Posted on 03/26/2013 8:14:48 PM PDT by NYer
The Shroud of Turin Official Site
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The Shroud will be on display and televised worldwide this Saturday, March 30. This is only the second time, the first being in 1973.
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Wow.
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Scientists have also found pollen in the Shroud that are local to Jerusalem:
“Some 96 percent of the 28 flower species identified on the shroud grow between Jerusalem and the Qumran Caves. Add the southern Dead Sea area to the equation and 100 percent of the species can be found, said Danin.”
http://shroud2000.com/ArticlesPapers/Article-PollenEvidence.html
Dec. 9, 2009 on the side of a mountain, during a snow storm, bleeding out after a fall explained everything I ever needed to know, and told me how strong my faith was.
/johnny
Glad I got to see one “good news” thread today.
Interesting to know. Any network information? Worth it to me to go somewhere and try to watch in HD. Maybe will be streamed.
You don’t realize what kind of an epic oxymoron is embedded in your comment.
I certainly don’t need a piece of cloth to confirm my faith, either. However, it is so wonderful that we continuously find evidence and validation for the Scriptures on a nearly daily basis.
Really? Sounds like an interesting story. Tell us more!
/johnny
Christianity is based on historical facts that can be investigated. People typically come to Christ in two ways, by pure Faith (your case and mine) and purely by Reason, (C.S. Lewis for example). Then of course there is everyone in between. The Shroud is just another means by which to bring more souls into the fold that might not otherwise get there. God will take you any way He can.
Name one person who needed/needs the Shroud to confirm his/her faith.
I laughed when I read your tag line. May we all be so fortunate. :-)
I said that I didn’t, but I imagine you could run across someone who would fall into that category.
Well said.
This is actually a very good statement.
JR, the contradiction I saw was professing your very strong faith yet showing an almost hostile rejection of direct evidence for it, rather than the awe and wonder which would be expected (as in MNGal's statement above).
The existence of The Shroud, left as a great gift for us, makes me feel very good, and I don't know why you would react as you do.
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