Did Jesus actualy die on the cross...

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Did Jesus  actualy die on the cross...



Found this excellent blog post I would like to share with you. Part of it at least. Read the remainder through the provided link.







I ask you all to comment on this one as when I read it I found it intriguing.



BTW.....is not my PERSONAL VIEW (as you know I am a Wiccan) but I always give consideration to items that pass before me.



Jesus may not have died nailed to the cross because there is no evidence that the Romans crucified prisoners two thousand years ago, a scholar has claimed.













The legend of his execution is based on the traditions of the Christian church and artistic illustrations rather than antique texts, according to theologian Gunnar Samuelsson.



He claims the Bible has been misinterpreted as there are no explicit references the use of nails or to crucifixion - only that Jesus bore a "staurus" towards Calvary which is not necessarily a cross but can also mean a "pole".



Mr Samuelsson, who has written a 400-page thesis after studying the original texts, said: "The problem is descriptions of crucifixions are remarkably absent in the antique literature.



"The sources where you would expect to find support for the established understanding of the event really don't say anything."



The ancient Greek, Latin and Hebrew literature from Homer to the first century AD describe an arsenal of suspension punishments but none mention "crosses" or "crucifixion."



Mr Samuelsson, of Gothenburg University, said: "Consequently, the contemporary understanding of crucifixion as a punishment is severely challenged.



"And what's even more challenging is the same can be concluded about the accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus. The New Testament doesn't say as much as we'd like to believe."



Any evidence that Jesus was left to die after being nailed to a cross is strikingly sparse - both in the ancient pre-Christian and extra-Biblical literature as well as The Bible.



Mr Samuelsson, a committed Christian himself, admitted his claims are so close to the heart of his faith that it is easy to react emotionally instead of logically.

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Did sin-eaters actually exist in the Roman Catholic Church...

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Did sin-eaters actually exist in the Roman Catholic Church...




I recently watched a movie on television about The Sin-Eater; did sin-eaters actually exist within the Roman Catholic Church, I wonder? Read the following article and try and get an answer.



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A sin-eater is a traditional type of spiritual healer who uses a ritual to cleanse the dying of their sins. The sin-eater absorbs the sins of the people he or she serves and typically works for a fee. As the sins are usually consumed through food and drink, the sin-eater also gains a meal through the transaction. Sin-eaters are often outcasts, as the work may be considered unsavory and is usually thought to lead to an afterlife in hell due to carrying the unabsolved sins of others. The Roman Catholic Church regularly excommunicated sin-eaters when they were more common, not only because of the excessive sins they carried, but also because they infringed upon the territory of priests, who are supposed to administer Last Rites to the dying according to Church Doctrine.





The sin-eater saves the dying not only from hell, but also from wandering the earth as a ghost - thereby performing a service for the living as well. In some traditions, sin-eaters perform their work for the moribund, while in others, the ritual takes place at the funeral. The sin-eater is usually associated with the British Isles, but there are analogous customs in other cultures as well.



A sin-eater typically consumes bread as part of the ritual of taking on the dying person's sins. He or she may also eat salt or drink water or ale. Sometimes, special breads are baked for the purpose of the sin-eating ritual, perhaps featuring the initials or image of the deceased. The meal is sometimes passed over the dead or dying body or placed on its breast to symbolize its absorption of the person's sins. The sin-eater may also recite a special prayer.



Some cultures have customs that are similar to sin-eating and may have evolved from more traditional forms of the ritual. Instead of a designated, outcast sin-eater serving a village, for example, the deceased's nearest relatives may perform the service, as was once traditional in Bavaria and the Balkan Peninsula. In the Netherlands and some parts of England, ritual baked goods were given to the attendants or pallbearers at a funeral. This latter tradition lived on for a time in New York. Today, the custom of the sin-eater has largely died out, though it is often referenced in popular culture.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-sin-eater.htm

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Shipwreck found after 112 years at the bottom of Lake Michegan...

 Shipwreck found after 112 years at the bottom of Lake Michegan...


A wooden steamship lost for more than a century has been found at the bottom of Lake Michigan.



The LR Doty had not been seen since sinking in a wild storm while transporting a cargo of corn from South Chicago to Canada in 1898.



