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Offline Maik

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Holy Fire
« on: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 @ 00:19:08 »
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Writer Nikos Dimou came in for criticism Wednesday for suggesting that the Holy Fire brought back from Jerusalem each Easter Saturday is not the result of a miracle and that Greece should not spend money on a jet to bring it to Athens.

In his article on the Protagon.gr website, Dimou wrote that Christ would have probably helped the poor rather than pay to transport the Holy Fire over from Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Christian Orthodox faithful believe that the Holy Fire appears each Easter Saturday in Christ’s tomb, lighting the candles held by a small group of priests that enter. The flame is then flown back to Athens and distributed to churches via lamps.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_16/04/2014_539047

Offline jed.w

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Re: Holy Fire
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 @ 11:13:49 »
They can borrow my Zippo for half the cost!

Offline TonyKath

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Re: Holy Fire
« Reply #2 on: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 @ 19:10:43 »
We all bow down before the Holy Zippo, O Jed, keeper of the sacred flame.  :papa:

Tony