Saturday, October 31, 2015

1500 YEAR OLD BIBLE CONFIRMS THAT JESUS CHRIST WAS NOT CRUCIFIED

1500 YEAR OLD BIBLE CONFIRMS THAT JESUS CHRIST WAS NOT CRUCIFIED – VATICAN IN AWE

 
 
 
 
 
Much to the dismay of the Vatican, an approx. 1500-2000 year old bible was found in Turkey, in the Ethnography Museum of Ankara.

Discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the book contains the Gospel of Barnabas – a disciple of Christ – which shows that Jesus was not crucified, nor was he the son of God, but a Prophet.  The book also calls Apostle Paul “The Impostor”.  The book also claims that Jesus ascended to heaven alive, and that Judas Iscariot was crucified in his place.
 
A report by The National Turk says that the Bible was seized from a gang of smugglers in a Mediterranean-area operation. The report states the gang was charged with smuggling antiquities, illegal excavations, and the possession of explosives.  The books itself is valued as high as 40 Million Turkish Liras (approx. 28 mil. Dollars).  Man, where is the Thieves Guild, when you need them?
 

Authenticity

 

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According to reports, experts and religious authorities in Tehram insist that the book is original.  The book itself is written with gold lettering, onto loosely-tied leather in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ.The text maintains a vision similar to Islam, contradicting the New Testament’s teachings of Christianity.  Jesus also foresees the coming of the Prophet Muhammad, who would found Islam 700 years later.

 
It is believed that, during the Council of Nicea, the Catholic Church hand-picked the gospels that form the Bible as we know it today; omitting the Gospel of Barnabas (among many others) in favor of the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  Many biblical texts have begun to surface over time, including those of the Dead Sea and Gnostic Gospels; but this book especially, seems to worry the Vatican.
 
The Catholic Church wants in


What does this mean to Christian-derived religions and their followers?  Quite a tight spot.  The Vatican has asked Turkish authorities to let them examine the contents of the bookwithin the Church.  Now that the book has been found, will they come to accept the it and its evidence?  Will they deny it altogether?  Call it a “Muslim lie”, as did the “Truth” Magazine, in 2000?
 
To many, this book is a beacon of hope, that believers soon realize that the object of their adoration is arbitrary; and that all text, especially religious text, is subject to interpretation.
 
What does this mean to atheists/agnostics/secular thinkers?  Is the text real?  Fake?  Does it matter?  Hopefully, this news inspires the religious to ask questions, instead of pointing fingers or believing anything blindly.
 
Please, don’t go poking fun or tossing around the “I told you so!”s.  The biggest danger of faith is when people believe what they want to believe, defending against any and all evidence; especially when that evidence revolutionizes their foundation from the ground up.  And the biggest culprit to that danger is the ego trap: rejecting/criticizing others, for being unlike you.
 
For centuries, the “defense” of blind faith has driven nations to war, violence, discrimination, slavery and to become the society of automatons that we are today; and for just as long, it has been justified with lies.  If you know better, act like it.
 
This article originally appeared on Sons on the Pyre


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Monday, October 12, 2015

South Africa files defamation case against Modi in International Court of Justice

South Africa files defamation case against Indian Prime Minister Modi in International Court of Justice

Cape Town: After Indian Prime Minister Modi’s tweet comparing Parkash Singh Badal, an Indian politician with South Africa’s father of nation, Nelson Mandela, the Government of South Africa filed defamation case against the leader of India in the International Court of Justice, Hague.

PM Modi said: “There is a special family about whom pages are  written in history even if their fingernails break. Very few people know that Badal Saheb is Nelson Mandela of India, who has spent nearly two decades in jail only because of political differences.”

 

Prime Minister Modi tweeted the following,

After tweet, Twitterati started trending ##YoBadalSoMandela to protest against the Prime Minister of India’s statement.

“It’s a complete insult to our Father of Nation by comparing India’s ordinary politician”, a netizen from South Africa tweeted.

To calm down the protest situation in South Africa, the Government of South Africa filed a defamation case against the Indian Prime Minister Modi in the International Court of Justice, Hague for the insulting father of the nation of the country.

