On 09/06/2015 01:42 AM, Bjarne Örn Hansen wrote:
Saying this, and claiming that basing ones demands on a piece of land based on the words of a fictional character, called "God" as viable ... can only be called bigotry.
Someday, someone should take these books ... Koran, Bible and Old Testament and label them for what they really are ... collection of folklore from several regions, and many different folk groups. The core "Christian" idea, that all mankind has this base, is the only "humane" standpoint, while it's execution certainly has not been "humane". Waging wars, and splitting regions and peoples, based on a fictional character called "God" and mortals interpretation claiming to understand the will and mind of this "God" person, should be labelled for what it is ... fiction.
I'm not sure who you're for or against... but I just remember seeing a documentary on the raw history of the region including the narratives that went on in the heads of the British. The documentary observed (this was a scholar I believe that presented this) that the British went ahead with the colonisation not for practical reasons but for ideological reasons. I believe advisers advised against it but the leadership went ahead anyway. Later in Israél when there was a war against Egypt there was something about the occupation of the West Bank. Israel's military advisers advised against it, strongly. Leadership went ahead anyway, for ideological reasons. They knew the consequences would be dire. But they went ahead. They chose long-lasting conflict over peace because of that. All to claim a holy land. At least that's what I took from it. It was quite enlightening to see some of the choices and narratives without it being about "who is right" and "who is wrong". In other words, some objective history. Then you can form your own opinion and it will be much clearer than anything you can get based on misperceptions presented by those who have a stake in how you think... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org