Jesus in a Cheeto: Miracle or substantiation "con"?
Tuesday May 19, 2009
Yes, another "Cheesus," and again in Texas. We had one here last July, though it was Christ on the Cross--more than blasphemous enough for me. (And what it means for Protestant theology on the Eucharist, God knows.) This week's...
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After reading this I don't see how anyone can eat a bag of cheetos the same way ever again. One might have to examine each and every one from a variety of angles. Plus with this recession people are prone to cosmetically alter the junk food to make it appear apparitional. Anybody know how to chisle a cheeto?
What does the Cheetoh with the outstretched arm mean in Protestant theology? Absolutely nothing. Eucharist as holy hocus-pocus is a Catholic belief.
Oh for goodness sakes, what the hell? It's a Cheeto... that it, a godless, edible, 360-calorie snack! Thats all it is! Nothing special about it, it's not some proof of divine intervention- it's a damn cheesy snack. Eat the thing and move on with your day. Now lets debate more serious issues.
That's not Jesus! It look more like one of the Magi or maybe Martha setting the table ("Ooh Where is that Mery now? She is always findig some reason to slack off. Wait until I tell Jesus!")
Not every Cheeto is divine, some are just minor players int he snack bowl of life.
Too cheesy for words.
:)
In the entire history of the world there must have been 35 trillion knotholes that look like Harpo Marx and 78 quintillion chunks of coal that look like Warren Harding and 894 billion gold nuggets that look like King kong and maybe 8,90,465 burned tortillas that looked like Dun Scotus. So whats your point. That there a visual similarities among things? So what?
Manna from heaven, cheetos from frito lay, it really is all the same...
will this go on e-bay or not, thanks scott,
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