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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (4872)	10/7/2002 1:23:04 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Sharon has fired rockets into the Palestinian area. Many people were injured!

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (4872)	10/7/2002 1:36:08 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Jerry Falwell on 60 Minutes last night Falwell and other right-wing Christians support Israel BUT if you consider their position as part of a Four-Part Play, they believe that many Israeli Jews will die in Act 4. In the final act, the Israeli Jews who live still will convert to Christianity! This information may be set out in a book. These people have been reading many books. But last winter after Sharon attacked the Palestinians, 60 Minutes reported that Bush received 100,000 e-mail messages from the Conservative Christian Coalition after Bush told Sharon to withdraw. After Bush received the emails, he never askedSharon to withdraw from Palestine . Falwell called the Prophet Mohammed a terrorist! Falwell and his group are creating serious diplomatic problems to put it mildly.

To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (4872)	10/7/2002 10:35:05 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 15516

Falwell Brands Mohammed A 'Terrorist' Oct. 4, 2002 cbsnews.com The Rev. Jerry Falwell has called Islam's founder and most sacred figure, Mohammed, "a terrorist." In a 60 Minutes interview with CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon, Falwell also affirms the Christian Right's steadfast support for the state of Israel against its Islamic enemies and hints that right-wing religious groups are influencing U.S. government policy toward Israel. Right-wing Christians believe the turmoil in the Middle East is a harbinger of the second coming of Christ. The interview with Falwell will be broadcast on 60 Minutes Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT. "I think Mohammed was a terrorist. I read enough…by both Muslims and non-Muslims, [to decide] that he was a violent man, a man of war," Falwell tells Simon. "In my opinion…Jesus set the example for love, as did Moses, and I think Mohammed set an opposite example." When President Bush urged Israel to remove its forces from Palestinian towns earlier this year, Falwell sent him a personal protest and the White House received 100,000 e-mail protests from Christians. Falwell say he believes Bush is well aware of the Christian constituency. "There are 70 million of us…[and] there's nothing that would bring the wrath of the Christian public in this country down on this government like abandoning or opposing Israel on a critical matter," he says. Falwell and conservative Christians support the Israelis and condemn their enemies because they believe the triumph of Israel is God's will. The Jews' return to their ancient homeland - and sole ownership of the territories Arabs and Israelis both lay claim to - is a precondition for the second coming of Christ, according to the Fundamentalist Evangelical Christians' interpretation of the Bible. The Biblical scenario is not a savory one for many Jews, however "God save us from these people," says Israeli political analyst Yossi Alpher. "When you see what these people are encouraging Israel and the U.S. to do…ignore the Palestinians, kick them out…they are leading us into a scenario of out-and-out disaster," he tells Simon. But disaster is part of the scenario. Many Fundamentalist Evangelicals believe there will be catastrophic events on earth, some occurring already, including the turmoil in the Middle East, culminating in the Battle of Armageddon in which Christ will triumph and begin ruling the earth. At this point, they believe, non-believers will be destroyed, good Christians saved and any remaining Jews converted to Christianity. Says Ed McAteer, a founder of the Moral Majority and known as the godfather of the Christian Right, "I believe that we are seeing prophecy unfold so rapidly and dramatically and wonderfully, and, without exaggeration, [it] makes me breathless." cbsnews.com © MMII, CBS Worldwide Inc. All Rights Reserved.