Merry Christmas from your Jewish friend!

Dec 25, 2002 | TopQuark

[dennisw]

Merry Christmas from those who are waiting and hoping for mashiach to those who are waiting and hoping for His rerun.

[Brian_Baldwin]

The Taliban blew up ancient Buddhist statues. They said, it is their country, they can do as they please. But these priceless artifacts belonged to the entire world, not to the Taliban. They committed a terrible crime, one of their many crimes in the name of Islam. Literally, for hundreds of years, since the 1200’s, the same religion of peace has come down from Afghanistan and struck India, time and again. Islam tore down the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples and monuments which were thousands of years old, priceless treasures of mankind that belonged to all of mankind. They tore down there monuments and temples, and used the stone to build mosques on top of the holy spot. They did the same in Turkey to the first Christain Churches. They tore down the famous first churches of the Christian founders, and built either left them in ruins, took the stone, marble, wood to build palatial homes for their despotic rulers, or built mosques on the sites. They did the same in Israel. They will do the same here in America, or in Canada, or U.K. or Russia. Now I read a statement from a mullah in Egypt. It is politicized Islam, the Islam of terror. He says he wants to tear down the pyramids. Indeed, the marble was already stripped hundreds of years ago by the same Islamists to again build palatial residents to their despotic rules, for mosques. But it is almost, sad and comical. This mullah, in the name of the religion of peace, wants to tear down the pyramids. In the name of Islam. When they take over, he says, Egypt is their country. They can do as they please, he says. The pyramids, they now belong to all of mankind. And I think, like the saying goes, the Pyramids do not fear Time, Time fears the Pyramids.

In the 1400’s, the religion of peace came to old Delhi. It was one of the worst massacres of humankind. Hundreds of thousands were murdered in the streets, woman raped, and this attack on this region and subsequent areas of North India were unparalleled until Nazi Germany. What the Romans did to Solomon’s Temple, to Jerusalem, it cannot in any imagination even compare to what the religion of peace did to people of India.

Today is Christmas. Can I call myself a Christian? I am not. But, I think often about the suffering of Jesus on the Cross. When the Romans put the heavy nails through his wrists, and feet. The agony of this Prince, a once and future King from the family of David. This Jesus the Christ was a royal man. Yet, he spoke such a message. And so brave. It pains me greatly to think that such a King of the Jews had to endure this, and I think again and again about the cross.

In the 7 th Century, before what we call the modern Christmas with the tree and toys, an Old English book said, ‘Wondrous was the cross of victory. I saw a glorious tree, joyfully gleaming. It was adorned with garments, decked with gold, and jewels decorated the tree of the Lord. Through the gold, I could see the strife of wretched men, that once bled on my right side. Stained with lowing of blood, but adorned with treasure. All creation wept, and laments the King’s death, Christ who was on the cross. But there is suffering and victory in the cross.’

I would like Jesus to come back and rule as King of the Jews. That would be my Christmas wish. My forefathers decorated a tree. I do not think it is a bad thing, a pagan thing. It goes way back. It represents the King. In these times, I think my people could use such a King. Because we are in grave danger. Jesus would be the King I would want.

During the same time in the Middle Ages, a Christian lay person became a religious leader of people. He actually wanted to burn crosses because he could not stand a symbol with which Christ was so horribly tortured and so cruelly killed. But in the end, the people themselves convinced him that this was not necessary. They said, this symbol will tell the Islamic invaders that as Jesus the King suffered to give us so much, we do not fear what they want to do to us. It will be a battle standard even.

And it was.

Merry Christmas.

[lonestar]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

Having different beliefs with respect, not arguing, is a nice gift.

Thank you for your thoughfulness.

[Nachum]

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[Bigg Red]

Being incorrigible, I'll come right out and say stewardess....

I like the way you think!

[Libertina]

Thank you for your generous wishes, Top. And Blessings back to you and yours :)

[fishtank]

Thanks TQ. I appreciate your wishes.

fishtank

[Luis Gonzalez]

Thank you my friend.

We are on the home stretch on yet another wonderful, wonder filled Holiday Season, and I'm not being PC here, I'm just trying to cover all we celebrate.

I am a lucky man, celebrating Chanukah with my wife and in-laws, then we all get together again to enjoy a typical Cuban celebration of La Noche Buena (the good night) A.K.A Christmas Eve, which all culminates in a loud, happy, party at my folks welcoming the arrival of yet another year.

Thanks for the post my friend, and G_d bless you and yours.

Blessed are you, Oh L-rd our G-d King of the Universe, who has kept us alive and sustained us and permitted us to enjoy this day.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Merry Christmas to you & yours & God Bless all!

[Brian Allen]

Merry Christmas TopQuark -- and to Y'All
And may G-d's blessings be heaped upon you -- and upon all of those you love -- throughout 2003 -- and forever.

Shalom Shalom

With love and fellowship from Brian

[perfect stranger]

{just for fun...}

"Last week, the flight attandant on my flight said they wernt even allowed to say Merry Christmas. What are we supposed to say when someone sneezes now?"

Why do you say "Merry Christmas" when someone sneezes? LOL

[ClancyJ]

Merry Christmas to you too! Such a kind, considerate act. Instead of focusing on how "left out" you feel or "uncomfortable", you, being an adult about it, allow others to have the freedom to express their beliefs.

May others realize that tolerance, kindness and consideration of others go a long way in this world. May your holidays be happy also.

[MarkL]

I'd love to second (or third, fourth, etc...) your posting!

A Merry Christmas to all my Freeper friends, of all faiths!

Mark

[John Locke]

And a most Merry Christmas to all Freepers from your pagan friend. Rejoice and be glad!

[rmvh]

re # 1...Thanks.

[Phil V.]

TEN FOUR, TQ!

The prime rib was . . . uh . . . PRIME. . . . set upon by frinds and family. The spirit was present.

Thank you for the kind invitation to fellowship. Stay well, TQ.

[American Preservative]

Yeah, Merry Christmas to you all and hope you got a few useful gifts (anyone get a new gun?) (maybe some Omaha steaks?) and lotsa Christmas cheer.

LOL dennis! : )

(Looks like Rudolph did pretty good! : ))

[Hildy]

A very sincere "Merry Christmas" from this Jew in San Diego. Shalom.

[wardaddy]

Thank You and G-d bless!

[fire_eye]

Yesterday, when I left a fellow Jew's house, we both said "Merry Christmas" to each other. No problem - if it weren't for the Christians, we wouldn't have today off, and I'd be dealing with my gutless nutless mushbrained moustachioed polyester-clad leftie-liberal BOSS instead of partying.

MORE Christian holidays, please...