Courts to decide if Jesus existed...?

[Liquiduz]

news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060105/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_religion_court_2


OK, this is going a little far. Some italian guy *Atheist, BTW* is suing the Roman Catholic Church because he belives they have no evidence that a figure called "Jesus Christ" ever actually existed, and that they fabricated his existance based on a 1st Century Jew who fought the Romans. Now an Italian court must decide wether or not he existed. I'm speechless. This is beyond any form of idiotic. This completely destroys the point of faith and belief.

Discuss.

[ipoder]

Since the link Liquiduz provided doesn't work, here is a different link to the same story. www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=26496

And I thought people wanting a guide to game that hasn't come out yet was stupid. This more stupid than Bill O'Reilly debating whether malls and stores should say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. This is beyond insanity. A court is deciding whether a man that millions of people around the world cherish and celebrate, had existed because some dumbass sued the Roman Catholic Church about that, and not realising that what he is doing could kill him or cause panic around the whole world.

[anthony]

What a crock of sh*t.
Some people are just screwed up.

[thehappycamper]

Hah, this made me laugh. I believe it quite foolish to question things that are so much more than we are. I dont give a sh*t if the courts decide if christ is real or fake, it won't influence my beliefs one bit.

[The Dumpster Keeper]

People need to realize a judicial system is there to decide what is fair, and what is wrong, not what is real.