Posted on 06/28/2006 2:06:59 PM PDT by Michael81Dus
A group of 50 pro-Israel Christian tourists came under attack Wednesday from some 100 residents of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She'arim in Jerusalem. Three of the tourists and a police officer were wounded in the attack. They received treatment at the scene. The tourists arrived at Mea She'arim wearing orange T-shirts with the words "Love your neighbor as yourself" printed across them. As they neared one of the squares, the local residents apparently identified them as Christians and began to hit them. Police forces in the area stepped in to stop the violence, but did not make any arrests. Police say they are waiting for the tourists to file official complaints.
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In a tragic printing error, the T-shirts read, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hams!" in Hebrew...
My daughter bought a T-shirt in Israel that has on it what looks like Hebrew writing, the Hebrew is meaningless but when you turn it upside down it says in English "Go F*** Yourself"
Placemark.
That and it was not handled properly!
having said that, do you favor mixing religions into a glob of meaningless "feelgoodism"? yes, all religion is take it or leave it. none of them are meant to be mixed, well most aren't. what is your real point?
pubecence - LOL That's a very good one.
[what is your real point?]
They are nothing but bigots! And yes, different religions should live together.
LOL. I thought that's where that was going.
charedim should have no problem with Christians living anywhere, unless it is on a street in their neighborhood, with shirts or signs saying essentially, blind the lines between religious doctrine.
bigotry is in the eye of the beholder. people still have rights not to be harrassed.
You claim to seek "honesty" but you speak dishonest bigotry and that is despicable.
They are the scum of the earth. Maybe a good muslim will teach them about loving thy neighbor.
What comes around, goes around.
False dichotomy. You argue very dishonestly.
Yesterday, there was a thread entitled, "Where Are the Christian Defenders of Zion?"
This may be them.
It is an unspoken rule but it is vigorously enforced as any ethical person can see from many of the posts on this thread including yours.
I'm still trying to pick out your "bigoted" statements.
Maybe we can find a way to inject creationism/evolution into this and have some real fun.....
charedim should have no problem with Christians living anywhere, unless it is on a street in their neighborhood, with shirts or signs saying essentially, blind the lines between religious doctrine.
bigotry is in the eye of the beholder. people still have rights not to be harrassed.
This is your most dishonest and bigoted post yet. You claim that these attackers both allow and disallow the presence of others, you deliberately distort the Christians' message, and you again equate evangelism with harrassment. To do all this is common in Israel, of course, but unacceptable in America. God bless America.
You are just being silly. You suggest that what I posted is part of enforcing an unwritten (oops unspoken) rule out here concerning the criticism of Israel's Jews not caring for proselityzers in their neighborhoods?
HEY FREEPERS, JEWS IN ISRAEL DO NOT WANT TO BE CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY, AND ESPECIALLY BY TOURISTS FROM GERMANY, OR ANYPLACE ELSE.
OH, AND WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISCUSS THAT FACT ON FREE REPUBLIC BECAUSE IT IS AN UNSPOKEN RULE HERE.
I just found out about that longstanding FR rule!
Additionally, why do they feel a need to go proselytize in Mea She'arim? Downtown Gaza too dangerous?
if you come to my house and i ask you to leave, do you have a "religious" right to keep coming back?
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