stopbush

Maybe because he was REALLY PISSED over the fact that ANIMALS and trade was been conducted inside the walls of the Temple. Who in his world was a really holly place to worship Lord.. My guess is that most persons would be really pissed off if they was believing in something, and was going to a Temple, and then looking at it, recognize the fact that it was using as trading ground, and as a place to slaughter animals.. That could, and should have been taking place outside the walls of the temple. Jerusalem was big enough to that.. It was one of the biggest City's in what is today Israel.. It was a holly place where the second temple was the centerpiece of everything judaism believed in. And the fact is that Jesus for all purposes was a jew all his life.. It was first when the jews got into this rebel business in the 100s as Christianity was starting to build something else. And for the romans, who ruled most of Europe, North Africa, most of the Middle east and so on. Christianity was nothing more than a jewish cult, where their prophet was killed by the romans in the year 33 (even tho they doesn't know what it was they was doing when they killed Christ, and started a new time line) To the romans Christianity was a suspects sect who should be monitored.. And it was not until the 300s that Christianity should be friends with the roman emperors and the roman state. And even as they was the Emperors favored religion, the Emperor Constantinus the great was not baptized before he was an old man, who was sick and at the end of his life. His mother was an cristian by the way and it was maybe because of her, that Christianity in the end got into the favored religion - and got back most of the land, and the churches they once lost when they was not in favor in the Court..

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Ozymanithrax

It is true, that the intelctual basis on Cristianity have more to thank to Paul, than to Jesus Crist. Not becouse he dosen't told it as he was seeing the New Testamente. But more for th fact that Paul was a man who wrote a lot to the new churches in the Empire, managed the Church in a way Jesus Crist would never do, becouse he was not a man who was in managment. He was after all a profet a carpenter, and if we look sidevice at it, a simpler man than Paul who had the education and the "Know-how" to build what would be the Cristian Church in the future. Not that I belive that Paul, or others of the early apostles in the church was ever beliving that Cristianity would surive all the persecutiones the Roman Emperors was trown at them, and that Cristianity not just survived, but also was the State Religion of the Roman Empire. A roman empire that for more than 300 year was doing it best to try to kill off as many cristians as posible.. But Cristianity survived, and was first tollerated, then made state religion in both parts of the Empire. And even survived the dark ages, and in many way was THE glue who made the posible for Europa to be what it become after the darkest ages was over. Specially becouse in most parts of europe, specially what become France England and so on the Church and it monestaries and so on was the only place you could manage some of the great knowlegde that was in the Roman Empire.. Even thou most of the knowlegde was not to survive, and the europeans had to made the wheel up twice so to speak, the Church was there, and after the "downfall" in the 400-500 and 600 AD the Church in most parts of Europe still survived, and was rebuild to what it was in the middle ages.. And it is noteworty that even when the Kings of different cultures and nations in Europe could just build "castles" in wood, the Church could still build their church and monestaries in stone. The Church was far better to administrative large building project, and the different kings and emperors, like Charlemange was werry smart, when they started to use monks, and others with education from the church in areas where it first was not been used for many many years.. Even a sort of byrocraty was being rebuild by Charlemange. But after his death the Empire was parted out, and it was never to really repeat it self in Europe, that an EMPEROR was in sharge of most, if not most of Europe.. In theory it was that, but in practice it was never like that. The different cultures, and nations was never to be under one sole ruler again.. Germany even disgenerate to more than 300 different states, with everything from free City States, to principalies who was ruled by Bishops.. And untill 1870 Germany as an whole state was never to be anything that a dream. But that is for another time to talk about I guess

