“how do you say [chop!]” (I’m guessing badly where this is going…)

I answer, and, sorry, if I’m impolite, but:

!נמאס לי! החמור הזה לא מילון

That’s not just a rhetorical question…

UPDATE: Check the combox !

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I came across this rubbish:

Newcastle, Apr. 4, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Two Australian Catholic dioceses have joined with an Anglican diocese in an “ecumenical covenant” that was compared by participants with an “Earth Hour” observance.

At an April 3 ceremony in Christ Church (Anglican) cathedral, the Anglican bishops of Newcastle, joined with the Catholic bishops of Maitland-Newcastle and Broken Bay and with aboriginal tribal elders to pray over a font of water. The water was then sprinkled over the congregation of 1,000 people.

“The congregation was called to prayer by the sound of the didgeridoo, followed by a smoking ceremony,” read a report from the Maitland-Newscastle diocese. It went on to say that the April 3 ceremony combined “the reconciling elements of water and fire within Aboriginal culture and the centrality and commonality of baptism within the Anglican and Catholic traditions.”

Sister Jenny Gerathy was the preacher for the evening’s liturgical service. Calling it a “joyful and historic occasion,” the Dominican nun encouraged Catholics, Anglicans, and other participants in the ceremony to “let go of the wounds of the past.” “The Church is changing,” said Sister Gerathy. “We are the Church; we are the change.”

She concluded her remarks with an invocation: “Earth hour! Church hour! Now is the hour!”

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Guess the Land of Oz is truly the land WAY down under! We don’t need a new, ecclectic religion. We need the true religion. Truth is Living, and He isn’t a hodgepodge of whatever people would like to imagine. The cross is more demanding than that! Sister would do well to learn about the Hour of Redemption on the Cross, and then become a Jackass for the Hour, well, a She-Ass for the Hour!

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UPDATE: This is what our ferocious German grad student had to write about this post:

“This sounds really like a piece from your novel. Great fun!”

– Yes, I mean… did anyone think I was making any of this up?! Of course, this Sister is no where near the caliber of Sister Nice (rhymes with geese, like the French city of Nice) in Book 1 of the Trilogy, or, is she?

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Comments on this as a new header?

Does anyone know where the jackass came from? If so, ignore that!

Does anyone remember to whom the anti-Christ and Satan are pointing?

But that doesn’t mean that the author of the Trilogy is a Dominican! Let’s just say I have my ties with them! Anyway, in the logo, the anti-Christ and Satan are pointing at the Jackass for the Hour, the Jackass for the Day, and the Jackass for the Word! That Jackass is anyone who rejects Satan and his anti-Christ, and is faithful to God, in God’s grace. Anyone who does that is giving a good donkey kick right into the face of the anti-Christ, pushing him back into his hell.

Cheers! !לחיים

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Good! WordPress tags readers! Welcome! See this:

The Vatican Secretary of State speaks about the controverted “Prayer of the Jews”: COMUNICATO DELLA SEGRETERIA DI STATO , 04.04.2008

For some reason, the “religion” tag was working for this or some other posts…

THE FOLLOWING IS TAKEN FROM HERE

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I see, I guess, said the blind jackass…

Sorry, but the trouble is that the 1970 prayer is utterly unclear. It’s this kind of intrigue that only makes everyone upset. I predict that this is NOT the end of any of this. It is only the beginning. My stomach is somewhere on the floor. Excuse me, I have to go look for it. Talk about a sinking feeling!

UPDATE ! ! ! 

O.K., back again! Trilogy readers will remember that I commented on this, though in passing, in Chapter 28 of Book 1 of the Trilogy. Here’s a couple of the relevant paragraphs. The setting is a public Inquisition type trial in the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican.

