Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Re: Jesus Akbar

Actually Plainol, at the time Jesus was born Bethlehem was part of Judea (under Herod Antipas) and Nazareth was in the Roman province of Galilee where Herod had no control. This is why Herods decision to kill all the children under 3 or 4 years old in Nazareth was risky for him.  

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 9:02 AM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:
It's also questionable as to whether Jesus was a Jew.
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The New Testament identifies Bethlehem, a Palestinian city, as the
birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.


On Jun 19, 9:29 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's also questionable as to whether Jesus was a Jew.  Jesus was an Asine
> (sp)..
>
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 4:19 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > Going back to the original Greek we find that he made a small scourge
> > or whip of reeds or grass...  Such "whips" were a SYMBOL of power and
> > can do no real harm...
>
> > The farmers here use them on their cattle as well... It is simply
> > something to wave in the air that makes the cattle move.
>
> > Got anything else Plainol?? This one doesn't wash.
>
> > On Jun 19, 8:04 am, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Where, in the New Testament do you believe that violence is advocated?
> > > ---
> > > jesus, the mythical jew, took a whip to the moneychangers. Would he do
> > > something he wouldn't advocate others doing?
>
> > > On Jun 19, 6:49 am, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Where, in the New Testament do you believe that violence is advocated?
>
> > > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 11:27 PM, plainolamerican <
> > plainolameri...@gmail.com
>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > passages that advocate violence can be found in the Koran, Talmud and
> > > > > NT.
>
> > > > > pick your poison
>
> > > > > On Jun 18, 4:20 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >   Jesus Akbar
>
> > > > > > Recently a Yale theologian, Miroslav Volf, came to a Christian
> > school,
> > > > > > Lipscomb<
> > > > >http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=885467&act=6V
> > ..
> > > > > .>University,
> > > > > > and talked about how Islam and Christianity can live in harmony
> > > > > > and respect. He is part of a new industry in America, Christians
> > > > > > constructing beautiful lies about Islam. Fundamentally, he says
> > that we
> > > > > all
> > > > > > worship the same god.
>
> > > > > > *Volf says, "one of the best ways for people of different faiths
> > to get
> > > > > > along is to study their scriptures together."*
>
> > > > > > If we want to get along, then looking at looking at scriptures is
> > indeed
> > > > > a
> > > > > > most excellent way to get to know each other. The problem is that
> > the
> > > > > only
> > > > > > scripture Volf wants to study is the Koran. Any time that someone
> > wants
> > > > > to
> > > > > > explain Islam by the Koran, you are dealing with someone who is
> > ignorant
> > > > > or
> > > > > > a deceiver.
>
> > > > > > The Koran proclaims in 91 verses that every Muslim is to model
> > their life
> > > > > > after the example (Sunna) of Mohammed, but the Sunna of Mohammed
> > is found
> > > > > > only in the Sira and the Hadith. The Koran is only 14% of the
> > Islamic
> > > > > > sacred texts. Mohammed, not Allah, is 86% of the textual doctrine.
> > Volf,
> > > > > > however, ignores Mohammed and only wants to talk about Allah.
> > There is a
> > > > > > very good reason for this. Allah is so conveniently abstract that
> > he can
> > > > > > construct his Allah-equals-the-Trinity-god by cherry-picking
> > verses and
> > > > > > muddle through as if he were in a dormitory philosophy bull
> > session.
>
> > > > > > While Volf is comparing scriptures, he should point out that the
> > Koran
> > > > > says
> > > > > > that Jesus of the Bible is a fraud and that the Gospels, Psalms
> > and Torah
> > > > > > are corrupt. That inconvenient Koranic detail was not mentioned.
>
> > > > > > Volf ignores a 1400 year history of Islam and Christianity and all
> > other
> > > > > > religions. The jihad doctrine found in the Koran is the foundation
> > for
> > > > > the
> > > > > > murder of 270 million Kafirs (non-Muslims, including Christians).
> > He also
> > > > > > ignores the over 18,000 Islamic terror
> > > > > > attacks<
> > > > >http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=885467&act=6V
> > ..
> > > > > .>since
> > > > > > September 11, 2001. Why refer to a 1400 year history of continuous
> > > > > > persecution if it gets in the way of your arguments? What are ugly
> > facts
> > > > > in
> > > > > > the face of a beautiful lie?
>
> > > > > > *Volf: Two faiths, worshipping the same God, can work toward the
> > common
> > > > > > good under a single government.*
>
> > > > > > Hello, the only government that Allah wants is the Sharia. The
> > place for
> > > > > > Christianity and Judaism in the Sharia is as the *dhimmi*, a
> > semi-slave.
> > > > > > History is very clear that when the Sharia is put into place,
> > > > > Christianity
> > > > > > dies. It takes centuries, but Christianity is annihilated.
> > Christianity
> > > > > can
> > > > > > survive Communism and Nazism, but it cannot survive the Sharia.
> > When
