lorens05 t1_jabpurt wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:29 AM

Reply to comment by iTwango in TIL the deacon Saint Lawrence was roasted alive on a giant grill during the persecution of Valerian. The poet Prudentius tells that he joked with his tormentors, "Turn me over—I'm done on this side". He is now the patron saint of cooks, chefs, and comedians. by ALasagnaForOne

Stranger still is we are supposed to take the supposed Jesus relics at face value. I mean, how can we really know if the rag has the actual blood of Jesus?

SterlingArcherTrois t1_jadbsgy wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:53 PM

You’re talking about a religion here, blindly believing in insane stories with zero evidence whatsoever is literally a requirement for participation.

Will12239 t1_jadjk0m wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:42 PM

Religion was a great way to transition from tribalism to modernism. It melded society into a cohesive unit. A natural phenomena, we would be in the stone age without it. To dismiss it is ignorant.