A dive crew from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Research team took stunning photos of the wreck, which lies close to 100m below the surface.



The 90m-long ship remains in immaculate condition after being preserved by the icy waters.



http://news.msn.co.nz/glance/1076877/shipwreck-found-after-112-years   Pictures Here

Naked woman leads police on chase through the suburbs...

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Naked woman leads Utah officers on chase through the suburbs...




 WEST VALLEY CITY - A woman is undergoing a mental evaluation after police say she stole two vehicles, including a police cruiser, and led officers on a chase through two Salt Lake City suburbs - all while naked.



Police Capt. Tom McLachlan said doctors do not believe drugs or alcohol led to the woman's erratic behavior, which also included running through sagebrush.



The chase finally ended when she was subdued with a stun gun after climbing a chain-link fence.



"It appears there may be mental issues involved," McLachlan said.



He said the woman is in her early 30s, but her name was not being released. He said doctors need to finish a medical assessment before police decide whether to pursue charges.



The chase started when the already unclothed woman left her car, climbed into another car that was running and drove away, McLachlan said.



He said she wrecked that car, then ran off - still naked - into some sagebrush. A police officer spotted her and called for backup, not knowing what to expect from the woman.



When another officer arrived, the woman charged them both, slipped through their grasp and took off in one of their cruisers, ramming it through a large gate, McLachlan said.



That ride ended when the woman failed to make a sharp left turn and the cruiser ramped off a berm and traveled about 50 feet before crashing to the ground hard enough to bend the vehicle's frame, McLachlan said.




"That car that she took is a total loss," he said. "I think there's a hubcap that's still usable."



Acknowledgements: - Associated Press

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Watch your lip in Queensland...

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Watch your lip in Queensland - Swearers face instant $124 fines in Australia:






Police will be given the power to issue $124 on-the-spot fines for swearing in public under controversial new legislation in Queensland, Australia.



Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said the new laws, which also give police new powers to issue on-the-spot fines for public urination and disorderly conduct, would increase efficiency and save time.



She said that keeping minor offenders out of the courts would save the state between $22 million and $37 million, the Courier Mail reports.



But the new legislation, which will be introduced to parliament later this year, has drawn criticism from researchers.



An evaluation conducted by a university said that the on-the-spot powers meant police would issue tickets in situations that would not be considered criminal before the courts.



The findings came from a review of data from a one-year trial of the reforms in other Australian cities.



Government bodies have also expressed concern that offensive language fines could be issued in cases where they are not warranted.



But Police Minister Neil Roberts told the newspaper that inappropriate behaviour in public was not acceptable and would not be tolerated.


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Five ton Jumbo on the run...

Elephant escapes Swiss circus




Police in Switzerland have recaptured a five-ton elephant that escaped from a circus on Sunday and ran through Zurich's banking district.



Sabu, a three-metre tall female, escaped from its keepers as it was being loaded onto the back of a truck and fled into the Swiss city's commercial and banking district.



The elephant managed to avoid capture for two hours as police chased it, before it went to take a swim in nearby Lake Geneva, the Daily Mail reported.



The animal kept a leisurely pace as it walked through the city, not causing any damage during its escape.



A keeper managed to calm down Sabu and bring it back to the circus.



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Fourteen sheep found crammed in a car stopped by police in Hastings, NZ...

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 Fourteen sheep were found bound and crammed into a car stopped by police in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere early today.



Police described the treatment of the sheep as "disgusting and an unnecessary act of cruelty".



Two men, 23 and 16, were arrested and are expected to appear in Hastings District Court today.



Sergeant Eden Sewell said police tried to stop a Mazda four-door saloon in Flaxmere about 3am.



A short pursuit took place and occupants ran from the car when it stopped in a local park.



"Police recovered 14 sheep from the boot and interior," Mr Sewell said.



All had been bound with ropes and crammed into the wheel well and the foot wells of the back seat.



"The sheep were all stolen from local farms and were very distressed. Animal control attended and removed the sheep, two of which have died as a result of the treatment," he said.



The condition of the remaining 12 was not known.



Mr Sewell said investigations were continuing and police wanted to hear from anyone who had had stock stolen recently.

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