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Olde Tyme Religion
Iran: Discovery Will Collapse Christianity
2012-05-25
Iran -- and Turkey -- do not quite understand how Christianity works, nor the long history of rejecting false gospels by the collectors of the New Testament, including the one so excitedly displayed now. This would, in fact, bolster the contention of some scholars that Islam was based on an ignorant corruption and co-option of Christian traditions. Come to think of it, Iran and Turkey are not the only ones to make this mistake -- some years back a very popular novel and film were based on the same misapprehension.
Posted by:Glinesh Craling7938

#8  Waiting for the 4th? 5th Harry Potter flicks?
Hardly.
Posted by: canalzone   2012-05-25 23:28  

#7  This is 16th century Ottoman, they were a bit full of themselves, and maybe for good reason, poised to infiltrate and control the key spots of Europe. Propaganda like this would not be surprising. What it does not foretell is the defeat of the Ottomans by a loose formation of ill trusting European allies..so the Ottomans looked east for expansion, as it was its prime mission in existance to expand the Ottoman Empire, to fight the Persians, who they must have considered inferior to Europeans and thus easier pickings.

Basij press huh. Perhaps this is also for intra-mohammaton consumption as well.

I would like to see a future movie based on Empires of the Sea, could be a three-part deal or even just two, because if people get riled up about the stand at Helm's Deep, the struggle for Malta is not only well documented from both sides, it could be the inspiration for that particular LOtR battle. (A Tolkein expert will have to clarify whether that is accurate.)
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-05-25 23:15  

#6  They've also been fighting over the theological ownership of Abraham for hundreds of yrs. Who cares. People will believe what they will.

Beso, I have my butt-less goat legging-chaps and buck skull on a stick for the next solstice...let's make sure we got the red pills and blue pills sorted out this time...
Posted by: Broadhead6   2012-05-25 20:37  

#5  HAW, HAW, HAW.Sniffle gutgle, Oh yes I bet the Pope is worried sick.

PS your "Test " doesn't work.
Posted by: Recneck Jim   2012-05-25 20:19  

#4  The funniest part is that they seem to think people will believe it.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-05-25 11:48  

#3  The Book of Barnabas is the New Testament equivalent of the "Protocols of Zion"

Posted by: Bill Clinton   2012-05-25 10:50  

#2  Moslems believe that Jews and Christians distorted the Torah and Gospels. They also believe that the Torah and Gospels foretell the coming of Mohmd.

Somehow they don't seem to realize these two beliefs are in contradiction to one another.
Posted by: Lord Garth   2012-05-25 08:35  

#1  And so it goes, the endless task of diviners identifying the divine. As I enjoy the Mabon season and Autumn Equinox, my Wiccan faith will sustain me. Now, where are my feathers.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-05-25 07:00  

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