Jesus in My Oatmeal


	Jesus in My Oatmeal

AtlLiberal

2-12-2008 12:53 PM

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religion, rationalism, science, christian

AtlLiberal says:

For those of you out there who have recently been awed by the appearance of Jesus or Mary in your marmalade here's a more rational explanation for you to try on.

Rationality. It's really a good thing.

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2-12-2008 2:54 PM

CrazyRedHead

When I see these silly imaginary images, my only thought is, "I could never worship any god who had such poor artistic talent!"

2-12-2008 5:18 PM

wiccantexan

God appears in tortillas fairly regularly here in south Texas, when he and Jesus are not busy showing up in tree knots.

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