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Outrage over image of girl ‘crucified’ in shorts

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Outrage over image of girl ‘crucified’ in shorts

According to a Spot.ph report, a photo of a woman in “skimpy shorts” posted on PinoyExchange.com (PEx) went “viral”. Presumably this is because of what can be construed to be the offensive nature of said woman’s pose. I noted, however, that the cited shorts did not really come up to scratch as far as my…

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Filipino penitents crucified for real in observance of the Easter ‘Holy Week’ in the Philippines

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Filipino penitents crucified for real in observance of the Easter ‘Holy Week’ in the Philippines

Wasn’t Saint Peter crucified head down because (as tradition tells us) he did not feel worthy to die like his Lord Jesus Christ? Apparently some don’t subscribe to that belief. Keeping to a renowned tradition of subjecting themselves to extreme self-flagellation, Filipino penitents have themselves crucified — for real — in Mining, Pampanga, Philippines. The…

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