Cardinal Froben took a step back, as if he had been hit. He shook his head, looking at the Rabbi, trying to apologise to him on behalf of the inexcusably rude defendant, but the Rabbi was not offended in the least. The Cardinal, turning again to Father Alexámenos, ran to authority, saying, “The New Mass of the 1970’s not only does not pray for any conversion of the Jews, but prays that the Jews will not become Christian, begging God that they will remain faithful to God’s covenant with Abraham and, in that way, come to the fullness of Redemption. We make that prayer by way of Christ, but that does not mean that they need to acknowledge Christ to come to the fullness of Redemption as faithful children of Abraham, sharing with us, as they do, the Faith of Abraham. Also, we’re not saying that any one of them should do anything individually about anything. We’re taking about All Israel here. It’s where the soteriological comes together with the eschatological, where the fullness of redemption comes together with the end things simply because it is at the end, when all the children of Abraham will have been counted by God.”

“I’ll admit, your Eminence,” Father Alexámenos replied, “that this ultra-modern prayer is rather confusing, even horrifically misleading, as you yourself demonstrate. That’s why I prefer the 2008 prayer, or that of 1962, or any other besides that of 1970. Nevertheless, I think that your 1970 prayer can be read with more generosity that you have provided. For instance, the covenant with Abraham referred to the fulfilment of Redemption wrought by the Messiah, who fulfils the would-be child-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. Moreover, All Israel is made up of individuals throughout time. I couldn’t care less what the intention of the author or authors of the 1970 prayer was, or that of any of the other prayers. I’m interested in praying that all people, including the Jews, will know and love the One I know to be God, who is love. It’s a matter of love of God and neighbour, your Eminence.”

Makes me feel better to get that out of my system. I hope that in giving an emphasis to some of contents of the Trilogy in this way will allay the fears and dismay of some.

God bless, and, as always, CHEERS! that is: !לחיים

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UPDATE ONCE AGAIN!

This just in from our ferocious German grad student (who has notoriously short emails: this is the whole of it):

“…just read the NEXT chapter of Dei Verbum.”

O.K., the clarification mentions article 15 of Dei Verbum, so, let’s look at article 16, in fact both paragraphs: 

15. The principal purpose to which the plan of the old covenant was directed was to prepare for the coming of Christ, the redeemer of all and of the messianic kingdom, to announce this coming by prophecy (see Luke 24:44; John 5:39; 1 Peter 1:10), and to indicate its meaning through various types (see 1 Cor. 10:12). Now the books of the Old Testament, in accordance with the state of mankind before the time of salvation established by Christ, reveal to all men the knowledge of God and of man and the ways in which God, just and merciful, deals with men. These books, though they also contain some things which are incomplete and temporary, nevertheless show us true divine pedagogy. (1) These same books, then, give expression to a lively sense of God, contain a store of sublime teachings about God, sound wisdom about human life, and a wonderful treasury of prayers, and in them the mystery of our salvation is present in a hidden way. Christians should receive them with reverence.

16. God, the inspirer and author of both Testaments, wisely arranged that the New Testament be hidden in the Old and the Old be made manifest in the New. (2) For, though Christ established the new covenant [prophesied, I might add, by the great Jeremiah] in His blood (see Luke 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:25), still the books of the Old Testament with all their parts [where have I seen those words before?], caught up into the proclamation of the Gospel, (3) acquire and show forth their full meaning in the New Testament (see Matt. 5:17; Luke 24:27; Rom. 16:25-26; 2 Cor. 14:16) and in turn shed light on it and explain it.

HERE’S THE NOTES:

Article 15:

1. Pius XI, encyclical ‘Mit Brennender Sorge,” March 14, 1937: A.A.S. 29 (1937) p. 51.

Article 16:

2. St. Augustine, “Quest. in Hept.” 2,73: PL 34,623.

3. St. Irenaeus, “Against Heretics” III, 21,3: PG 7,950; (Same as 25,1: Harvey 2, p. 115). St. Cyril of Jerusalem, “Catech.” 4,35; PG 33,497. Theodore of Mopsuestia, “In Soph.” 1,4-6: PG 66, 452D-453A.

