It’s been some weeks since I’ve had time to catch up on the New York Times. The resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and the shroud and all that, have been much on my mind. I did wander over and type “Shroud of Turin” into the NYT search bar, and nothing very interesting turned up, so I then moved along with life. But then a dear friend sent me this thing, and I thought it was so fun that it was worth a bit of a fisk. It is by someone named Misty White Sidell and it’s called “A Hot Accessory, at the Intersection of Faith and Culture: Seen on influencers, pop stars and White House staff, cross necklaces are popping up everywhere.” It could, according to the interweb, just as well be called “Big If True” or “They Did The Meme.” Ms. Sidell begins this way...
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