The Mail & Guardian and HuffPostSA had some biblical banter ahead of Easter weekend and it’s pretty hilarious. It all started when a reader tweeted saying it was confusing that both publications were releasing Easter editions by people who have previously written for both publications.
so confusing when huffpo and m&g are both doing religious specials for easter written by people u’ve read in both pic.twitter.com/cnCuFmj5A0
— neo (@_maditla) April 13, 2017
The M&G responded saying, “Beware false prophets in the last days,†to which HuffPostSA responded with, “For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.â€
And so it began.
Here’s how it went down.
Beware false prophets in the last days 😉 https://t.co/p6nmhJPcYa
— Mail & Guardian (@mailandguardian) April 13, 2017
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 😊 https://t.co/qJQfIdMen4
— HuffPost SouthAfrica (@HuffPostSA) April 13, 2017
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? https://t.co/spvEKrqTYp
— Mail & Guardian (@mailandguardian) April 13, 2017
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. https://t.co/QDQnJdt4FR
— HuffPost SouthAfrica (@HuffPostSA) April 13, 2017
“It has been said, ‘You shall not test the Lord your God.'” #MGGodEdition https://t.co/b9Em4l3U1Q
— Mail & Guardian (@mailandguardian) April 13, 2017
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. #FaithAndSpirituality https://t.co/zDLwP4JuyM
— HuffPost SouthAfrica (@HuffPostSA) April 13, 2017
And then it was over. We’re thinking they either had to get on with their day jobs or they ran out of suitable scriptures to quote.
Happy Easter everyone! #StayBlessed #MGGodEdition #FaithAndSpirituality 😇 https://t.co/WIg7GJtLnL
— Mail & Guardian (@mailandguardian) April 13, 2017
Us too! Go and read @mailandguardian‘s God Edition and our faith special report. The more the merrier 🙂 https://t.co/68mgZooIuF https://t.co/sTsIODbkah
— Verashni Pillay (@verashni) April 13, 2017
People on Twitter (and we here at The Daily Vox) were thoroughly entertained. Some even joined in, unable to be left out of the scripture showdown.
“Behold, the day of the
Lord cometh, cruel both with
wrath and fierce anger…â€
— Isaiah 13:9 https://t.co/rnYUxs1epB— Reuben Goldberg (@RubyGold) April 13, 2017
That @mailandguardian vs @HuffPostSA thread is pure entertainment. Loving it.
— nameless (@El_Zuk) April 13, 2017
The spiritual banter between @mailandguardian and @HuffPostSA is cute. What a fun way to enter the weekend 😂 pic.twitter.com/BE1Pw6zbOy
— A Y A N D A 💋 (@AyandaMlotshwa) April 13, 2017
This twar is hilarious to me https://t.co/wuATJ94ALG
— Funmilayo (@ElectricLady2U) April 13, 2017
Amen! We must say to whoever is behind those accounts – your Sunday school teachers would be proud.
Happy Easter everyone!