The Early Church and early Cristianity have a lot of thanks to men like Paul, but many others, like the great church fathers, who in the 300s 400 and 500 build a great idea of what the Church could be like. And many of them also ended up as early martyres, becouse they often defended their homet towns, and citys against the barbarians who in many cases overrun the roman empire. Specially in the West the Empire was fallen by the 400s, and for all purposes the Roman Empire was ended long before the last roman Emperor was declared fired and the robes and the other emperors symbols was give back to the Emperor in the East. Who for more than 1000 year thereafter should be where the Roman Empire survived as more than a idea by men.. I mearly survived to th 600s where the empire had a large group of powerfull and hard working emperors who really put the Byzantium on the map. Even tho they lost most of the East to the new religion, Islam it surived, and was a military force to recon with for more than 500 year.. Yes they had their up and downs, but for the most part the east roman empire surived. And it is maybe worth tellin that the population in the east roman empire for the most was better educated about cristianity that was the case in the West, who for the most part never really got the same level of eaducation as in the east side of the empire. And it was in the East in many houndres of year some of the greatest church, and some of the most important places was.. And many of the churches in the east, was far greater than the same could be told in the west. Most becouse most of the City's surived the onslaugt from the barbarians.. And prospered greatly as the east roman empire surived, repealled mot of the barbarians, and conquered new lands. And also made it posible for cristianity to surive...

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Craftsman

You are right there.. But the point here is maybe to prepare for a war, have enough military strengt to stop advesaries to attack you.. Even the romans was orginaly werry carefull with their military forces.. Until they could have the riches of South Italy they was carefully with the military might, and often resolved disputes in diplomatis termes.. Most of the orginal "latin city states" was coming into the fold, not by military might from Rome. But rather from diplomatic means, where tha city states was given many rights, inncludet the right to have citysienship as Romans itself.. A right who most City states, and also when the roman empire expanded to most "known parts of the world" was given as a gift to persons who the romans was beliving have had the right to have it.. In the end all free men was given that right, but that was most for taxing purposes, and not becouse the roman emperors just was into the idea of giving all free men the same right as peopole who was born in Rome, of Roman ancestery..

To have some military might is the best way to end most wars.. But compared to the rest of the world, US is an gigant, and is using a horrible ammount of money compared to the next 20 nations in the world.. And even after world war two, the US have been involved directly, or inderectly in so many wars, where your treassary have been wasted in wars US for the most part had no interst in going into.. That be Vietnam in the 1960s or Iraq in 2003..

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Craftsman

Orginaly it was an latin provers who goes something like this. If you want to make peace, be sure to have an army ready to make war.

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Odin2005

My brother have the tendency still, to play Pokemon, not the card game.. but the video-games.... And he is over 30 now.. It is little like my foster mother once said.. My brother is a grown man, but inside him, it is still somewhat of a little kid who want to do what little kids want to do.. He might have some faults my little brother... But when I think about it, I would not trade him for everything in the world.. He can be a pain in the ass, but also one of the kindest, nicest, decent men I ever Will know.. And he is MY brother too boot.. I think I'm a lucky man who have him as my brother.. Because he also keep my "little kid" in life... Even that my "little kid" is smaller, far smaller og not that playfully as my brothers "Little kid"... We can tell stories, when we are out driving (I'm driving because he have never got the license)that maybe not the rest of the world really understand - because they doesn't got the humor, or that they just doesn't understand what we really is talking about...

But, as before told, my brother is also a man who understand really sharp what happened around the world, and he have often a view of the word that is Sharp as ice.. He know far more than he might be able to talk about, he just doesn't have the word to put into the whole.. But he is a smart man...

And a really artistic man too.. He is a really good wood carver, who can made the best carvings that even the pros have difficulty to match...

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ps, and you can be teasted for allmoust everything.. I was teased becouse I had the same name as a famous cross country man in the 1980s in Norway. And I really doubt it was becouse of my ability for cross country skeing.. It was more becouse I had, and have a temper who can blow up as hell if provoked... In grown age I am capable of not blow up as I did when I was a child. Wel, i was more or less teased for everything that is posible to be teased for... But somehow I managed to surive it all..
But it is maybe worth note, that I have NEVER been to a reunion after I graduated from High School... Never been able to talk to the others who I was going to school with... Im grown, but some of the pain is there still.. And wil allways be there I guess..

