19
Feb
2007
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The Holy Stain
I am just copying and pasting, and translating, a post.
The day after Ashura, this year, people “realized” that the water stain on a wall resembled Abbas, Imam Hossain’s uncle [if I am right]. They rushed to be blessed by it.
For the information of those who might find no connection between this and the IR, I should remind you that the Jamkaran Mosque is just one of the thousands of “holly” places in Iran directly supported by the administration. They also benefit from from the donations and the holiness.
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Arash-
You see this kind of thing all over the world I guess…I remember a story of a couple of Jews that saw some great sign in a carp or something…and Catholicism is filled with these “miracles”…
Many of us are desparate for a sign from heaven…some assurance that God is around and cares about us. Funny thing is…even if these “signs” really are from God…well what is he trying to tell us? Ah…”sinners…be nice to carp” or “don’t wash your clothes…there could be holy stains there”.
I feel bad for the folks really…and I wish God would give us some signs…preferably written across in the heavens…in Hebrew…of course.
Thousands are dying everyday and this is how the “god” lets the people know that he/she/it exist. Sigh…
Like a broken clock…even Jina is right twice a day
But yes…I am certain God come up with something better…burning bush..pillar of fire…email?
There was a woman in Florida who saw on her burned toast the face of the catholic`s Madonna & she sold it in ebay for 28.000 $ – the splinter reliqs of the original cross where Jesus was once crucified, would, if put together, a cross with length of some 100 meters – argh – superstition changes any real faith to the mockery of a lucky charm – it’s just ridicilious, funny & sad
Did I mention that last winter I saw an undescribable image of all holy symbols of all religions of the world carved in a strange snow formation – but before I could sell it in ebay the sun melted it away.
But more seriously – if you believe in a God, & he really exists, then of course he can talk to you & give a sign – you will know it if it’s ment for you, but on the other hand, there’s all this superiority mass of primitive superstition believers around, that believe in any sh..
Heimo
Yes…and like I said…let’s say the toast really was the Virgin Mary and the stain was Huessein or whoever…well…then what does the sign MEAN? We are right back to that overwhelming problem of interpretation…
Me…I am waiting for God to write across the heavens in Hebrew…oh crap…then we have to translate, and interpret…
Ah forget it…God…would you please help us out with this?