tags: Shroud of Turin, christianity,catholics, religion, cults, History Channel, streaming video
This video is a clip from the History Channel, where they report on the face that is imprinted onto the Shroud of Turin (rumored to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ). Ho-hum.
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Olfaction (smell) is the most mysterious of senses, and is wrongly regarded as insignificant by most people.
I was annoyed and surprised to learn from a publicist that this weekend the History Channel is airing a programme named "The Real Face of Jesus" that takes a credulous approach to the shroud of Turin.
I get thrown the miracle of the shroud of Turin on a regular basis — just last week someone confronted me with it, basically saying "A-ha!
Now that we know what Jesus looked like, what next? Do we have to discard all of the paintings that don't look like this as heretical?
Geez. What does the priest say? From an historical point of view IF this is the face of Jesus it's fascinating? I find the truth about the thriving Jesus relics industry in the middle ages infinitely more interesting and viable. Of course, I haven't seen the documentary, but The History Channel hasn't ever bowled me over with it's scholarship.
One other note, "Father" Morris states that Christianity is different from any other religion because it's about a person, Jesus of Nazareth. So Islam isn't about Muhammad and Buddhism isn't about Buddha. Nice try, father.
HI:
The real story behind the Shroud of Turin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vca3rra69p8
Starts at the 0:30 mark.