Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Why Israel?
It’s always the same, they get together for these talks, but life goes on. My biggest bit of confusion is how the world sits in their comfort zone and criticizes a small country like Israel for protecting their borders from every kind of attack imaginable. A little country that is what, 18 miles wide by 30 miles long, or something, I don’t know the exact size, but I’m sure I’m close enough to make the point. All they want is to live in peace. I don’t see them wanting to take any land that wasn’t already theirs. They don’t have oil thank God, or any other wealth, other than their own ingenuity. Yet it seems to work for them. They have the Holy sites that are from their own history, much further back than any other nation in the region. It’s proven in one of the oldest (ancient) documents man has today, yet they are living in a state of war continually, and have been since they became a nation. I just don’t understand any other reason to persecute these people, even the land they posses isn’t really that desirable either. Why?
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Should all religions have the right to worship?
Zeus worshippers demand access to temple
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_on_re_eu/greece_ancient_gods
As we see from this article, these worshipers of Zeus and the other gods of that era, are fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of worship. According to this article they are a very small percentage of the total population which is 93% orthodox Christians.
Regardless of their preference in worship they should be allowed to worship. They might have it much easier than those same Christians living in the 4th century who believed in Jesus at great personal risk. Manny Christians lived in fear for what they believed, many even died as a result of their faith. Now in 2007 the table is turned, should we persecute these Zeus worshippers, and kill them as we were? Or maybe respect their right to their own choice in who they choose to worship.
In the US we are seeing our religious freedoms diminishing on a continual basis. We have seen the Ten Commandments removed from a courtroom that is responsible to uphold those very laws that come from these Ten Commandments. Parents are being challenged in the basic right to raise their children as they see fit. Churches are being challenged on all sides also, in their hiring practices, liabilities, tax exempt status etc.
I believe that the future is going to be a very turbulent time for the Christians in the US. Those that are not believers in Jesus the Christ are determined to eliminate the Christian evidence of influence in the establishment of these United States of America. They are in the process of removing that evidence in our libraries, museums, and Churches just as they have in our public school system.
The conclusion of all of this if Jesus tarries in His return, I believe will be a cry from society to the Christian Church for help, a cry for a return to the Christian morality that for centuries has worked better by far than any other system of peace and prosperity. It’s just sad that we have to travel the full circle to find this out. So in conclusion of this article I believe it is imperative to allow all peoples the freedom of religion and worship. If of course, this is a danger to an ancient landmark well of course protect the landmark but, allow the worship and treat them with the utmost respect in their freedom and peace.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070119/ap_on_re_eu/greece_ancient_gods
As we see from this article, these worshipers of Zeus and the other gods of that era, are fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of worship. According to this article they are a very small percentage of the total population which is 93% orthodox Christians.
Regardless of their preference in worship they should be allowed to worship. They might have it much easier than those same Christians living in the 4th century who believed in Jesus at great personal risk. Manny Christians lived in fear for what they believed, many even died as a result of their faith. Now in 2007 the table is turned, should we persecute these Zeus worshippers, and kill them as we were? Or maybe respect their right to their own choice in who they choose to worship.
In the US we are seeing our religious freedoms diminishing on a continual basis. We have seen the Ten Commandments removed from a courtroom that is responsible to uphold those very laws that come from these Ten Commandments. Parents are being challenged in the basic right to raise their children as they see fit. Churches are being challenged on all sides also, in their hiring practices, liabilities, tax exempt status etc.
I believe that the future is going to be a very turbulent time for the Christians in the US. Those that are not believers in Jesus the Christ are determined to eliminate the Christian evidence of influence in the establishment of these United States of America. They are in the process of removing that evidence in our libraries, museums, and Churches just as they have in our public school system.
The conclusion of all of this if Jesus tarries in His return, I believe will be a cry from society to the Christian Church for help, a cry for a return to the Christian morality that for centuries has worked better by far than any other system of peace and prosperity. It’s just sad that we have to travel the full circle to find this out. So in conclusion of this article I believe it is imperative to allow all peoples the freedom of religion and worship. If of course, this is a danger to an ancient landmark well of course protect the landmark but, allow the worship and treat them with the utmost respect in their freedom and peace.
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