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   >>Now I wonder, what could the Christians have possibly found objectionable   
   about this wonderful culture of torture, murder and cannibalism?   
   >   
   >   
   > That's what I'm trying to understand. The Christian religion glorifies   
   > torture, murder and cannibalism. Look at all those men hanging on   
   > crosses in Catholic churches with blood dripping off thorns and nails   
   > embedded in their bodies. There are millions of those crosses.   
   > Paintings and sculptures too. All kinds of imagery, men, women,   
   > children. You even see these icons proudly displayed in the homes of   
   > common people. (Linda Schele would surely forgive me for stealing this   
   > from her if she were still alive.) As far as cannibalism, have you ever   
   > heard of the rite of Eucharist?   
   >   
   > So what were they objecting too, actually? And how much of this did   
   > they themselves actually see happen among the Maya?   
   >   
      
   There is a difference between the symbolic eating of the flesh of   
   God, and the actual eating of the flesh of human beings, although   
   the esoteric motivation may be similar in both cases.   
      
   I'm surprised you defend the practice of cannibalism among the   
   Maya. Is it because it provides an opportunity to knock the   
   Christian religion?   
      
   Gibson is an honest guy. He honestly portrayed the successful   
   conspiracy to murder Jesus by the priests of the Temple, and now   
   from what I've read, he honestly portrays the barbarism and   
   brutality of the Maya. Both topics are politically incorrect, so   
   naturally he received criticism for his honesty.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)