Dear Dhimmi_Pride, I have never attacked any member on this forum without just and moral cause and would respect the same respect: “
ignorant no-nothings like yourself”. I am not going to digress into theological debate. Firstly, my comments were directed towards Rome's Papal See and the position of a Pope specifically. But since you've asked about pagan examples I might ask when was the last time you walked into a Catholic or Greek Orthodox Church? When was the last time you’ve actually read the Bible, even though it is not and never was applicable to the non-Jew? How many “
graven images” or purely pagan objects/signs, the trident or sun for examples, do you see within? Where in the Bible does it say to pray to Mary, Saint George, parts of dead religious leaders/Saints and even the validity of the Pope and his Papal See?
Perhaps some additional research might assist your knowledge in the historical specificities surrounding not only the history of Constentine's Imperial Catholicism yet also the Vatican/Holy See and too the Reformation/Counter Reformation...and even the less known Counter-Counter Reformation. I’d strongly recommend starting with Paul Johnson’s “
A History of Christianity”:
http://www.amazon.com/History-Christianity-Paul-Johnson/dp/0743282035/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1_s9_rk?ie=UTF8&s=books&s9r=8a1080b60c7c75e3010c7e249e360040&itemPosition=1&qid=1208955607&sr=8-1After which I’d suggest: “
Jews in the Roman World” by Michael Grant:
http://www.amazon.com/Jews-Roman-World-Michael-Grant/dp/0753807513/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208955702&sr=8-1One may well include a base work in the history of anti-Semitism to tie this all together for a rounded picture of this specific topic as how this history relates to the pure distortions and attacks on Jews and Judaism. If you even delve into the History of the Americas you will find a very active and strong conflict between the Pope/Papal See, Catholocism and their various Protestant/Christian sects directly stemming the outcome of the 1517 Protestant Reformation and the numerous Papal/King abuses of Christians.......
Too, I’d hold off, or at least think twice before you delve into personal attacks and name calling especially towards members who are definitely not “
ignorant no-nothings” which would actually deal with the area of one’s personally lacking knowledge and therefore “
know-nothings”…
I respect your posting and too your valuable knowledge and I hope there will be no harm in this specific misunderstanding. I do apologize toward any offense toward you personally.
PS: Perhaps too you might research the specific reasons for Calvin and Luther's Reformation?
PPS: Eric Joh Phelps is a very pro-Israel Seventh Day Aventist but due to his Christian teachings/views knows very little about Judaism nor Jewish history via his belief that being a Jew is purely racial. He was interviewed on Israel National Radio and found himself in debate with Tamar Yonah in his belief that only the "Racial" Jew, thus the direct line of Yakov/Israel, has G-d given Deed to all the lands of Israel. He has stated publically and within his book "Vatican Assassins" that the "Racial" Jew is entitled to the lands of Israel, all the Mosques must be taken down and the Arabs expelled.... Not in those terms.
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