So, that’s good! Just in case anyone misunderstands this statement — “These books [the Old Testament], though they also contain some things which are incomplete and temporary, nevertheless show us true divine pedagogy” – let me clarify it! The sense is not that there was anything immoral or untruthful in the Old Testament, but that there was a pedagogy. This truth is rejected by the vast majority of Catholic Biblical Scholars, who, in their rejection of Dei Verbum on this point, I would call anti-Semitic. Did anyone read the [early] preparatory comments for the Scripture Synod coming up shortly? If you want to find out why the slaughters commanded by God were good and holy in the Old Testament, but are no longer valid today, well, I guess you will just have to buckle down and enjoy yourself by having a good read with Book 1 of the Trilogy!

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Here’s a few search stats from earlier today. The bits about ostriches keep coming up, so I though I might put an emphasis on that today. But before doing that, a few words about some of the other searches.

The Council of Trent has plenty to say about Jews and Muslims, if one only knows how to read between the lines. This is done throughout Book 1 of the Trilogy, and this will be doubly so in Book 2, should we have the energy to bring that to light.

“picture of a jackass?” — why the question mark?

“jackass church’s” — they are everywhere! And isn’t that a good thing!

The bit about “quran sura worship only god” well, if that’s about 37:100-113, um… no. That’s about woshipping the imagination of Muhammad. Read it again, and read the entirety of Book 1 of the Trilogy. Then come back and comment…

NOW… THE OSTRICHES ! ! !

Cute! But only because his head is above ground! (from drivingonthehighway) Not so pretty when the head goes under the sand (from personneltoday).

It’s even worse when we do this! (from tangerinetoad)

This is what might happen… (from eye-uk). Before moving on, it must be repeated, even daily, that only few Muslims are fundamentalist and terrorists and it is, therefore, imperative not to generalise as does this picture… Generalisations only give rise to violence, in reaction and in counter-reaction. That’s why the Trilogy tries to go to the root of the question of religion in itself and, then, to the root of the murderous intrigue of interreligious politics.

Check out today’s story from the BBC…

Let’s fisk that story, shall we? [[My comments in brackets, in red -- a trademark elsewhere, but, hey, it's the most convenient way!]]

11:34 GMT, Friday, 4 April 2008 12:34 UK
‘Plotters made martyrdom videos’
 
Members of a group accused of plotting to blow up passenger planes mid-air as they crossed the Atlantic made Islamic martyrdom videos, a court has heard. Two of the eight men recorded videos in which one warns of “martyrdom operations” that would “rain down” on non-believers, jurors were told. They were contemplating violent deaths in the name of Islam, prosecutors said. All eight men deny conspiring to murder others and endangering aircraft bound for the US and Canada in 2006. After their arrests in August that year, passengers were banned from carrying most liquids on board aircraft.

‘Revenge’

The jury at Woolwich Crown Court was played parts of one of the martyrdom videos featuring a man said to be defendant Umar Islam, who was shown speaking of a desire to kill non-Muslims.

“We are doing this in order to gain the pleasure of our Lord, and Allah loves us to die and kill in his fires,” he was heard saying. [Notice what I've been saying all along in my interpretation of the Quran, sura 37:100-113, namely about the bribery of a Allah, who takes bloodthirsty, sadistic pleasure in death for the sake of death, loving that suicide and murder in what are called his fires. That would be right, the fires of Allah, the fires of hell.]

He was shown describing his plans as “revenge” for the actions of the United States and its “accomplices such as the British and the Jews”. [Nothing, but nothing excuses the murder of the innocent. There have terrorist sympathisers commenting on this blog who have promoted the same revenge ethic. For my fuller reaction to just one example of discourteous words against this blog, to make an understatement, GO HERE, because you'll laugh out loud for sure!!!]

