John W. wrote:
> Brett Robson wrote:
> 
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>> John W. wrote:
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>>>
>>> I remember once in some catholic church or other seeing a lady kissing
>>> a holy relic. All I could think of was the germs she was willing
>>> consuming....
>>>
>>
>> When I see stuff like that all I can think of is the Golden Calf.
>>
> I think the Golden Calf is a stab at Hindus.
> 

No, the Golden Calf was when Moses did a walk about and the 
Israelites got all nervous 'cause he wasn't around to do his 
magic tricks. So they melted down their gold and made a Golden 
Calf. Moses was right pissed off when he got back and did lots of 
magic tricks to scare the silly Israelites.


> But seriously, how would Jesus, Moses, etc. like to see everyone 
> flocking around and praying in front of a statue of Mary simply because 
> some moisture condensed around the eyes?
>  

He would probably wonder why he bothered.

So do I.