Each day, about 400 people in this Schuylkill County town of 4,500 come to see a mysterious image that appears on a garage door in an alley.
To some, it’s an image of the Virgin Mary that has appeared at 6 p.m. each day since Aug. 15 — the day of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.
To others, it’s just a reflection of light from the setting sun.
“It makes you think about your faith,” said Joan Bettinger, who said she’s seen the image twice. When asked if it could be the real thing, she said, “It could be. Anything’s possible today. It does look like her.”
At least it keeps ’em out of the bowling alley.
nearly 400 people gathered in a tight semicircle on Lewis Street near Front Street to see for themselves.
400 people !! Damn!! Quick, let me get my offering plate.
Time to open up a Virgin Mary toasting shop…
Now I’ve seen the light!!
why do you keep posting these? yes they are ridiculous, but after seeing 5 or 6 they just arent funny anymore. Right now there are 3 or 4 “appearing deities” on the homepage
#4 – jim, they just got the logo – where else would you put specialized religious crap but in the weekend?
Right now there are 3 or 4 “appearing deities” on the homepage
Once again, we get blamed for God’s making too many appearances. He’s a little ham.
#6 – K B
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God’s making too many appearances. He’s a little ham.
Then he can’t be Jewish, right?
J/P=?
Uncontrolled rolling of the eyes is taking place
Ha, that town is 10 minutes away from me. Haven’t heard anything about it, though…it’s a VERY conservative area, that’s for sure!
That kid is going straight to hell – he’s pointing at her boobs! : /
I was thinking…(Yeah Jag, it had to happen) there are no heavenly Icons of Allah, or Jehovah – that is Idol worship, am I right?
Cheers
Logic dictates… That there are hundreds of these visual apparitions that go unnoticed, for every one that does. If God or the Saints were really cranking these things out. They’d be the world’s worst ad agency. Especially as they seem to rely on easily refutable devices and medium upon which to appear, or appear by, to convince us that they’re real.
As for why any of these things happens to make the news now, more than ever. I think it’s part of the build up for the next presidential election. The GOP needs the religious to think it’s a sign to vote Republican. So in preparation, it can’t hurt to start a little pre-campaign advertising of a psuedo-religious nature, to wind up the masses into a voting frenzy. After all, the holy images are telling you who to vote for. Tall white garage door, ergo tall white president.
Jesus be nimble
Jesus be quick
Jesus a shadow
Under a flickering candlestick
Balok’s alien from Star Trek
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