{"id":6960,"date":"2004-06-24T18:44:29","date_gmt":"2004-06-24T23:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2004\/06\/24\/actually-you-dont-need-an-antenna-to-speak-to-jesus\/"},"modified":"2004-06-24T18:44:29","modified_gmt":"2004-06-24T23:44:29","slug":"actually-you-dont-need-an-antenna-to-speak-to-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2004\/06\/actually-you-dont-need-an-antenna-to-speak-to-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Actually you don&#039;t need an antenna to speak to Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/jesusantenna.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"141\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"articles\">The latter crosses the line for some congregations, who are not willing to<br \/>\nsee Christ on a cross, with antennae sticking out here and there. The mayor<br \/>\nof Schwabhausen, in deeply Catholic Bavaria, has come out against such an antenna<br \/>\nin his village church. Mobile phone companies are hesitant as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"articles\">&quot;The churches actually don&#8217;t like it so much,&quot; said<br \/>\nSusanne Satzer-Spree, a Vodafone spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"articles\">However, some houses of worship have managed to make their masts part of their<br \/>\nidentity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"articles\">&quot;Everyone recognizes the church now,&quot; said<br \/>\nJohannes de Fallois, pastor at a church in Neuburg.<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dw-world.de\/english\/0,3367,1446_A_1235373_1_A,00.html\">Full<br \/>\nArticle<\/a>][<a href=\"http:\/\/michaeldubruiel.blogspot.com\/%0A\">Via Annunciations<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"post\">With the jutting antenna this kind of reminds me of a hi-tech<br \/>\nByzantine Cross gone awry. With the arms the way they are shown it looks more<br \/>\nlike Jesus is kicking back leaning on the antenna and draping his arms over<br \/>\nit than him being crucified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"articles\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/byzantinecross.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"271\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"post\">I do not think that when the Church talks about the discipline<br \/>\nof mandatory celibacy for clergy that they meant cell-abacy for crucifixes.<br \/>\nI could just imagine St. Paul walking all over the Middle East and Europe saying &quot;Can<br \/>\nyou hear me now?&quot; I guess we can be thankful that they didn&#8217;t have modern<br \/>\ntechnology then. It would really be difficult to meditate on Sacred Text Messaging<br \/>\nor would it be Sacred Messaging Scripture (SMS).<\/p>\n<p class=\"post\">\t<em>A readN of a letta frm St. Paul 2 D Galatians<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"post\"><em>Response: thx B 2 God<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"post\"><em>Paul an apostle &#8212; nt frm men nor thru mn, bt thru JC n God D<br \/>\ndad, hu raised him frm D ded &#8212; n ll D brethrN hu r W me, 2 D churches of Galatia:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"post\"><em>Grace TU n peace frm God D dad n r Lord Gsus Christ, hu gave<br \/>\nhimself 4 r sins 2 delivA us frm D presnt &gt;:) age, accrdng 2 D wl of r God<br \/>\nn dad; 2 whom B D glory 4ever n evr. Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"post\">And the words of consecration:<\/p>\n<p class=\"post\">  <em>nw as dey wr e@tiN, Gsus t%k bread, n blessed, n broK it,<br \/>\nn gave it 2 D disciples<br \/>\nn z, &quot;Take, e@; dis S my bod.&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latter crosses the line for some congregations, who are not willing to see Christ on a cross, with antennae sticking out here and there. 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