Exploration Into Religion

If one comes to an area near ME, I'll go.

Hey folks,

I'm actually really sorry that due to reason Illnesses and Events, I'm NOT going to be able to make the trip. I would love to be there. To my friends in New York, I HIGHLY encourage you to go to this.

You all know that I'm a Christian. Some of you know that in the early years of my life I was on a quest. A quest for the Truth. In my late Teens and early Twenties, I started looking into Faith and Religion. I examined in detail Judaism, Catholicism, Christianity, Many different denominations of all three. Hinduism, Buddhism, some of the more the mystical Faiths.

Some I can conceive. Some are a bit out there for me. I understand that there is Truth in many. Problem with many, is that you have to wade through a bunch of man-made Traditions, in some cases, nullifies the Truth, to get to the Truth. Jesus himself warned us of this.

6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Mark 7:6-13 Many other places Jesus points out the Difference between Faith and Traditions of Men, Matthew 7:21-23, John 8:31&32 /37-59, Romans 8, Just to name a few. I found this to be true, by actually spending time in various forms of Religion.

Now I know that I'm trying to cram a Lifetime of reasoning into a couple of paragraphs here, but I'm doing this for a reason. I have also been extremely open about my growing doubt of Islam. All we keep hearing, contrary to all the evidence, is that it is a peaceful Religion hijacked by a few radicles that want to twist it into authorization to commit genocide. To MURDER anyone that fails to believe as they. So like I have always done, I have started to look into Islam more in depth.

So anytime I see something like this, I HIGHLY encourage you, whatever your belief, to take the time and USE this valuable tool for your OWN understanding. What I'm talking about is this.

Coexist Foundation Sponsors Major Three Faiths Exhibit at New York Public Library
PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Oct. 14

“Three Faiths” Displays Magnificent Collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim Manuscripts

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coexist Foundation announced today it is co-sponsoring a major new exhibition at the New York Public Library -- “Three Faiths.” The four month exhibit includes rare and treasured Jewish, Christian and Muslim manuscripts and sacred texts. “Three Faiths” also includes over 100 different educational programs across 80 different branches of the New York Public Library network, with the idea of creating a better understanding of these faith traditions in a globalized world.

“Coexist” is a non-profit foundation working around the world to promote, encourage and support engagement between Jews, Christians and Muslims. The foundation says it hopes “Three Faiths” will inform the discussion between these religious traditions and wider society by showing texts inspired by millenia of spiritual history. Three Faiths is on view from October 22, 2010 through February 27, 2011: some two hundred of the Library’s most inspiring sacred texts will be on display.

“Coexist is delighted to be sponsoring Three Faiths at the New York Public Library,” says James Kidner, Director of Coexist. “This unique exhibition will enable visitors not only to see this great institution’s magnificent collection of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim treasures, but also to explore the ways in which the history, culture, art, and theology of these three religions have influenced one another through the ages. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a journey into these faith traditions and learn how they can coexist in society today.”

The exhibition will showcase materials drawn entirely from the collections of The New York Public Library. Three Faiths illustrates the most important threads which run between the three: a belief in one, all-powerful God; the importance of the Prophets – notably Abraham; Divine Revelation; and the central role of Scripture. After introducing the key figures in these faith traditions, the exhibition explores the scriptures they produced or inspired, and the ways in which those texts have been used, for so many centuries, in the daily lives of ordinary people.

Alongside the exhibition, Coexist will also be supporting the NYPL's large-scale series of education programs for teachers, school-children, public sector workers and others to promote better understanding of these three religious traditions, their commonalities and their differences. And Coexist will be bringing in another of its partner organizations, Prince Charles’s School of Traditional Arts, to show how the artistic traditions of these three faiths have intertwined and influenced each other over the centuries.

About Coexist

Coexist works to promote, encourage and support engagement between Jews, Christians and Muslims, and between these communities and others, through education, dialogue and research. Founded in 2006, Coexist is an operational foundation which works around the world to forge new partnerships and programs aimed at helping people to understand what it means to be Jewish or Christian or Muslim today. It facilitates the building of bridges between these communities, and funds initiatives which inspire the wider public to understand faith better in twenty-first century society. They have included projects in the United States, England, India and Iraq. For information please visit the webiste: www.coexistfoundation.net

SOURCE Coexist Foundation I do truly wish I could make this. I can not. But if any of you are in the area, check it out. It may help you have a better understanding as to why you believe what you do. It make also open your eyes to a bigger reality.
Peter

IWA For Sunday 060610

UNBELIEVABLE!

Hey folks,

I was wondering what prompted THIS. I saw this Photo of Barack and Helen Thomas on Drudge. Wasn't Helen Thomas one of the first MMD Reporters to give Obama a hard time? Seriously. She was asking him things off script. So why so cosy?

Then I clinked the LINK. OH. OK. Now this makes sense.