> > > > > Islam
> > > > > > invaded what is now Turkey and installed Sharia, it was 100%
> > Christian.
> > > > > > Here is a graph of what Sharia law did to the Christian population.
>
> > > > > >  *Volf : Allah offers a constructive way forward by reversing the
> > "our
> > > > > God
> > > > > > vs. their God" premise that destroys bridges between neighbors and
> > > > > nations,
> > > > > > magnifies fears, and creates strife.*
>
> > > > > > Mohammed, the prophet of Allah, did not just destroy bridges, he
> > > > > destroyed
> > > > > > civilizations. Mohammed attacked each and every neighbor until the
> > day he
> > > > > > died. That is the Sunna of Mohammed (perfect example of a sacred
> > life).
> > > > > > After he died, his Companions (Abu Baker, Umar and Uthman)
> > followed his
> > > > > > Sunna just as he demonstrated, and they killed Christians as fast
> > as they
> > > > > > could and placed them under Sharia law as dhimmis. By the time the
> > > > > > Companion caliphs died, they had destroyed the classical
> > civilization of
> > > > > > the Greeks and Romans that was the matrix of Christianity. The
> > classical
> > > > > > church in the Middle East with its incredible variety of
> > Christianity was
> > > > > > annihilated by Mohammed and his personal students of jihad. The
> > > > > > Christianity of today is a stump of the Christianity of the year
> > 630 AD
> > > > > > when jihad began. Whole forms of early Christianity were
> > annihilated by
> > > > > > Islamic jihad.
>
> > > > > > And the Koran spoke wonderfully of Mohammed's jihad. In the Koran
> > written
> > > > > > in Medina, about
> > > > > > 24%<
> > > > >http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=885467&act=6V
> > ..
> > > > > .>is
> > > > > > devoted to "fighting in Allah's cause", jihad.
>
> > > > > > *Volf said, "Faith is often misused for political ends, which
> > frequently
> > > > > > leads to violence."*
>
> > > > > > Mohammed preached the religion of Islam for 13 years and garnered
> > 150
> > > > > > converts. After he turned to politics and jihad and when he died
> > every
> > > > > Arab
> > > > > > was a Muslim. It was politics and jihad which made him successful.
>
> > > > > > The moral demand on Muslims is to practice jihad, deceive Kafirs
> > and
> > > > > impose
> > > > > > Sharia law. Islamic morality is dualistic. Islamic ethics have one
> > set of
> > > > > > rules for Muslims and a second set of rules for Kafirs. Ethics
> > based on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > Golden Rule have only one set of rules.
>
> > > > > > *Thick spirituality, Volf said, is faith combined with morality,
> > which
> > > > > > treats all people as equal in God's sight.*
>
> > > > > > Yet we have Allah who hates Kafirs and who does not have a Golden
> > Rule.
> > > > > > Only the Golden Rule makes people equal in God's sight. Allah
> > denies the
> > > > > > Golden Rule. Go ahead, plow through the Koran and find the Golden
> > Rule.
> > > > > Do
> > > > > > the same for the Sira and the Hadith. No, the way Mohammed treated
> > you
> > > > > > depended upon who you are. A Muslim is treated well, and a Kafir is
> > > > > treated
> > > > > > to murder, rape, enslavement and deceit.
>
> > > > > > A religion of the Golden Rule can lead to peace. A religion of
> > jihad and
> > > > > > political Sharia leads to war. Islam will not admit to any fault
> > or take
> > > > > > any credit for 270,000,000 dead over the last 1400 years. Look at
> > Islamic
> > > > > > Turkey—Turkish Muslims murdered a million Armenians in 20th
> > century, but
> > > > > > will not admit to this annihilation and genocide.
>
> > > > > > Lipscomb professor David Fleer, one of the conference organizers,
> > said
> > > > > that
> > > > > > Volf's experiences in Yugoslavia and his scholarship made him the
> > perfect
> > > > > > speaker to address how religion and reconciliation intersect. "He
> > set
> > > > > forth
> > > > > > the theological foundation for us," Fleer said.
>
> > > > > > Exactly why is this man an expert? An expert is made only by
> > studying the
> > > > > > Sira, Hadith, Koran and Sharia—not his zip code. There is one, and
> > only
> > > > > one
> > > > > > criteria for being expert on Islam—knowledge about Allah and
> > Mohammed.
> > > > > Volf
> > > > > > only talks about Allah.
>
> > > > > > But the real tragedy is that a religion professor thinks that
> > Volf's
> > > > > > inventions are a solid foundation. Contemporary Christian and
> > Jewish
> > > > > > theology has become mere philosophy and has its foundation in
> > Leftist
> > > > > > social justice doctrine, not scriptures.
>
> > > > > > Volf said one of the keys to people of different faiths getting
> > along is
> > > > > > for each side to admit that those of other faiths are real members
> > of the
> > > > > > community. "It's not just creating space for them physically," he
> > said.
> > > > > > "You have to create space for them in your own cultural
> > self-perception."
>
> > > > > > But Islam insists that Kafirs are not part of the *umma* (Islamic
> > > > > > community) which is pure Islamic doctrine. There are 11
> > > > > > verses<
> > > > >http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=8149463&msgid=885467&act=6V
> > ..
> > > > > .>in
> > > > > > the Koran that say that a Muslim is not even the friend of a Kafir,
> > > > > > much
> > > > > > less a member of the
>
> ...
>
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