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Vatican praises Arafat for Palestinian vision
ABC News ^ | 11-11-04

Posted on 11/11/2004 7:16:53 AM PST by SJackson

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To: Pitiricus

"Or Edgardo Mortara?"

I've finally found another person who knows who Edgardo Mortara was!

All others should read "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara". Fascinating...


161 posted on 11/11/2004 10:40:58 AM PST by bowzer313
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To: Preachin'
I agree with you.

Think of all the goodwill that would be generated if only we could adopt a motto and some good deeds to go along with it.

I have it!

Take a Muslim home to lunch!

162 posted on 11/11/2004 10:41:27 AM PST by JesseHousman (Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
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To: laredo44
1. Death of 100,000 Lebanese Christians
2. Death of 50,000 or so Israeli Jews
3. Death and expulsion of 10-20,000 Palestinian Orthodox Christians
163 posted on 11/11/2004 10:42:25 AM PST by jb6 (Truth = Christ)
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To: jb6
The Pope is not the symbolic leader of Christiandom and even most Islamics know there are plenty of different branches that oppose him. They all know also that the Greek Church and Latin Church are different.

You fail to grasp the symbolic status that the Pope holds, as leader of the Christian West. To think that a Baptist or Methodist is unaffected by what the Pope does is as naive as those "blue staters" who can't understand that Islam hates ALL of the West.

To put it bluntly, an Islamic attack on the Vatican would be an attack on all Christians, not just Catholics.

Islamics have deep memories.

SD

164 posted on 11/11/2004 10:42:57 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: Siobhan
Palestinian Eastern Catholics

Eastern Orthodox

165 posted on 11/11/2004 10:43:55 AM PST by jb6 (Truth = Christ)
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To: SJackson

On behalf of the rest of Christendom, especially the protestants of whom I am one, I'd like to apologize to the Jews for the Vatican's comments today.

The Vatican was obviously referring to Arafat's claims in English to want peace. Claims that were not backed up by his actions or his claims spoken in Arabic.


166 posted on 11/11/2004 10:45:26 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: TapTheSource

I'll thank you not to go ascribing for me what I do and don't believe per your singularly subjective interpretation of direct quotes, historical events and objective reality.

Your thinking is hopelessly confused as is the thinking of anyone who, seeking to serve two masters, drinks deep from Cognitive Dissonance.

I'm perfectly aware of the fact that ClownPosse sorts find me to be an "anti-semite". It does not surprise me that you too -- while engaging in the signature bigotry of those most inclined to cry foul at "hate crimes" -- have joined them in their estimation.

I really couldn't care less.

Your belief that God is a racist and -- drawing on the inexorable pagan fatalism that Calvin used to prime Protestant minds to essentially anti-Christian thought -- all men are NOT created equal but instead Determined to be either Elect or Reprobate is not only reprehensible from a spiritual standpoint but flies in the face of those "self-evident" truths on which this nation allegedly was founded ... back when it was a "Christian" nation and public expressions of Christian faith were not pounced on as Offensive or Hateful as a matter of course.

Seriously ... if you must persist in your ugly, deceiptful and deluded rantings about me, please have the courtesy to leave me off the pinglist and provide same to those hateful, smallminded sorts who relish a good bolshevik-style character assassination.

Life is too short for crap like this and I have no wish to further waste any time with you if it's just going to be more of the same bile as posted herein.

The day you exercise anything like discerning or CONSISTENCY, you let me know. So long as you continue to be a moral relativist and racist whose God is a pragmatic fiend not above purposing evil as part of his plans for mankind (among the Elect he created, anyway), I don't want to read any of it. I find it distasteful in the extreme.

Fair enough?

This marks the last time I respond to one of your bunkum posts and you have my word I will not initiate further exchanges with you.

Regards, Tap.


167 posted on 11/11/2004 10:46:00 AM PST by Askel5 († Cooperatio voluntaria ad suicidium est legi morali contraria. †)
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To: jb6; Cronos

"No more so then the Orthodox Church, yet TappedThatSource(Allah) hates whole portions of the Orthodox Church."

