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To: Dealer who wrote (42096)9/18/2001 9:09:11 PM
From: Jill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232
 
Somebody asked about Jerusalem a few days ago & why it's so significant. Here's some good reading:

chronicle.com

The Politics of Holiness in Jerusalem
By BERNARD WASSERSTEIN

Jerusalem, we are often told, is a holy city to three world religions. But the holiness of Jerusalem is neither a constant nor an absolute. It may be conceived of as divinely inspired or as a human attribution. What is undeniable is that, considered as a historical phenomenon, the city's sanctity has waxed and waned according to social, economic, and cultural conditions, and, perhaps above all, political influences...



To: Dealer who wrote (42096)9/18/2001 10:06:53 PM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232
 
*Check out FrontLine on local PBS / Public TV stations right now -- you will find a very in-depth program on Osama bin Laden.

Regards,

Scott



To: Dealer who wrote (42096)9/18/2001 11:28:19 PM
From: BirdDog  Respond to of 65232
 
To those that posted: Thanks for being here ...

Just want to let you know that I hardly ever miss this thread. I make it a point to check your afterhours quotes. Might not post. Especially when I don't have anything constructive to add... except to warn you about the natives in Tahiti.... :)
I wonder how many others there are like me... (except for the Tahiti part)... :)

BirdDog



To: Dealer who wrote (42096)9/19/2001 2:22:05 AM
From: Dalin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 65232
 
Hi dealie!

sometimes ya might ask is there anyone else on the porch???.....

Thats a long list. Glad I stepped in and got in on it. <g>

Lots of nice folks out there. Its great to hear from em ......even if its just now and then.

:0)

Ramblin