Behold the Unitarian Jihad!
OMG, that’s hilarious. Seriously, people, click on that link!
That’s pretty funny, it reminds me of Jack Black as Jeepers Creepers:
The Church of the Swole Jesus? Would they have consecrated protein powder as a sacrament?
I’m not sure it even is a polite fiction; though it’s true it’s sometimes thrown around by people who mean ‘we’ll let Jews into our club, or at least in as far as the cloakroom.’
“JudeoChristian” is a term used by people who either genuinely think due to their major ignorance, or want to pretend although they know better, that Jews believe all the same things as Christians except for a minor disagreement about whether Jesus of Nazareth was/is the Messiah – in the Christian sense of the word Messiah.
Quoted for truth.
This country was founded on, among other principles, the idea that people who disagreed vehemently about religion could nevertheless live together, as part of one country, without killing each other. That is part of our bedrock; removing it would destroy the country.
(Of course, another an essential part of our bedrock is ‘a person who loses an election for POTUS will acknowledge this and leave office without a fight.’)
I leave you guys alone for a day and you degenerate into an echo chamber of psychobabble. I’ll have to hire a sitter.
Yawn.
** scratches nuts **
@webwarrior, since it took all of, what 2 minutes to absolutely destroy your “argument” we have to amuse ourselves other ways. You’re a pointless troll, so unskilled as to be barely amusing. Now please, feel free to leave.
As someone who grew up in a evangelical household and went to an evangelical church I can confirm “Israel has to exist for Jesus to come back” is definitely a common belief among that group. IIRC, the Temple has to also be rebuilt, so someone needs to get on with evicting those troublesome muslims.
I had this idea for a thriller novel that starts with a conspiracy by American evangelicals to demolish the Dome of the Rock so the temple could be rebuilt. Knowing that this would pretty much trigger a massive global conflict, an Israeli soldier (or perhaps a Mossad agent, but either way, a devout Jew and supporter of Israel) has to work with his hated enemies on the Palestinian (and/or Arab) side to foil the plan.
I heard the same from both a Church Of The Nazarene preacher and a Presbyterian preacher when I grew up.
I love Jon Carroll.
I’d read that!
Then read Tom Robbins’s 1990 novel Skinny Legs and All, in which that exact scenario being attempted is a major subplot.
I’m sorry you’re having trouble with the big words. Should we type more slowly? Use crayon?
I have this notion that some of that lot think they can just sweep the Dome of the Rock away, build a temple inspired by Disney, and then the Jews will come flocking to it. Totally ignoring all the actual requirements to get a Third Temple up and running.
I generally avoid posting in the pit, as I’m not a fan of the personal attacks and pile-ons. (piles-on? Burritos Supreme?)
But initially I had hopes that WebWarrior would be someone of a different persuasion who would bring something to the Dope. We do need more diversity of thought. Sadly, that looks not to be the case
WebWarrior, this isn’t The Hill or OAN where the comments are forever locked in adolescent yes you are/no you aren’t arguing. This place prides itself on rules of engagement, intended to create a genuine debate and discussion (the Pit excepted, of course). Around here, bring cites. And “I’m not doing your research for you” is generally accepted as an admission of lying.
I’m disappointed in you, WebWarrior. I think you can do better.
For those who aren’t sure if supporting Israel to bring about the Rapture is really a common thing, this article in the Washington Post from 2018 claims more than half of Evangelicals hold this view. And Evangelicals are a large enough group that I’d say that makes it a common view
Amusingly, Christians have been using the word “Allah” as the word for God since the very beginning of the Christian church. On Pentecost, when the Apostles spoke and everyone there heard the Apostles in their own language, Arabs were there - and they would have heard references to Jehovah as the word Allah. No English folks were there at the Pentecost, so the word “God” (the word that descends from the word that the Germanic folks used to refer to their own pagan gods, like Thor and Odin) was not heard. If you want to follow the Apostles, use of the word “Allah” is more legitimate than saying “God.”
Should I get Dan Brown and Tom Hanks on the phone? It sounds like a Robert Langdon novel.