The founding of Jeruselem

Righty · #1 (**permalink**) 09-29-2006, 05:19 PM

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Shok...l_Midrash.html

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"...there long ago lived two brothers who shared a field whose crops they used to divide equally. One of the brothers was a bachelor, and the other a married man with many children. Once, during the harvest, each of them felt pity for the other. The bachelor was worried that his brother did not have enough to feed his household, while the married brother had concern for his brother's solitude. In the dark of the night each of them would carry some sheaves of produce to the other's house, and in the morning each would be astonished to discover that their own supplies had not diminished. This went on for several days and nights until the two finally met tearfully during one of their nocturnal errands. At that point it was decreed from above that this was the place upon which it would be fitting to establish God's Holy Temple."

How do Muslims found cities, or do they just conquer-pillage-murder then rename them?

Righty · #2 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 02:29 PM

Even if that tale is untrue, its a beautiful story.

#3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 02:33 PM

dat place is da Lords home and no one shalls mess with it

---locke--- · #4 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 03:56 PM

is why we muslims christians and jews are even fighting over this land, it is just LAND if jews would not be so selfish about it and the if the radical muslims would become unradical we would not only have solved the problem of fighting over the land, but the whole middle east would be at peace. Why cant they live at peace, they have each stolen it from one another, i think that they can just learn to share. Plus god dosent care ware yo worship or what citys are yours, land means nothing in the afterlife, god just cares if you worship and follows his rules.

apotropoxy · #5 (**permalink**) 10-09-2006, 05:52 AM

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Locke: ...why we muslims christians and jews are even fighting over this land, it is just LAND

The land is a symbol for each of the Abrahamic religions to use to claim righteous superiority over the other. All three groups believe that they alone are the "Chosen People."
This is a paranoid delusion of grandeur- a characteristic of most religions.

---locke--- · #6 (**permalink**) 10-09-2006, 06:53 AM

THats dumb they need to get the hell over it and realize that its just land, and god doesnt care, and their religion is in no way superior to another.

Righty · #7 (**permalink**) 10-09-2006, 07:50 PM

Oh come on. Lets have an enlightened debate free of cliches, can we.

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