International Court of Justice

International Court of Justice, Image Credit: MercoPress (South Atlantic News Agency)

“Our government filed a defamation case against the Indian Prime Minister Modi personally, but our relationship with India will not be affected. We share a strong relationship with India since centuries”, said by an official of the Federal Government of South Africa on condition of anonymity to the World News Express.

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“It’s a serious defamation case and International Court of Justice will act according to international law”, said an expert of international law to the World News Express in a telephonic talk on condition of anonymity.

“South Africa used our father of the nation’s name with Nelson Mandela by saying South Africa’s Gandhi. So, we used the Nelson Mandela’s name to give respect to our respected leader Parkash Singh Badal by saying India’s Nelson Mandela”, said by intellectual BJP and Modi supporter to World News Express.

News first published on October 12, 2015 @ 12:30 PM (IST).

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Shia And Sunni Muslims In India Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Joint Prayers

Shia And Sunni Muslims In India Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Joint Prayers

Shia And Sunni Muslims In India Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Joint Prayers “We believe in the oneness of God, we have the same Prophet, we share the same holy book.” Carol Kuruvilla Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post Posted: 09/29/2015 02:51 PM EDT | Edited: 10/01/2015 10:45 AM EDT

Shia and Sunni Muslims in Lucknow, India, came together as one family to hold joint prayers for Eid al Adha this year.  The Sept. 25 service was a grassroots effort by “Shoulder to Shoulder,” a group of volunteers seeking to highlight the common spiritual roots between these two sects of Islam. SYED ASAD HAIDER ZAIDI Sunni and Shia Muslims gathered together for combined prayers in Lucknow, India. Syed Asad Haider Zaidi, a 32-year-old Shia Muslim living in New Delhi, is one of Shoulder to Shoulder’s organizers. He was born in Kuwait and still feels a strong connection to that country. So when the Islamic State claimed in July that it was behind an attack on a Shia mosque that killed 27 people, Zaidi felt like it was his own home that had been damaged.

The split between Sunni and Shia Muslims can be traced back to a dispute between the prophet Muhammad’s followers over who should assume spiritual leadership after his death. Other differences in rituals and theology developed over time, but for the most part, these two branches of Islam have coexisted peacefully throughout the centuries. The leaders of the Islamic State, however, consider Shias to be heretics and have been accused of systematically targeting these Muslims. Zaidi was inspired by the reaction of Kuwait’s Muslim community to the mosque attacks. Shia and Sunni Muslims in the country joined together to hold joint prayers at the Shia mosque to show their unity in the face of tragedy. “It suddenly hit me that this is the way to counter the evil ISIS,” Zaidi told The Huffington Post in an email. “ISIS are not only anti-humanity but anti-Islamic as well. What better way to thwart their designs than having unity between Shias and Sunnis, by having love and brotherhood?”

Zaidi organized the first Shoulder to Shoulder joint prayer in New Delhi in July, with the help of his co-founder, Mazin Khan, a 35-year-old Sunni Muslim. This month’s initiative happened in Lucknow, with the support of that city’s natives. Clashes between Shias and Sunnis are frequent in Lucknow, Zaidi said. SYED ASAD HAIDER ZAIDI A photo from the Shoulder to Shoulder joint prayer service in Lucknow, India, which united Shia and Sunni Muslims. “#‎Lucknow‬, a city of rich cultural, linguistic, architectural and culinary heritage, is also infamous for historical sectarian strife,” organizers of the event wrote on their Facebook group page. “For most Muslims, however, all of this makes no sense. We believe in the oneness of God, we have the same Prophet, we share the same holy book.”

During the Friday service, a Sunni imam led the prayer at Lucknow’s historic Shia religious center, Imambara Sibtainabad. Zaidi said he drove to Lucknow from New Delhi just to be at the event.  “It was a fantastic feeling to pray with my brothers in faith. But what really touched me was that a Hindu brother had also been present during the prayers. He didn’t offer namaz [prayer], but he came to mark his support for this movement,” Zaidi wrote. He hopes that these joint prayers will inspire more acts of interfaith unity in India. “This is not the end, just the beginning,” he wrote. This story has been updated with information about other supporters of the Shoulder to Shoulder initiative.