Happy Saint Barbara''s day (On St.Nicholas's day--No Zwarte Piets)

The Feast Day of Saint Barbara is celebrated on December 4. Saint Barbara is a Christian saint and martyr, She originated from the region of Baalbeck in modern-day Lebanon.

About St. Barbara, It was believed that God sprouted up wheat fields to cover the tracks of St Barbara as she fled persecution. And for Palestinians, she’s extra special because her grave is believed to be in the village of Aboud just outside Ramallah where a procession celebrates her in the coming weeks. 

Christians in the levant often dress up in disguises, to commemorate Saint Barbara’s ability to escape persecution by disguising herself. They also sing songs dedicated to her, recounting her story and expressing devotion. Another cherished tradition is the passing of every house in the village, where people exchange greetings and blessings. During these visits, traditional sweets and food are shared among neighbors and loved ones. 

I need to give Mashjar Juthour credit for this next clip: especially since she has been another voice of Christians in this region.

From the land of Christianity, this Christmas, remember that Jesus’ entire life was committed to preaching against injustice.

Happy Saint Barbara’s Feast Day from the Christians of the Levant!

Atheer Yacoub on Sending Missionaries to the Middle East.

 Well, The one company called that picture of well known Yeshua (he's not Hispanic) the "Errol Flynn".

Yes, there are Christians in this part of the world. There used to be lots of them, but not since 1947.

Christ is STILL under the rubble in Gaza

An advent message from Reverend Munther Isaac who is a Palestinian Christian pastor and theologian. He preaches at the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem and the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour. He is also the academic dean of Bethlehem Bible College, and is the director of the highly acclaimed and influential Christ at the Checkpoint conferences, which is also the name of his blog: https://christatthecheckpoint.bethbc.edu/munthers-blog/. Munther is passionate about issues related to the Palestinian theology.

Yes, there are Christians in the Middle East and the US's support for the state of Israel leads to their persecution. This is bizarre since the same people claim that Christians in the US are persecuted.

And just remember Christ was born in Bethlehem. There's a reason the names of these places sound so familiar, but they are being trashed by the Zionist state. With the help of Christians who support that institution.

I also hoped for change, but it is very slow in coming.

Like the Zionists who say "never again" while doing it again, the Christians who support this need to stop complaining about the persecution of Christians.

The Irony of the Holy Land and Christian Zionism.

 He raises some good points for all the prople who are willing to ignore Israel's crimes.

The people who don't know that Israel attacked the USS Liberty for no reason other than to drag the United States into a war in the Middle East. The combined Israeli air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee), wounded 171 crew members, and severely damaged the ship. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula, about 25.5 nautical miles (47.2 km; 29.3 mi) northwest from the Egyptian city of Arish.

People who want to claim Israel is the US's "friend" are ignorant of how that friend has abused the United States.

A question for Christian Zionists

 I've been asking this for a while, as have Palestinian Christians.

You talk about a war on Christians, yet you support it in the Holy Land.

Think about this really hard: especially in light of my last post.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me...

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Exodus 20: 3-6.
 
And if you really want a laugh:

 

Yes, I do believe in the "golden rule (or rule of reciprocity), but the NRA is about the most diametrically opposed organisation to the Golden Rule I can think of.  They are the last organisation to try and use the "golden rule" for any purpose.

If you would rather be judges by 12 than carried by six, then you should allow criminals to have their legal right to a trial--not allow for summary execution and vigilante justice.

BTW, the picture above is of a piece by an artist named Al Farrow.  I'm not sure what his take is on this.  The work is called "Fingernail of the Trigger Finger of Santo Guerro".  The picture ended up on a gun loon page as a mash up between Christianity and guns.  Maybe that's Mr. Fallow's point.