicken oil, then it is likely to torture any known virus to death. it could in fact be extremely potent. I for one, have seen the light.

I can imagine all the viruses riding around on microscopic mobility carts wheezing "I'm telling you, it's glandular!!"

[Herlock Sholmes]

I often wonder why, instead of simply curing people or (better still) preventing illness in the first place, the Creator of the Universe only seems to manifest his power in the form of party tricks like weeping statues and sheets of paper oozing oil.

Like a celestial Jeremy Beadle

[Robert]

Your prayer is important to us.

[Robert]

Bureaucracy.

[Sam Flynn]

I often wonder why, instead of simply curing people or (better still) preventing illness in the first place, the Creator of the Universe only seems to manifest his power in the form of party tricks like weeping statues and sheets of paper oozing oil.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Hallelujah

[Svensson]

If it is indeed 100 years of fried chicken oil, then it is likely to torture any known virus to death. it could in fact be extremely potent. I for one, have seen the light.