Christians NAILED to crosses in gruesome Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus's death in the Philippines
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Christians were nailed to crosses in the Philippines today in a grim Good Friday reenactment of Jesus's suffering.
Thousands of people watched as 17 devoted Catholics were 'crucified' in the gruesome annual ritual.
Church leaders have condemned the practice which they believe are a distortion of the true Easter message.
Grim reenactment: Three Filipinos are nailed to crosses in a Good Friday crucifixion in Barangay Cutud, San Fernando. The event attracted a crowd of around 10,000 people
Pain: A Filipino man has nails through his hands - and some more put through his feet as he is put on a cross in the reenactment. The event has been condemned by the Catholic church
Pain: A Filipino man has nails through his hands - and some more put through his feet as he is put on a cross in the reenactment. The event has been condemned by the Catholic church
Nine men were crucified in Pampanga province's San Pedro Cutud village today, while at least eight others were crucified in neighbouring villages.
The annual event - which dates back to the 1950s - drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 worshippers
Many take part to atone for sins, pray for the sick or for a better life, or to give thanks for what they believe were miracles
Many take part to atone for sins, pray for the sick or for a better life, or to give thanks for what they believe were miracles
Agony: Woman penitent Percy Valencia has a three inch steel nail hammered into her foot in Paombong, Bulacan province, northern Philippines, today
Horror: Percy Valencia, 41, is hoisted up onto a cross before being 'crucified' for a few minutes today
Horror: Percy Valencia, 41, is hoisted up onto a cross before being 'crucified' for a few minutes today
Ruben Enaje, a painter, 51, took part in the crucifixions for the 26th time today. He began taking part in the annual event to give thanks after he survived falling from a building.
'This is not just for fun or for money. This is a calling,' he told Filipino website Tempo.
He added that despite the crucifixions being condemned he still took part because the Church 'stay at home during Good Friday instead of reaching out to penitents to explain their side'
Agony: Bobby Gomez grimaces as a nail is hammered into his hand in the Good Friday celebration
Bloody: Jon Jon Tanael looks at the nail going into his hand as a man holds a rag covered in blood during the event. 17 people took part
Agony: Bobby Gomez grimaces as a nail is hammered into his hand in the Good Friday celebration
Bloody: Jon Jon Tanael looks at the nail going into his hand as a man holds a rag covered in blood during the event. 17 people took part
This is a spiritual vow as a way of thanking God for sparing my life.'
He had three-inch steel nails hammered into his palms during the ceremony.
The spectacle is a unique brand of Catholicism that merges church traditions with Philippine folk superstitions.
More than 80 per cent of the Philippines' estimated 90 million population are Catholic.
Bloody feet: Filipinos acting as Centurions carry a penitent with bloodied feet after he was nailed to a cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday in Barangay Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga in northern Philippines
Close-up: Percy Valencia. 41, has a nail going all the way through her hand during the re-enactment today
Grim: Dozens of people take photos as Percy Valencia is hoisted onto the cross
Bloody feet: Filipinos acting as Centurions carry a penitent with bloodied feet after he was nailed to a cross during a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday in Barangay Cutud, San Fernando, Pampanga in northern Philippines
Close-up: Percy Valencia. 41, has a nail going all the way through her hand during the re-enactment today
Grim: Dozens of people take photos as Percy Valencia is hoisted onto the cross
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most of our holidays are nature based and are on the times of the year
2. Always look on the bright side of life I say. Worse things have happened at sea.
3. The Philippinos are obviously trying to support their indigenous nail industry. Good luck to them, all these foreign imports are wrecking their economy.
I thought that's what you meant at first, but then I said "no, he couldn't possibly mean that."
This kind of display is totally invalid as a form of worship and is seen as discusting according to the scriptures.
But what can be expected of people that do not know the content of the book that they are supposed to be using as a reference and false religions that mislead their flocks.
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
The one thing that is common to all forms of Christianity is the myth of the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus. It should be interesting to note that the story of the resurrection did not exist in the earliest manuscripts. Further, the Gospels were composed during times when hundreds of Jews were being crucified each week. They were written for a Greco-Roman audience. If the events did actually happen, the obvious role of the Romans in the trial of Jesus as well as his execution “had to be whitewashed and presented as sympathetically as possible” . There was absolutely no criticism of Roman oppression, nor any mention of Jewish revolt. The Jews were cast in the role of villains, but this is historically illogical because they (the Sanhedrin) had the right to pass death sentences. They did not need Pontius Pilate. Further, if they had wanted Jesus to be killed, he would have been stoned to death, not crucified.Crucifixion was exclusively used by Rome to execute the enemies of Rome.
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The one thing that is common to all forms of Christianity is the myth of the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus. It should be interesting to note that the story of the resurrection did not exist in the earliest manuscripts. Further, the Gospels were composed during times when hundreds of Jews were being crucified each week. They were written for a Greco-Roman audience. If the events did actually happen, the obvious role of the Romans in the trial of Jesus as well as his execution “had to be whitewashed and presented as sympathetically as possible” . There was absolutely no criticism of Roman oppression, nor any mention of Jewish revolt. The Jews were cast in the role of villains, but this is historically illogical because they (the Sanhedrin) had the right to pass death sentences. They did not need Pontius Pilate. Further, if they had wanted Jesus to be killed, he would have been stoned to death, not crucified.Crucifixion was exclusively used by Rome to execute the enemies of Rome.
There is no verification of a significant crucifixion in the writings of historians such as Philo, Tacitus, Pliny, Suetonius, Epictectus, Cluvius Rufus, Quintus, Curtis Rufus, Josephus, nor the Roman Consul, Publius Petronius. The crucifixion also was unknown to early Christians until as late as the Second Century.
Fundamentalists believe that the Bible is actual history, and apparently they believe that totally different stories are equally valid. According to Luke, when Jesus was born he was visited by shepherds. According to Matthew he was visited by kings. There are many such contradictions, and the validity of any is questionable, if not utterly fictitious. For instance, Nazareth did not exist during the lifetime of Jesus, but it did exist at the time of the writings which occurred much later.
This brings the question, How could this Jesus have come from Nazareth if it didnt exist during his lifetime?? More biblical "Made up to fit our fairy tale crap"
but what his life was like was no doubt nothing like written in the bible
the things jesus is said to have done is from hourus and mithra and Krishna and dozens of others
One would think that a dude that famous someone would have noticed him during his life time instead of 345 years later......
Yeshua. is the hebrew name for jesus
Jesus is actually the name of Zeus
who ironicly was another well known God known for inpregnanting mortal women and virgin birth son
Dionysus (Greece 500 BC)- Born on Dec.25th, Born of a Virgin, was a traveling teacher that performed miracles such as turning water into wine, he was referred to as the "king of kings", "gods only begotten son", "alpha and omega", etc. Upon his death was later resurrected.