If you're fuzzy as to the origins of #SalonChristianitySecrets, here's the ridiculous article that kicked it off: http://t.co/Vh9PUQbQmf
— Eric Siegmund ن (@ESieg) April 9, 2015
Salon posted a piece today on the life and death of Jesus Christ (originally from the website Religion Dispatches) with what we assume they think is some sort of bombshell for their readers:
Jesus went to hell: The Christian history churches would rather not acknowledge
Prior to his resurrection, Christ descended to the underworld — a paradox most churches would rather not confront
This might be news to Salon, but not to pretty much any other Christian:
LOLOL http://t.co/o1H0Eh1SrP Jesus descending into hell is like, you know, common knowledge.
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/586154601029722112
.@Salon Hey you dumb bastards, the icon of Christ's resurrection IS his descent into hell. To free humanity. pic.twitter.com/tSL4CEgwWk
— Leslie ن (@LADowd) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/SantamourJr/status/586154884673568768
@LADowd Is Salon aware it's even in the freaking Apostle's Creed? @Salon @Popehat
— tsrblke (@tsrblke) April 9, 2015
You get the point.
And, as you’d expect, Salon’s foolishness has led to the hastag game, #SalonChristianitySecrets. Check out some of the funnier ones we’ve seen:
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/586164617300312065
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/586164414430195712
"An anonymous informant reported Jesus to the authorities for hate speech against Jews." #SalonChristianitySecrets
— IWantNothingHat (@Popehat) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/davidharsanyi/status/586159669342838785
"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's"- How Jesus collaborated with occupiers against his people.#SalonChristianitySecrets
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) April 9, 2015
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." #JesusMicroaggressions #SalonChristianitySecrets
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 9, 2015
Jesus did not play baseball although he inspired hundreds of ball players names #SalonChristianitySecrets
— JG (@Pashtunwally) April 9, 2015
Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus, the other Koch brother?#SalonChristianitySecrets
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) April 9, 2015
"The Disciples in that painting look awfully white for a party happing so close to Africa, don't you think?"#SalonChristianitySecrets
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) April 9, 2015
"Jesus loved his wine." #SalonChristianitySecrets @Popehat
— Leslie ن (@LADowd) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/NordenJim/status/586170538533453824
The Bible: Why Doesn't This "Holy Book" Refer To Itself As Such? #SalonChristianitySecrets
— 'you get little lambs drunk' for november (@matthew_loftus) April 9, 2015
https://twitter.com/DavidJohnGarth/status/586170330210762752
https://twitter.com/LTCFitz/status/586172115696672768
All hilarious.
You can read all of the #SalonChristianitySecrets entries here.
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