Attention Reader(s?), what you are about to read is not the word of Christ, but I overheard his friend talking in Starbucks and.....
It is in Christ's BOBpinion that the entire world has lost its mind. As some of you more informed reader(s?) may know, last night, renowned THEOLOGIAN James Cameron (who brought us such religious ground breakers as The Crucifier, The Crucifier 2: Judgement Day, The Crucifier 3: The Rise of the Jew, and Titanic) premiered his documentary The Lost Tomb of Jesus on the Discovery Channel http://http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tomb/tomb.html.
The documentary insisted that there is roughly a 600 to 1 shot that the tomb and bone fragments that archaeologists have found is actually that of Jesus of Nazareth. The documentary also claimed that housed in this tomb were the remnants of (gasp!).......HIS WIFE AND CHILD. Of course (right on time) outrage ensued and hundreds of Christians covered their children's ears with books 7 & 8 of the "Left Behind" series. After all ears were safely covered, these Christians began to email dozens of death and bomb threats to The Discovery Channel's website claiming heresy at the possibility that Jesus had a family. Let me repeat that...THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL IS RECEIVING BOMB THREATS FROM CHRISTIANS (followers of the "Prince of PEACE"). To help you let that sink in, I will list the daily programing of the Discovery Chanel: Mythbusters, How it's made, Dirty Jobs, and Survivorman.
In an official statement released yesterday, the Catholic Church is looking for physical evidence/proof of how this discovery = scientific explanations.
Is it just me or is everyone missing the point...
One: It is a fairly common perception that a man named Jesus of Galilee walked around on this earth at one time performing either miracles or really cool party tricks.
Two: If he was flesh and blood, following his physical death there would be some sort of remains, or at the very least a final resting place.
Three: Proof of two ^ existing does not disprove his teachings.
Four: His teachings are what matters, not his personal life. By arguing over the details of his 2000 year old carcass, aren't you forgetting what really matters ? Example: Love they neighbor as BOBposed to bomb all disbelieving neighbors.
Five: The woman in his tomb is not necessarily his wife, it could be his baby's momma.
Six: The bible was written roughly 8 generations after Jesus's death and cannot be considered 100% accurate (i.e., I can't tell my best friend a good drinking story without it getting misconstrued in the FIRST retelling).
Seven: If there are bone fragments, lets clone his ass! Maybe that is how the "second coming" is supposed to happen. (where were you on that one James Cameron?)
Eight: Who attacks the Discovery Channel? Is the Catholic Church really targeting the one decent and educational station left on television? The same station that ran a documentary disproving Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code? What is next, Catholics against NPR?
Finally: Since when is THE CHURCH into providing physical proof? If you are ready to play that card Pope Benedict the XVI, why don't you just run a DNA test on the "body of Christ" you hand out at your daily masses and compare it to the bone fragments found in this tomb?
In BOBclusion I will say this: I am both Catholic and a James Cameron fan; and when I think about this whole mess in a big picture format the only logical solution that comes to me is to enact the scenario out in movie form. James, here are some possible titles:
Tomb Raider 3 (Angelina finds a portal into heaven)
Die Really Hard
NOAH'S ARC (prequel to Titanic, unrelated but a good idea)
Alien vs. Predator vs. Terminator vs. Son of God
note* this blog entry was inspired by the discussion on the Ron and Fez show on XM channel 202
Monday, March 5, 2007
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5 comments:
omg bobby, i can't believe your 'second coming' comment - so wrong, yet so funny. i am going to continue to harass you on your blog until you call me or give me your number so i can call you. yes, my life has taken a drastic turn for pathetic, now that i wait by the computer every day for that magical moment when we will finally reconnect. sigh.
p.s. join facebook like the rest of us. it's the only civilized way to keep in touch these days. if it weren't for facebook, i wouldn't give two shits about half of my "friends" - real or internet.
I dont have your email, and i'm never on AIM the same time as you, plus your "profile" on this blogger thing is private....so. Send me an email at davidson.ra@gmail.com and we will reconnect that way. P.S. advertise me on your blog page, i want to be popular too
i already dedicated an entire post to you! what else do you want?
bobby
i don't really agree fully. if the bones of Jesus were really found, that would mean that the entire teaching about resurrection was false-
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
It is a bodily resurrection that we are taught to believe in- that Jesus actually, physically ascended into heaven.
I agree that the teachings are important, but if the bones of Jesus were really found, then catholicism changes from the fullness of a religion into a nice philosophy that we should abide by from time to time.
Also, proof of his physical remains WOULD contradict his teachings - the ones about him being one with the father and such.
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