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|    Tom to the Beach Cruiser Philosopher    |
|    Re: Does Jesus riding a donkey represent    |
|    08 Jun 12 14:07:47    |
      dfdb476a       XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism       XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore       From: tc@comcast.net              On 6/8/12 1:25 PM, TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher wrote:       > It is said that a man called Jesus once rode a donkey to prove some       > point about his humbleness. Not that it made his future followers --       > the Christians-- any more humble, but it seems that a fully grown man       > riding a donkey represents a burden for the poor beast. I'd say that       > would represent, say, having a man carry 50 lbs for hours on end. Not       > that the donkey would complain and say "Hey man, that's heavy," but       > that would make for a brutish life. It is evident that Jesus could       > have walked on foot the same path and still be Jesus.       >       > Nowadays I choose to ride a bike to prove a point, but it's often       > ignored. Perhaps the Christians are not good at drawing parallels. I       > can not ride a donkey without drawing too much attention. And there's       > the fact that it may represent animal cruelty.       >       > But that's only my humble opinion.       >       >       > -------------------------------------------------------------       >       > http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution              let the donkey ride you, your an ass              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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