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To: 2banana
Two good thoughts:

1. Muslim people who see this movie will convert. This may be the start of good things for the 1% left.

2. There were no Palestinians in the movie. They did not exist at the time of Jesus. There were only Romans and Jews in this area. So who has claims to Jerusalem

Excellent thoughts. Your second point will be totally ignored by the leftist media and the leftist world. But your first point --- if it happens --- will make all the difference in the world.

Although I don't know what you mean by the phrase "the 1% left". No matter. I pray for massive conversions to Christianity. (And I'm an agnostic.)

7 posted on 04/02/2004 5:41:35 AM PST by samtheman
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To: samtheman
Although I don't know what you mean by the phrase "the 1% left".

In the above article: "Only one percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are Christians while the other 99% are Muslims"

8 posted on 04/02/2004 5:44:03 AM PST by 2banana
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To: samtheman
2. There were no Palestinians in the movie. They did not exist at the time of Jesus. There were only Romans and Jews in this area. So who has claims to Jerusalem

This seems a rather convoluted argument to me. There were no Americans, Canadians or Mexicans in North America, either. Does that negate our claims? In fact, there were no French, no British, no Italians in Europe.

Land claims derive from victory at war, period. The Israelis and Palestinians are at war to settle the matter. We can hope for, even subsidize, Israeli success, but the idea that somehow they are entitled because they were there 2000 years ago is ludicrous.

There were indigenous peoples in the Middle East prior to the Israelis. They were ethnically-cleansed by the Jews. Read the Old Testament. If we are to listen to the Muslims, their claims should prevail.

If history has taught us anything it is that land, and sovereignty over it, is ultimately purchased with blood.

28 posted on 04/02/2004 6:46:03 AM PST by massadvj
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To: samtheman
(And I'm an agnostic.)

But, it appears you are open-minded about it....

39 posted on 04/02/2004 10:06:24 AM PST by Elsie (Truth is violated by falsehood, but it is outraged by silence.)
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