Pentecost news - I hope not! - Gentle WisdomGentle Wisdom

Sally gives her answers to a “Pentecost Friday 5” of personal questions from her fellow Revgals. I don’t propose to join in this female pastors’ little game. But, in the light of current discussions, here is my answer to the bonus question

What would a modern day news coverage of the first Pentecost have sounded like?

There will be more Baal worshippers than Christians in Jerusalem by the year 50!

According to a new publication Religious Trends, the number of Christians shows a decline from 12 just two months ago to 11 last week. At this rate of decline there will be just two Christians left in 20 years time.

Philip, a spokesperson for the Christians, suggested that these statistics are misleading because they do not take into account new believers such as the reported 3000 converts yesterday.

This evidence seems to prove that this new religion is dead even before it starts. Caiaphas, the Jewish High Priest, told this newspaper that the situation entirely justified the action that the Sanhedrin were planning to stop the Christian leaders preaching.

Let’s hope and pray for better news coverage of this year’s Pentecost, tomorrow.

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firefighers were called to downtown jerusalem this evening at 1201 am (that’s’ right, monday) to fight a seven-alarm fire in the golgotha hotel, officials say. there’s no word on the cause of the fire, or how many people were in the hotel when it began. ‘it started in the upper room,’ said one eye-witness. ‘we tried to get in to save people, but the door was locked.’ other witnesses said they could here people inside, but they couldn’t understand what they were saying. ‘sounded like jiberish in a dozen different languages,’ said jeremiah ben aflack, a merchant and father of seven. ‘i just hope there were no women inside.’

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