That's very funny, and yet it is your so-called "Russian Orthodox" hero Putin who is building Iran's nuclear capability, and opposing our efforts to stop this madness in the UN. So let's see, I oppose Iran and your hero supports Iran (with nukes) against the US. I would say it is you who stand up for the Children of Allah, not me.


168 posted on 11/11/2004 10:46:35 AM PST by TapTheSource
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We may think it highly unlikely that such a man be saved from damnation, but it is entirely Christian to pray for such a thing.

Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins
save us from the fires of hell
and lead all souls to heaven
especially those in most need of Thy mercy.

169 posted on 11/11/2004 10:47:55 AM PST by Askel5 († Cooperatio voluntaria ad suicidium est legi morali contraria. †)
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To: Askel5

"I'm perfectly aware of the fact that ClownPosse sorts find me to be an "anti-semite".

Never heard of them until you brought them up. Have you been targeted by a rock band?


170 posted on 11/11/2004 10:48:33 AM PST by TapTheSource
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To: jb6
The Pope is not the symbolic leader of Christiandom and even most Islamics know there are plenty of different branches that oppose him. They all know also that the Greek Church and Latin Church are different.

The Pope is the symbolic leader of Christendom. He is the spiritual head of the Catholic church -- of 1.2 to 1.4 billion Christians out of a total of 2 billion Christians. He is also the head of the Apostolic church, the church founded by Christ.
171 posted on 11/11/2004 10:49:32 AM PST by Cronos (W2K4)
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To: bowzer313

It is... And shows how the Vatican behaved toward Jews!


172 posted on 11/11/2004 10:50:49 AM PST by Pitiricus
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To: Qwinn

Maybe you should read the book Hitler's Pope...

And Constantine' sword...


173 posted on 11/11/2004 10:53:24 AM PST by Pitiricus
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To: SoothingDave
we stress that "Christendom" is not at war with Islam, just with some radical outgrowths of Islam.

Does the world really see it that way, I wonder. Or do most see it as I do--an old, ill man offering condolences to the supporters of a dead terrorist.

BTW, what you believe is very important. Otherwise you would not be on this thread.

174 posted on 11/11/2004 10:54:43 AM PST by k2blader (It is neither compassionate nor conservative to support the expansion of socialism.)
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To: Cronos

I disagree... And I am sure God does too...


175 posted on 11/11/2004 10:54:50 AM PST by Pitiricus
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To: Askel5

"Your belief that God is a racist."

Are you saying that God used to be a racist in the Old Testament, but saw the error of His ways and offered a culturally sensitive plan of salvation in the New Testament?


176 posted on 11/11/2004 10:55:01 AM PST by TapTheSource
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To: Askel5

"This marks the last time I respond to one of your bunkum posts and you have my word I will not initiate further exchanges with you."

Classic case of a person who is used to dishing it out, but screams bloody murder at the first scratch. Are you French by any chance?


177 posted on 11/11/2004 10:59:33 AM PST by TapTheSource
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To: SoothingDave

It is.


178 posted on 11/11/2004 11:01:21 AM PST by wreckedangle
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To: TapTheSource
First he's not my hero and second, the president I just voted for still supports Wahhibist Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and the CIA still trains the KLA, so what's your point again? While Powell ships $60 mil to the PLO.

Your excusing of the terrorist actions in places like Beslan by constantly, throughout your various aliases, shifting the blame to the victem, speaks volumes.

179 posted on 11/11/2004 11:02:19 AM PST by jb6 (Truth = Christ)
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To: bigeasy_70118
His profile says he's a moderate.

It's a she. And she admits to having an abortion and says she is proud of it. She refered to her other child, who somehow survived, as a clump. He was a clump before she played God and decided to allow him to live.

She is anti Christian and is going all over the site saying so. Amazing stuff.

180 posted on 11/11/2004 11:02:22 AM PST by Protagoras (A new day has dawned, FR is now a forum for liberal views.)
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