November 21, 2,001
Where Did The Hate Come From?

Not much new to report today.  Kingdom Of God continues to gather Its Forces to keep people from traveling during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, especially to keep them from flying.  and also, to keep people from spending during the Christmas season.
Got one of those interesting questions that I really think needs to be answered. If Muhammed did not teach The Islamic People the principle of holy war to spread Islam, who did?  Where did these ideas come from?  Muhammed has told me this story many times.  I don't know the exact dates, but several hundred years ago a Syrian king wanted to make war on his neighbors but had no reason.  But then he came up with the idea of going to war to spread Islam, forcing those nations around him to accept The Islamic Way.  He called Muhammed's true teachers to him, and told them "I want to make war on our neighbors to make them become Islamic." Muhammed's true teachers said "No!  You can't do that!  Islam is a religion of peace, not war.  The Prophet taught respect for other religions, as long as they did not attack you.  None of our neighbors have attacked us. There is no reason to go to war against them.  We won't spread such teachings!"  The Syrian king said "Fine!  If that's the way you believe, no problem!  To show there's no hard feelings gather all your teachers at the palace. We'll have a big party to show the people we're all together."  The Islamic Teachers gathered for the party.  While it was going on the king's servants came up behind them and at the king's signal cut their throats.  They were then covered with carpets and the party concluded, at the end of which the king sent out his own teachers, saying "We're taking over The Teaching Of Islam.  From now on what we say is the truth, and any that oppose us, will be killed.  The King says we are going to war to spread Islam, and that is holy, and that is good. Any that oppose him are evil and must be destroyed."  Now, for untold years, The True Teachers Of Islam have been fighting the false ideas introduced into Islam by this corrupt Syrian king, who, at the moment of his death suffered The Second Death and ceased to exist forever, because of the evil he had done.  Unfortunately, he took thousands with him and continues to destroy innocent souls to this day, as those who followed after him continue to spread his false, evil teachings.  This Syrian king is responsible for the misteachings in Islam, not Muhammed.  And those who do evil follow this creature of Darkness, not The Prophet.
Someone asked "Are there ever any messages from Moses?  He made the laws to the Hebrews, and they were pretty good, but the punishments for not obeying were death, death and more death.  Thank Heaven we don't punish like that any more, but the Taliban, and Muslims seem to take a lot of the Mosaic law literally.  What does Moses say?"  Moses taught Muhammed.  Islamic Law is basically an extension of Hebrew Law.  The Ancient Laws seem harsh to us, but you must remember the conditions of the time!  The prisons were so bad, and the alternatives to prison, being sold into slavery, were so unacceptable that death was considered a merciful punishment, and not cruelty.  Moses still believes that death is a just punishment for many crimes, especially against women and children.  But he, too, agrees that some of the lesser punishments in our modern times are acceptable.  To fully understand The Laws Of Old, we have to understand the conditions under which they were given, that are far different from the conditions we live under, today.  The Taliban believes in the strict enforcement of the old Islamic Laws.  Modern practices of Islam do not.  Their punishments for minor offenses are much like those in The United States.  Do not confuse those who practice hate with those who practice religion!  They have nothing to do with one another.
John Lennon says he is amazed how the things happening today follow some of my science fiction stories.  He says "It's almost as if President Bush has read them, and is using them as a guide for fighting the war on terrorism!"  He especially remarks on a story called "Seeking Justice," in which military tribunals are used to try those that have done unspeakable evil to the innocent.  John says I can truly see the future.  Maybe others can, but not myself.  I only put down what they tell me.
Well, that's all for this morning.

 


"We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another."

 -Jonathan Swift  [1711]

"If there is any principle of The Constitution that more imperatively calls for attention than any other it is the principle of free thought -- not free thought for those who agree with us, but free thought for that we hate."

-Oliver Wendell Holmes    [1928]

"He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring.  He was a public officer without vices, a private citizen without wrong, a neighbor without hypocrisy, and a man without guilt.  He was Ceasar without his ambition, Frederick without his tyranny, Napoleon without his selfishness, and Washington without his reward."

-Benjamin H. Hill [A Tribute To Robert E. Lee]

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