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Priests brawl at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus
French Press Agency FPA ^

Posted on 12/27/2007 11:31:17 AM PST by barryg

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1 posted on 12/27/2007 11:31:21 AM PST by barryg
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Who drew the short straw to clean up the church after the Pali squatters left a few years ago?


2 posted on 12/27/2007 11:33:44 AM PST by AU72
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Tis the season, after all ..

Let’s get ready to rummmmmblllllle....


3 posted on 12/27/2007 11:34:15 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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Tis the season, after all ..

Let’s get ready to rummmmmblllllle....


4 posted on 12/27/2007 11:34:27 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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Why don’t they avoid the conflict, pitch in, and hire an outside cleaning service?


5 posted on 12/27/2007 11:34:38 AM PST by Jeff Chandler ("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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Just another example of Christians forgetting to emulate Christ.

“I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

Mahatma Gandhi


6 posted on 12/27/2007 11:35:18 AM PST by Sax
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How Christian of them. I know some folks have a letdown the day after Christmas but gee whiz.
7 posted on 12/27/2007 11:35:53 AM PST by SF Republican
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I am guessing that they consider cleaning the church to be an honor that they don’t want to farm out to someone else.


8 posted on 12/27/2007 11:35:59 AM PST by barryg
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"Let's get it on!"

9 posted on 12/27/2007 11:36:21 AM PST by evets (wine)
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One of the Priests allegedly said, “I don’t do windows”. That was what started the whole thing. /sarc


10 posted on 12/27/2007 11:38:29 AM PST by barryg
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To: Jeff Chandler

Probably because some of the iconography is centuries if not millenia old.


11 posted on 12/27/2007 11:39:15 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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I love the Orthodox, but let’s face it, they have a long history of trading fists over religious issues.


12 posted on 12/27/2007 11:40:17 AM PST by Antoninus (Republicans who support Rudy owe Bill Clinton an apology.)
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some of the iconography is centuries if not millenia old.

Strange if it hasn’t been declared a UN Heritage site. or maybe it was tried but the priests kicked the UN out the door.


13 posted on 12/27/2007 11:41:20 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
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We visited Bethlehem last month and our guide told us about the issue of restoration being held up because the different sects could not agree on who paid and what was done. Sad that orginized religion keeps showing it’s bad side rather than Christian charity and brotherhood.
The leaders of the churches should find some new delegates who and knock their heads together.


14 posted on 12/27/2007 11:42:47 AM PST by Oldexpat
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A dozen unarmed Palestinian policemen were sent to try to separate the priests, but two of them were also injured in the unholy melee.

Can there be a worse job than Palestinian policeman?

15 posted on 12/27/2007 11:43:41 AM PST by decimon
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How was your trip to Bethlehem? Did you feel safe?

Over the years, I’ve heard some mixed stories. Most said that they weren’t too uneasy and yet a few others said they’d never go back.


16 posted on 12/27/2007 11:44:47 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: Antoninus
they have a long history of trading fists over religious issues

ROP?

17 posted on 12/27/2007 11:47:07 AM PST by ASA Vet
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>>>A dozen unarmed Palestinian policemen were sent to try to separate the priests, but two of them were also injured in the unholy melee.

Can there be a worse job than Palestinian policeman?

Yes. Unarmed Palestinian Policeman.

18 posted on 12/27/2007 11:47:32 AM PST by ReignOfError
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"Can there be a worse job than Palestinian policeman?"

Well, there was that guy that spent Christmas Eve upside down hanging in his septic tank but that wasn't his job, so I guess not.

19 posted on 12/27/2007 11:50:16 AM PST by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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Because they’d have to fight over which service to hire.


20 posted on 12/27/2007 11:51:02 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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