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Jesus Christ stories: 37 news summaries

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 Catholics 
 Rip Larry for 
 Whizzing 
 on Jesus 

Urine taken for 'miraculous tears' by Curb characters

Oct 30, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US Catholic League has complained about an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that shows Larry David accidentally urinating on a painting of Jesus hanging in a bathroom. Other characters then think the painting is miraculously crying. "Was Larry David always this crude?" asked angry league president Bill Donahue.... More »

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parody • satire • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • comedy • Catholic League • Catholic • Jesus Christ

(Newser) - Even the Bible isn't conservative enough for some conservatives. The mysterious "Conservative Bible Project" aims to bring the holy book back to its right-wing "roots" by routing out muddy translation and liberal "bias." That includes no more "gender inclusive" terms that "emasculate" Christianity and... More »

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Christianity • conservative • holy site • Bible • liberal • Jesus Christ

 Scientist Reproduces 
 'Fake' Turin Shroud 

Nothing miraculous about his creation, says Italian researcher

Oct 6, 09 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Shroud of Turin is definitely a medieval forgery, according to an Italian scientist who made one himself to prove the point. The chemistry professor made the reproduction of the shroud—believed by many to represent a miraculous image of Christ after crucifixion—using materials and techniques available during the... More »

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Italy • Jesus Christ • carbon date • Shroud of Turin

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 Bible-Toting 
 Hijacker: 'Christ 
 Is Coming Soon' 

Acted on 'revelation,' with 'Father, Son and Holy Ghost' riding shotgun

Sep 9, 09 6:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Bolivian man who commandeered a Mexican airliner today told authorities he was acting after a divine revelation, the AP reports, under the premise that today’s date—9/9/09—is the satanic number 666 upside down. Jose Flores, 44, told airline attendants that he and three others were taking control;... More »

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terrorism • Bible • hijacker • Jesus Christ • hijacking • religious beliefs • crazy • Aero Mexico • Jose Flores • Holy Ghost

ANALYSIS

 'Jesus Burial Box' 
 Trial Gets Thorny 

Judge skeptical after witnesses seemingly contradict own testimony

Sep 5, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The public is already frowning on a Tel Aviv man accused of forging the burial box of Jesus' brother James, but the judge in the case has hinted that the case is weak, Matthew Kalman writes in Time. Two scientists, witnesses for the prosecution, have testified that geological conditions could... More »

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Israel • research • scientists • Tel Aviv • artifacts • Jesus Christ • forgery

 'Reborn' Jesus 
 Leads Vegans 
 in Russia 

Known as Vissarion, former traffic cop preaches against war

Aug 29, 09 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former traffic cop in Russia has declared himself a reincarnation of Jesus and amassed a following of 5,000 devotees, including artists and intellectuals, the Daily Mail reports. Sergei Torop, "reborn" as "Vissarion" after losing his job in 1991, preached against the evils of war and harming... More »

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Russia • church • cult • Jesus Christ

NEW BOOK

James Frey's Latest Creation: 
Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay Jesus

Once Oprah's enemy, now Christians'?

Aug 12, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Frey pissed off a lot of people—including Oprah—when his “memoir” A Million Little Pieces was exposed as fictional—but his new book might spark even more ire. Illumination: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible features a Messiah who marries gays, impregnates a teen,... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • novel • book • Jesus Christ • fake memoirs • New Testament • Old Testament

 MJ 'Appears' in Tree Stump 

For Calif. community, King of Pop not bigger than Jesus, but 'about even'

Jul 6, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California family says Michael Jackson’s likeness appeared on a tree stump in their yard the day the pop singer died, CBS 13 reports. Some neighbors say the stump looks more like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, or like Jesus. One neighbor finds the latter comparison fitting:... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • death • Michael Jackson • Jesus Christ • celebrity death

 More Than Bush Did, 
 Obama Cites Jesus 

Politically shaky ground for Bush may help Obama

Jun 9, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has invoked Jesus more than his predecessor, despite the major role Christianity played in George W. Bush’s policies, Politico reports. Obama has mentioned his faith in recent speeches in Cairo, at Notre Dame, and at Georgetown, to name a few instances. Though he was backed by evangelicals,... More »

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Christianity • religion • faith • Jesus Christ • George W. Bush • President Obama

(Newser) - Did Michelangelo actually create a small (16-inch) wooden carving of a crucified Jesus or did the Italian government get taken for a $4 million ride? Some experts believe passionately that the piece, now on exhibit in Naples, is the work of the master. But as the BBC reports, others blast... More »

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art • Italy • sculpture • Christ • culture • Florence • Michelangelo • Jesus Christ • crucifiction

