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Not-So Holy Water

This statue of Jesus, at a Catholic church in Mumbai India, had water trickling down from its toes. Worshipers hailed it a miracle. Some would collect the water and drink it.ย 

Sanal Edamaruku, a prominent member of Indiaโ€™s small band of miracle-busters, men who dedicate their life to traversing the country demystifying certain beliefs, showed up to investigate the site. He found that the cause behind the water trickling down the statue was actuallyย from an overflowing drain, which was in turn fed by a pipe that issued from a nearby toilet.

Local Catholic Churches filed blasphemy charges againstย  Edamaruku. He began receiving numerous death threats and was forced to flee to Finland.

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