Jesus spotted at the New York City Marathon
By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo News November 3, 2013 3:00 PM
The New York City Marathon usually falls just after Halloween, and as a result, there are always plenty of runners in costume.
On Sunday, one costume in particular delighted thousands of spectators along the 26.2-mile route: Jesus Christ, barefoot, with a large cross strapped to His back.
The sight of the Messiah among a parted sea of runners was reported by dozens of witnesses, many of whom snapped photos of the jogging Jesus and uploaded them to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
It appears that Jesus was among the record 50,000-plus runners officially registered for Sunday's marathon.
According to the New York City Marathon website, his bib number — 55-970, affixed, naturally, to the cross — belongs to Makoto Takeuchi, from Chiba, Japan. (It appears Takeuchi is a New York-based photographer; an email sent to the address listed on his website was not immediately returned.)
No word yet on the Son of God's finishing time, though he did reportedly have a little trouble running with the extra load.
Comments start here:
Mindful:
Have you
accepted Jesus... as your personal trainer?
Cymon:
Yea,
though I train through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
carbs...
Puzzled
in NYC:
Ok, I
admit it, ya made me smile.
Pastor
Mike Melland:
Cute,
cute.
Mindful:
@
Pastor: I am seriously curious... Are you truly ordained? If so, that just
makes this joke all the more meaningful to me!
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Mindful:
Funny
how people are raging at this guy! It is within his rights to run as he saw fit
to do. In this country people are so happy about the freedoms we have! Freedom
of religion, speech, and expression to name a few! However, it seems that those
freedoms are null and void if your speech, expressions, or religion differs
from anyone else's...
That is the thing about freedom... We are free to think as we want, not be pigeon holed into what someone else feels is right for us. You want freedom for yourself? Then you need to embrace that others have it, and they may think differently than you!
That is the thing about freedom... We are free to think as we want, not be pigeon holed into what someone else feels is right for us. You want freedom for yourself? Then you need to embrace that others have it, and they may think differently than you!
Paul:
I am
with you on speech and religion. I have yet to read expression in the
Constitution. That is something that was added, mistakenly, by the SCOTUS.
Expression becomes a slippery slope.
Batman:
I think
one of the issues at hand here is this. People who have the right to complain,
tend to complain about those who have their own rights. And they do not like
it. But God forbid if anyone goes against them for their own rights. Then there
is another issue all together.
Commenter:
Exactly!
Those who preach tolerance and acceptance are tolerant of those who are like
minded. It's an oxymoron.
Mindful:
@ Paul:
I understand your point... I do and I can honestly say I appreciate it. Sadly
we are so hindered by a word. There are a lot of things in the constitution
that were applicable back during the times that they wrote it that are obsolete
now. Same as in the bible!
Both documents regardless of your stance of them are both documents penned by man. That makes both documents fallible and self serving. There are things today that are happening that the authors of the constitution did not see happening! Abortions and Same Sex marriages to hit 2 of the hot topics...
As far as your point on expression, regardless of when it was added it is still in there. This man ran and I do not think it is morally allowed to impersonate Christ by religion. I think it is funny! I can do that since I am not religious.
The flip side of the same coin, you cannot go against the grain and expect no consequences! I can stand outside a church and protest against that faith promoting another, it is not illegal but it is going to come with consequences.
That is the problem I see with the people today! They want to force their views and thoughts on others and they are expecting NO recoil... YEAH! OK!
Too many want everything their way all the time. It takes more than one flavor to make a tasty dish is all I am saying with the idea that variety is the spice of life!
Both documents regardless of your stance of them are both documents penned by man. That makes both documents fallible and self serving. There are things today that are happening that the authors of the constitution did not see happening! Abortions and Same Sex marriages to hit 2 of the hot topics...
As far as your point on expression, regardless of when it was added it is still in there. This man ran and I do not think it is morally allowed to impersonate Christ by religion. I think it is funny! I can do that since I am not religious.
