Maybe some of you saw the History Channel Presentation tonight, "Bible Battles."  And they are still spilling blood over this land that has very little milk and honey.
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God gave Israel to the Jews and it was inhabited when he gave it.  He then gave instructions how to conquor it.
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Still comparing things that are irrelevant to each other?\n\nBy the way, when did we take Iraq?  Seems to me the fighting is still going, despite "Mission Accomplished."
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Most of the world is inhabited by people whose ancestors at some point came from someplace else... and in many cases their current location and who is still there was decided by warfare, up to and including total extermination of the peoples who were there before.\n\nFor some reason, very few of the conquering peoples emphasize the brutality, bloodiness, etc. of their victories. You can find some blatant honesty in the Bible (look closely at Genesis and Joshua). Most histories skim over it ... "There were some other people living where we are now, but our ancestors fought with them and now here we are," just about covers most histories anywhere you go on the planet.\n\nI'm not saying that this is just or morally right. It isn't. What I am saying is that what happened in the Americas wasn't exactly a novel or unique experience. It's what happens most anytime populations undergo major geographic shifts. And it totally sucks for those who lose the war, whether defender or invader.
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You haven't convinced me that the Jews contol the media.  Give us some      examples.
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There is a battle in the spirit realm over the lives of mankind. satan just loves it when we tear each other down.
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I asked that question here and I was castigated for doing so. Apparently they do not have any oil and the US is too busy fighting the Iraqis to intervene in mass genocide of the worst kind, in which Arab Islamic fighters from the North of Sudan are using every despicable tool of warfare, including rape and torture, to wipe out the black population of the South. Usual African brotherhood stuff.
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Have you never actually READ the Bible --Dude  ??\nDo you not see the consistant rage of war and pillage contained therein ??  A lot of it centering around the very thing you are asking here-- conflict over land ??\nWhat about a Christian ethic thing do you think saves a people from being sucked into conflict and resolution ??\nThe individual Christian is expected to show love and honor toward his or her neighbor and to be charitable  etc etc etc---but they are never expected to be sheep to the slaughter for the conflicts with nations and the well being of their families , friends and soveriegn rights !!!\nOn top of all of this---your description of the events here with Mexico is just simply off base 180 degrees from the facts (as explained by several of the respondants here)
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Thanks for debunking that baby smashing issue.\n\nIt strikes me as odd that the God-haters can find none of this negative text to rant about  in the new testament.\nWonder why that is?\n\nYou suppose its because the ancient world was filled with horrible evil people and God had to be harsh with them because they were downright wicked?   Huge  armies roamed about, plundering and pillaging everything they found. Maybe God knew things were going to become more civilized (at least for a little while) after Jesus came with the new message. \n\nGee, Jesus taught turn the other cheek, pray for your enemies. That doesn't sound like a hateful God to me.\n\nToo bad atheists can't come forward to the 21st century. \nThey accuse Christians of being stuck in the year 1000BC and yet the only part of the bible they care to quote comes from the BC era.  \n\nWonder why that is??\nBile spewing, hatefilled God haters. Sad, so sad.
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this or any other community can also try thinking of saving innocent children being killed daily by Israeli army in the land occupied by them. These children many not have names like Harry or Kelly but their blood is also red and the tears their moms and families shed hurt equally bad. Malaria is also on the rise in Asian countries where poverty levels are rising, as in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India. Afghani children are not very important in the strategic decisions of Allied occupation army hence Malaria is not being given importance there. Why do we close our eyes and pick a problem which doesn't carry chances to pinch our conscience? No doubt that every thing must be done to save children in Africa but what about others who die daily? after all they are human? or do we think that a different faith makes them subhuman? This is begging. That's how many others view this approach of saving rhinoceros and killing with smart bombs at the same time.
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Those who cast the first stone and those who started first blood.\nBut what could be done to establish peace, dialog and tolerance ?? that is the real conundrum !!
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You make a very good point. Unfortunately it isn't that simple because the feud goes back hundreds of years to the start of Islam and the Islamic and Christian Crusades. Both sides want to be victorious, both sides want to be right. Until you can get leaders in here like Saladin and King Richard who put their differences aside for the good of each of their nations, there will always be fueding.
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Never forget that many a nation was colonised with the Bible in one hand and the "slave's whip in the other"!!\nThis slavish mentality is splashed across our Tv, Press and other media and influence or lives so much that we just can't live without them!\nTelevangelist do more harm than good  and that is a fact.\nIt is a "rat race" to use the Bible and the church to enrich themselves financially and otherwise and at the same time to wield power by waying the opinion of the masses.\nIt is a sad fact but one that would ahve to be studied carefully and with the passage of time " televengalists" have gone morally from bad to worse and we are yet to see the worst!
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I agree with you. the bible has a very seedy background and its a damn shame that christians refuse to question where thier bibles came from.
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the legend of the merovingian line has been around for years...i am in my 60's and i remember reading about it when i was in junior high school...i just can't understand why the "bible beaters" can't/won't accept brown's own words...THE BOOK IS A WORK OF FICTION...
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much of the bible is exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally
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Sorry - but our wars are relegated to be fought like we are in the court room with 6 billion people as our jurors.  \n\nHad that been the case going back a few thousand years, we would all be speaking the same language, professing to the same god, reading the same cave writings and using the same currency to buy our same food staples as their would be know difference between anyone on the planet.\n\nImagine the world wide outrage as a result of Truman dropping the bomb & of the D-day invasion.  Our shores would be overun by those wanting to right the egregious wrong.  Would we still be "discussing" slavery? Would the French still be slaves to their Kings, would the Russian people still be slaughtered by their Czars? \n\nMy feelings regarding war is that when differences have deteriorated to that point, when discussions are nothing but stalling tactics, get it over with as quickly and with as little loss of life as possible.  \n\nNot to be simplistic, but we seem to be the only nation NOT playing by the adage that says "alls fair in love and war".  Sometimes these sayings hang around for a few centuries because they have merit.  Maybe its time to check out the validity of this one.\n\nIf the results would end the war sooner, resulting in stability to the Mid east, then lets crank up all the meat processing plants in the world, slaughter every pig on earth, pack the resulting byproducts in C-5's and start the agent orange version of the middle east and see how long before suicide bombers turn into just palin suicides.\n\nI think the first candidate who incorporates the idea as a campaign promise wins the white house.  What are you doing in Nov 08?  Care to be VP?
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You watch to much TV. When the settlers first came not all were unwelcome by the Indians-there was plenty of land. The settles brought things the Indians wanted. Fighting did not start right away. My family was from the Kickapoo tribe-you need to know your history better.