Re: Bulletin of Christian Persecution May 10 - June 26, 2012

So now everytime you
use Xians you can maybe pretend you're saying zionists.
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not all xians are zionists

On Jun 30, 10:52 am, Wes <wesleykell...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >I have never heard the term Xian until you started using it,
> >that would explain your sensitivity
> >and I find it just as offensive.
> >ok ... as much as I dislike people telling me what words to use, I'll use
> christian instead.
> >What makes it offensive? Because it's an x instead of a ✞?
>
> I never heard of it before either. I didn't find it offense, I'm kinda
> trying to learn to not be offended at anything, it tends to make you an
> outcast. I'm especially not offended since Kieth mentioned it was a city in
> China and I can playfully think of it as Zion (Xian). So now everytime you
> use Xians you can maybe pretend you're saying zionists.
>
> *Christian Zionism* is a belief among some *Christians*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity>that the return of the
> *Jews* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew> to the *Holy Land*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Land>,
> and the establishment of the *State of Israel*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel>in 1948, is in accordance with
> *Biblical* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible> *prophecy*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy>.
> Some Christian *Zionists* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism> believe
> that the "ingathering" of Jews in Israel is a prerequisite for the *Second
> Coming* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Coming> of Jesus. (clipped
> fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism)
>
> >Again, to the best of my knowledge, the Chinese City of Xian has very
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> little Islamic population, and no war going on with Islam that I am aware
> of.
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> Here's Xi'an's site -http://en1.xian-tourism.com/-https://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&q=Xian+china&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear...
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> On Friday, June 29, 2012 3:59:15 PM UTC-5, plainolamerican wrote:
> > I have never heard the term Xian until you started using it,
> > --
> > that would explain your sensitivity
>
> >  and I find it
> > just as offensive.
> > ---
> > ok ... as much as I dislike people telling me what words to use, I'll
> > use christian instead.
> > What makes it offensive? Because it's an x instead of a ✞?
>
> > On Jun 29, 1:34 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Actually,  I didn't know that,  but then again, I am one that still
> > takes
> > > offense to folks who say or write, "Merry X-Mas".  What the Hell is
> > "X-Mas"?
>
> > > I have never heard the term Xian until you started using it, and I find
> > it
> > > just as offensive.
>
> > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 6:22 PM, plainolamerican
> > > <plainolameri...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > > xian is an abbreviation for christian ... but you know that
>
> > > > On Jun 28, 12:27 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:07 PM, plainolamerican
> > > > > <plainolameri...@gmail.com>wrote:

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