The flip side of the same coin, you cannot go against the grain and expect no consequences! I can stand outside a church and protest against that faith promoting another, it is not illegal but it is going to come with consequences.
That is the problem I see with the people today! They want to force their views and thoughts on others and they are expecting NO recoil... YEAH! OK!
Too many want everything their way all the time. It takes more than one flavor to make a tasty dish is all I am saying with the idea that variety is the spice of life!
K:
Personally,
I did see anybody "Railing" in the least. Some funny comments, some
preachy ones, but no railing. Where's the railing?
Paul:
TML:
Agreed. You wrote that real well.
Smokin:
No one
is raging at this guy. It's just funny, is all, to see the #$%$ come out of the
woodwork on parades like this.
Mindful:
@ Paul:
Thank you! Truly appreciate the feedback!
Demiurge:
Well
said Lunatic!
Mindful:
To
rephrase my comment since it has been pointed out that I am incorrect...
I saw a few earlier comments that were not very tasteful! Anytime someone does a stunt like this, the hardcore seem to materialize out of nowhere.
Again, I saw a few earlier comments that were not very complimentary. Then adding in the amount of comments that flooded after the first 30-50... There are currently over 2.4K comments. There is almost always a rager in there!
So, my assumption is quite possibly inflated by the normal trend of raging trolls! I never said rallying, I said raging. There is a difference but I see the error and I do apologize!
I saw a few earlier comments that were not very tasteful! Anytime someone does a stunt like this, the hardcore seem to materialize out of nowhere.
Again, I saw a few earlier comments that were not very complimentary. Then adding in the amount of comments that flooded after the first 30-50... There are currently over 2.4K comments. There is almost always a rager in there!
So, my assumption is quite possibly inflated by the normal trend of raging trolls! I never said rallying, I said raging. There is a difference but I see the error and I do apologize!
Commenter:
muslims
will have a problem with this... they have a problem with everything in america
as its not like the dump they came from
rita:
But
Mindful, Jesus' cross was not cardboard duh
Mindful:
@ rita:
WHAT?! Surely you joke! You mean that the blood thirsty, sadistic, torturing
folks of yester year used REAL WOOD? Wow... I thought that deforestation was a
new problem we have developed... that just ruined my day, thank you!
Dry humor is not easily conveyed online and in text format! ;D
Dry humor is not easily conveyed online and in text format! ;D
Commenter:
The
cross looked more like that light weight plastic. Just saying. I was also
looking for a wheel at the bottom.
Commenter:
The
cross tends to have that effect on people.
You know
it:
people
are raging at this? I don't subscribe to any religion and am not a believer but
I see absolutely no problem with what he did...if anything, I would think that
some Christians would be offended and screaming blasphemy not anybody else
really...weird...
Commenter:
That is
so true, that is why we are a free country. I personally am for any symbol that
would draw others to christ as mankinds salvation and the freedom that comes
from knowing christ. But that is what and who i put my trust in, i know others
have there own beleifs and according to our constitution we as a nation are
free to express our beleifs without the fear of being imprisoned or killed.
