Tag Archives: Holy Land

The Knights Templar Shows How to Fight ISIS and Win

Posted on March 23, 2015 by The Great One

The Knights Templars were awesome. They were more than warriors, they were also businessmen. But as warriors they were completely loyal to the group. Maybe the author of this article is correct; maybe it will be a non-state entity that … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Christendom, First Crusade, France, Holy Land, Holy Roman Empire, IS, ISIS, Islam, Knights Templars, Middle East | 3 Comments

Thousands of Jerusalem Arabs without water

Posted on April 7, 2014 by The Great One

… Meanwhile, they continue shooting rockets at one another across the border! They don’t have f*cking water, but they sure as hell have rockets! Isn’t religion a “wonderful” thing? Ah yes, nothing like two groups of desert-dwelling nomads continuing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Jews, Judaism, Muslims, Palestinians, Religion, Shuafat, West Bank | Leave a comment

Vatican celebrates Knights of Malta’s 900 years

Posted on February 9, 2013 by The Great One

A religious order apparently not interested in power, unlike the Catholic Church, to which these people belong. The Catholic Church, despite its immense wealth and power, always wants a little more… TGO Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Crusades, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, Knights Templar, Malta, Pope Paschal II, Religion, Vatican, Vatican City | Leave a comment

Relics said to be from Jesus’ birth to be at Chicago church

Posted on December 29, 2012 by The Great One

The Catholic Church will do ANYTHING for money! And no doubt the mindless morons who believe this nonsense will flock to the church with pocketfuls of “donations” to view these bogus relics. Notice that the article states that the church … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Bing, Catholic Church, Chicago, Google, Holy Family, Holy Land, Jesus, Religion, Vatican, Vatican City | Leave a comment

Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem

Posted on April 13, 2012 by The Great One

So, here’s the question: Was the “real” Good Friday last week, based on the Gregorian calendar, or is it this week, based on the Julian calendar? The real answer is: there is no real answer – nobody knows! Just pick … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Christianity, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Church, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Jesus, Old City, Resurrection, Western Wall | Leave a comment

‘Jesus Tomb’ Controversy Rages as Archaeologists Explore Another 2,000-Year-Old Tomb

Posted on April 11, 2012 by The Great One

Jesus Christ’s tomb, the Resurrection, Jonah swallowed by a whale (and living inside its stomach for days) these fairy tales abound… The authors of the Bible had no idea that two thousand years later mankind would still believe the stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Bible, Book of Jonah, Christianity, DaVinci Code, Discovery Channel, Holy Land, Jesus, Jonah, New Testament, Religion | 1 Comment

Christians in Holy Land pray on Easter Saturday, waiting to commemorate Christ’s resurrection

Posted on April 7, 2012 by The Great One

The resurrection of Christ; talk about fairy tales. How grown men and women can actually remove all other thoughts from their minds, and consider the likelihood of a man dying, physically dying, then magically coming back to life and ascending … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Easter, Easter Saturday, God, Google, Heaven, Holy Land, Jerusalem, Jesus, Religion | Leave a comment

Pope names new cardinals who’ll choose successor

Posted on January 6, 2012 by The Great One

The Pope with some of his henchmen. Don’t they look pathetic, bowing their heads as if pleading for some sort of supernatural assistance? What is truly pathetic is that it is all a farce – pure hypocrisy. Behind all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Belgium, Berlin, Bing, Brazil, Canada, Catholic Church, Catholicism, China, Florence, Germany, Google, Holy Land, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jerusalem, Malta, News, Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Pope Benedict XVI, Portugal, Prague, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Roman Catholicism, Romania, Spain, St. Peter's Square, Swiss Guard, the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Toronto, Utrecht, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Man indicted in burning of NY Hasidic dissident

Posted on June 23, 2011 by The Great One

This Jewish kid that tried to bar-b-cue the other Jewish kid must have learned the trick from reading Christian history, as this is what Christians did to “witches” and other heretics throughout most of Europe for several hundred years during … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Catholics, Christians, Dark Ages, Europe, Google, Hasidic Judaism, Holy Land, Islam, Jews, Judaism, Muslims, New Square, New York, New York City, Protestants, Religion, Rockland County, Skver, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Prayer, politics collide on midnight pilgrimage

