| Devotchka – How It Ends Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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When I read that I had to sign up and respond. Your comparison is so wrong, SO very wrong. First of all...since allah has no body and has no face, a devout muslim can never imagine seeing the face of God. That is purely a Christian concept. They have whole discussion boards about it. Second...this is a song about bravery...and there is a certain cowardice to blowing yourself up, especially suicide bombers who are killing innocent children, or use innocent children. Third, the song mentions being in need. Muslims in muslim countries do not experience the need that nonmuslims do since muslims dhimmify all nonmuslims. To live in dhimmitude is to be forced into poverty. My nephew spent time in Iraq and other muslim countries and he observed that no matter the circumstance, some muslims always seemed to find time to harass and bully the local Christians. This is most stark among Palestinians. Palestinian muslims are very very cruel to Palestinian Christians. When Israel pulled out of Bethlehem in 1993 Christians made up 80% of the population; By 2000 it was 40%; 2008- 20%. http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3363 http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023936.php http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=39354 to name a few links regarding this issue. That is just a fact of life for Christians in muslims countries where sharia is the rule. It's a FACT that Christians are leaving the middle east at an unprecedented rate. There are less then 100,000 Christians left in Iraq. I can not believe the ignorance of people about islam. fourth..the battle of Fallujah ...WOah! My nephew was in that battle...he lost many friends in that battle fighting an enemy who had absolutely NO honor, no scruples in using women and children as shields. When I hear this song, I think of someone who is facing persecution like the people of good faith, Christians yes since they are a majority of the worlds religions, but also those of minority religions like Buddhists and Jews in muslim or communist countries who face terrible consequences for just worshiping in the way they believe God is leading them to worship, yet do so anyway. I've read about many religions and yes, I am a christian, but that doesn't mean I can't see the value of other belief systems and respect them. I make it my business to understand why the buddhist down the street does what he/she does, or the wiccan does what he/she does, or the jew...I read about each. None of these groups are blowing anyone up, yet they all face persecution in a sharia world right along side the Christian. I have read the koran, I have read many of the hadiths, I have visited forums for muslims and 'listened' to their discussions...and after 7 years of study, I still find nothing redeeming about islam. NOTHING. In fact them more I know, the more I am convinced of it's demonic origins. Islam is a religion made up by an insane,demonic intelligence that mixed up several Christian and Jewish heresies of the time, put a cherry on top and called it new. It is the ultimate plausible lie. Because of islam, as a Christian, I have taken to teaching my children to say the Catholic Angelous 3 times a day..it is a prayer that memorializes the moment that the Archangel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce that she will be the Holy Mother of God who will save the world. This is to help them remember that Gabriel appeared to Mary, never mohammad. Who ever appeared to him was a fallen angel filled with lies. But I digress... This song is about someone 'putting the bible to the test'...redemptive suffering is a very Christian notion, and this song is all about redemptive suffering. dina |
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