The dream seemed so close to being realised:
"The Israeli government is planning to give up a large slice of land to American Christian evangelicals to build a biblical theme park by the Sea of Galilee where Jesus is said to have walked on water and fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish.
"A consortium of Christian groups, led by the television evangelist Pat Robertson, is in negotiation with the Israeli ministry of tourism and a deal is expected in the coming months. The project is expected to bring up to 1 million extra tourists a year but an undeclared benefit will be the cementing of a political alliance between the Israeli rightwing and the American Christian right."
Now, however, radical Christian Zionists may have to wait for redemption:
"Israel has suspended contact with evangelist Pat Robertson for suggesting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for withdrawing from the Gaza Strip - casting doubt on plans for a Christian tourism centre that would showcase the growing flow of money and influence from U.S. church groups."
The Lord is truly merciful.
"The Israeli government is planning to give up a large slice of land to American Christian evangelicals to build a biblical theme park by the Sea of Galilee where Jesus is said to have walked on water and fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish.
"A consortium of Christian groups, led by the television evangelist Pat Robertson, is in negotiation with the Israeli ministry of tourism and a deal is expected in the coming months. The project is expected to bring up to 1 million extra tourists a year but an undeclared benefit will be the cementing of a political alliance between the Israeli rightwing and the American Christian right."
Now, however, radical Christian Zionists may have to wait for redemption:
"Israel has suspended contact with evangelist Pat Robertson for suggesting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for withdrawing from the Gaza Strip - casting doubt on plans for a Christian tourism centre that would showcase the growing flow of money and influence from U.S. church groups."
The Lord is truly merciful.
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Of course it does. For many, though, it's a little too complex to understand that not all Arabs are Muslims. Many are indeed Christian.
Ugh please let me puke. I'm just glad I've been able to get and see the Galilee lake area without having to be assaulted with the sight and sounds of an American theme park. Surely Israel has some kind of limit as to what it will allow to bring in tourist dollars!
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Why is it their land? The Arabs were evicted from it fair and square.
Population displacement - the story of humanity since day one. Live with it.
*sigh*
It's called dealing with reality, Orang.
I don't occupy any part of the "Aboriginals' land". They were displaced, as they displaced populations before them. The semi-ownership of native title notwithstanding, the Aboriginals own only what they have since bought, as well as collective ownership of government land, shared with all other Australians.
Orang : I don't know...a lot of Muslim Arabs seem rather taken with imperialism. From the birth of islam where it was spread by the sword to today's fanatics talking about international caliphates...some fairly strong imperialist themes running through Arabian Muslim society, wouldn't you say?
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Addamo - true. The point is, wallowing in denial isn't going to solve anything.
By Ian Westmore saying "it's the Arabs' land" is not searching for a cure. It's allowing the cancer to spread.
Or even Outer Mongolia, Ian?
I hear that those cunning Israelis have some designs on Greenland, even!
You know why - green is the colour of Islam - better shut that place down!
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