Posted on May 31, 2011 by The Great One

The rift between Muslims and Jews will never end. These groups are simply extremely fanatical in their respective religious views and are literally fighting for the same piece of real estate; land they each consider holy (laughter). It may take … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Arabs, Bank of Palestine, Bible, Bratslav Hasidic Sect, Facebok, God, Google, Hebrew, Holy Land, Islam, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Jews, Joseph's Tomb, Muslims, Nablus, Palestinian National Security Forces, Palestinians, Prayer, Psalms, Religion, Twitter, Ultra-Orthodox Jews, West Bank, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Israeli aircraft strike Gaza

Posted on March 22, 2011 by The Great One

Middle East peace? I don’t think so. As stated repeatedly on this Blog, Middle East peace will never be achieved. TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press Tue Mar 22, 1:14 am ET JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says its aircraft struck … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Civilians, Facebook, Gaza Strip, Google, Holy Land, Islam, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Israelis, Jerusalem, Jews, Judaism, Middle East, Middle East Peace, Militants, Muslims, Palestinians, Politics, Religion, Twitter, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Israeli settlers want more building after murders

Posted on March 14, 2011 by The Great One

Those of us who are objective realize that the Jews who settled in this West Bank village called Itamar never had any intention of leaving, therefore the horrific murder of a Jewish family isn’t what has motivated them to stay; … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Allah, Bible, Facebook, God, Google, Holy Land, Islam, Israel, Itamar, Jews, Judaism, Koran, Muhammad, Murder, Muslims, Palestinians, Religion, Twitter, West Bank, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Israel encourages Christian pilgrims to travel in the footsteps of the Virgin Mary

Posted on January 12, 2011 by The Great One

People are going to “milk” this whole Jesus/Virgin Mary-thing (for profit of course) ’til the end of time… Now the Jews have gotten into the act. TGO Refer to brief story below. Source: Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Catholics, Christian Pilgrimage, Galilee, Google, Holy Land, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jews, Palestinian People, Religion, Virgin Mary, West Bank, Wordpress, Yahoo | Leave a comment

Mideast conflict blamed for Christian exodus

Posted on October 13, 2010 by The Great One

I am going to offer a different point of view with respect to the title of this article. I blame the 2.5 billion-plus morons who support Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The people of this world are to blame for supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged American Jewish Committee, Arabs, Catholic Church, Christians, Damascus, Egypt, Holy Land, Islam, Israel, Israelis, Jews, Judaism, Middle East, Muslims, Palestinians, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, Syria, Vatican City, Warfare and Conflict | Leave a comment

Pope opens summit on Mideast Christians

Posted on October 10, 2010 by The Great One

More BS from Pope Benedict XVI… What he actually means in the last sentence of the article is that he hopes the summit will be helpful in determining how to avoid losing followers and the income they generate for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Catholic Church, Christians, Cyprus, Faith, Holy Land, Iraq, Jews, Middle East, Muslims, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion, St. Peter's Basilica, Turkey, Vatican City | Leave a comment

Indian court delays verdict on holy site dispute

Posted on September 23, 2010 by The Great One

More violence resulting from religious disputes. Don’t these people realize that what they are fighting over is nonsense? If those fighting for the Muslim cause would have been born Hindu and the Hindu born Muslim, they would be fighting over … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged Ayodhya, Babri Mosque, Gods, Hindu, Holy Land, India, Muslim, Ram Janmabhoomi, Religion | Leave a comment

Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions

Posted on August 31, 2010 by The Great One

Don’t these politicians have anything more productive to do than to waste their time talking about the impossible – Middle East peace? Best case scenario; even if both sides agreed to every conceivable proposal, which would no doubt never happen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, George W. Bush, Hamas, Holy Land, Hosni Mubarak, Islam, Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem, Jews, Jordan, King Abdullah, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Middle East Peace, Palestinians, Politics, President Barack Obama, Ramallah, Religion, West Bank | Leave a comment

Jewish leader doubts Carter apology on Israel

Posted on March 29, 2010 by The Great One

… So now whenever someone has an opinion that differs with the Jewish agenda there needs to be an apology to the Jewish community; is that how it works? Actually, Jimmy Carter was foolish to apologize in the first place … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Religion | Tagged Holy Land, Jews, Jimmy Carter, Palestinians, President Barack Obama | 2 Comments

Anglican leader worried about Mideast’s Christians

Posted on February 20, 2010 by The Great One

Why doesn’t the Archbishop of Canterbury move to the Middle East and encourage other members of his community to do the same; leading by example is the only way… And after all, the Middle East is such a wonderful place … Continue reading →

Posted in General Discussion | Tagged Anglicans, Archbishop of Canterbury, Baptismal Site, Christians, Holy Land, Israelis, Jordan, Middle East | Leave a comment