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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  Alphaman: It had to be someone picking on Islam who is at fault. Geez.

  The video's I suggested, did not say that at all. The man is clearly Muslim, but the assessment of the authorities is that he was a mentally disturbed person who became a 'hostage-taker.' And, as the lecturer from Wollongong University pointed out, there are thousands of those situations around the world, every day.

  About one year ago, only about 100 metres from here, and outside the Parliament building in Macquarie Street, a lone Christian, started a similar action. He claimed to have filled his car with enough explosive to destroy the building, and he threatened that he would do just that, if the government did not reverse a failed legal action he had been involved in. Much as I dislike Christianity, (nearly as much as I dislike Islam) I do not think that what this mentally disturbed 'Christain' did would justify a headline of "Christian Terrorism."

  Do you?
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  skeeter1: I understand why President Obama does drone attacks that killed innocent people, and why the CIA did its interrogation methods on caught terrorists. I don't mind either.

  At the risk of being flamed, may I point out that part of the problem is that many Muslims who may become disturbed enough to take action, are a mirror image of your attitude.

  Every time an innocent Muslim kid is killed by a drone, the possibility exists that some relative becomes angry enough to become a terrorist.

  And, I expect (in view of the above comments (and, I do understand why you made the comment) that if one of your young relatives was killed in a Muslim terrorist action, you may become angry enough to become a soldier and go and kill a Muslim in their own country.
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  And, this video of an opinion by a professional who studies hostage takers.

  It was NOT a muslim terrorism action.

  http://media.canberratimes.com.au/news/national-news/siege-hostage-taker-mentally-ill-6093933.html
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  fulltimestudent

  Some corrections:

  Two hostages dead plus the gunman.

  The gunman is regarded as a mentally unstable person, who failed in a court action last week.

  This video from the Canberra Times explains a lot:

  http://media.canberratimes.com.au/news/nsw-news/the-moment-the-siege-broke-on-live-television-6094193.html?next_video=true
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  fulltimestudent

  First, its a highly visible location, opposite the studio of a major TV station.

  Second, the street, Martin Place carries a lot of symbolism in Sydney. At the top of Martin Place, there is a T intersection with a major 'Government' street with Parliament house, and in Martin Place in the next block down is a major war memorial.

  I think that explains the symbolism.
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  Greek Mythology influence on New Testament

  by Magnum in

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  a few days ago, i was in a book store, and i picked up a book providing a brief overview of classical mythology.

  as i examined the opening pages, i read about tartaurus (place of punishment) and hades (god of the underworld).. it seems so odd that tartarus and hades would be mentioned in the new testament, and yet they were part of greek mythology which predated the new testament.

  why would bible writers have used such terms?

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  Magnum: I'm still trying to process the fact that what I once so strongly believed in might not be what I thought it was. My life was profoundly influenced by the Bible for at least four decades, and now I'm beginning to have serious doubts about its being what I thought it was.

  Same problem, also 40 years of mental imprisonment.

  But now I am Free!
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  Greek Mythology influence on New Testament

  by Magnum in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a few days ago, i was in a book store, and i picked up a book providing a brief overview of classical mythology.

  as i examined the opening pages, i read about tartaurus (place of punishment) and hades (god of the underworld).. it seems so odd that tartarus and hades would be mentioned in the new testament, and yet they were part of greek mythology which predated the new testament.

  why would bible writers have used such terms?

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  Further Jewish intermingling with other cultures and their thought.

  The captivity in Babylon have brought the captive Jews face to face with another more powerful culture and the mythical stories of the Babylonians.

  And, then came the defeat of the Babylonians by the Persians (Iranians). This was a powerful influence, as the Jewish writers makes Yahwehsay that Cyrus was his shepherd. (Isaiah 44:28). And that Cyrus was Yahweh's 'Christ.' It would also have brought them into contact with proto-Zoroastrianism and the idea of dualism.
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw_oBXOariE
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  Is is Muslim terrorist cafe seige Sydney...hundreds of hostages! looks bad.

  by Witness 007 in

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  lindt chocalate cafe martin place in city people pressed against the glass with hands up...this will not end well..

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  fulltimestudent

  From a news report:

  Link: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-clear-martin-place-after-gunman-holds-hostages-at-lindt-chocolat-cafe-20141215-127824.html

  The Martin Place studio is Seven's main newsroom and home to breakfast show Sunrise andThe Morning Show, which was on air when news of the siege broke about 9.45am.

  The network was originally running a live-stream of the siege, but was asked to take it down for security reasons.

  

  Police with guns drawn in Martin Place in a screengrab. Photo: Channel Seven

  It is unknown if any Seven staff are among the hostages.

  State Parliament, which is one block away from the cafe, has also been closed to the public, while David Jones's flagship store in the city was also being evacuated.

  Terrified customers in the cafe could be seen holding an Islamic flag - which is black with white writing on it - up against the glass window. The flag appears to be a Shahada flag, not an Islamic State flag, but is associated with Islamist and jihadist movements.
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  Elders and priests what 's the difference?

  by sparrowdown in

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  is being a "good" elder the same as being a "good" catholic priest?.

  is there any difference between representing the rcc and representing that other bastion of child abuse the wt?.

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  There's another question that is appropriate here. What were the educational qualifications for 'elders' in the first century?

  And, what educational qualifications did Jesus and his chosen 12 have?