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When I visited the Holocaust Museum a couple years ago, I found myself muttering as I walked through the displays, and I realized I was saying over and over, "Every one a soul loved by God."

Last time I looked, even "infidels" had souls.

Just a random thought.

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Hmmm...it is wrong to get upset over a statue of of an Apostle cutting off the head of infidels (Muslims). So I guess it is wrong to get upset over the death by torture of Muslims in the Iraqi prison camps...after all, the Holy Apostle James did it way back when! They are only infidels after all and we are the new Christian crusaders. Moe


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So their's really no difference between a Christian Kingdom defending itself against merciless Moslem invaders, and the world's only super power invading (hardly a Christian Crusade) a third world country because they decided that their former ally who they used to provide weapons for, had become a bad guy. Sure puts right and wrong in the proper perspective.

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What's next, eliminating "cast into hell Satan" for being hateful.
But the media showing Muslim militants shooting targets with crosses on them is not considered offensive?

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But the media showing Muslim militants shooting targets with crosses on them is not considered offensive? [/QB][/QUOTE]

Of course they are, no one have suggested otherwise, but shouldn�t we try to be BETTER than our enemies as opposed to being as barbaric as they are??

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Perhaps we should put a statue of Franco in churches to commemorate the victory of the Loyalists over the Anarchists and Reds in the Spanish Civil War?

And sh, Latin Trad. I'm not talking smack about Franco, just making a point. wink
He he he. wink

Viva el Requete. wink

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Of course they are, no one have suggested otherwise, but shouldn�t we try to be BETTER than our enemies as opposed to being as barbaric as they are??
I agree, but that was not the point I was trying to make. The media is one-sided.

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Christos Voskrese!

Well give them the Cathedral of St. James if they give us Hagia Sophia... wink

In our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ!

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Well give them the Cathedral of St. James if they give us Hagia Sophia... wink

WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING ME ?? eek eek eek

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May the blood of all the martyrs of the Reconquista prevent them from ever getting their hands on Santiago ever again . . .

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So God takes sides in wars? Kewl! ok- if the United States went to war with the United Kingdom, would God Bless America or would God Save the Queen?

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God would be on the side which ever country was defending itself against blood thirsty Islamic fanatics. At least the God I believe in would.

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God would be on the side which ever country was defending itself against blood thirsty Islamic fanatics. At least the God I believe in would.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone who actually takes Jesus Christ seriously ever post on this site?

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God would be on the side which ever country was defending itself against blood thirsty Islamic fanatics. At least the God I believe in would.
Lawrence,

I heard from God; He asked me to pass on to you that He is on the side of respect for the life of those whom He created in His own image and likeness, whom He didn't specify as being only of the Christian persuasion.

Many years,

Neil


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Well Neil, by your line of reasoning, those who fought against the Nazis, Imperial Japanese, Soviets, Red Chinese, North Koreans, Viet Cong, North Vietnamese, Iraqis etc have absolutely no moral high ground to claim their cause was in anyway justifiable.

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So God takes sides in wars? Kewl! ok- if the United States went to war with the United Kingdom, would God Bless America or would God Save the Queen?
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Uhhhhhh. I think that already happened. Twice, I believe, in 1776 and 1814. Or did you forget history? As we know, God bless America!

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