Comments on: Man sues church after crucifix crushes leg

By: John Maple

John Maple — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:33:00 +0000

I got that reference but substitute a long stick with a sponge for the spear and it is still the simplest and safest way to go.

By: benher

benher — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Well, you win the thread.

By: sburns54

sburns54 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:36:00 +0000

I guess that there aren’t too many christians familiar with the bible here… that was a reference to the passage in the book of John, about the centurion offering a rag soaked in vinegar to Jesus when he was on the cross and thirsty. A little too obscure, I guess…my 12 years of catholic schooling are hard to shake.

By: sburns54

sburns54 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:36:00 +0000

See above reply.

By: Bastiaan van der Peet

Bastiaan van der Peet — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:43:00 +0000

I wouldn’t use vinegar to clean marble.

By: vintermann

vintermann — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:29:00 +0000

Reminds me of this card in “Friedemann Friese’s Funny Friends” (note the censored version for the American market, by the way!)

http://boardgamegeek.com/image/135403/funny-friends?size=original

By: John Maple

John Maple — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:46:00 +0000

Actually, a sponge on a stick would have been the best choice and it is simple too. Jesus may have cured the sick and raised the dead but it is far more difficult to cure foolishness.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:56:00 +0000

I knew a woman who talked incessantly about how we create our own reality. Until God gave her cancer.

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:21:00 +0000

You just got a crucifixion and stoning in one.

Which is officially called being “Crucif**ked”

By: sburns54

sburns54 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:11:00 +0000

He should have stuck a vinegar- soaked rag on the end of a spear and swabbed Jebus with that. Worked for the centurion.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:51:00 +0000

Wait. Is it victim blaming when I point out that the church gave permission to clean the Jeezus, not to hang from his cross.
Bring a stepladder, klutz.
And take a hint. You just got a crucifixion and stoning in one.

By: Sigmund_Jung

Sigmund_Jung — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Maybe it is time for churches to keep the amateurs from cleaning — and restoring — their artwork?

By: oldtaku

oldtaku — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:03:00 +0000

Can’t he just pray that leg back on?

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:47:00 +0000

If a church were to collapse on parishoners, would we laugh at the irony and chalk it up to “that must be god’s will too!”

That’s pretty much what God allowed to happen to Job’s house and his children. If you believe that The Bible is the word of God that is. If this was a test, then Jimenez failed big time…

By: DrMedicine

DrMedicine — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:57:00 +0000

That I can agree with.

By: ldobe

ldobe — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:53:00 +0000

I forgot how awesomely psychedelic the Berkley Pit looks.

I’d bet it’d look really cool scuba diving. Until all my skin melts off.

By: Sekino

Sekino — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:50:00 +0000

Never said it’s okay for churches to have shoddy building practices. I’m talking about this man’s state of mind. It shows how easily people pick and choose what is involvement from god and what isn’t and it is always worrisome to see how they don’t question themselves about it whatsoever even in a situation that extreme.

By: giantasterisk

giantasterisk — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:43:00 +0000

Common sense and religion just never seem to go together.

By: johnkeippel

johnkeippel — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:35:00 +0000

Perhaps the church should have just as much responsibility as Mr. Jimenez attributed to the doctors, nurses, researchers, etc. that worked to save his wife’s life.

By: DrMedicine

DrMedicine — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:27:00 +0000

Is it though? He prayed to his god and cleaned the church’s physical symbol of that. If a church were to collapse on parishoners, would we laugh at the irony and chalk it up to “that must be god’s will too!” or do we agree that the church has responsibility for the safety of its physical properties? I mean, this isn’t snake-handling.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:14:00 +0000

Christ: what an asshole.

By: Sekino

Sekino — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:12:00 +0000

Interesting that when his wife survived cancer, he attributed it to god and that cross. But when the cross crushes his leg, he doesn’t have a single thought about his god being displeased and sues the church. How convenient.

It’s just like all the religious people who claim that hurricanes, earthquakes and a plethora of natural phenomena are because of teh gays and yet totally ignore the most blatant messages: http://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Grand-Prismatic-Spring2.jpeg

By: Funk Daddy

Funk Daddy — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Next time remember to tithe or JC will come back on you again!

By: Navin_Johnson

Navin_Johnson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:02:00 +0000

Christ, what an accident!

By: tristan eldritch

tristan eldritch — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:58:00 +0000

As the cross fell, Jimenez became the first man to say “Jesus Christ!” with simultaneously literal and figurative connotation.

By: kuang

kuang — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:57:00 +0000

Do church insurance policies cover “Acts of God”?

By: Jelly Bean Raider

Jelly Bean Raider — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:53:00 +0000

This WAS god’s will!!

By: nixiebunny

nixiebunny — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:44:00 +0000

What can one say to that? God was looking out for him. No, wait, God had it in for him.