"27: And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour."
"28: And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men."
So that I'm puzzled when Islam is described as "a religion of the sword," while the Judeo-Christian tradition is called pacific. Levi became the tribe from which priests were drawn because its men agreed to kill the other children of Israel. Not that I am a Muslim. It's just that the quintessentially "Western" works of the Books of Moses, or Machiavelli for that matter, have at their foundation something contrary to the freedom and tolerance that is said to characterize the West.
The "Satanists" of the cocktail lounge variety do seem to be running at about the same speed as the roughly 40% of 18-29 year old demographic who've chosen to get a tattoo (tribal or other) to express their individuality/rebellion. But, does that imply praise for the "real" article? Not really looking for an answer...
Re: where have all the flowers gone?joybonJuly 20 2006, 13:10:28 UTC
Hey man, THank you so much for reading it, I am excessively wussy, so have not actually read your comment above (or anything else for that matter, but have taken note of the non-gay-porn photos ; ) ), but will and reply like a grown up v.v. soon.. Hope all is well, (well it certainly seems to be)
"27: And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour."
"28: And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men."
So that I'm puzzled when Islam is described as "a religion of the sword," while the Judeo-Christian tradition is called pacific. Levi became the tribe from which priests were drawn because its men agreed to kill the other children of Israel. Not that I am a Muslim. It's just that the quintessentially "Western" works of the Books of Moses, or Machiavelli for that matter, have at their foundation something contrary to the freedom and tolerance that is said to characterize the West.
The "Satanists" of the cocktail lounge variety do seem to be running at about the same speed as the roughly 40% of 18-29 year old demographic who've chosen to get a tattoo (tribal or other) to express their individuality/rebellion. But, does that imply praise for the "real" article? Not really looking for an answer...
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THank you so much for reading it, I am excessively wussy, so have not actually read your comment above (or anything else for that matter, but have taken note of the non-gay-porn photos ; ) ), but will and reply like a grown up v.v. soon..
Hope all is well,
(well it certainly seems to be)
b
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i am sorry not to have written more, better, and sooner.
but, i have been busy, and not on-line very often.
hope you are well too...
p.
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