 Hipster Jesus Unveiled 

Jesus given jeans and a trim for British church's new statue

May 14, 09 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Catholic church in Britain has given Jesus a 21st century makeover, the Daily Telegraph reports. Uckfield Catholic Church's "Jesus in Jeans" sculpture, to be hoisted to the top of its bell tower this week, depicts a rockin' Jesus with a trim haircut and sporting baggy jeans. The design... More »

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church • sculpture • statue • jeans • Britain • Jesus Christ • Jay-ZTV

Apple Cans 'Jesusizer' iPhone App

'Me So Holy' makers accuse company of being overly sensitive

May 12, 09 7:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has rejected an iPhone application that lets users put their faces on images of Jesus and other religious figures, Wired reports. The company—crucified in the press last month for approving the "Baby Shaker" app—told the makers of "Me So Holy" that the app contained objectionable... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Jesus Christ • iPhone applications • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Israeli-Vatican tensions are expected to heat up yet again during Pope Benedict's visit today as the pontiff presses Catholic claims over a room in Jerusalem believed to be the site of Christ's last supper. The room is in a building that served for centuries as a mosque and is now... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jerusalem • Vatican • Catholic • The Last Supper • Jesus Christ • Eucharist • King David

OPINION

 The 10 Best Jesus Films 

From Cecil De Mille to Parker & Stone

Apr 11, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Easter, Time lists the 10 best Jesus flicks—from Cecil B. De Mille to South Park—and gives you the scoop on each.
  1. The King of Kings, 1927 Cecil B. De Mille.
  2. The King of Kings, 1961 Nicholas Ray.
  3. The Gospel According
... More »

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film • Easter • South Park • Trey Parker • Matt Stone • Martin Scorsese • Mel Gibson • Jesus Christ • Monty Python • Cecil B. De Mille • Nicholas Ray • Pier Paolo Pasolini • David Greene • Robert Elfstrom • Franco Zeffirelli • Terry Jones

 NYC Church Twitters 
 Good Friday Ritual 

Trinity Wall Street brings Good Friday online

Apr 10, 09 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York church is using Twitter to bring observance of Good Friday into the social-networking age, CNET reports. Trinity Wall Street is posting the Passion, 140-character piece by 140-character piece, from a set of accounts representing the characters in the story. The church already encourages the use of video... More »

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social networking • Christ • podcast • podcasts • Jesus Christ • Good Friday • Twitter • microblogging • Trinity Wall Street

(Newser) - Playmobil has demanded that a German pastor stop using its toys to depict Bible scenes, reports the Telegraph. One plastic human figure has been given breasts to be a naked Eve, and another has been nailed to a cross. Photos of the altered figures have been posted on the internet.... More »

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Germany • religion • toys • Bible • Jesus Christ • pastor • pastor controversy • Playmobil • crucifiction

You're Going to Hell, and There's Nothing You Can Do About It

Hip 'cussing pastor' revives fire, brimstone

Jan 11, 09 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Jesus needs salvation from the liberal, pansy ethos of mainstream evangelicals, and Mark Driscoll is determined to save him, Molly Worthen writes in the New York Times Magazine. The foul-mouthed Seattle pastor, who preaches in distressed jeans and unflinchingly discusses oral sex in the Bible, is a culture warrior... More »

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Seattle • evangelicals • megachurches • Jesus Christ

 Calm Is a 
 Tourist Boon 
 for Bethlehem 

West Bank sees record influx, boost to Palestinian economy

Dec 24, 08 7:37 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 1.3 million visitors took advantage of the relative peace between Israel and Palestine to visit Jesus Christ’s birthplace this year, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The streets around Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity—abandoned except for Israeli military jeeps just 6 years ago amid an... More »

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Israel • tourism • Palestine • Christians • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

opinion

 Time to Give Joseph His Due  

Priest sees stolid husband to Jesus's mother as a role model

Dec 23, 08 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and even the Three Kings come to mind at Christmastime, but rarely do Christians think of humble Joseph. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, writes in Slate that forgetting the man who raised Jesus—the reason for the season—is unfair. "It's time to take a... More »

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Christianity • Catholicism • Christmas • Virgin Mary • Jesus Christ • st. joseph

OPINION

 5 Best Songs You 
 Didn't Hear in 2008 

Esquire picks this year's best under-the-radar songs

Dec 11, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Test your indie chops, courtesy of Esquire, which rounds up the five best tunes you probably didn’t hear this year:
  • “Jingle Bells,” Julian Koster: There's not a single bell in this holiday classic, just a harrowing singing saw.
  • “One Last Round,” Ron Sexsmith:
... More »

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Led Zeppelin • Christmas music • Jesus Christ • commentary • Ron Sexsmith • Elbow • Best of 2008

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