The attack on Al-Aqsa and Christian sacred sites– A Shame on those who claim to be religious.

As sacred sites face aggression and our identity stands tested, this message is more than just a speech — it’s a wake-up call for those who claim to follow a deity, or to be spiritual, across the globe. When sacred places fall, it is a warning to every believer that the violence is not just flesh and blood, but it is spiritual.

Christians ignore that ancient churches are being destroyed in this conflict. The most sacred sites of the nativity are being threatened. If those who claim to be religious forget what it means to be holy, then it will forget to be holy itself.

And I call myself an atheist. You religious/spiritual types disgust me.

Why the Al-Aqsa Mosque is key to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Actually, it's important to understand what Al-Aqsa is anyway. It an important and historic site in Jerusalem and sacred to all three of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). It is a UNESCO world heritage site.

Even more importantly this mosque is under attack, as is Christianity.

My ancestors probably participated in the Crusades, but I feel as strongly about Al-Aqsa as I do about Notre-Dame in Paris. I've been to Notre-Dame, but I have never been to Al-Aqsa. I would probably have stronger feelings about Al-Aqsa if I saw its splendour in person. It is a part of the world's heritage that needs to be preserved.