EIGHT ACCUSED MEN TOP ROW OF PICTURE (L-R): Abdul Ahmed Ali, 27 , Assad Sarwar, 24 , Tanvir Hussain, 27 , Mohammed Gulzar, 26 , BOTTOM ROW (L-R): Ibrahim Savant, 27 , Arafat Waheed Khan, 26 , Waheed Zaman, 23 , Umar Islam, 29.

The ‘airliners plot’ allegations . Videos: What they said

“This is a warning for the non-believers that if they do not leave our lands there are many more like us and many more like me until the law of Allah is established on this earth,” he went on.

He was then heard warning: “Martyrdom operations upon martyrdom operations will keep on raining on these kuffars [non-believers] until they release us and leave our lands.” [You mean, unless you kill them all first, all those who were there since the time of Christ, long before any Muhammad came with his spread the faith by the sword rubbish? For a few words on a great, recently martyred bishop, GO HERE, and you'll be inspired!]

Mr Wright said the video showed that Mr Islam was imagining a “violent and bloody” struggle against non-Muslims. Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said the recordings “were significant” because they showed the men “contemplated losing their lives in some violent act”, which would be a “perceived act of martyrdom in the name of Islam”.

The eight men are accused of plotting to use home-made devices of liquid explosives, which would be smuggled on to aircraft and then used to blow up a number of transatlantic flights from London’s Heathrow Airport.

The defendants are Abdul Ahmed Ali, aka Ahmed Ali Khan, 27, of Walthamstow, Assad Sarwar, 24, of High Wycombe, Tanvir Hussain, 27, of no fixed address, and Mohammed Gulzar, 26, of Barking. Also charged, are Ibrahim Savant, 27, of Walthamstow, Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, of Walthamstow, Waheed Zaman, 23, of Walthamstow, and Umar Islam, aka Brian Young, 29, of High Wycombe.

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Since my own photo of Alexamenos worshipping the crucified Jackass is onloy as clear as what you can see in person, I thought I would share this other black and white picture with you from wikimedia commons. This would have been an extremely difficult picture to take, with special lighting placed to the side to create shadows in the extremly shallow etchings.

You might want to take a look at THIS, about Jews and Catholics being Jackasses, along with the many subsequent posts.

Alexamenos, a fool for Christ’s sake, who was Himself willing to be taken to be a fool, a Jackass, is the inspiration for the Trilogy. To start reading, hit the blog header for the table of contents. Start with all the opening pages of the Trilogy, also on the page. The history of Alexamenos, most probably an early Christian martyr, is given in the first chapters of the Trilogy.

UPDATE: Besides many reasons given in the book and elsewhere on this blog to think that Alexamenos was a Catholic, freshly come from Judaism, is the fact another graffito was found saying “Alexamenos fidelis”. Obviously, a Latin speaker read the Greek or knew the story, and was impressed. It would be extremely unlikely that Alexamenos wrote this himself, for all sorts of reasons.

Cheers!… or should I say:

!לחיים

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One of the leading presidential candidates in the U.S. of A. just spoke of parents being “‘punished with a child”, the conception of a child. What will that kind of attitude bring to the already murderous intrigue of interreligious politics? It’s the kind of statement that is pro-abortion in the absolute extreme. Think about it: “punished with a child”. When a child is one’s worst enemy, this does not bode well for children anywhere, whatever the age. That kind of attitude would have effects right around the world, for its the kind of attitude which says: “Human rights? What are those? We are punished with human beings anyway!”

The Prince of Peace, born of the Virgin, has a better way. What a wonderful thing that the Lord entered the world in the most dangerous place in the world, the womb of a woman (except for that woman, the most gentle, loving, blessed Virgin Mary).

For new visitors to the Trilogy, hit the blog-header above and scroll down for the table of contents, taking a look at the full posts page. You won’t regret your immersion into the murderous intrigue of interreligious politics. Have a good read!

The murderous intrigue of interreligious politics isn’t easy to write a novel about, that is, if one is serious about coming to the heart of what it is to be a Jew, a Catholic or a Muslim (for starters).

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