Rosie Speaks From Solid Ground
By: Ed Howes
Six years ago a reconcilliation ceremony took place in Jerusalem, in commeration of a 900 year old event. European Christians who had been quarreling and fighting amongst themselves were urged in November of 1095 A.D. by the Wholly Roman Pope, to organize a Crusade or Christian Jihad against the Turks or Saracens who had possession of Jerusalem and were preventing access by Christian pilgrims. In response, European princes organized great armies to march on Jerusalem. When they arrived in 1099, they created a great blood bath, slaughtering Moslems and Jews alike, even destrying Christian holy sites.
Prior to this first crusade of seven, over the course of 200 years, there was a grudging tolerance between Christians, Jews and Moslems in the Middle East. In the 700 years since the Crusades, which did nothing more than consolidate the power of the Roman Papacy, achieving none of the original objectives,(sound familiar yet?) tolerance among the three faiths has been tenuous and Jerusalem is now about as it was in the early Eleventh Century as a holy place of three faiths.
Within two years of the 1999 reconcilliation ceremony, an ignorant American president announced a new crusade against the very same Muslims who had so recently had their memories refreshed. This crusade was not to retake Jerusalem, at least, not in the beginning. It would begin with the overthrow of Muslim fundamentalist government in Afghanistan. The president’s apology for his unfortunate choice of words meant little as Muslims would watch him invade Iraq, not in the name of Jesus but in the name of freedom and democracy. With Muslim blood running in the streets, the label for this radical Christian crusade means nothing. They see it as a war on Islam and have every right to see it that way.
When one is under threat and attack by the most powerful military force on the planet, one is forced into creative resistance which the crusaders then label radical Islam and vow to wipe it from the face of the earth. But will it stop with the radicals? No it will not. Every moderate Islamist is being radicalized by a (meek and humble Christian) nation which now goes to war over any threat, real or imagined. Since moderate and humble Muslims may become radical threats at any time, we must destroy them all. We don’t like to see it that way, but we can give them no assurance without American leadershio making liars of us. When they have done so, we will come home from work and turn on the TV to watch the war. Say what you want. Rosie is right on the MONEY.
Ed Howes sought and found, knocked and entered. Now he sees things differently. To see more of what he sees, please visit www.justanotherview.com or do an author search here at Ezine Articles.