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Question about Jesus (Original Post) Flo Mingo Oct 2018 OP
If the Romans used lethal injection, they'd all be syringes instead jberryhill Oct 2018 #1
I think he's StuckInTexas Oct 2018 #2
If he did come back he'd be done in again by the GOP. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2018 #3
Can't argue with this monologue from Hannah and Her Sisters: Zoonart Oct 2018 #4
It's a myth, yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2018 #5
I believe there was a Jesus. Blue_true Oct 2018 #10
He did promise to return to the generation that was living at the time. stopbush Oct 2018 #6
If I knew what Jesus (God) thought MissMillie Oct 2018 #7
"Coming back" assumes he was ever here in the first place. Goodheart Oct 2018 #8
Anyone who is waiting for Jesus to fix things will wait forever. MineralMan Oct 2018 #9
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
1. If the Romans used lethal injection, they'd all be syringes instead
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:19 AM
Oct 2018

Although that would be better than the electric chair, as far as jewelry esthetics...

 

StuckInTexas

(66 posts)
2. I think he's
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:25 AM
Oct 2018

not coming back because bronze age superstitions about a magical sky frenemy and his son have zero bearing on reality.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)
3. If he did come back he'd be done in again by the GOP.
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:29 AM
Oct 2018

They'd have no use for a brown-skinned Jew who advocates giving all your belongings to the poor.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
10. I believe there was a Jesus.
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 11:00 AM
Oct 2018

Some urine soaked rabble-rouser that got a handful of zealots to follow him. The same thing happens today on college campuses across the country, some guy standing on a used vegetable crate proclaiming that he knows the word.

stopbush

(24,396 posts)
6. He did promise to return to the generation that was living at the time.
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:47 AM
Oct 2018

That promise went unfulfilled. Imagine.

I used to think he was waiting for 3-D TV, but we’ve been there and no Jesus sightings. Perhaps once the flying cars are a reality.

MineralMan

(146,309 posts)
9. Anyone who is waiting for Jesus to fix things will wait forever.
Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:52 AM
Oct 2018

That seems quite clear to me from history. Nobody has seen that guy for a couple thousand years. People might as well wait for Godot to show up.

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