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Revered Christian Artifact Turns Out to Be Fake
foxnews ^

Posted on 09/19/2008 5:31:28 PM PDT by Justice Department

A silver cross regarded as one of the most important early Christian artifacts found in Britain is a modern fake, scientists confirmed Thursday.

The Chi-Rho Amulet, which bears an early Christian symbol incorporating the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek, was found in a 4th-century Roman grave near the Somerset town of Shepton Mallet in 1990.

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TOPICS: Religion; Science
KEYWORDS: artifact; christian; cross; fake
"Suspicion is focusing on protesters who opposed construction of a vast liquor warehouse on the site beside the Fosse Way, an ancient Roman road."


1 posted on 09/19/2008 5:31:29 PM PDT by Justice Department
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To: Justice Department

Looks like some I made in metal shop in the 8th grade.


2 posted on 09/19/2008 5:34:22 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (No longer holding my nose to vote - McCain/Palin 2008!)
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3 posted on 09/19/2008 5:36:08 PM PDT by Justice Department ("Comedy is allied to justice." Aristophenes)
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To: Justice Department
A silver cross regarded as one of the most important early Christian artifacts found in Britain is a modern fake,

Oh my goodness, Nietzsche was RIGHT!!! < /sarcasm >
4 posted on 09/19/2008 5:40:41 PM PDT by raynearhood ("As for you, when wide awake you are asleep, and asleep when you write..." - Jerome)
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To: Justice Department
It looks like a simplified version of the robot from "Lost in Space" to me.


5 posted on 09/19/2008 5:41:17 PM PDT by paudio (Nobody cried 'racism' when Swann, Blackwell, and Steele lost to white guys in 2006)
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To: Justice Department; Xenalyte

A cute chick with an edged weapon and gallons of booze! That’s my kinda party!


6 posted on 09/19/2008 5:42:22 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Justice Department

I never revered it; I never heard of it.


7 posted on 09/19/2008 5:46:39 PM PDT by Kevmo (Obama Birth Certificate is a Forgery. http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/certifigate/index?tab=articles)
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Next thing you know they'll be calling the Shroud of Turin a FAKE!


8 posted on 09/19/2008 5:53:48 PM PDT by Justice Department ("Comedy is allied to justice." Aristophenes)
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According to the story, their best educated guess is that back in 1991, some local who was opposed to a large new development, faked the artifact in an effort to get the development halted.

If that's true, this could well be just another case of a lie from a radical environmentalist. (Remember the Sierra Club lying about spotted owl habitats in the northwest?)

9 posted on 09/19/2008 5:57:24 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC (If my kids make a mistake in the voting booth, I don't want them punished with a community organizer)
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To: Justice Department

I’ve never heard of it.


10 posted on 09/19/2008 5:58:29 PM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that those who like to be called Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC

(Remember the Sierra Club lying about spotted owl habitats in the northwest?)

***Here in the SF bay area is a more stark example: San Bruno Mountain and some blue butterfly back in the 1970’s. It stopped construction right at the 11th hour. Interesting thing is, after 20-30 years of delay, the price of the land skyrocketed to being some of the most expensive land in the world and the developer is making more money on it than he ever imagined.


11 posted on 09/19/2008 6:11:17 PM PDT by Kevmo (Obama Birth Certificate is a Forgery. http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/certifigate/index?tab=articles)
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To: wideawake
Here's another religious artifact. Can't tell just by looking at it if it's real or fake - can you?


12 posted on 09/19/2008 6:20:17 PM PDT by Justice Department ("Comedy is allied to justice." Aristophenes)
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To: SunkenCiv

Fake ping


13 posted on 09/19/2008 6:25:25 PM PDT by BBell
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To: Soliton
Here, you ought to enjoy this.

Like, *PING*, [deleted]

Check out post #5 in particular.

Cheers!

14 posted on 09/19/2008 6:26:55 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Justice Department

I don’t know what you mean by ‘real or fake’, but it’s obviously modern.


15 posted on 09/19/2008 8:41:36 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Justice Department

The Shroud is a fake, but the Holy Prepuce looks real (at least to the cockeyed).


16 posted on 09/19/2008 9:47:55 PM PDT by Soliton (> 100)
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To: Justice Department

Ridiculous, none of us have even heard of the thing.


17 posted on 09/19/2008 10:17:30 PM PDT by ansel12 (There will be more than one "October surprise" this time. Count on it.)
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To: Soliton
"the Holy Prepuce looks real (at least to the cockeyed)."
18 posted on 09/20/2008 3:52:05 PM PDT by Justice Department ("Comedy is allied to justice." Aristophenes)
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