Cloning Jesus

In an age when any group with any agenda can find a home on the Internet, the abundance of pleas for donations to improbable causes continues to amaze me. The “Clone Jesus” web site is an all too perfect example of such.
When I first looked at the “Clone Jesus” site, I scrolled to the bottom of the page looking for the punch line. When I realized that the Second Coming Project considers itself to be a bona fide organization, my amusement turned to utter amazement.
The Second Coming Project is a self-proclaimed “not-for-profit organization devoted to bringing about the Second Coming of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.” The organization proposes taking DNA from “one of the many Holy Relics” around the world and inserting this DNA into an unfertilized human egg. This zygote would then be implanted into a virginal woman.
Of course, a project of such magnitude and importance is bound to be quite expensive to accomplish. This is where you, the trusting, God fearing web surfer, come into the picture. The Second Coming Project needs your help, assuming, of course, that your help comes in the form of a monetary contribution to their cause.
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the DNA found in “Holy Relics” is truly the DNA of Jesus Christ, and assuming the DNA is usable after nearly two thousand years of preservation, the proposition still allows for much argument. If cloning Jesus is possible, why on earth do the fanatical members of the Second Coming Project think it would be a good idea?
If I learned anything in my nine years as a Catholic school girl, I learned that Jesus can do anything. Although I feel this may be nothing more than a convenient explanation for how water can turn to wine and loaves of bread can multiply, I am willing to accept it as truth for now. With this in mind, the question I pose is this: If Jesus really wanted to come back, do you think he would have a problem doing so?
I would think a lesson taught by many Bible stories is, in short, don’t mess with God. Taking this further, I would assume that same lesson would apply to Jesus as well. I am by no means the strongest believer, but I admit I do fear the wrath of God on some occasions. With this in mind, I don’t think using science to force the second coming of Christ would be a good idea.
If I was an all powerful, all knowing creature, and the beings I created tried to force me to do something I didn’t want to do, you can bet there would be consequences. I think it goes without saying that God is more forgiving than I am, but if he can turn Lot’s wife into a pillar of salt, I would hate to think what he could do to me.
Although it is quite possible the Second Coming Project is a scam aimed at religious zealots with too much time and money, it seems just as plausible that they truly believe what they are proposing. In either case, the old adage concerning a fool and his money has never seemed more applicable.