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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (12003)	7/31/2006 4:27:22 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22250

I note that the suffering of the Lebanese Christians is of no interest at all to pro-Israel "Christian" evengelicals in the US. These hate mongering scum are afraid of Zionist media power so they spew their venom on powerless Moslems.

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (12003)	7/31/2006 5:29:12 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 22250

If Israel attacked the U.S. and committed that type of carnage, Congress would vote to send them more arms. Tom

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (12003)	8/1/2006 12:46:17 PM
From: hal jordan	Respond to of 22250

When are you and your boy going to get togther: There is no excuse, nor should there be any tolerance, for anyone who thinks or expresses any kind of anti-Semitic remark. I want to apologize specifically to everyone in the Jewish community for the vitriolic and harmful words that I said to a law enforcement officer the night I was arrested on a DUI charge. I am a public person, and when I say something, either articulated and thought out, or blurted out in a moment of insanity, my words carry weight in the public arena. As a result, I must assume personal responsibility for my words and apologize directly to those who have been hurt and offended by those words. The tenets of what I profess to believe necessitate that I exercise charity and tolerance as a way of life. Every human being is God's child, and if I wish to honor my God I have to honor his children. But please know from my heart that I am not an anti-Semite. I am not a bigot. Hatred of any kind goes against my faith. I'm not just asking for forgiveness. I would like to take it one step further, and meet with leaders in the Jewish community, with whom I can have a one on one discussion to discern the appropriate path for healing. I have begun an ongoing program of recovery and what I am now realizing is that I cannot do it alone. I am in the process of understanding where those vicious words came from during that drunken display, and I am asking the Jewish community, whom I have personally offended, to help me on my journey through recovery. Again, I am reaching out to the Jewish community for its help. I know there will be many in that community who will want nothing to do with me, and that would be understandable. But I pray that that door is not forever closed. This is not about a film. Nor is it about artistic license. This is about real life and recognizing the consequences hurtful words can have. It's about existing in harmony in a world that seems to have gone mad.

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (12003)	8/2/2006 12:59:56 AM
From: Ben Wa	Respond to of 22250

Mel needs a buddy in rehab.

To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (12003)	8/2/2006 10:24:47 AM
From: Ben Wa	Respond to of 22250

FAITH UNDER FIRE Man imprisoned for son's Christian name Muslim authorities charge converts from Islam with apostasy An Iranian man who with his wife chose a Christian name for their newborn son has been arrested and imprisoned by Muslims on allegations of apostasy. Issa Motamadi, whose son became known to authorities seven months ago, faces a trial before a national Revolutionary Tribunal, according to a World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission report published by Assist News Service. Motamadi, a resident of Recht, the capital of Gilan Province, was taken into custody July 24 and sources told the Religious Liberty Commission it was because of the couple's choice of a name. Both Motamadi and his wife, Parvah, are converts to Christianity, and while technically the Iranian constitution bans persecution of anyone for their religious beliefs, it remains common for authorities to level a non-religious legal allegation against someone they want to use as an example. Supporters of the couple are pleading with Christians around the world for prayer for the family and also are asking for human rights and religious liberty groups to intercede for Motamadi with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The investigation of individuals' beliefs is forbidden, and no one may be molested or taken to task simply for holding a certain belief," is the rule of law in Iran's constitution. However, a secret service official with responsibilities for minorities, identified only as Mr. Bagani, advised that Motamadi will not be freed unless he renounces his faith and returns to Islam. Bagani told sources for the Commission the judge in the case will accept no other solution. He also hinted it may take several executions before Iranians realize the consequences of apostasy. The couple drew attention to themselves with their choice of names for their infant. Such an action is considered an irrevocable abandonment of Islam because a Christian name identifies the child as being born to Christian parents. Also, if a child is considered Christian from birth, the child never could be accused of apostasy. The Commission chose not to reveal the child's actual name. Sources also reported to the Commission's researcher, Elizabeth Kendal, that authorities may soon move to arrest Parvah and falsely accuse her of drug trafficking. Issa's mother, who is not Christian, also has been traumatized by the accusations. The researcher noted that 14 centuries ago, Muslims who were fleeing persecution sought refuge in what then was Christian Abyssinia, now Ethiopia, where they were granted asylum by the emperor. The Abyssinian experience, according to Kendal, is repeated widely around the world today. "For example, multitudes of Shiite Muslims who fled persecution in Iraq during the rule of Saddam Hussein have found both refuge and religious liberty in the 'Christian' West," she wrote. "Yet today, Issa Motamadi is holed up in an Islamic prison in Rasht, wrongfully accused and separated from his family and loved ones simply on account of his devotion to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Creator of the world."