This is why i love this country and am glad to be a citizen of it. I also
because of my beleifs know that god has given all of us free will to choose him
or not because he wants us to choose him because we realize that he is our
creator and that as such he loves us unconditionally and wants us to be with
him forever. Not trying to preach per say, i just beleive that accepting christ
is the only way to be truly happy and live forever in pure love and want to
share that with the world. I know that through the acceptance of his son's
death jesus christ for the fogiveness of all our sins we are forgiven and it is
a free gift that on accepting seals us for eternal life with god and jesus his
son. A true acceptance will lead a person to be what god has always wanted man
to be because through the gift of gods holy spirit we are transformed in our
minds to choose good over evil. This change will bring joy and peace in your
life and assurance of a wonderful eternal life after death that will be filled
with a love that is beyond comprehension. We as human beings are not an
accident we were created by the creator of life because that is what a creator
does. We were created in his image so he could comune with us and lavish his
love on us, all he wants is for us to accept him and return to him so he can
continue to give us his love , but it has to be our choice because who would
want someone to accept something out of fear. No, it has to be a genuine
acceptance in your heart . Scripture says that there will be those that hear
the plan of salvation but turn away or dismiss it due to there hardned
stubborness, these people choose there fate after death just as us who beleive
choose life over eternal death and a much more fullfilled life while we are
still liveing here on earth. I am wondering who will also choose a more
fullfilled life here and after by truly repenting and accepting that christ
died as a liveing sacrifice so that we might see how much he truly love's us to
save us from eternal death. That person would ask for forgiveness and choose to
live faithfully by following gods word and liveing by example the truth . Folks
it is a much more fulfilled life then the one as an unbeleiver , god rewards us
who beleive and live accordingly with a joy and peace that is unexplainable and
loses it's meaning in mere mortal terms. Sorry, i guess i couldn't help it i
just had to preach a little, it is the prompting of gods holy spirit that is in
me and so i must tell others what i have experienced so that someone may be
convicted as i was and turn from evil and become what it is god wanted us to
always be, sons and daughters of him who is the source of life.
Richard:
Mind
Full -- The attitude can be summed up in one simple little sentence:
"Eeeewwww -- I don't liiiiiiiike it; make it go awaaaaaay~!!
Paul -- Funny; I don't recall the Supreme Court adding that to the Constitution... And how could they add something by mistake?
Butt Commander -- So only intollerant people are tolerant of others who are different, right?
K -- It's a type of fence, or a barrier [like you see on a porch or flight of stairs].
Paul -- Funny; I don't recall the Supreme Court adding that to the Constitution... And how could they add something by mistake?
Butt Commander -- So only intollerant people are tolerant of others who are different, right?
K -- It's a type of fence, or a barrier [like you see on a porch or flight of stairs].
Commenter:
"We
reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of other" - Barack
Obama (while covering up his Benghazi screw-up). The problem is the double standard.
If this were mocking Islam or Gays it would be treated as a hate crime by the
media and the ruling Democrat elite. Nobody is saying it should be illegal or
unconstitutional - just pathetic how the few stand up for decency when the
target is Christians - and shows what drivel Obama's words are.
Richard:
Strokin'
-- Actually, what's funny are the moronic comments made by people like you, who
don't have anything to stand up for and somehow think that people who do stand
for something are #$#!!s.
Stupid Boy -- Seems like the problem here is that you have a problem with Muslims. If they have problems with everything in America, why did they immigrate? You're just full of sht, that's all.
Stupid Boy -- Seems like the problem here is that you have a problem with Muslims. If they have problems with everything in America, why did they immigrate? You're just full of sht, that's all.
Commenter:
Amen!
Commenter:
Please
go to the White House lawn and scream that second paragraph to Obama.
C0mmenter:
@
richard, there was another case of I.M. WHining vs the state of who cares,
where the SCOTS ruled under some mistaken thought the I.M. Whining had
"Freedom of Expression". I forgot all the ins and outs, but bottom
line the libs have been hiding by that B.S. Screen, when it is not part of the
Constitution.
Bri:
Some
people cant take a hint from some and 'not give a friction' to faith or looks
or gender, much less sexual preferences. "Love the SINNER, Hate the
SIN." and "Don't ask, don't tell". I don't want know some
peoples' stuff.
Robert:
@The
Mindful Lunatic.....I agree, it absolutely does not matter what your stance is,
both are penned by men but one is penned by the inspiration of God. Interesting
that you know enough about the Bible to intentionally proclaim that both were
penned by men in an attempt disregard what the Bible states. To say that
abortion and same sex marriage were overlooked by God as He used man to pen the
Bible shows that although you knew enough to attempt to discredit it with your
'both are penned by men' statement, it also shows that you don't know as much
as you think. The Bible speaks about both to different churches that were
dealing with those issues. Baal worshippers were killing babies long before
planned parenthood and homosexuality was rampant many times throughout history.
