Read more Jesus Christ stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25449/jesus-christ.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:23:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74518/vatican-historian-shroud-of-turin-is-authentic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA researcher at the Vatican archives claims a nearly invisible text on the Shroud of Turin proves the authenticity of the artifact revered as Jesus' burial cloth. Author Barbara Frale says computer-enhanced images of faint Greek, Latin, and Aramaic words show the name "Jesus Nazarene" in a writing style typical...http://www.newser.com/story/74518/vatican-historian-shroud-of-turin-is-authentic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:24:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72903/catholics-rip-larry-for-whizzing-on-jesus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Catholic League has complained about an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm that shows Larry David accidentally urinating on a painting of Jesus hanging in a bathroom. Other characters then think the painting is miraculously crying. "Was Larry David always this crude?" asked angry league president Bill Donahue. "Would...http://www.newser.com/story/72903/catholics-rip-larry-for-whizzing-on-jesus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 4:05:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71026/conservatives-rewriting-liberal-bible.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the Bible isn't conservative enough for some conservatives. The mysterious "Conservative Bible Project" aims to bring the holy book back to its right-wing "roots" by routing out muddy translation and liberal "bias." That includes no more "gender inclusive" terms that "emasculate" Christianity and rethinking liberal words like "comrade" and...http://www.newser.com/story/71026/conservatives-rewriting-liberal-bible.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 4:48:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71015/scientist-reproduces-fake-turin-shroud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Shroud of Turin is definitely a medieval forgery, according to an Italian scientist who made one himself to prove the point. The chemistry professor made the reproduction of the shroud—believed by many to represent a miraculous image of Christ after crucifixion—using materials and techniques available during the...http://www.newser.com/story/71015/scientist-reproduces-fake-turin-shroud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 3:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68994/bible-toting-hijacker-christ-is-coming-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bolivian man who commandeered a Mexican airliner today told authorities he was acting after a divine revelation, the AP reports, under the premise that today’s date—9/9/09—is the satanic number 666 upside down. Jose Flores, 44, told airline attendants that he and three others were taking control; his...http://www.newser.com/story/68994/bible-toting-hijacker-christ-is-coming-soon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 18:38:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68707/jesus-burial-box-trial-gets-thorny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe public is already frowning on a Tel Aviv man accused of forging the burial box of Jesus' brother James, but the judge in the case has hinted that the case is weak, Matthew Kalman writes in Time . Two scientists, witnesses for the prosecution, have testified that geological conditions could...http://www.newser.com/story/68707/jesus-burial-box-trial-gets-thorny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 16:18:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68119/reborn-jesus-leads-vegans-in-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former traffic cop in Russia has declared himself a reincarnation of Jesus and amassed a following of 5,000 devotees, including artists and intellectuals, the Daily Mail reports. Sergei Torop, "reborn" as "Vissarion" after losing his job in 1991, preached against the evils of war and harming the environment....http://www.newser.com/story/68119/reborn-jesus-leads-vegans-in-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 18:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66725/james-freys-latest-creation-pro-choice-pro-gay-jesus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJames Frey pissed off a lot of people—including Oprah—when his “memoir” A Million Little Pieces was exposed as fictional—but his new book might spark even more ire. Illumination: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible features a Messiah who marries gays, impregnates a teen, and later takes...http://www.newser.com/story/66725/james-freys-latest-creation-pro-choice-pro-gay-jesus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 11:55:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63701/mj-appears-in-tree-stump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA California family says Michael Jackson’s likeness appeared on a tree stump in their yard the day the pop singer died, CBS 13 reports. Some neighbors say the stump looks more like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, or like Jesus. One neighbor finds the latter comparison fitting: "Michael...http://www.newser.com/story/63701/mj-appears-in-tree-stump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 16:20:01 CDT