[crystalk]

It is a source of continuing discouragement to me that so many Americans, including some Christians, are so ignorant as to imagine that Christianity does not have any holy places or buildings, or that the Church of the Nativity and other important holy places are "just brick and mortar," etc.

People who are that ill-traveled and that unaware of the history of Christianity and the world, should just shut up. They are only displaying their lack of knowledge. Christians have thousands of important holy places throughout the world, but the ones in and around Israel and Jerusalem are by far the holiest of all.

MR SHARON, TEAR DOWN DOME OF ROCK TODAY!

[dougherty]

You tell 'em. Great post.