The latest of such would be the Greeks. What is right doesn't change, what
people say is right changes. Interesting that you would talk about someone
carrying a cross in an attempt to draw attention to Jesus not moral and in the
same statement say that items written in the Bible and Constitution are
inapplicable and are currently morally justifiable. There is nothing penned by
the inspiration of God in the Bible that states that you cannot carry a cross
in a race on your back to bring attention to Jesus. I agree with you that if you
are going to step out and be bold concerning your beliefs that you should
expect people to come against you and have some blow back and I think the man
carrying the cross agrees with that. I didn't read anywhere in this story that
the runner that was running as Jesus had a problem with people speaking
negatively about what he did. I'm sure he knew that there would be people that
hated what he did. What is really comical is that so many people that aren't
Christian are offended by a man that is dressing up as the Savior and running a
race. Everyone has a right to their opinion but it doesn't change what is right
and wrong. I live life and do the wrong thing and make mistakes all of the
time. I'm not suggesting that anyone is better than another person. I am just
stating that just because you think that the constitution and the Bible are old
and have no credibility doesn't mean that right and wrong have changed. Right
will always be right and wrong will always be wrong. Whether or not we
structure our society and government with morals or not determines what happens
to our country and world.
Mindful:
@
Robert: Due to the fun I am anticipating in replying to you, I ask that you be
patient! The fact of the matter is, that Yahoo will not post or keep any comments
I make that are pasted into the comment/reply box. I will be replying to you!
It is going to be broke up in to segments but replied to all the same! OK? OK!
Cool!
Part 1.
First of
of you pointed out the choice in words I used for the 2 documents I compared.
Those being the Constitution and the Bible. Both penned by man. Seeing how I do
not subscribe or believe in your god, I will stay to my stance that it was
penned by man, in a language that has been dead for over a thousand years... In
that time, there were FEW men who were taught to read and write. Of those
fortunate enough to be a scholar and in that time, those who were taught to
read and write were either lawyers of that time, to become politicians or they
were religious scribes. Looking at the tendencies of the churches at that time,
they had methods that ensured their messages were self serving. The Church was
in the top 3 for death toll in that time. Chances are that the scribes wrote
whatever they were told!
People
wanting to live kind of has that effect!
As far
as your assumption I dont know much? I would like to disagree highly! I was
raised Christian, then went to a Baptist Church, only to marry my first wife
who is Jewish. One of my closest friends growing up was Roman Catholic. I say
was due to the fact he reached the age of reason and left the church. After my
divorce from my 1st wife, I ended with a Pentecostal woman. Those people are
seriously damaged goods! That is all I care to say on that!
I have
spent years of my life, and i mean that, years studying, questioning, and
researching religion vs tradition. Your bible that you cling to so tight was
not written till almost 600 years after your alleged savior was dead. In 600
years of storytelling from generation to generation, you want me to believe
that it is still the viable word of an invisible and forgotten deity? Also, you
need to remember that your bible was not only written by man, but it has at
least 2 testaments, and quite a bit of difference between the two!
Mindful:
@ Robert
pt.2:
Now, I
mentioned how the Bible has the two testaments... Right? yeah. OK, that said,
there is the Old Testament and the New. Huge amounts of difference between
them. The bible has been translated over 6,000 that we know of. Of the 6K
translations there have been cultural and language changes in that long line
editorial possibility!
Being
that you are making assumptions of me that are not only wrong but not founded,
I would like to make one of you. I will assume that you have at one point made
the attempt to watch: Monty Python: The Quest for the Holy Grail.
The
famous scene where King Aurthur was arguing with the Frenchman the first time
at the castle where the French throw the livestock... The Frenchman yelled at
King Arthur telling him:
"Your
Mother was a hamster and your father wreaked of elderberries! Now, go away or I
shall taunt you a second time! "
That is
the English version of that part of the movie! On the special edition of that
movie, there is a bonus disc where they have the same part in Japanese but...
English subtitles! In that rendition the part plays out as such:
"Your
mother never loved you, your father has disowned you! You have in turn brought
great travesty and dishonor on your family name!"
