Celebrating Good Friday In The Philippenes Apparently Involves Real-Life Crucifixions

[Initech]

Filipino devotees re-enact Christ's crucifixion

Catholic devotees on the Philippines' island of Luzon, were nailed to wooden crosses as thousands of spectators watched the reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday.

Aside from the crucifixions, dozens of barefoot and shirtless devotees walked on gravel streets and whipped themselves with thin bamboo strips on a rope while others carved their backs with shards of glass.

Such rituals in northern Philippines, are extreme displays of religious

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=157155709

Man I'll take the Easter Egg hunt thanks.

[jerseyjack]

1. I would respond to this but then I would be criticized as being anti-Catholic.

[Initech]

4. I like what Bill Hicks said:

"A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. You think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a fucking cross? That would be like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant. Just thinking of John, Jackie."

[Recursion]

2. The church keeps cracking down on it, but the people keep doing it

There's one woman who's done it like 40 times.

[libodem]

3. That is weird

And disgusting.

[Curmudgeoness]

5. Symbolism, apparently, is lost on them. nt