{"id":4487,"date":"2006-02-18T00:59:38","date_gmt":"2006-02-18T00:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/02\/crucify-me.html"},"modified":"2006-02-18T00:59:38","modified_gmt":"2006-02-18T00:59:38","slug":"crucify-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/02\/crucify-me.html","title":{"rendered":"Crucify Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not quite "Dancing with the Stars:"<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE Scottish TV presenter and journalist Dominik Diamond is considering undergoing physical crucifixion as part of a controversial television documentary about Christianity. <\/p>\n

Diamond, once a committed Christian, will try to rediscover his faith in a journey from Scotland, via the Vatican and Italy, to the Philippines, where Christians celebrate Easter by re-enacting Christ’s ordeal on the Cross. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A website with a brief description<\/a><\/p>\n

Just read this<\/a>, instead, mate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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