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Bay Boy

(1,689 posts) Fri Mar 29, 2013, 05:10 PM Mar 2013

Assuming the story is true it was an awful way to go but lots of people have died awful deaths. Why is his considered 'special'?

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What is so special about Jesus dieing? [View all] Bay Boy Mar 2013 OP

I might be mistaking but i think Easter is when he comes back to life. darkangel218 Mar 2013 #1

The special part is that supposedly he didn't stay dead. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #2

The apposals creed states that Drale Mar 2013 #27

Or forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mould cavity BeyondGeography Mar 2013 #7

How else are you going to make millions of crosses-on chains? Cooley Hurd Mar 2013 #8

Sounds like Mr. Hicks is probably in the t-shirt camp BeyondGeography Mar 2013 #10

Love Hicks... deutsey Mar 2013 #25

Ok, I'm an atheist skepticscott Mar 2013 #4

Are you truly this clueless? Is your google finger paralyzed? kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #5

Don't try out for Jeopardy Faygo Kid Mar 2013 #9

I'll take "How to get a clue" for 500, Alex. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #28

What the Jesuits taught me was deutsey Mar 2013 #12

Excellent post.. monmouth3 Mar 2013 #14

Did the Jesuits bother to note Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #18

Yes, they did deutsey Mar 2013 #21

Your high level summary was a gross distortion. Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #23

Whatever deutsey Mar 2013 #24

Hmmm... Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #30

It wasn't done by a fruitcake with an assault weapon. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #13

Why a reference to... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #15

He was exceedingly skilled at stamping out medallions? Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #16

He picked up out bar tab. nt rrneck Mar 2013 #17

You made a hilarious typo Bay Boy Apr 2013 #31

Gah! rrneck Apr 2013 #32

I hope you realize Bay Boy Apr 2013 #36

Double gah! rrneck Apr 2013 #37

psst... I think you mean "dying" hlthe2b Mar 2013 #19

Ok... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #20

It's the coming back from the dead that has them all atwitter. Iggo Mar 2013 #22

Well, god created man and woman with original sin... Apophis Apr 2013 #33

Oy. Iggo Apr 2013 #38

I believe that by his death and resurrection we are all saved. ALL! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #34

I have talked to quite a few Christians edhopper Apr 2013 #35