Re: Judaism is The Only Reason Why Muslims and Christians Have a Claim on Jerusalem

Phaedrine Stonebridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lisa R.) wrote:
> 
> > Part of the reason Arafat rejected Oslo is that he didn't sincerely
> > think that Jews have a legitimate claim on Jerusalem. His opinion is
> > echoed by some pro-Palestinian Americans.
> > 
> > But think it this way---what claims could either Islam or Christianity
> > have on Jerusalem if Judaism hadn't claimed it first?
> > 
> > The answer is:  Neither religion would have any claims to Jerusalem. 
> > In fact, there wouldn't have been any Jerusalem as we know it. 
> > Jerusalem would have faded into obscurity after the Jebusites were
> > overrun.  Instead of turning up a plethora of Biblical antiquities as
> > they do today, archeologists would instead be excavating the dusty
> > ruins of some nameless tenth-rate town that had ceased to matter to
> > anybody three millenia ago.
> > 
> > Jerusalem is important to Muslims and Christians because it was
> > important to Jews, and for no other reason......
> 
> While you may be correct with respect to muslims, but with respect to 
> Christians you are way off base.  When I read this, the first thing that 
> popped into my head was, "What is she thinking?"  I normally don't get 
> into theological discussions but this is just so obvious.  Jerusalem is 
> what--- maybe 5 or so miles from Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ?  
> And a few miles more from Nazareth?  This is where Christ grew up and 
> lived.  Saying that the only reason Christians place importance in the 
> region is because it is important to Jews is just plain nonsense, sorry.


Muslims, in general, don't really give a shit about Jerusalem (execept
for the Palestinian majority that lives there.)  Muslims are much more
concerned with the Al-Asqa Masjid, which just happens to be in
Jerusalem.....


the Nay Sayer