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First of all, a slight warning. I am an atheist. I tend to find amusement in arcane details of religious teachings. If you're upset by what I'm going to write, then that really is too bad.
I don't hate you - I only dislike your beliefs.
Now, these happy days in the week to come are days of celebration. At least for some parts of the monotheistic cults spreading over the world. There are some who use this opportunity to celebrate the killing of a LOT of egyptian babies - at least if I remember my comparative religion and my old testament correctly.
Then there are some who use this opportunity to celebrate the killing of their great rebellion leader DURING the celebration of the killing of a LOT of egyptian babies.
This latter cult is a rather fascinating one. They've splintered a lot of times - one of the splinters resulted in a major fraction of the cult denouncing overt cannibalism. The Rome-based fraction still holds with weekly cannibalic events though.
Most of the cult engages in several other rather .. interesting practices. At least the Jewish await paradise on earth, and a perfect world. The Christians (did you really not guess it?) happily await the coming of the great rebellion leader turned necromantic, who will raise all (or was it 144000) good christians to form a gigantic zombie army with which to conquer the world and make it a Good Place.
Zombies, by the way, seem to catch a rather good flair among Christians. I spoke to my brother about the movie "The Passion of the Christ" after he had watched it. He thought the special FX at the end were extremely gauche, and completely over the top, and thought it really bad of the director to introduce such things in what otherwise was a rather good makeover of Jesus Christ Superstar, but without all the good music.
These gauche SFX were eclipsing the sun, and splitting the temple curtain.
Of course, my proper response was to dig out a bible, and quote the apostles on the end of the passion for him.
Now, this is what happened coming friday, modulo some 1980 years or so. (Matthew 27:45-53)
Now, if religions aren't a brilliant inspiration for horror movie makers, I wouldn't know what is.
I don't hate you - I only dislike your beliefs.
Now, these happy days in the week to come are days of celebration. At least for some parts of the monotheistic cults spreading over the world. There are some who use this opportunity to celebrate the killing of a LOT of egyptian babies - at least if I remember my comparative religion and my old testament correctly.
Then there are some who use this opportunity to celebrate the killing of their great rebellion leader DURING the celebration of the killing of a LOT of egyptian babies.
This latter cult is a rather fascinating one. They've splintered a lot of times - one of the splinters resulted in a major fraction of the cult denouncing overt cannibalism. The Rome-based fraction still holds with weekly cannibalic events though.
Most of the cult engages in several other rather .. interesting practices. At least the Jewish await paradise on earth, and a perfect world. The Christians (did you really not guess it?) happily await the coming of the great rebellion leader turned necromantic, who will raise all (or was it 144000) good christians to form a gigantic zombie army with which to conquer the world and make it a Good Place.
Zombies, by the way, seem to catch a rather good flair among Christians. I spoke to my brother about the movie "The Passion of the Christ" after he had watched it. He thought the special FX at the end were extremely gauche, and completely over the top, and thought it really bad of the director to introduce such things in what otherwise was a rather good makeover of Jesus Christ Superstar, but without all the good music.
These gauche SFX were eclipsing the sun, and splitting the temple curtain.
Of course, my proper response was to dig out a bible, and quote the apostles on the end of the passion for him.
Now, this is what happened coming friday, modulo some 1980 years or so. (Matthew 27:45-53)
27:45 Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land. 27:46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 27:47 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 27:48 Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 27:49 But the rest said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.” 27:50 Then Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit. 27:51 Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart. 27:52 And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised. 27:53 (They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)
Now, if religions aren't a brilliant inspiration for horror movie makers, I wouldn't know what is.