Demeter

Long time long see .. Good to se you here. Hopefully you have had a good time since last time we "spoked"

Okay, my bad, english was never my best subject at school.. And I know where Physical came from, old Greek.. As many words in modern english, and many other languages indeed.. The Old Greeks really got it when they made that language... The Romans too, English is part French, part anglo-saxian and part Latin. What a "bastard" language it is

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Odin2005

But somewhat close. just 3 hour with an aircraft over the north atlantic, so are you in Iceland

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Odin2005

Not Isclandic, Noriwgian ..

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Odin2005

This is not surprising, as autistic children tend to be something else than the "norm"..

In 6 grade my little brother, who has Asberges syndrome was fycial attached by some of his own classmates, and I had to brake i up.. And I told them, if they want to fight, or tease them, they had to come to me, not him. And I can be rather fycial If angered, and can also look rather dangerous when angry... So his own class mates was backing down, and my brother was leaved a lone for as long as I was at the school.. He was teased, but he somewhat managed to show it off and never bee "hurt" by it. Not as we know it anyway, but he might hurt inside as he sometimes understand that he wasn't up to everything always. He is a smart man who know and understand far more than most people believe people with Aspbergs do. I believe that most people with Asberges is very intelligent and smart people, but who just can't show it.. But for us who know them, we know very well that they are intelligent The same happened at High School because we was in same school. My brother got into something with a 9 grader, and I had to step up to the plate and in some wat un-diplomatic matter to show it... He first tried to get to me, but I kind of run around him in circles and fight him out... After that my brother was been leaved alone in high school too.. Everything to protect my little brother...
But I had to take many hits for the "team" to protect my little brother... And yes, I was also bullied from 1 grade to I graduated.. Was a long story I doesn't want to get into now.. But yes I know what bullying in school means...

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Swede

Still one of my favorites when it come to Dire Straits... And the lyric is meaningsfull

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Stinky The Clown

I second that.

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Critters2

Believe me, when I say country like Sweden, Denmark, Norway and so on have " a lot of guns". But we also have a whole another culture around the use of weapon than you in the US have. We seldom weld our weapons outside the place our prime ministers or Kings and Queens are talking. And you would indeed seldom se weapon in public, by civilians.. Hey even Police must have a reason to show weapon in public.. For the most part they have not Weapon as standard equipment, even tho they do have weapon in the PD car..

And yes most European Country's also have far STRICTER weapon codes than in the US..

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Blue_Tires

Indeed he was one of a kind person.. He stand he's ground, even if what he believed it was not popular by most others.. But it is many thing I don't know about the man, even that I more or less was growing up around his music.. He was popular home And he was to the end rather anti war demonstrator. And I'm not sure he was to happy about the "scrubs" administration either..

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Blue_Tires

OH, he deared to do that, in front of the US president too?.. Dam Johnny Cash was a brave man indeed... Far more brave than I know about, and I'm grown up with the mans music.. And have most of his records home too.. But I don't know him to be a brave man like that. And I know was a old fighter for the oppressed - Even some of his earlies songs is somewhat special... But that is maybe the times the songs was made in.

The man in black... The old man still impress me even after his death..

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bertman

Many country outside US have strict gun laws, who in practice give just Police and the military the right to have possession of gun in public spaces.. And where even hunting is somewhat regulated.. You have to be member of a gun club, and have a license to hunt. And go true a rather strict protocol to be allowed to have a weapon at all.. And where your gun is to be kept in a regulated gun locker at all time when you doesn't use it for hunting..

In some country, like my own, the police are not set up with gun at all.. Well they Do have gun, but it is strictly regulated, and they have to get permission for every time they have to use it as part of the uniform.. And have to go true a lot of paper work, if they ever have to use it....

And compared to many country's of this world, we do have a LOT of weapon in private ownership, but we doesn't have the same numbers as US have, when it come to death by gun.... 11.000 it was last year, in US..

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