{"id":3703,"date":"2011-06-30T10:51:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T14:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2011-06-30T10:55:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T14:55:47","slug":"inspirational-kudzu-caolina-vine-evokes-jesus-image","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/06\/inspirational-kudzu-caolina-vine-evokes-jesus-image","title":{"rendered":"Inspirational vine: North Carolinians see image of Jesus Christ on the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Gospel of John quotes Jesus as saying “I am the true vine,” and some folks in eastern North Carolina think they may have witnessed a literal demonstration.<\/p>\n

A utility pole about a mile south of Kinston has attracted attention in the last week or so from people who say the\u00a0climbing vine\u00a0clinging to it resembles the image of Jesus on the cross.<\/p>\n

Judge for yourself from this photo by Charles Buchanan of the Kinston Daily Free Press<\/em> newspaper. Kent Hardison, who\u00a0runs Ma’s Hot Dog stand nearby, says he was getting ready to spray it with herbicide, but has had second thoughts given its local popularity.<\/p>\n

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CLICK HERE to read the Associated Press story in the Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

To see the original photo in the Kinston Daily Free Press, CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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