http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/prophet/ en-us Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:55:32 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2056151/posts Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a seal impression belonging to a minister of the biblical King Zedekiah, which dates back 2,600 years, during an archeological dig in Jerusalem's ancient City of David. The finding helps corroborate the story pertaining to the biblical minister's demand to have the prophet Jeremiah killed. The seal impression, or bulla, with the name Gedalyahu ben Pashur, who served as minister to King Zedekiah (597-586 BCE) according to the Book of Jeremiah, was found completely intact just meters away from a separate seal impression of another of Zedekia's ministers, Yehukual ben Shelemyahu, which was unearthed three years... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2056151/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:55:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2052775/posts And there came to pass a plague upon the land and its name was Soros, and its name was moveon.org, and they begat gold and silver and riches to make a king. And there arose up a new savior over the land and his name was Obama. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be a mouth, and we shalt be to him a source of riches. Now therefore go, and we will be thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. And they will say Obama will be king. And Obama spoke. And... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2052775/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:47:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027632/posts Nuclear war will begin next Thursday, June 12, or sooner, according to the latest prediction of self-proclaimed prophet Yisrayl "Buffalo Bill" Hawkins, the founder of a religious sect in Abilene, Texas. "It could be turned loose before then," Hawkins told 20/20 for a report to be broadcast tonight. "You're going to see this very soon, really soon," he said. abc news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027632/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 19:29:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2013940/posts INHABITANTS OF THE MOON By D. B. Huntington. From the Young Woman's Journal Vol 3 published by the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations of Zion in 1892 Astronomers and philosophers have, from time almost immemorial until very recently, asserted that the moon was uninhabited, that it had no atmosphere etc.. But recent discoveries, through the means of powerful telescopes, have given scientists a doubt or two upon the old theory.Nearly all the great discoveries of men in the last half-century have, in one way or another, either directly or indirectly, contributed to prove Joseph Smith to be a Prophet.As far... Young Women's Journal Vol 3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2013940/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 06:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962998/posts He was the people's prophet. It wasn't just the fact that he led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for nearly 13 years, or traveled almost a million miles to conduct the church's business, or helped spread the faith and its message in ways few could have imagined a decade ago. As President Gordon B. Hinckley confessed to church members worldwide during a recent general conference, "I love you." And they loved him back in a personal way at his viewing on Thursday, coming by the thousands to the Conference Center downtown, in cars and buses; on bikes... Deseret Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962998/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 03:27:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1960597/posts President Gordon B. Hinckley of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died this evening. He was 97. Hinckley's life spanned the 20th century, a time marked by LDS global outreach and technological advances. He saw his church evolve from a tiny sect in the Intermountain West to a respected religious movement with more than 13 million members worldwide. The Natural Family BLOG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1960597/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:39:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926374/posts What else is there to do on Thursdays besides FReep and listen to TSN?! C'mon, eat, drink, breathe SAVAGE? The Savage Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926374/posts#comment Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:37:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1818891/posts He left his father after he lost hope to convert him to the right path, and directed his efforts towards the people of the town, but they rejected his call and threatened him. By Allah, he said, I shall plot a plan to destroy their idols. He knew that a big celebration was coming soon, where everybody would leave town for a big feast on the riverbank. After making sure that nobody was left in town, Ibrahim went towards the temple armed with an ax. Statues of all shapes and sizes were sitting there adorned with decorations. Plates of food... Islamicity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1818891/posts#comment Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:10:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750662/posts BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1750662/posts#comment Fri, 8 Dec 2006 22:39:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1713460/posts Spanish villages are abandoning the centuries-old tradition of burning effigies of the Prophet Muhammad for fear of offending Muslims. The annual festivals...feature locals donning medieval costumes to re-enact battles between "Moors and Christians" during the Reconquista period. The fiestas celebrate events in 1492, when the Catholic kings of northern Spain defeated and expelled Islamic forces, ending more than 800 years of Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Traditionally the festivities have culminated with the burning of mannequins of the Mahoma, a figure based on the Prophet Muhammad, to represent the final defeat of Islam in the region. The Daily Telegraph... NY Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1713460/posts#comment Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:14:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708378/posts Islam is wrong. There. I said it. It's garbage. Anyone who believes in a guy who suddenly came onto the scene six centuries after the Incarnation saying everything that preceeded him was wrong suffers from intellectual myopia. Take a look at the last part of that sentece. 600 years. Muhammad comes along and claims that the Three Persons that make up the Holy Trinity are wrong. He mocks the idea that Christ our Lord was not only a man, but God Himself. He scurrilously claims that the Apostles who followed Our Lord either purposely or ingnorantly perverted the message of... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1708378/posts#comment Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:38:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1708091/posts The Pope has been under fire recently for his remarks which were taken as insults by a group of people who obviously don't recognize an insult when they hear one. Maybe it just loses something in the translation. As a compassionate conservative who believes that it is unfair that anyone should have to go through life without having at least a basic understanding of the fine art of insults, I've collected a few of my favorite "Yo Momma" insults to share. It is my fervent hope that sharing these insults will promote better cultural understanding. -Yo mama's so poor she... Nuke Gingrich http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1708091/posts#comment Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670121/posts Hellooooooooooooooooooooo Infidels! Radio PC-free SAVAGE is on the air!!!!!!!!!