Congratulations Helen, you are without a DOUBT, THE Idiot of the Week. I agree, there is NO WAY that she can be taken seriously now. There is no way that anyone can even remotely claim she is unbiased. She is a TWIT.

We know that Obama is no friend of the Jews. We know that people like Obama believe in things like, "An enemy of my enemy, is my friend." We also know that Six Million Jews were killed in Germany and Poland. We know that Israel IS the State for the Jews. ISRAEL IS JEWISH. The Jews are not occupiers, they ARE HOME in Jerusalem. Could someone enlighten this Twit? Please, I'm begging. Someone PLEASE educate these Morons on HISTORY and TRUTH. {Sigh}

You know, she is also the First Place holder at this time for Idiot of the YEAR. I know, we are only in June, but seriously? To make a statement like this? Yeah.
Peter

Answering The Question, What Color Was Jesus

Not that difficult to understand

Hey folks,

It’s time we laid this stupid argument to rest. It is stupid and defines logic. Although stupid and completely pointless, it also has the power to divide Christians and breed HATE. The exact opposite of Jesus’s message.

In the news lately, we hear Preachers like Manning, and Wright, along with many others in the Black Community teaching their followers that Jesus was a Black man. I grew up in up state NY. Every picture I ever saw of Jesus, portrayed him as a blond with blue eyes. Put aside for a second that ANY picture EVER of Jesus is nothing more than some artist’s rendition of what they picture Jesus to look like and NOT an actual picture of the man. There were no cameras back then.

So you have these Black extremists and White extremists telling us that Jesus was a Black / White man. That he does not care about the other. That he came for them. {Sigh} I get so tired of this idiocies that I actually find myself getting angry. So it’s time to answer the question, “What color was Jesus?”

I know this is going to be difficult for some of you to understand. I know it is very complex. I know that it might even go against EVERYTHING you were ever taught. But it’s just FACT.

OK, get on the plane. Make yourself comfortable, it’s a long flight. We are heading to Africa. Yup. Africa. We are landing now. Come with me and take a look around. What do you see? African folks. Same African folks that have been there 2000 plus years. They all have the same features. They all have differing variations, but for the most part, they are Black. Dark hair. Brown eyes. ETC. If we were to go in a time machine to 2000 plus years ago, we would see the same people. African folks. Now get a good night sleep. Back on the plane in the AM.

Off again as we come to our next stop. China. Come with me and tell me what you see. Chinese folks. Same Chinese folks that have been there 2000 plus years. They all have the same features. They all have differing variations, but for the most part, they all are around the same size. Same facial features. Dark hair, brown or Green eyes. ETC. If we were to go in a time machine to 2000 plus years ago, we would see the same people. Chinese folks. Now get a good night sleep. Back on the plane in the AM.

Off we go again. This time to Europe. Come with me and tell me what you see. European folks. Same European folks that have been there 2000 plus years. They all have the same features. They all have differing variations, but for the most part, they all White. Differing coloring of hair. Brown or Green eyes. Rarely but sometimes Blue ETC. If we were to go in a time machine to 2000 plus years ago, we would see the same people. European folks. Now get a good night sleep. Back on the plane in the AM.

Now we come to our main destination. Jerusalem. Come with me and tell me what you see. Jewish folks. Same Jewish folks that have been there 2000 plus years. They all have the same features. They all have differing variations, but for the most part, they all a little tanner than us. Brown hair. Brown eyes. ETC. If we were to go in a time machine to 2000 plus years ago, we would see the same people. Jewish folks. If we did go back in a time machine, we could even actually run into Jesus himself. Why? Jesus was born to a Jewish Father and Mother. Jesus was a JEW. Hello? Are you with me on this?

Actually, if you want to be exact, you have to go to Nazareth. Jesus’s earthly Father Joseph and Mother Mary are from there, and there was where Jesus was conceived. If you we to go there today, mostly what you will see is Arabian Jews.

Biblical times are the same as today. There were many races. Many different people. There were Black, White, Asia, ETC. Not everyone in the Bible were White, nor were they Black. They were what they were. Here is an interesting note to some of you. Did you know that racism has been around SINCE there have been races? Sorry, it was not started by White Americans. In Numbers 12, the Bible talks about how Moses was discriminated against because he married a Black women.

1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.

That tells us that one, racism was alive and well in Biblical times, and two, Moses was not Black as some would like to portray him. The bottom line here is the fact, none of this matters. A Pastor teaching the truth of the Salvation by Jesus The Christ, SHOULD be teaching what the word says. In Galatians 3 it says this.

28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Today’s terminology? There is neither Black nor White, rich nor poor, we are all one. If these Preachers really feel the need to teach Color, then may I suggest the color Crimson Red? The color of the blood Jesus gave for all mankind.
Peter

Sources:
The Word Of God