Vampire!

What an asshole.


/is that how I do it jesus freaks

Hemlock is the answer.

Blasphemy. Oh for Christ sake.

Jesus Christ on a cracker

The priest of Our Lady of Velankanni church, and representatives of the Association of Concerned Catholics (AOCC) demanded that Sanal apologize. When they saw Sanal refused to bow to their demands, they.. file(d) a blasphemy case against him.

Can any religion file blasphemy charges in India?

I know, right; amirite?

;)

Indubitably: I know, right; amirite?

;)

*sigh*

You know, it's easy to dismiss this as third world shiatholery, but if you're Catholic (or, really, just "religious") and think this is just "third world shiatholery", you probably don't believe what you claim to believe in the sense that the church you attend teaches you to believe it.

It's all well and good to go to church every Sunday, but this bullshiat is what YOUR bullshiat really is when it's actually applied.

/ all that said, the entire article is based entirely on one side of the argument as presented on Boing Boing....

Indubitably: Indubitably: I know, right; amirite?

;)

*sigh*

Don't be too concerned. You got the semicolon usage right.

To provide fair consideration, ethical behaviour should not be expected from an organization that knowingly concealed evidence of child molestation and that knowingly protected child molesters from prosecution.

TsarTom: Can any religion file blasphemy charges in India?

Yes.

I sense a potential religious war based on this type of litigation.

Look, I had a lovely supper and all I said to my wife was, "that piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah"

Splinshints: / all that said, the entire article is based entirely on one side of the argument as presented on Boing Boing....

I'm curious, what rational explanation could there be for a blasemephy charge? what sensible, reasonable and rational explanation could there be for the other side?

I'm gobsmacked that this law even exists!

Interesting, because this guy has debunked many similar claims throughout India, mostly of the "drinking Ganesh" statues (supposedly, the elephant god Ganesh began drinking milk on a holy day some time back), if memory serves me correctly, and nobody was out calling for his arrest, although the same laws were still in place.

This may be an "overzealous Catholic" thing, instead of an Indian thing.

Well, Science Dammit!

I don't think they really have those laws... at least according to wikipedia

I thought miracles had to be certified by the Vatican before they could be described as such.

Splinshints: Indubitably: Indubitably: I know, right; amirite?

;)

*sigh*

Don't be too concerned. You got the semicolon usage right.

I know, man.

Same Guy

Sanal Edamaruku: Tantra Challenge Part 1 (new window)

Sanal Edamaruku: Tantra Challenge Part 2 (new window)

Sanal Edamaruku: Tantra Challenge Part 3 (new window)

Sanal explained his findings and accused the concerned Catholic Church officials of miracle mongering, as they were beating the big drum for the drippling Jesus statue with aggressive PR measures and by distributing photographs certifying the "miracle".

If true, then the Roman Catholic Church ought to be ashamed of itself.

well i disagree. they do have nice things, in particular food. well that's about it.

Disagrees

Gyrfalcon: Interesting, because this guy has debunked many similar claims throughout India, mostly of the "drinking Ganesh" statues (supposedly, the elephant god Ganesh began drinking milk on a holy day some time back), if memory serves me correctly, and nobody was out calling for his arrest, although the same laws were still in place.

This may be an "overzealous Catholic" thing, instead of an Indian thing.

A Hindu tantrik attempted to employ a tantrik ceremony and, later -- on a televised special that was reportedly watched by millions of Indians -- an extensive ritual of "black magic" to kill Mr. Edamaruku, at Mr. Edamaruku's own request.

The acceptance of this challenge suggests that the failed tantrick actually held faith in his own ability. The Church's reliance upon the force of an irrational and stupid law rather than upon attempts at supernatural remedy may be a consequence of Church leaders being aware of their supernaturalistic claims being entirely false.

allegations of hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community

Kinda sad when your religious sentiment is so fragile it can be hurt by reality.

Well American atheists sometimes have to see religions icons on PUBLIC LAND.

GilRuiz1: Sanal explained his findings and accused the concerned Catholic Church officials of miracle mongering, as they were beating the big drum for the drippling Jesus statue with aggressive PR measures and by distributing photographs certifying the "miracle".

If true, then the Roman Catholic Church ought to be ashamed of itself.

I believe that Roman Catholic Church officials may be incapable of feeling shame.

I'm sure glad people here can't be arrested for religious blasphemy.

Yet ;)

The dumber you are, the more you believe the miracle B.S.

weeping jesus

If there is a heaven, Galileo is there, currently doing a facepalm.

Dimensio: GilRuiz1: Sanal explained his findings and accused the concerned Catholic Church officials of miracle mongering, as they were beating the big drum for the drippling Jesus statue with aggressive PR measures and by distributing photographs certifying the "miracle".

If true, then the Roman Catholic Church ought to be ashamed of itself.

I believe that Roman Catholic Church officials may be incapable of feeling shame.

But they are capable of feeling up childre.

Seriously, anyone who still claims to be a Catholic is a child-farking Neanderthal..

SpinStopper: I'm sure glad people here can't be arrested for religious blasphemy.

Yet ;)

Fear fails.

;)

P.S. The Spanish Inquisition was a relative failure, both figuratively and literally. Adverbs.

I'd be inclined to laugh at the benighted Indian savages, except we're on the same path here. People are people. Civilization is something we had to invent. It wasn't handed to us. We can lose it through neglect, through apathy, or through deception.

You can help stop these people, if you care.

Freedom from Religion Foundation

National Center for Science Education

Americans United for Separation of Church and State

/end PSA

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weeping jesus

And he frowns on blasphemers' shenanigans.

Didn't we already do this one?

mantra plus yantra equals tantra

Word.

I know it isn't my own ass on the line, but I'd like to see him tried and present his own evidence.

One of the things I hate about Facebook is learning how many of my ostensibly functional friends believe in childish, supernatural things. Please God, no more "angels" posts.

Hahaha oh India... see what I mean when I say stupidity is universal?

It's capillary aaaaaaaaaaaaction!!!

See, people? This is what you look like.

arrested for blasphemy

Holy Crap Goodness me, the church can still have people arrested for blasphemy?!!

GilRuiz1: Sanal explained his findings and accused the concerned Catholic Church officials of miracle mongering, as they were beating the big drum for the drippling Jesus statue with aggressive PR measures and by distributing photographs certifying the "miracle".

If true, then the Roman Catholic Church ought to be ashamed of itself.

That's only scraping the surface of things Catholics should be ashamed of.

Wall_of_Doodoo: Vampire!

$2,000 for his head!

/science?

ultraholland: [farm2.static.flickr.com image 500x421]

weeping jesus

I want to believe.

Man On Pink Corner: I'd be inclined to laugh at the benighted Indian savages, except we're on the same path here. People are people. Civilization is something we had to invent. It wasn't handed to us. We can lose it through neglect, through apathy, or through deception.

You can help stop these people, if you care.

Freedom from Religion Foundation

National Center for Science Education

Americans United for Separation of Church and State

/end PSA

Thanks for doing the needful

How dare you show that our bullshiat is bullshiat!?

I think the universe is miraculous enough as it is. There is no need to believe the God does bizarre or illogical things just to mess with us.