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2005-12-20 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Bethlehem City Hall now 31,789th holiest place in Islam

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-12-20 12:28|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 About two dozen gunmen on Tuesday briefly seized Bethlehem's city hall on Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, demanding jobs in the Palestinian security forces.

Another Pali Civil Service Exam?

Posted by tu3031 2005-12-20 12:59|| 2005-12-20 12:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Lol, tu.

"It was not immediately clear how the standoff was resolved."

Kowtowing, perhaps?

Posted by .com 2005-12-20 13:03|| 2005-12-20 13:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Had me thrown for a loop - I thought the headline referred to Bethlehem, PA.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-12-20 13:05|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-12-20 13:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Have the Moravians converted?

Posted by Flomosing Huponter4377 2005-12-20 13:08|| 2005-12-20 13:08|| Front Page Top

#5 So I guess this means we Christians can take Mecca and Medina right?

And isn't that number a bit low? I am sure the Profit farted in a few more places which whould place this somewhere in the 43,000'th holest place in Islam...

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-12-20 13:35|| 2005-12-20 13:35|| Front Page Top

#6 CF, Bethlehem is a infidel stronghold, which puts it pretty high on the list. If a gunny manages to get hisself martyred, it will rise even higher.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-12-20 13:48|| 2005-12-20 13:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't even ask about their "Merry Christmas" greeting policy...

Posted by danking_70 2005-12-20 15:10|| 2005-12-20 15:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Emily, reminder, we need to use tu's 'Pali Civil Service Exam' in future snarky headlines and comments.

Thanks, tu, for the laugh!

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-12-20 15:11|| 2005-12-20 15:11|| Front Page Top

#9 two dozen gunmen on Tuesday briefly seized Bethlehem's city hall on Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, demanding jobs in the Palestinian security forces

I understand Charles Whitman was trying to get into crisis management.

Posted by Oil Can Spemble1220 2005-12-20 15:11|| 2005-12-20 15:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Come on, everybody sing..."Oh little town of Bethlehem...."

Is there a verse about masked gunmen?

Posted by Super Hose 2005-12-20 16:15|| 2005-12-20 16:15|| Front Page Top

#11 The masked gunmen verse was ditched after Vatican II. But I hear Benedict XVI is working on the new helizap verse now.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-12-20 16:25|| 2005-12-20 16:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Of course Muslims will say that Jesus is in the Koran and this is sort of true.

However, the Jesus in the Koran is named "Isa" so he has been confused with the character Esau (brother of Jacob) on one hand. Isa is also called the son of Miriam (Moses's sister) according to 3:34-35. Also, according to the Koran (4:157-158) Jesus didn't die on the cross like the Christian claim, nor did the Jews kill him as the Jews claim (yes, oddly the Jews falsely claim they killed Jesus and better yet the Jews will be punished for this false claim per 149 of that chapter).

Posted by mhw 2005-12-20 17:01|| 2005-12-20 17:01|| Front Page Top

#13 #9 - OCS - I first passed thru Austin, TX in 1990, noticed the UT tower, and called out, "Charles Whitman!"

The Texans in the car were impressed. The shooter from the 60's, yes? (Middle child graduated from UT in 2001).

Posted by Bobby 2005-12-20 21:48|| 2005-12-20 21:48|| Front Page Top

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