So, while Oscar-winning director James Cameron has been prepping his return to fictional filmmaking, he's also been working on a new documentary which challenges major Christian tenets.

Quoted Text "The Lost Tomb of Christ," which the Discovery Channel will run on March 4, argues that 10 ancient ossuaries -- small caskets used to store bones -- discovered in a suburb of Jerusalem in 1980 may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family, according to a press release issued by the Discovery Channel.

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I saw this on the news while waiting in the doctor's office this morning. It's interesting, but my mom does not like it one bit.

What's with all the controversy, here?

Sean

Facts and faith don't mix well.  The Bible says that Jesus ascended to Heaven on a cloud (or something).  If this is the case, then there shouldn't be any remains of him.  And then there's also the concept of Jesus being married and having kids (a la DaVinci Codes).


Phil

I like religious debates. It's fun to watch Christians get really upset when the integrity of their religion is called into question. I think it's funny. Does that make me cruel? Probably. But whatever tickles your pickle.


Cheers, Chismeister.

Quoted from chism I like religious debates. It's fun to watch Christians get really upset when the integrity of their religion is called into question. I think it's funny. Does that make me cruel? Probably. But whatever tickles your pickle. Cheers, Chismeister.

Then I'm pretty sure you'd have loads of fun if Chris Harris was still around. Just don't get too excited if you start dissing the Christians because I tend to get a little uncomfortable and whatnot when people begin to talk smack about my religion.

But that doesn't make me a dangerous person.

Sean

I'm not a religious person, but I am a faithful one. There's a big difference. I like watching programmes like this because they make us realise that the events of every religion aren't just recorded in the pages of the Bible or the Koran or whatever, but in the pages of human history. I watched Cameron's other programme, Exodus: Decoded, and I thought it was brilliantly put together. It was very thought-provoking, which is what these programmes should be all about.

I don't fully believe that Cameron's findings are true, but I will definately watch this. It helps to think outside the dogmatic paradigm every now and again.