tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post8818337488686592834..comments2009-07-07T10:37:31.340-05:00cyurkaninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10544849696034906766c_yurkanin@yahoo.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-44922339407938641242009-07-07T10:37:31.340-05:002009-07-07T10:37:31.340-05:00I understand religious fervor, but sometimes it goes a bit far. The church has always battled this type of display. Personally, it doesn&#39;t bother me. It still goes on there in New Mexico as well as many pockets of the world, mostly in places of Spanish colonialism. The most public practice of this today is in the Philippines; here&#39;s a great documentary video of it (not for the faint of heart) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5PUF_Hrhk<br /><br />What&#39;s most interesting about the practice to me is that those who participate tend to not be the &quot;holy&quot; type or even very religious at all throughout the rest of the year. I suppose they take as their role model the good thief Saint Dismas hoping for one act to save them.cyurkaninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10544849696034906766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-88634759907804114362009-07-07T09:37:46.656-05:002009-07-07T09:37:46.656-05:00A strange and disturbing practice. The same people carved vivid figures of the suffering Christ out of wood, which they painted in bright colors.Mark Kerstetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.com