Beware Of Truth

Monday, Jun. 13, 2005 - 7:33 a.m.

Well, I don't know why I didn't see this coming, but I didn't. But here it is anyway.

I sent out another email to everybody as a follow-up to a letter I received from my father-in-law earlier in the week. The text of my letter was as follows:

Hi, folks --

I usually go to http://www.snopes.com whenever I get a 'petition' email like the Corpus Christi one. 'Snopes' is the name of a website dedicated to finding the truth behind urban legends and inbox petitions. Sure enough, I found a reference to the one we all got sent. In fact, it's morphed several times and what got distributed to us was merely its most recent incarnation. :-)

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/gayjesus.htm

So there ya go.

If you already forwarded that email, you might want to consider forwarding this as a followup.

Take care, all!

Now that the facts must be faced, the inevitable has happened. One of the people on the List O Lambs wrote back:

Would you please remove my name from this distribution list before you send on any more replies. Thanks so much. It's been interesting but it's clogging the airwaves.

I've only responded to three sets of exchanges. Therefore three letters and ONLY three letters from me have landed in that person's in-box.

THREE emails DO NOT 'clog the airwaves.' However, of course, I'll honor the request.

Besides, I have a burgeoning feeling the request may have come from somebody who already passed the letter along as fact.

What a shame; them accidentally bearing false witness against thy neighbor.

And me doing em a favor by trying to keep em from breaking that commandment.

Oh well. No good deed goes unpunished. :-)

And besides, I respect Jesus a whole bunch. According to reports, he was a nice Jewish boy who loved his mother.

I even had my nativity creche on display this last Yule:

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Okay, I think that's it. Have a good Monday!

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4 of my readers commented on this entry

elgan
Why we know that Jesus was Jewish: 1. He believed his mother was a virgin. 2. He went into his father’s business. 3. He was still living at home when he was 30. 4. His mother believed he was god.
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Jamie
You ain't got nuttin' on me, sistah! That was the Oscar Mayer (sp?) song! :-P
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Old Buddy Dave
Nope, that's "The Name Game"!
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kraven15
Now that is funny pic on Jesus. It made me laugh:) The Name Game is funny!!!!
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