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More on the existence — or not — of God

In Big Stuff, Film on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9:22 pm

Reports on James Cameron’s documentary about the bodies in the tomb. Specifically this one, from the WordPress.Com blogsphere —

Big news was broken yesterday: Jesus and his family have been founded dead in their graves in Israel.

What does this discovery mean for the religious myths that bind us and for the sustenance of the Resurrection ideal to Christians across the world?

Without the Resurrection, doesn’t Christianity become an empty vessel?

What amazes me about this discussion is that it never makes reference to this film, which is one of my favourites, and which grappled with the questions currently being raised by Cameron’s documentary.

Seriously. If you never saw it, check it out now.

This is an interesting discussion

In Big Stuff on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 4:04 pm

It started out as religious discussions often do at PFFA, but began to get interesting round about here.

It’s interesting because of the turn it’s taken, and the turn it’s taking. It’s also interesting because it hasn’t yet degenerated into flaming and name-calling. And it’s interesting because people are discussing and completely disagreeing but not denigrating.

Not like this thread. Not at all.