Comments on: Rivals of Jesus http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:15:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/#comment-207 erik Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:33:18 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/#comment-207 Okay, I've seen Part 3. Well, as much of it as I could stand. It shouldn't surprise me that they pay special attention to the crazy "literalist" interpretations of the Book of Revelations (I <i>did</i> learn that "apocalypse" is the Greek name for "revelation"). They had special effects of storms and fire raining down from the sky. But that's what they're selling! Entertainment! What pisses me off is that they sell the entertainment under the guise of truth, instead of following every nutcase with a theology professor saying how ridiculous such claims are, like they should do. Anyway, I stopped watching after the narrator coughed up this gem: <blockquote>If the world began with a big bang, it might end without a sound. The only sign? Every Christian will disappear, beamed up to heaven in the blink of an eye.</blockquote> There goes any respect I had for the <strike>SciFi</strike> National Geographic Channel. Okay, I’ve seen Part 3. Well, as much of it as I could stand. It shouldn’t surprise me that they pay special attention to the crazy “literalist” interpretations of the Book of Revelations (I did learn that “apocalypse” is the Greek name for “revelation”). They had special effects of storms and fire raining down from the sky. But that’s what they’re selling! Entertainment! What pisses me off is that they sell the entertainment under the guise of truth, instead of following every nutcase with a theology professor saying how ridiculous such claims are, like they should do.

Anyway, I stopped watching after the narrator coughed up this gem:

If the world began with a big bang, it might end without a sound. The only sign? Every Christian will disappear, beamed up to heaven in the blink of an eye.

There goes any respect I had for the SciFi National Geographic Channel.

]]> By: erik http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/#comment-206 erik Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:03:47 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/#comment-206 YouTube, the present day knights against copyright law, to the rescue! The Secret Bible - Part 1 - The Knights Templar: <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=SVcbAhJr8XA" rel="nofollow">1</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=lSKkrXwp5Lk" rel="nofollow">2</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=GxYaplrLweo" rel="nofollow">3</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Rg870Kzfwk" rel="nofollow">4</a> <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=1LrRaga80H0" rel="nofollow">5</a> Strangely, the more controversial second part is unavailable. Torrents of all three parts, for those of you with the knowledge to use them, available here: <a href="http://www.mininova.org/get/495332" rel="nofollow">Part 1 - The Knights Templar</a> <a href="http://www.mininova.org/get/495336" rel="nofollow">Part 2 - Rivals of Jesus</a> <a href="http://www.mininova.org/get/495339" rel="nofollow">Part 3 - The Apocalypse</a> YouTube, the present day knights against copyright law, to the rescue!

The Secret Bible - Part 1 - The Knights Templar: 1 2 3 4 5

Strangely, the more controversial second part is unavailable.

Torrents of all three parts, for those of you with the knowledge to use them, available here:

Part 1 - The Knights Templar
Part 2 - Rivals of Jesus
Part 3 - The Apocalypse

]]> By: jacob http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/#comment-205 jacob Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:59:43 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2006/11/30/rivals-of-jesus/#comment-205 Amen. Amen.

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