A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
On Friday, over a hundred people watched on as 10 devotees were nailed to wooden crosses, among them Ruben Enaje, a 63-year-old carpenter and sign painter. The real-life crucifixions have become an annual religious spectacle that draws tourists in three rural communities in Pampanga province, north of Manila.
The gory ritual resumed last year after a three-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. It has turned Enaje into a village celebrity for his role as the “Christ” in the Lenten reenactment of the Way of the Cross.
Ahead of the crucifixions, Enaje told The Associated Press by telephone Thursday night that he has considered ending his annual religious penitence due to his age, but said he could not turn down requests from villagers for him to pray for sick relatives and all other kinds of maladies.
It’s what Jesus would have wanted, I’m sure.
How else would he want to be remembered?
Feeding the poor?
Loving the different?
Starting a damn riot because someone charged interest on a loan?
Surely his favorite part of life was being tortured to death for those messages, so let’s all wear a tiny gold version of what killed him and forgot all that commie crap he constantly talked about
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Jesus didn’t talk about using force or the threat of force to confiscate other people’s wealth and give it away.
Someone hasn’t been reading their book of fairy tales…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple
It’s always amusing when people who are against religion pretend to be experts.
He litterly tells them after dumping out their money “Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.”
Jesus didn’t take their money, he told them to take their shit and leave.
As opposed to all the Christian denominations, sects, cults who can’t even agree on what the facts were, or which of the books, letters etc are to be included in their “correct” version on the bible.
What does any of that have to do with claiming the cleansing the temple parable shows Jesus promoting communism.
Absolutely nothing. It was a reply to your first sentence.
It’s more amusing to see how ignorant the religious are of their religion. Especial monotheists. You’ve only got the one god and you still can’t keep the rules straight.
Did jimbolauski say something incorrect?
Yeah, moved the goalpost from starting a riot to confiscating money and goods.
Which rules did I not keep straight?
Do you know what communism is? Or just what the McCarthyites told you?
Do you? I’ve never heard of read a bible verse about Jesus instructing his followers to seize the means of production.
Damn, its almost like Communism was invented AFTER Jesus supposed time
But even then, seizing the means would be more Socialism than Communism. Marx wrote as much, too, that Socialism is the stepping stone away from Capitalism and towards Communism
Thanks for providing more evidence Jesus didn’t espouse communists ideas.
Here is the 4th plank of the communists party, as written by your buddy Karl in the communists manifesto. You should probably read the man’s works before you make claims about what he said
Me thinks you dont know what property is in this context.
Private property in the Manifesto doesnt mean theyre gonna take your toothbrush, ffs
Don’t assume because you don’t know what you’re talking about that others don’t as well.
It’s still seizing of someone’s property which you claimed is not part of Karl’s communism.
I never made a claim on what was or was not in Karl’s manifesto.
I think you hit the nail on the hand with this comment.
“Fucking hell lads, I gave you the bread and wine thing. There’s no need for this!”
Well after he’s dead they start throwing around the line about needing to “carry the cross as I do.”
So people who believe that was accurately attributed certainly might think that’s what he wanted.