Posted on 05/22/2017 8:20:57 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
John Quincy Adams appeared to wonder about that one, too:
"In the seventh century of the Christian era, a wandering Arab of the lineage of Hagar, the Egyptian, combining the powers of transcendent genius, with the preternatural energy of a fanatic, and the fraudulent spirit of an impostor, proclaimed himself as a messenger from Heaven, and spread desolation and delusion over an extensive portion of the earth. Adopting from the sublime conception of the Mosaic law, the doctrine of one omnipotent God; he connected indissolubly with it, the audacious falsehood, that he was himself his prophet and apostle. Adopting from the new Revelation of Jesus, the faith and hope of immortal life, and of future retribution, he humbled it to the dust, by adapting all the rewards and sanctions of his religion to the gratification of the sexual passion. He poisoned the sources of human felicity at the fountain, by degrading the condition of the female sex, and the allowance of polygamy; and he declared undistinguishing and exterminating war, as a part of his religion, against all the rest of mankind. THE ESSENCE OF HIS DOCTRINE WAS VIOLENCE AND LUST: TO EXALT THE BRUTAL OVER THE SPIRITUAL PART OF HUMAN NATURE.
"Between these two religions, thus contrasted in their characters, a war of twelve hundred years has already raged. That war is yet flagrant; nor can it cease but by the extinction of that imposture, which has been permitted by Providence to prolong the degeneracy of man. While the merciless and dissolute dogmas of the false prophet shall furnish motives to human action, there can never be peace upon earth, and good will towards men. The hand of Ishmael will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. It is, indeed, amongst the mysterious dealings of God, that this delusion should have been suffered for so many ages, and during so many generations of human kind, to prevail over the doctrines of the meek and peaceful and benevolent Jesus"
Bolding is mine.
I suspect that the choice of show was NOT pure chance. American performer(s) in Paris and now in Manchester.
And if Grande backs that statement, she better get the ### out of the US.
This is her chance to do the RIGHT THING.
And both performers are avowed deviants who decry America. You can bet their deviance was a magnet to the jihadis. Jihadis tend to be socially conservative and believe it or not many are pro-American due to our institutions of freedom and individualism.
Every hit should be taken very seriously, but then we agree that if the twins, the pentagon and three thousand dead, don’t get our attention, what will it take?
Sadly I agree, i used to post stuff like this everyday... but really lighting some candles, saying they are angry is about all that ever gets done... it just never stops.
She will blame America. First, she will conclude this was directed at her personally. then she will conclude that only because of her being an American star did this happen.
they are worse than animals
“....Just put yourself in her shoes for a moment....”
I’m not a fan of American haters and/or her style, but I’m “open-minded” enough to give her a benefit of a doubt. IF she totally quits, she’s caved in....period. And I have been in a similar situation where people have died due to work assignments that I have personally made...It’s a very gut-wrenching experience that I wish on nobody. I know what she’s going thru, but QUITTING is NOT the answer. Don’t ask me how know.
Personally, if I were her, I’d set up a benefit concert for the victims’ families and do whatever it is that she does best...and do it BIG TIME right in their faces ASAP. Yeah, I hear on the safety issue, but no where is safe today with these insane islamic MFers on the loose.
On a side note, I hope Mad Dog Mattis slaughters every last frickin’ one of these savages over there. Kill em all and let their little piss-ant god, allah, sort em all out.
The Holy Spirit gives the spiritual gift of mercy to some in the church to love and assist those who are suffering, and walk with them until The Lord allows their burden to be lifted. The gift of mercy is founded in God’s mercy towards us as sinners and is consistently expressed with measurable compassion. Those with this gift are able to “weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15) and “bear one another’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2). They are sensitive to the feelings and circumstances of others and can quickly discern when someone is not doing well. They are typically good listeners and feel the need to simply “be there” for others. See Romans 12:8, Matthew 5:7; Luke 10:30-37; James 3:17; Jude 22-23.
A cataclysm
A NASCAR driver tweeted this morning that the worst possible thing is for an athlete/entertainer’s fans hurt at one of their events.
That said, in a case like this, her best action would be to issue this statement followed immediately by “this is not about me. My opinion and feelings are meaningless. All attention should be toward mourning the dead, comforting the injured, respecting their privacy and obliterating the animals who perpetrated this, up the line to their commanders. There will be no further comments from me”
I have no doubt that this event will not change her in any positive way, rather it will feed into her narcissism and simply giver her a chance to make it about her.
They are delicate flower actually, just brutally cruel ones.
They’re as sensitive as hell.
That can be a weakness if exploited the right way.
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