Holy Fire in Jerusalem: A Miracle or a Scam?

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Holy Fire in Jerusalem: A Miracle or a Scam?

Hundreds of Christians gather every year to experience the tradition of holy fire in Jerusalem. Credit: sharbm75. CC BY 2.0/Flickr A Greek journalist who had argued that the miracle of the Holy Fire is a scam was acquitted recently by a Greek court following a lawsuit by the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The Patriarchate accused him of fabricating evidence in his attempt to prove that the Holy Fire in Jesus’s tomb does not ignite miraculou…