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Marian apparition

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AMarian apparition is an alleged phenomenon in which visions or images ofMary (the mother ofJesus) are perceived to appear in modern times. It usually takes the form of a situation wherea Christian might see an image of Mary, while a non-Christian sees in the same image either nothing or a generic woman's image- for instance, the heroine of a romantic novel. Many Christians (especially pastors and those onCrazy People CentralFacebook[citation NOT needed]) love to use these images as an example to "prove" that Mary actually walked the Earth and therefore the rest of the Bible is true and their particular god is real1111SHIFT!!!oneone11SHIFT!!1elventy11oneSHIFT!!111one!!!11!! (One has to wonder why nobody points to it as "evidence" that the heroine of a particular romantic novel is supposedly a 100% real woman.)

These can be visions claimed by one person,appearances alleged to have been seen by large numbers of people in a particular place, rumors that an image of Mary is appearing on a particular rock formation or shadow at a certain time of day, etc. Some of these perceived "sightings" of Mary are forms ofreligious pareidolia, in which "Mary" is seen in an ordinary object. It can be very easy to perceive images in random everyday objects that appear to confirm beliefs you already hold, especially if said beliefs are not supported by any evidence and you really,really want them to be true.

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Some of the most famous "Marian apparitions" allegedly took place in Lourdes, France and Fatima, Portugal- both with their own respectivemiracle claims.[1][2][3]

In theUnited States, the visions of Mary by Veronica Lueken from 1970 to her death in 1995 in Bayside,New York were heavily promoted with billboards and a 1-800 number you could call for a packet of brochures on Mary's message. Mary's message aschanneled through Veronica Lueken was heavily infused with apocalyptic warnings of a comingNew World Order conspiracy, because of fucking course it was.[citation needed]

In 2004, a woman put up for sale a 10-year old grilled cheesesandwich[note 1], which she said had an image of the Virgin Mary on it. It fetched $28,000.00 on eBay despite having a bite taken out of it.[note 2] Eternalsalivationsalvation may be tempting, but come on, you just can't get enough melted cheese.[note 3]

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  1. Eeeeew, gross!
  2. Double gross!
  3. The ultimate buyer turned out to be a casino, which made the purchase as a publicity stunt. Why someone else bidalmost that much one can only guess...

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