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670121/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:03:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428816/posts Randall Terry has decided that he is going to run for a state Senate seat in Florida. You remember Randall Terry, don't you? He was the principal spokesman for the Schindler family during the Terri Schiavo debacle a few months ago. He is perhaps better known as a rabid opponent of a woman's right to chose. The man wants to execute doctors who perform abortions. That's right ... execute. Do you want an idea of what Randall Terry would be like with a little government power? Well .. how about this quote in a speech to the U.S. Taxpayers Alliance... Nealz Nuze http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428816/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:09:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634015/posts VIRGINIA BEACH-Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson is warning that, according to God, storms and possibly a tidal wave will pound America's coastline this year. PilotOnline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1634015/posts#comment Wed, 17 May 2006 23:05:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631924/posts More than 50,000 people attended the funeral Saturday of a Pakistani student who died while under arrest in Germany for allegedly planning to attack a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. About three dozen people were injured in a stampede when crowds tried to enter the family's home in the Pakistani village of Saroki to see Amer Cheema's face, police and witnesses said. Mourners chanted "God is great!" and "We are slaves of Prophet Muhammad!" Some congratulated Cheema's father, kissing his hand and calling his son a martyr. German police say Cheema, 28, hanged himself in his Berlin... AP via Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631924/posts#comment Sun, 14 May 2006 04:54:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1616205/posts Muslims outraged by new cartoon of Prophet in Hell By Malcolm Moore in Rome (Filed: 17/04/2006) An Italian magazine has infuriated Muslims by publishing a cartoon showing the Prophet Mohammed cut in half and burning in Hell. The drawing appears in Studi Cattolici, a monthly magazine with links to the ultra-conservative Roman Catholic group, Opus Dei. It shows the poets Virgil and Dante on the edge of a circle of flame looking down on Mohammed. "Isn't that man there, split in two from head to navel, Mohammed?" Dante asks Virgil. "Yes and he is cut in two because he has... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1616205/posts#comment Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:51:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1615721/posts Sadly, Britain has once again been let down by its politicians and media. Whilst other European leaders, newspapers and broadcasters remained united behind Denmark's stand for freedom of speech, Tony Blair decided to appease British Muslims and condemned publication of the cartoons. The BBC were even more gutless and went one step further, offering a complete apology to the Muslim comunity just for showing a foriegn newspaper containing the cartoons. This is the same organisation that had no hesitation offending Christians in 2005 by broadcasting 'Jerry Springer, the Opera' despite receiving over 45,000 complaints. Maybe Christains would have more luck... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1615721/posts#comment Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:30:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585654/posts Though the embers of the cartoon controversy surrounding Prophet Mohammed still glow, they are not as fiery as they were a week or two ago. "It's sad that the violence besetting the controversy has claimed lives," the Islamic Circle of East Texas said in a statement. To help people here better understand Islam and the Prophet, the ICET is holding an open house, "Life and Message of Prophet Mohammed," on Saturday, March 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Best Western Inn & Suites in Crown Colony. "Disputes between heads of nations and high-risk political games have been played between... The Lufkin Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585654/posts#comment Sun, 26 Feb 2006 02:42:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1583267/posts People who travel to foreign lands usually go hoping to see exotic scenery and famous places. They thrill at the wonderful new sights, sounds, and smells. But if they are perceptive and sensitive, they also grow to understand other peoples in other cultures. They realize, as the poet Maya Angelou said, that "all people cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die. . . . If we try to understand each other, we may even become friends." Not everyone can be a world traveler, but we can all learn to appreciate others. We can avail ourselves of books, documentaries, and music that... Music and the Spoken Word http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1583267/posts#comment Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:25:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581582/posts Tens of thousands gather in Istanbul to protest prophet cartoons By: Associated Press Published: February 19, 2006 Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Istanbul Sunday to protest cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, chanting slogans against Denmark, Israel and the United States. The protest was organized by the Islamic Felicity Party, whose leaders shouted over loudspeakers that the massive crowd symbolized the anger of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims and urged them to "resist oppression." Turkey is a 99 percent Muslim nation and protests of various sizes against the cartoons have been a nearly daily occurrence in the past week.... web.israelinsider.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581582/posts#comment Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:48:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581320/posts MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - Nigerian Muslims protesting against caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad attacked Christians and burned churches Saturday in violence that left at least 15 people dead, police and residents said. Troops and police reinforcements were deployed to restore order in the northeastern city Maiduguri, where 15 Christian churches were burned, said Nigerian police spokesman Haz Iwendi. Chima Ezeoke, a Maiduguri resident, said the protesters attacked and looted shops in the city owned by minority Christians, most of them with origins in the country's south. "Most of the dead were Christians beaten to death on the streets by the... CBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1581320/posts#comment Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:39:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1577311/posts It doesn't take Valentine's Day for me to acknowledge my lifelong love affair with the First Amendment. But these days as I read the free press and watch the TV news, I'm enraged by these violent, self-righteous, Islamo-fascists who are threatening to destroy and kill anyone who dares express beliefs in a fashion of which they do not approve. It disappoints me that anyone, never mind people of my guild, would kowtow to these fanatics. "I don't understand why anyone would even publish these cartoons," said Evan Thomas of Newsweek on the "Imus Show" last week, in a moment of... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1577311/posts#comment Mon, 13 Feb 2006 01:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1575946/posts February 10, 2006 Islamabad, Pakistan With the understandable outrage over the blasphemous cartoons tearing apart the Middle East, I felt I had to lend my support to my Islamic brothers and sisters. I chose my friend Scooter to accompany me on a trip to Islamabad, Pakistan, where we were to join the locals in protesting western infidels who make a mockery of the religion of peace. Since Scooter has an art degree, I put him in charge of creating our signs while I contacted a friend with connections to the protest leaders. I also tried to get hold of Peace... The Peace Moonbeam Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1575946/posts#comment Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1575931/posts > Protests have continued throughout the Muslim world over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. (And thousands of other iterations.) Ubiquitous! Pick your favorite MSM source. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1575931/posts#comment Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:01:23 GMT