Posted on 08/09/2006 9:02:18 AM PDT by presidio9
Better cancel those holidays. We now have a date for Armageddon, and it's a week on Tuesday - August 22.
This information comes from no lesser source than the Wall Street Journal, where Bernard Lewis, President Bush's favourite historian, provides the details.
"In Islam, as in Judaism and Christianity," the professor writes, "there are certain beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time - Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite Muslims, the long-awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending in the final victory of the forces of good over evil, however these may be defined.
"Mr Ahmadinejad [the Iranian president] and his followers clearly believe that this time is now, and that the terminal struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It may even have a date, indicated by several references by the Iranian president to giving his final answer to the US about nuclear development by August 22. This was at first reported as 'by the end of August', but Mr Ahmadinejad's statement was more precise."
Lewis continues: "What is the significance of August 22? This year, August 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427. This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque', usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (cf, Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and, if necessary, of the world."
This sort of quasi-religious scaremongering always finds a receptive audience in the United States, especially among Christians of the jihadist
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If I remember correctly, Froufrou is a grandma. Grandmas don't usually talk that way on purpose where I come from.
"Sprong!"
STEP-grandma, but yeah, I'm 54. Finally older than my hip size! Ya know, being old doesn't have to mean dried up! ;o)
You seem to have a problem with where you come from...no pun intended. Sometimes it's on purpose and sometimes not. You have to guess...!
In any case, you're old enough to be my mother. I'm afraid we're going to have to just be friends unless you look like Cameron Diaz. Incidently, I'm no Justin Timberlake myself.
That's NYC for you. For most of us here, it's a constant balancing act between "I love this place" and "I hate this place."
You're welcome :)
Semper paratus.
but not chest size...hee hee
Incidently we are rapidly closing in on 15,000 people having viewed this thread since it was posted 24 hours ago...
That's okay. I'm happily married and I love monogamy. Although I will say that being off the market makes flirting somehow more fun.
Is it like Sex in the City?
Whining about posters not conforming to certain notions of fairness in levity/serious levels in posting probably isn't going to get one very far because one doesn't have any control over what people post in response to one's posts
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I hate the fuss. I hate making a fuss. But the hypocrisy about the above has gone on far too many years without someone making a fuss. Seems to usually fall my lot.
I didn't and don't give a rip about the humor. Mostly thoutht it was mostly cute. But the double standard hypocrisy of the other side was and is outrageous.
Nevertheless, dialogue with some seems 99.9999% impossible. I've had my say and made my points. Folks refuse to consider themselves or their mirrors are broken or something but that will just have to be.
Cheers.
I don't even know what to say to that...assuming that handling increases size...and motion wreaks devotion...
Keyword trigger sets off appropriate photo.
My married brothers claim that they were immediately approached by women more often in bars after they started wearing their wedding rings.
That show was written by gay men about their lifestyle with women cast in their roles.
HAHA
Why do you think I used it.
Just don't say the name of that Senior White House Correspondent.
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