Hey Philipino Easter zealots, if you don't die on the cross, it don't count

Philosoraptor

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Sat Apr-03-10 06:18 AM
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Hey Philipino Easter zealots, if you don't die on the cross, it don't count

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1263100/Filipinos-nailed-crosses-whipped-Good-Friday-ritual.html

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Sat Apr-03-10 07:15 AM
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2. I think the key is to emulate the suffering.

Dieing was the escape from the suffering :).

Now, they might want to have themselves scourged before hand just for authenticity . . .

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Sat Apr-03-10 07:47 AM
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3. Also a sword to the side if I remember correctly

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Sat Apr-03-10 08:35 AM
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4. Wasn't it a spear while he was on the cross?

It's been a while since I read that story :).

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Sat Apr-03-10 09:15 AM
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5. It's hard for me to say what I find most disturbing about stories like this.

First of all, I have to wonder about the mental state of the people who practice this type of self-mutilation in the belief that it proclaims their faith or in order to perform some sort of penance to God.

I then wonder about the motives of the people who will dress up in period clothing in order to help other individuals play out a reenactment of a barbaric practice.

Lastly, I have to wonder about the people who come to watch this type spectacle and take pictures of the pain and suffering of others and feel like they have witnessed an inspirational event.

The fact that this is all done as an affirmation of religious faith just amazes me.

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Sat Apr-03-10 03:14 PM
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6. ...............

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tranche

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Sat Apr-03-10 03:19 PM
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7. Because easter baskets and Cadbury eggs is the proper way to celbrate.

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