'Let's call God Allah'

[Fish]

Being a small country , you have to do extraordinari to come in the news.
Till now we do fine.

[lorcan3]

I know it's been many years since I've been to Israel. I went there on a Med cruise when I was in the Navy between 76-79. The Med cruise was Feb-Oct of 1978. The port we hit was Haifa and the people were so very happy to see us. Never once when I went on liberty and I bumped into someone than that person offered their house to me with a home cooked meal. All I ever saw were friendly people, happy to shake my hand and wondered what was happening in America. We took a two day trip around the Holy Land and I was very impressed with what you folks have done to the land. This plus all the hardship from the PLO and other terrorist groups at the time that were giving the Israeli govmn't problems. I made many friends with the Israeli sailors who took me out on one of their(our)coastal patrol boats. I thought I recognized them. They were our old PT boats from WW2, just upgraded with better radar. But those dual .50 cals did sing when they ripped apart the targets. Also the 20 and 40MM Oerlikon cannons. I didn't want to leave but home is where the heart is. How about your email address so we can talk when you're online?

[AntEater]

A dutch catholic bishop is about as important as a italian protestant bishop.
By definition dutch are protestant, that is why there's Belgium in the first place.
Flanders is the part of the netherlands that remained catholic and spanish/austrian.
I suppose there are fewer catholics in the netherlands than muslims.

[HMCS]

After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that the only hope for the continued survival of the human race is Atheism.

But if we insist that there HAS to be an invisible man up in the sky, then Deism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

For my American friends, I ask you to consider that many of your founding fathers believed whole-heartedly in this....

Thomas Jefferson, for one.

Otherwise, I believe that there is a very good chance that we will end up as fanatical, pious lumps of radioactive ash.

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by HMCS

After careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that the only hope for the continued survival of the human race is Atheism.

But if we insist that there HAS to be an invisible man up in the sky, then Deism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

For my American friends, I ask you to consider that many of your founding fathers believed whole-heartedly in this....

Thomas Jefferson, for one.

Otherwise, I believe that there is a very good chance that we will end up as fanatical, pious lumps of radioactive ash.

Your pretty naive to assume that it is "ANY" "Religious" group/faith or denomination that holds any nuclear weapons whatsoever....do a check up there buddy who holds what....it is the lack of morals/common sense/love/or respect for life, that drive people to where we find ourselves currently....

We are merely passing thru this life and guests on this planet no matter if you are atheist or believe in the flying green spaghetti monster....give account of yourself.

Governments are holding the reins of wmd's and not just nuclear...I would worry more about clean water,food, and wether or not how the hell I or my kids are gonna be able to survive in this oven we have created.

Have a Good Day.

P.S. Good links AL...from one of them led me to this brief history of the origins of Islam...was a good read.

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by Iceman

P.S. Good links AL...from one of them led me to this brief history of the origins of Islam...was a good read.

http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm

More on the same subject plus the consequences of falsifying equations of names and concepts:

Who Is Allah?

[Safe-Keeper]

Well, his original name is Yahweh, so it's not like he's not already been renamed. And it'd help stop this ridiculous misconception that God and Allah are not the same deity.

But yes, of course it's downright moronic nonetheless. Some people:rotfl:.

"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will call God Allah?" Bishop Tiny Muskens said in an interview broadcast this week. "God doesn't care what we call him."

Moron.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by AntEater

A dutch catholic bishop is about as important as a italian protestant bishop.
By definition dutch are protestant, that is why there's Belgium in the first place.
Flanders is the part of the netherlands that remained catholic and spanish/austrian.
I suppose there are fewer catholics in the netherlands than muslims.

Most are catholic (religious) '
But overall, most are none believers.
http://www.rivm.nl/vtv/object_map/o1204n22742.html

[AntEater]

Originally Posted by Fish

Most are catholic (religious) '
But overall, most are none believers.
http://www.rivm.nl/vtv/object_map/o1204n22742.html

Strange that the religious demographics of the Netherlands changed so much in recent years.
In germany, the religious composition hasnt really changed much since 1648, at least on paper (really religious people are rare, though almost everyone is part of a church). I assumed it was similar in the Netherlands.
For example, I'm lutheran protestant, but hardly go to any religious service except for family matters. It's just a matter of heritage, as my family are Prussians, we have to be Protestant

Personally, I think I'm still too young to really bother with religious matters.

[SUBMAN1]

Simply speaking - I have one word for this Bishop - Dumbass