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He works in mysterious ways...

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  • 21-03-2019 1:39pm
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    Deebles McBeebles
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    A school in Newbridge, Kildare has written to parents to apologise after an incident where a number of students received burns on their foreheads when being given blessed ashes last week for Ash Wednesday.
    The priest who administered the ashes separately wrote to them explaining that it “remains somewhat of a mystery as to why or how this happened”, as he also apologised.

    https://www.thejournal.ie/newbridge-ash-burns-4541116-Mar2019/

    A punishment for their sins or the work of a diabhail?


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    Effects
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    Nah. It's only a mystery to the priest because he believes in BS rather than science. Probably can't even use a computer.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26478900


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    Deebles McBeebles
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    Stupid science, always with the answers.

    I had hoped Kildare was about to see a plague of locusts or some frog rain.


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    Circuital
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    Effects wrote: »
    Nah. It's only a mystery to the priest because he believes in BS rather than science. Probably can't even use a computer.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26478900
    Deebles McBeebles wrote: »
    Stupid science, always with the answers.

    I had hoped Kildare was about to see a plague of locusts or some frog rain.


    So edgy. Down with religion.

    Oh wait. What's this?
    After people complained of "a burning sensation", the priests brought samples of the ashes for scientific testing to find out what had happened.

    It's almost like you can have faith in an ideology AND seek scientific evidence.


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    98q76e12hrflnk
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    Circuital wrote: »
    So edgy. Down with religion.

    Oh wait. What's this?



    It's almost like you can have faith in an ideology AND seek scientific evidence.

    hahahaha BURRRRRRRRN!! :)


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    tayto lover
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    The ashes were blessed with fire and brimstone.


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    razorblunt
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    Almost all of the kids were called Damien, except for two, one was called Donald and the other, John Waters.


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    Am I imagining this or did I read this story - or one exactly like it - a few years ago?

    Has it actually happened again? Or was an old story mistakenly regurgitated?

    EDIT: Ah I see "Effects" above already beat me to it - with his link from 2014.


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    jim o doom
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    Circuital wrote: »

    It's almost like you can have faith in an ideology AND seek scientific evidence.

    It's almost like you can have an unscientific belief in a pile unproven nonsense, and also need to seek scientifict evidence to protect yourself from potential litigation.. the aul courts aren't too hot on the JEBUS DID IT defense.


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    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    Edgy and radical stuff here today. With the 2019 anti Catholicism.


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    punisher5112
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    Did he place them in a microwave before applying?


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    Hector Savage
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    Actually I see NO ONE with ashes on their forehead over the last few years, it's good to see, when I was a kid you would see it a lot on ash wednesday


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    Hector Savage
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Edgy and radical stuff here today. With the 2019 anti Catholicism.

    Indeed, allthough I am no Catholic supporter I find it appears to be the last religion you can slag off and not be labeled a "bigot" ...


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    Deebles McBeebles
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    Circuital wrote: »
    So edgy. Down with religion.

    Oh wait. What's this?



    It's almost like you can have faith in an ideology AND seek scientific evidence.
    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Edgy and radical stuff here today. With the 2019 anti Catholicism.

    Jesus lads, any sense of humour at all or does your Godly work sap all sense of joy from your lives?

    Article was posted in jest, not as a way to take down the Catholic church. Cop on.


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    Zorya
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    How I loved that big ashy cross on the forehead when I was a child. Made me feel like some medieval mendicant, super holy or something. Eye of Shiva style. It's very Gothic. I used to make my own ashen mix for use later in the day when the first one wore off. Though I would keep my head quite still and allow no hugs or kisses or close contact of any sort in case people rubbed it off too soon. That cold detachment from other people made me feel even holier.


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    beertons
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    Of the person who applied the ashes, did their fingers fall off?


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    jim o doom
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    How is being anti-religion or athiest "edgy" in this day and age? It's been a fairly large movement for quite a while.

    Many people in Ireland have grown to hate the church for the specific atrocities they are responsible for here and abroad. Clearly it's not a small number of young edgelords..

    and yet I still see a folk responding "edgy" when any sort of anti-relgious sentiment is being espoused.

    I guess that's the best they can come up and they think it's clever, akin to a "your ma" reply to any sort of insult.. but about religion.


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    Tacklebox
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    If I walked through the archway of a church I'd burn to a crisp...

    I'd hovel in standing in a metal bucket, then there wouldn't be much left to sweep up....


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    kneemos
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    Hector Savage wrote: »
    Indeed, allthough I am no Catholic supporter I find it appears to be the last religion you can slag off and not be labeled a "bigot" ...


    The Prods get a slaggin.
    The Jews. Usually by other Jews though,not sure how it would go otherwise.
    Islam is constantly berated,and the followers called all sorts.
    The more obscure stuff like the Mormons or Scientologists get it in the neck.

    Can't think of any more off hand.


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    jimgoose
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    kneemos wrote: »
    The Prods get a slaggin...

    That's what you get when you keep toasters in cupboards, I mean come on...


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    Zorya
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    jimgoose wrote: »
    That's what you get when you keep toasters in cupboards, I mean come on...

    Ahem, Mr Goose, I seem to recall on the Eyebrows thread that you called Mrs Goose a 'Toaster' this morning...do you have something you need to tell us?


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Edgy and radical stuff here today. With the 2019 anti Catholicism.

    It's like Jews bashing on Jews.

    Anyone who was Confirmed is a Catholic for life.


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    aaronjumper
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    You're supposed to wait for the ashes to cool down.


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    Berserker
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    jimgoose wrote: »
    That's what you get when you keep toasters in cupboards, I mean come on...

    Where else would you store one?
    aaronjumper wrote: »
    You're supposed to wait for the ashes to cool down.

    Serious question. Are they actually warm when you receive them? I would have thought that they were cold. Any idea where they get them from? It's not just ashes from a fire out the back, I'm guessing.


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    Dr Strange
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    Berserker wrote: »
    ...Any idea where they get them from? It's not just ashes from a fire out the back, I'm guessing.

    Burned palm leaves. From palms blessed the previous year's Palm Sunday.

    Here's more on it: http://time.com/4685462/ash-wednesday-ashes-lent-easter/


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    aaronjumper
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    Berserker wrote: »
    Serious question. Are they actually warm when you receive them?
    I would have thought that they were cold.
    Any idea where they get them from? It's not just ashes from a fire out the back, I'm guessing.
    As far as I remember they're cold, I was just being an arse.
    According to the article they burn tree leaves to get them.


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    kneemos
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    Dr Strange wrote: »
    Burned palm leaves. From palms blessed the previous year's Palm Sunday.

    Here's more on it: http://time.com/4685462/ash-wednesday-ashes-lent-easter/


    A HA! They're blessed ashes.

    Makes them better.


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    Effects
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    Circuital wrote: »
    So edgy. Down with religion.

    You sound like one of those self loathing hipsters who thinks it's cool to hate on people who don't like religion.
    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Anyone who was Confirmed is a Catholic for life.

    Nah, there was a window where you could leave. They closed it about ten years ago.


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    punisher5112
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    Maybe they were all on the devil's side.


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    kneemos
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    Effects wrote: »
    You sound like one of those self loathing hipsters who thinks it's cool to hate on people who don't like religion.



    Nah, there was a window where you could leave. They closed it about ten years ago.


    How does GDPR relate to their collection of data?


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    Effects
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    kneemos wrote: »
    How does GDPR relate to their collection of data?

    Not sure, but I heard something on RTE one where a parent has stopped a school from having kids illustrating their sins in school work art for reasons of breaching GDPR and breaking the seal of confession.


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