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Jesus on the cross or Satan flipping the bird?

 
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:29 am    Post subject: Jesus on the cross or Satan flipping the bird? Reply with quote

TAMPA - A granite dealer who noticed an unusual image in a rock slab plans to sell it on eBay.

The man -- who does not want to be identified -- says the slab depicts Jesus on the cross, and blue areas at the bottom could be angels praying.

The man says the slab was quarried in Brazil two years ago, and apart from cutting and polishing has not been altered in any way.

The slab will be offered for sale through the eBay store www.isolditgulfcoast.com beginning Wednesday.




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http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=0347AED3B742C3A4D424618309C59DF3?contentId=5492438&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1
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blurgalurgalurga



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, that's a groovy little Rorschach blot. Looks more like an angry bull skull than anything, though, doesn't it?
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Craven Moorehead



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jesus saves.

Satan picks up the rebound and scores!!!
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djsmnc



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think it looks like lines on a rock. Why do people have to make ridiculous connections to things that they see? Look at it for what it is. A ROCK.
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endofthewor1d



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

djsmnc wrote:
I think it looks like lines on a rock. Why do people have to make ridiculous connections to things that they see? Look at it for what it is. A ROCK.


lighten up, dude. consider the OP. i don't think mr. batstove is reading any meaning into this rock. but as far as rocks go, it's a pretty interesting one.

on the supernatural side of this one, i think the devil wins this round. if jesus sent this rock down, it's just yet another boring image of the same old thing. 'i died for your sins. look at me hang on this cross. cry me a river...'
if the devil was the one who did it, at least he's making an effort to appeal to today's culture, and he's not even milking the eternal damnation card for sympathy.
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RACETRAITOR



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A friend of mine wrote recently that believing in Satan means believing that God doesn't exist. I pointed out that Satan was once an angel of God so if you believe in Satan you automatically believe in God.
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itaewonguy



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

anyone got any acid? then I will tell you what it really is Laughing
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Czarjorge



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't see a raised middle finger, so where do you get the "flipping the bird" bit.

Maybe it's Jesus raising the roof. Hip Hop culture is so pervasive.
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Czarjorge wrote:
I don't see a raised middle finger, so where do you get the "flipping the bird" bit.

Maybe it's Jesus raising the roof. Hip Hop culture is so pervasive.


As I see it, you have Jesus with upwards outstretched arms but what I think is more prominent is a grinning Satan with horns flipping two birds.

Jesus' arms become Satan's horns, and the two aqua colours marks are the two hand with middle finger raised.

I found this rock cool when I looked at it because I saw the devil first before Jesus and the article failed to mention anything about it. I think it's absolutely amazing that a natural occurance could reveal images of both deities at the same time. You hear about Jesus and Mary apperaing in toast and tortillas and what not but how many times to you see Jesus and Satan at the same time.

I don't believe in either for the record, it's just a fascinating rock formation, but probably worth a lot to someone.
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Czarjorge



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Christianity is pretty pervasive itself.
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RACETRAITOR



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

New, sexier theory.

It's porn!
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