And, something I wrote a few years to answer the question. I may have posted this before...
I was raised a well churched Episcopalian. My great grandfather, the original progenitor of my name, was an Episcopalian minister in Baltimore. My late uncle, after whom I was named, was the Episcopalian...
I am curious.
As you have कृष्ण; Shri Krishna as your avatar, are you familiar with the the Mahabharata or the Ramayana where the earliest descriptions of Krishna's role in this world are portrayed?
In short (very, very, very short... ;) ), he was promoting war.... No?
Not sure what you mean.
If you believe OPEC has another 50 years of power, why? They no longer have any power to RAISE the price of oil to unreasonable levels or cut off any countries for some reason.
Oil may well rise to $100/ barrel again but not because of OPEC's independent actions.
Unless there is a major paradigm shift, sometime in the next 20 years or so, one or more of the Islamist death cult factions are going to be nuking a few major cities.
If one of those attacks is against Israel (and I doubt it will be), it will most likely not be successful.
If it is successful...
Reality says that Israel will be cautious when fighting their enemies. They always have been.
Reality says that Israel is surrounded by "splinter states" that are hostile to Israel. They always have been.
And, reality says that Israel will try and strike back with overwhelming force in the...
Nope.
There are UN resolutions that claim to state such things.
As far as international charters go - the San Remo Conference granted what essentially was the British Mandate of Palestine as a Homeland for Jews. This same convention granted most of the rest of the Middle East as homelands for...
In truth, the history of the Middle East is irrelevant.
Israel is a country the same way that every other country in the world is a country - including every "country" in the Middle East and North Africa - through the Right of Conquest and self governance. There is no "Palestine" because those...
Indeed.
As noted above, there are several passages in the Koran that tell Muslims that when they are NOT doing what Allah commands; that their lives will be full of war; poverty; suffering; misery; tyranny; and death.
You think that Muslims might actually think about that idea in light of your...
Really?
You claimed that reality is bitter.
And you now claim that YOU ("we") do not make it bitter.
Why do you believe that what happens in This World is not what G-d wants?
“Surely Allah commands justice and the doing of good (to others), and giving to the kindred, and He forbids indecency and evil and rebellion. He admonishes you that you may be mindful. And fulfill the covenant of Allah, when you have made a covenant, and break not your oaths after confirming...
That is odd of you.
The Reality is that Life is Beautiful All the Time.
You appear to claim that you are a believing Muslim. Do you not believe that Allah is responsible for your Reality?
If so, why has Allah made YOUR reality "bitter?"
You are so cute.
Clueless; hateful, but in a cute, totally ignorant sort of way.
Enter the 21st Century.
It is a marvelous place and, you can actually study History and learn real facts...
The world is at your fingertips...
Beautiful.
However, Allah curses Muslims who murder; rape; and kill without mercy or Justice.
He tells you that your lands will be cursed and your families will be cursed and your life will be in poverty if you do NOT do what Allah commands....
Huh?
I wonder who He could be talking about?
You...
So, there are a fair amount of "Liberals" here at Religious Forums. I am genuinely curious to know what y'all think is the solution to this particular problem of Arabs rioting and murdering people in Israel and, how your solution would be implemented...
Thanks!
I have no problems with your assumptions regarding beliefs. I think you are wrong but, hey, it's a free country.
You do appear to have a problem with your own belief system however.
Your belief system entails that your models and projections might not be "spot on."
That's a bit more humorous...
According to all polls, including those taken by Arab and Muslim pollsters, ten percent of the Muslim world agree that killing people in the Name of Allah is required of Islam and that this belief justifies the murders and destruction that has been ongoing for the last 100 years or so.
Which is...