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originally posted by: Deny Arrogance
Ever hear of Hajj?
If making a pilgrimage to a black rock
as a fundamental required duty of being a muslim
is not considered fanatical worship, I don't know what is.
originally posted by: butcherguy
ISIS is looking like the army of a Muslim version of the Antichrist.
I wish I knew what (or who) is behind it all.
originally posted by: Expat888
Theyd find the entire muslim world against them if they moved on or destroyed mecca.
originally posted by: McGinty
But wasn't Jesus himself not that fond of churches?
originally posted by: butcherguy
ISIS is looking like the army of a Muslim version of the Antichrist.
originally posted by: FlyersFan
originally posted by: McGinty
But wasn't Jesus himself not that fond of churches?
Just the opposite.
Scripture states that Jesus was 'in the habit' of going to the synagogue .
"And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read." (Luke 4:16)
Mark 1:21 says, "And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
And Jesus established His own church on Earth - Matthew 16:18-19 (Jesus speaking) - And I tell you that you are Peter,[a] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.
...the "Church" and the "church system" are two different things entirely.
The Church: The Ecclesia, the Elect, the Bride of Christ, the true believers, the assembly of those believers, the 80 times in 79 verses that word is used in the King James version of the New Testament.
The church system: The organization of man meeting in defined buildings erroneously called "church". A system based on political motivations to prey on the peoples' wealth and control their minds for the selfish purposes of those who are in control and at the top of the system.
The organization of man meeting in defined buildings erroneously called "church"
originally posted by: sirjunlegun
This is what I think. I have said this before. CID Woolsey said after 9-11 our energy infrastructure was very vulnerable. We realied on the Middle East for our energy too much. But we were going to destabilize and come for the middle east dictatorships.
Once our infrastructure security was in place the Saudi and all other despots in the area were going to see themselves destabilize and crumble. The West cannot be seen bringing down the "Towers" of the Ka'Ba. Think of this as our own hashish assassins under the guise of Islamic radicals giving back justice for the Towers of Global Commerce and Freedom. Think of instead of terrorist cells, we actually invited and then engulfed and isolated the more radical elements in great gulfs of surveillance and let them believe they have an upper hand in their secrecy. We have every email watched, every phone call analyzed, every currency tracked, every website stalked, we are now out producing Saudi oil (making them an inferior competitor) and that i think is the signal. We know there is no distinct heir to the Saudi throne when thus king dies. We know now is the time to strike. If you want to know what Cheney and Bush said behind closed doors, watch this unfold. They said the time is not right but in the future we will destabilize these mongrels. Position ourselves slowly and strike hard and swift and hit them in their black stone heart.
I say let the Ka ' Ba be glazed in glass if need be. Let "ISIS" have credit. Let this be a lesson to the world there has been No Resolve like America and her Allies' resolve ever seen before in the history of mankind.
originally posted by: demus
no priests,
no "saints",
no idols.