tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571146151683416940.post363551151803726968..comments2024-03-16T10:05:23.129-07:00Comments on LA Quaker: What is Ramadan teaching me? A letter to God...LA Quakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11084465501021443492noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571146151683416940.post-86850200306036876102016-07-05T20:25:13.473-07:002016-07-05T20:25:13.473-07:00- Anthony, I saw your name on the list of attendee...- Anthony, I saw your name on the list of attendees for a NYC gathering next month, the one I also attend. We had an interesting discussion last time, so I looked up your blog and printed out some of the back posts. On September 4, 2014, Anthony said: <br />"3. The Palestinian rockets from Gaza have an important message that Israel refuses to understand and the western <br />powers, especially the United States, are unwilling to comprehend. The message of the rockets addresses the core <br />issues and the root causes of the problem – STOP THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION AND FREE PALESTINE"<br />- Sorry Anthony, that was a blatant & repulsive attempt to make an apology for intentional Terrorism against Jews. <br />Simple fact. Hamas has stated over and over that their goal is the violent destruction of the nation of Israel, the one and only homeland of the Jewish people. <br />- As for your take on the state of Christians in the Gaza Strip, here is a different view:<br />http://rescuechristians.org/christians-in-gaza-have-faced-increasing-persecution-since-hamas-wrested-control/<br />- As we might be seeing each other in NY next month, I thought it best to get this to you now, to let you know how outrageous this is and how offensive I found it, for if I had to tell you in person for the first time, I don't know that I'd be able to be calm in the face of endless Terrorism against my Jewish people in our Homeland. That terrorism included many violent attacks against the indigenous Jewish community there in the 1700's, 1800's by Arab Muslims, long before the current incarnation of the State of Israel. So Anthony, what is the justification for that <br />violence? As a Jew, and a believer in Messiah Jesus, I know both sides, and your post needed to be answered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11111860558170776141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571146151683416940.post-69709879468399263102016-07-01T16:29:43.217-07:002016-07-01T16:29:43.217-07:00The subject of religion and violence is a complex ...The subject of religion and violence is a complex one and I am helping to organize a conference on this theme under the auspices of the Parliament of the World's Religions and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace. Suffice to say, every religion has blood on its hands and it is easy to find examples of horrors committed in the name of God by Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, etc. But I don't think we are justified to blame a religion for the acts of fanatics and bigots. I know of many Musim leaders who condemn wife-beating, violence, war, terrorism, etc. and I consider them the heart of their religion, just as I consider the new pope the heart of Catholicism and the Dalai Lama the heart of Buddhism. I don't condone Hamas, but I find what Netanyahu is doing far more destructive of human life--not only the slaughter of Gazans, but the systematic ethnic cleansing that has gone in since the formation of Israel. Nonetheless, I don't blame all Jews for the acts of certain Zionists. I don't blame Islam for ISIS. Those of us who are passionate about peace, and follow the religion of compassion and peace, need to work together to work the beloved community that God intends for this broken world. That's where Spirit is leading me.LA Quakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084465501021443492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571146151683416940.post-75986602010896563562016-07-01T15:20:12.484-07:002016-07-01T15:20:12.484-07:00You wrote, "...the Qu'ran through their e...You wrote, "...the Qu'ran through their eyes, and saw that Islam was at heart a religion of peace and justice."<br /><br />This is so untrue. I recently spoke with two American Muslim leaders, both of who defended the verse in the Quran on wife-beating, defended Islam's punishment of ex-Muslims, etc.<br /><br />Furthermore, please read some scholarly biographies of Muhammad. He had at least 500 Jewish men beheaded and the wives and children sold into slavery, etc.<br /><br />Even the kind, sensitive Muslim doctor here won't condemn the senseless evil murderers HAMAS:-(<br /><br />Read the statistics about the millions of Muslims who support Sharia Law, jihad, etc.<br /><br />Read right now how Muslims are praising the murder of an innocent Jewish 13-year-old girl"-(.Daniel Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.com