Religion

Brave Vladimir Putin is determined to destroy the Illuminati, describing the destruction of the world’s most elusive organisation as the ‘most important legacy’ he could possibly leave behind, and according to Kremlin sources he understands the role of Islam in the Illuminati’s plan is to start World War 3. In Russia there is an old saying that roughly translates to ‘If you don’t understand the past, you won’t be able to understand the present, or shape the future.’ Putin lives by this saying.

The case of the young Muslim woman who has decided to return to her home country and enter into a forced marriage is much on my mind this morning. I have learned more about the situation — more than I can reveal here — and I must caution everyone against judging her. This world from which she comes, and this culture in which she is enmeshed, is so far from anything we Americans know and understand. It is evil, straight up.

Reader Devinicus comments:

As so many commenters on this thread are enjoying the analogy game, I offer the analogy of 18th century Britain and Ireland under the penal laws. By the mid-1700s, Catholics in these countries were largely safe from physical threats and could worship more or less freely. However, they were banned from the professions, from matriculating to Oxford or Cambridge, from serving in the military, and from holding political office.

An exact replica of The Temple of Baal  – an ancient child sacrifice monument – is scheduled to be erected in Times Square, New York in April 2016.  The original monument had been destroyed by ISIS in Palmya, Syria in August 2015. In an attempt to preserve history, London and New York have agreed to resurrect the monument which is dedicated to the ancient Mesopotamian god Bel.

After the recent horrific destruction by ISIS militants, Palmyra’s Temple of Bel may not be lost forever. Though the full extent of the damage to the ancient temple is unknown, many believe that it can be rebuilt. Reuters says: Satellite pictures taken after the 2,000-year-old temple was dynamited by the jihadi group, and other images broadcast since Syrian government forces retook the city on Sunday, show almost the entire structure collapsed in a heap of rubble.