»Scholar's say Christ was good for a laugh! :)«
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 Read the article Theological scholars have gathered in Italy to try to dispel the idea that ancient Christians were a po-faced lot, who struggled for a sense of humour.
... "People liked Christ," says Beppe Grillo, one of Italy's leading satirical comedians. "If he had been too serious a man he wouldn't have had such a following." posted by fatpie42 |
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| in-my-opinion.orgReligion and Mysteries, from worship to werewolvesReligious & Philosophical TopicsScholar's say Christ was good for a laugh! :) |
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 fatpie42: "People liked Christ," says Beppe Grillo, one of Italy's leading satirical comedians. "If he had been too serious a man he wouldn't have had such a following." I disagree. If he reappeared after dying it actually doesn't matter what person he was. posted by knn |
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 typical european attitude. posted by sangu |
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What's about the view in the article is: (a) Typically European or (b) incorrect Do you think that Christ was a boring person then? posted by fatpie42 |
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 Maybe Sangu didn't read the article. It does sound pretty insulting to Christianity by the title.. posted by Nianza |
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i skimmed the article...sorry. so christ was funny? hmm, cool. knn: I disagree. If he reappeared after dying it actually doesn't matter what person he was. i think he refers to the following before he died, all those flocks of people following him. posted by sangu |
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 The title of the article is indeed strange, but the article itself is ok, and would be nice if it were longer. The don't mean that Christ was laughable, they just mean that there are things in the Bible that may make you smile. That he was not a clown but that he was a human and could make jokes. Does god have to be serious or what? Some have found indications that Jesus Christ had a sense of humour and references to laughter and comic moments in the scriptures. Actually, I think it mattered what type of person he was and what he said. Laughter is what brings you closer to people. In the European history the tradition of laughter and carnival and making fun of sacred thing was always prominent and never meant offedning or degrading those things - it just brought them closer to the people. these signs of humour may have been suppressed when the church adopted a strict interpretation of the gospels' discouragement of exaggerated laughter and derision. posted by mymla |
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