anyone else ever wonder about the claim that the world governments would turn on all religions except the wts?
until later when they are singled out?
what would be the separator?
I remember that the teaching, in the 1970s, went something like this.
insidetheKH, you seem to be a true believer - am I correct?
i started going door to door at age 5 and was giving no.
2 talks by age 7. during the 8 years i was an active adult jw i was never a ms or elder (although i was a regular pioneer once).
so, i never qualified to give an hour talk.
Prologos, Perry believes in the talking snake.
ok more about the jw wedding i attended.
there were these two couples at our dinner table that were having an all out pissing competition as to who was the most spiritual.
they were comparing who was in "the truth" the longest, who pioneered where and for how long.
much has been said about muslims and iraq but little historical information has been given to understand the context.
context is important in understanding anything especially with regards to conflicts.
islam and the conflict in iraq requires knowledge of at least four different parties with a general understanding of their ideology.. islam was founded around 622 c.e.
@LUHE:
"I don't think we should be the main players in this."
We could be the facilitators. They really need boots on the ground to cut off ISIS access to oil fields and to give the Kurds backup support such as surrounding towns to keep ISIS from getting weapons. The Kurds simply don't have the man power to do everything by themselves.
i started going door to door at age 5 and was giving no.
2 talks by age 7. during the 8 years i was an active adult jw i was never a ms or elder (although i was a regular pioneer once).
so, i never qualified to give an hour talk.
You had me going there for a moment Perry. I thought, based on your title, that you were still in and giving talks at the Kingdom Hall.
much has been said about muslims and iraq but little historical information has been given to understand the context.
context is important in understanding anything especially with regards to conflicts.
islam and the conflict in iraq requires knowledge of at least four different parties with a general understanding of their ideology.. islam was founded around 622 c.e.
@Simon:
"The problem is what else they would take care of with those resources."
I acknowledge the difficulties. I'm sure the Kurds will keep to themselves. The Sunnis might be deterred from avenging themselves because they're outnumbered 2 to 1 by the Shias.
The problem I foresee is what would happen in mixed neighborhoods where Shias and Sunnis live in proximity to each other. Flight is the response that's been happening at the present moment. Baghdad used to be a mixed city but currently Shias are leaving it to get away from the Sunnis.
Nothing is going to be 100% effective but I'm reminded of the saying: "...insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result". Something new has to be tried. If it fails we did our best. That is how history would judge us.
much has been said about muslims and iraq but little historical information has been given to understand the context.
context is important in understanding anything especially with regards to conflicts.
islam and the conflict in iraq requires knowledge of at least four different parties with a general understanding of their ideology.. islam was founded around 622 c.e.
@LUHE:
"Wasn't it the strategy of the USA to make local Sunni turn against Al Qaeda?"
It was actually their decision based on their experience of an oppressive group. It took a while to simmer but it eventually happened. The US would never have succeeded with the Sunnis on their own.
As for their sustenance, it is mostly based on oil wells that can be protected by "boots on the ground". They're estimated to be making 1 to 3 million a day from those oil fields.
Cutting of their access to those oil fields would choke off their means of continuing a war.
much has been said about muslims and iraq but little historical information has been given to understand the context.
context is important in understanding anything especially with regards to conflicts.
islam and the conflict in iraq requires knowledge of at least four different parties with a general understanding of their ideology.. islam was founded around 622 c.e.
@LoveUniHateExams:
"I can see one major problem: I'm not sure if the Sunnis would be that enthusiastic about wiping out ISIS."
LUHE, the Sunnis turned on Al-Qaeda during the Bush war. They referred to it as the Great Awakening. They realized that it was not in their best interest to be under their dominion. ISIS is worse than Al-Qaeda.
If Sunnis are offered their nation they will jettison whatever remnant of ISIS were to remain.
much has been said about muslims and iraq but little historical information has been given to understand the context.
context is important in understanding anything especially with regards to conflicts.
islam and the conflict in iraq requires knowledge of at least four different parties with a general understanding of their ideology.. islam was founded around 622 c.e.
@insidetheKH:
"Islam will implode and not survive this century"
That reminds me of the Watchtower article that said this world would not survive by the end of (last) century.
You underestimate the power of religion.
much has been said about muslims and iraq but little historical information has been given to understand the context.
context is important in understanding anything especially with regards to conflicts.
islam and the conflict in iraq requires knowledge of at least four different parties with a general understanding of their ideology.. islam was founded around 622 c.e.
@Jonathan Drake:
As an atheist I wish that authoritarian religions - conservative Judaism, conservative Christianity and Islam - did not exist but imposing that by warfare as you suggest will only make them stronger. And where are we going to get the resources to deal with 1.5 billion people spread out over 49 countries (and that's where they're the majority)?
