tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020389.post7107083035467619676..comments2023-07-20T09:00:09.141+01:00Comments on The World according to Merseymike: MisrepresentationMerseymikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231364271812168188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020389.post-64927714968577252252009-01-11T00:29:00.000+00:002009-01-11T00:29:00.000+00:00Religion which leads to conservative social outcom...Religion which leads to conservative social outcomes and is conservative or fundamentalist in its adherence to doctrine. Its hardly a new term - indeed, many conservatives are very happy to use it!Merseymikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231364271812168188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020389.post-37022831702291099862009-01-10T17:32:00.000+00:002009-01-10T17:32:00.000+00:00Conservative religion? What's that? Confucianism? ...Conservative religion? What's that? Confucianism? Taoism? Jainism? Zoroastrianism? Please enlighten.Trofimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471793476279541681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020389.post-15116421804831284242009-01-09T10:51:00.000+00:002009-01-09T10:51:00.000+00:00There is also a lot of evidence that many Israeli ...There is also a lot of evidence that many Israeli immigrants from Russia are purely economic immigrants with absolutely no Jewish connection at all - yet these people have far more rights than the Palestinians.<BR/><BR/>As for Christian Zionism, it is entirely illogical - and some Jews themselves think so from a religious perspective. Its a pity they aren't a bit more selective about who they select as allies!Merseymikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231364271812168188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9020389.post-63780845550682903652009-01-08T22:28:00.000+00:002009-01-08T22:28:00.000+00:00The problem is, once you criticize Israel you are ...The problem is, once you criticize Israel you are accused of being pro-terrorist and/or anti-semitic; which is grossly unfair. Israel policy towards the Palestinians is inhumane and racist. They will give full citizenship to a Jewish person who has never set foot in Israel before, but not to Palestinians who have lived there for generations. I do not think anyone is naive enough to believe that the Palestinains are innocent, but Israeli policy has done nothing to help. It is a racist government who gets away with murder because they have US backing. They occupy land which is not theirs, yet surrounding nations have to be careful about treading on Israeli soil, Israel can have nuclear weapons but not Iran...... It is all rather sickening. But say this and you are anit-semitic, which is ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>What is amusing is that Christian Zionists are selective in their reading of the Bible, firstly the contemporary state of Israel is nothing like the Israel/Judea of Biblical times and it needs to be noted that God was offended when the Israelites asked for a King. Also in the OT is quite clear the 'land' belongs to God and lastly the Torah ha much to say about the way foreigners are to be treated whrn living in Israel. All of which is sweetly ignored by blinkered Zionists who support a terrorist state which denies basic human rights to Palestinians. <BR/><BR/>But of course I am an anti- semite who supports terrorists....<BR/>(which I am not).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623043065328758574noreply@blogger.com