Stupid things religious people say

[Fake Messiah]

That's disturbing.

National Bible Bee???

Those are much more sinister than you think. Those are examinations for these Christian women.

Reading the Bible is the only time off they get from working in the kitchen and other house chores.

So, after working for 12 hours in the kitchen and washing floors, these Christian women ask for a 20-minute break, and when they get a response like "What?! You harlot Jezebel! Did you just say you want to insult God with your laziness?"

"No, I meant a break so I can read the Bible."

"Oh, ok then. This is what we do now. Still, women today are so spoiled. I remember when I asked for a break so that I can give birth to my first child and quickly got smacked across my face. That was a lesson for me that God made women perfectly capable to give birth while standing and waving around with a wet broom. You just push it a few times and it comes out. So you better be reading the Bible for real, and not just staring at it while actually sleeping with your open eyes. I will examine you."

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Anyway, they broke the record with the height of the Jesus statue again!

A new statue of Jesus is tallest in the world!

The 200-foot (61 meters) statue, called "Jesus Christ the Savior," has its arms outstretched at the tourist site on Sibeabea Hill, overlooking Toba Lake in Samosir Regency. While its posture is similar to Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, this latest version is a full 65 feet taller.

The inauguration ceremony was held by Indonesian Bishops' Conference president Antonius Subianto Bunjamin of Bandung. The prelate shared how the pope had blessed a miniature of the statue at the Vatican embassy in Jakarta while he was on his papal visit on September 6.

https://aleteia.org/2024/09/25/a-new-sta...-the-world

[brewer]

Anyway, they broke the record with the height of the Jesus statue again!

A new statue of Jesus is tallest in the world!

The 200-foot (61 meters) statue, called "Jesus Christ the Savior," has its arms outstretched at the tourist site on Sibeabea Hill, overlooking Toba Lake in Samosir Regency. While its posture is similar to Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, this latest version is a full 65 feet taller.

The inauguration ceremony was held by Indonesian Bishops' Conference president Antonius Subianto Bunjamin of Bandung. The prelate shared how the pope had blessed a miniature of the statue at the Vatican embassy in Jakarta while he was on his papal visit on September 6.

https://aleteia.org/2024/09/25/a-new-sta...-the-world

I suppose spending money on statues is better than spending it on indoctrination. We all know a culture that went sideways doing this.