Rugeley Villa Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 9 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Surely all the offended Christians should just forgive them? That's part of their 'thing' isn't it? Already forgiven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 59 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: Did any of you have anything to do with the mocking of the last supper in Paris ? Shameful really that organisers thought it’s ok . Luckily I think they might be safe this time. Well here we go again, IT WASNT THE LAST SUPPER It was pagan gods on Mount Olympus, based on a famous painting, the central (blue) character was Dionysus, the Greek God of celebration The scene was inspired by a painting not Da Vinci's The Last Supper but Jan van Billert's "The Feast of the Gods" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 44 minutes ago, bickster said: Dionysus, the Greek God of celebration Greek Gods - they're not real, right? Like those Norse Gods - they're not real either. If you live in the UK, then there's the Christian one that's deemed the real one, or if your heritage is from another part of the world, perhaps it's one of those ones from India or the Middle East or wherever that's real, but only one of them - the others aren't real either. So which one(s) are real depends on your lineage, basically. I'll go with the majority collated human population view, I think, in the absence of any evidence that any of them are real, and that's that none of them are real. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted August 2 Administrator Share Posted August 2 1 hour ago, blandy said: Greek Gods - they're not real, right? Like those Norse Gods - they're not real either. If you live in the UK, then there's the Christian one that's deemed the real one, or if your heritage is from another part of the world, perhaps it's one of those ones from India or the Middle East or wherever that's real, but only one of them - the others aren't real either. So which one(s) are real depends on your lineage, basically. I'll go with the majority collated human population view, I think, in the absence of any evidence that any of them are real, and that's that none of them are real. Local gods are real. Like mods on VillaTalk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 1 minute ago, limpid said: Local gods are real. Like mods on VillaTalk. Yes, my Lord. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 5 hours ago, limpid said: Who was a son of a carpenter? The whole story really didn't catch for you did it? John Prine was the grandson of a carpenter, allegedly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 4 hours ago, tonyh29 said: God was his biological father , but they lived in enlightened times Joseph was the legal father of Jesus , the gospels themselves often refer to Jesus as a carpenters son and the son of Joseph So you’re saying God was a deadbeat dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 50 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: So you’re saying God was a deadbeat dad I doubt he even sent him so much as one Christmas card 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Hello? Yes I’d like to book a table for 12 please. All sat on the same side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 8 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Hello? Yes I’d like to book a table for 12 please. All sat on the same side. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 19 hours ago, bobzy said: Also realised as I’ve typed this out that I’m referring to “white” beliefs and left/right rather than, say, Asian communities which are much more likely to be heavily religious and mixed politics. Practicing Muslims and Jews are extremely socially conservative. Maybe there’s some variations from an economic perspective but on social issues, they would be closer to the right. I’ve always thought the far right and Muslim extremists would make ideal bedfellows if only they understood each other better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 11 minutes ago, bickster said: 14 It was for the reunion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 2 Author VT Supporter Share Posted August 2 1 hour ago, Wainy316 said: I’ve always thought the far right and Muslim extremists would make ideal bedfellows if only they understood each other better. Q. How do you confuse an EDL supporter? A. Tell him that Muslims hate gays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted August 2 VT Supporter Share Posted August 2 6 hours ago, choffer said: I think most of us were busy mocking the people getting their nickers in a knot because they didn’t know the difference between the Bacchanalia and The Last Supper. In fairness, while it was meant to be that, it did bear more than a passing resemblance to the Last Supper, but that's to be expected given how Christianity has pinched so many stories and characters from classical mythology (Jesus/Adonis, gods and saints etc). I would know more if I hadn't lost two copies of the Golden Bough while reading them, but I will get on to the third copy once the children are a bit older and my brain returns a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 1 hour ago, one_ian_taylor said: 8 hours ago, choffer said: In fairness, while it was meant to be that, it did bear more than a passing resemblance to the Last Supper, It bore a passing resemblance to a painting that the nutty appear to think was a photograph of an actual event It bears no resemblance to the actual story in their good book any more than it does to me sat in the school canteen aged six Are people never to use straight long tables as a cat walk ever again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 1 hour ago, one_ian_taylor said: In fairness, while it was meant to be that, it did bear more than a passing resemblance to the Last Supper, but that's to be expected given how Christianity has pinched so many stories and characters from classical mythology (Jesus/Adonis, gods and saints etc). I would know more if I hadn't lost two copies of the Golden Bough while reading them, but I will get on to the third copy once the children are a bit older and my brain returns a little. Don’t forget Mithras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) 12 minutes ago, bickster said: It bore a passing resemblance to a painting that the nutty appear to think was a photograph of an actual event It bears no resemblance to the actual story in their good book any more than it does to me sat in the school canteen aged six Are people never to use straight long tables as a cat walk ever again? You should see the comments section over at The Athletic article on this whole kerfuffle Edited August 2 by Nor-Cal Villan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted August 2 Moderator Share Posted August 2 16 minutes ago, Nor-Cal Villan said: You should see the comments section over at The Athletic article on this whole kerfuffle I think I'll pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 2 minutes ago, bickster said: I think I'll pass Smart move I can’t resist a bout of muck jumping now and then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 11 hours ago, tonyh29 said: was he the son of a tool maker My Dad was a toolmaker at Lucas's 9 hours ago, limpid said: What's wrong with mocking religion? I thought it was compulsory. How did I miss the revival of this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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