This is
2 cultures with 2 different languages in my life time! I am only 37 years old
and that much of a language/culture gap caused that amount of change in a dumb
and poorly budgeted movie? I say poorly budgeted due to the Cocoanut halves
being used instead of horses due to the budget being blown on the last scene
where Arthur calls out an army to storm the castle. They shot that last scene
first, thus blowing the budget for the movie and having to improvise the
horses... which only added to the movie in my opinion!
However,
translated 6K times over 1400 years or so... Yet they botch a classic movie
line in today's world that bad from one culture to another... Yeah, I dont buy
it!
Part 3
coming soon!
Mindful:
@ Robert
pt.3:
Now,
looking at my original comment that you felt complied to take apart... I would
like for you to reexamine the fact that I DID NOT MENTION the bible in my
statement of abortion and same sex marriage. Nope.
I
mentioned those 2 hot topics when referring to the Constitution. Back when
Washington and the other founding fathers were scheming up our original
mandates of law and disorder here in the new world, they were Christian,
Catholic, and a few practicing Pagans... however all of them agreed that
religion was a blinding pigeon hole for man... Read up on it, you will see I am
very much correct.
Again,
you think I dont know things. I know lot more than you would ever assume! I
know these things due to extensive research! That factored in with the fact
that in yahoo comments, I rarely ever go too far in depth until challenged
since people today rage at things that are against the grain! Then account for
the fact that most today will skip over any comment that is in their mind too
long to waste their time on.
Your
reply, while lengthy was pretty decent but uninformed, and your assumptions by
far way off target. I felt the need to reply and I will continue to do so until
I feel I have addressed all your points.
Now,
again I knew that there is 1 passage that plainly speaks against same sex
relations. Leviticus18:22 "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with
womankind." It states that same sex relations are forbade, but does NOT
say anything against same sex marriage. Funny.
Looking
at the fact that Leviticus was in the Old Testament, that means that the new
testament is a revised and much more friendly version...
Personally,
I am in violation of Leviticus 19:28! A passage i have memorized actually!
"Thou shall not make any markings upon your skin or cuttings in your
flesh, for I am the Lord"
I have
over 200 hours of tattoo work on my body.... Oops. Jesus is gonna be slightly
miffed I guess....
Mindful:
@ Robert
pt.4:
As you
can see, nothing you will say to me will convince me of anything. My wife, and
the mother of my children who was born and raised a southern conservative,
hardcore Church of Christ believer will tell you that arguing with me about
religion or politics is absolutely pointless!
I have
stumped Doctors, Priests, Cardinals, Pastors, at least 3 different Rabis,
Preachers, Elders, and a slew of others in a higher ranking people of a
religious followings.
What it
all boils down to is that you self righteous, bible thumping, Lemming Sheeple
who remain so blissfully blinded by the fear of thinking for yourselves that
you will let another mortal take your money and your freedoms in exchange for a
place at a fictional character's side after you die...
I want
to write a religion! I do! If I can rake in 10-15% of someone's income, tax
free! Then I can go and get a tax waiver for what I am buying only to tell
people that they are investing in their afterlife... There is no need for a
return policy or escape clause!
You said
how I do not know as much as I think I do... Yeah, I do.
At the
end of the day, and when you have run out of your recycled garbage to throw at
me... I eventually get the same answer from EVERYONE!
"You
just have to have faith..."
No... No
faith needed. I want answers that no one can provide. My questions and my
education makes other uncomfortable. My enlightenment is more important to me,
than your comfort.
You used
words in reference to Christ that you were sure of... you thought that...
Really? If you were there, why did the scriptures not get wrote until much
later!
Your
bible, and every religion known to man is fallible due to the fact that it was
written BY MAN, repeated to others by OTHER men, and then twisted, and
interpreted for the use of MAN...
Nothing
you say Robert will ever change my mind...
If there
is a god... he left us on a shelf and forgot about us a long time ago. Your god
abandoned you and the other 7+ billion people alive today.
I guess
we are all celestial bastards...
