More Historic Relics Destroyed by Radical Islamists
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AndrewW-G said:
Hopefully the people in Egypt won’t do the same.
Too late 
http://www.drhawass.com/blog/status-egyptian-antiq...
Including
"Several pharaonic sites have been subjected to vandalism and looting.
. The tomb of Ken-Amun in Tell el-Maskhuta, near Ismailia, was completely destroyed. It is the only known 19thDynasty tomb in Lower Egypt.
· At Giza, near the Great Sphinx, the looters broke into the tomb of Impy. Vandals also attempted to destroy other buildings and tombs in Giza, but they were unsuccessful. "
FunkyNige said:
Too late
http://www.drhawass.com/blog/status-egyptian-antiq...
Including
"Several pharaonic sites have been subjected to vandalism and looting.
. The tomb of Ken-Amun in Tell el-Maskhuta, near Ismailia, was completely destroyed. It is the only known 19thDynasty tomb in Lower Egypt.
· At Giza, near the Great Sphinx, the looters broke into the tomb of Impy. Vandals also attempted to destroy other buildings and tombs in Giza, but they were unsuccessful. "
Whilst the above quote is interesting, the thought-provoking part of it to me was that there was a Pharaoh called Ken. I wonder if he had an allotment?http://www.drhawass.com/blog/status-egyptian-antiq...
Including
"Several pharaonic sites have been subjected to vandalism and looting.
. The tomb of Ken-Amun in Tell el-Maskhuta, near Ismailia, was completely destroyed. It is the only known 19thDynasty tomb in Lower Egypt.
· At Giza, near the Great Sphinx, the looters broke into the tomb of Impy. Vandals also attempted to destroy other buildings and tombs in Giza, but they were unsuccessful. "
Art0ir said:
hesnotthemessiah said:
Forgive my ignorance but there seem to be as many interpretations of the Tanakh/Bible/Quran as there are Jews/Christians/Muslims.
They (those who interpret the Tanakh/BibleQuran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
They (those who interpret the Tanakh/BibleQuran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
Countdown said:
Well, it would be more positive if they weren't defending the churches from other muslims. . . . . .Caulkhead said:
Countdown said:
Well, it would be more positive if they weren't defending the churches from other muslims. . . . . .I saw it as a sign of reasonable people working together to defeat the lunatics.
Derek Smith said:
hesnotthemessiah said:
Forgive my ignorance but there seem to be as many interpretations of the Quran as there are Muslims.
They (those who interpret the Quran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
Totally unlike christians then.They (those who interpret the Quran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
Via Socrates of Constantinople:
At the solicitation of Theophilus, Bishop of Alexandria, [a christian, or rather a follower of the official roman religion which was a creation of the roman state and which took over from christianity] the emperor issued an order at this time for the demolition of the heathen temples in that city; commanding also that it should be put in execution under the direction of Theophilus. Seizing this opportunity, Theophilus exerted himself to the utmost to expose the pagan mysteries to contempt. And to begin with, he caused the Mithreum to be cleaned out, and exhibited to public view the tokens of its bloody mysteries. Then he destroyed the Serapeum, and the bloody rites of the Mithreum he publicly caricatured; the Serapeum also he showed full of extravagant superstitions, and he had the phalli of Priapus carried through the midst of the forum. ... Thus this disturbance having been terminated, the governor of Alexandria, and the commander-in-chief of the troops in Egypt, assisted Theophilus in demolishing the heathen temples.
Via Wiki.
So nothing new here.
AndrewW-G said:
Hopefully the people in Egypt won’t do the same.
They have history...reference source said:
In 1380 A.D. the Sphinx fell victim to the iconoclastic ardor of a fanatical Muslim ruler, who caused deplorable injuries to the head. Then the figure was used as a target for the guns of the Mamluks." In the book The Egyptian Pyramids: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990), p.301, the author, J.P. Lepre, adds the fact that, in addition to the 14th century damage, "The face was further disfigured by the eighteenth century A.D. ruler of Egypt, the Marmalukes [Mamluks]."
hesnotthemessiah said:
Art0ir said:
hesnotthemessiah said:
Forgive my ignorance but there seem to be as many interpretations of the Tanakh/Bible/Quran as there are Jews/Christians/Muslims.
They (those who interpret the Tanakh/BibleQuran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
They (those who interpret the Tanakh/BibleQuran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
Art0ir said:
hesnotthemessiah said:
Art0ir said:
hesnotthemessiah said:
Forgive my ignorance but there seem to be as many interpretations of the Tanakh/Bible/Quran as there are Jews/Christians/Muslims.
They (those who interpret the Tanakh/BibleQuran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
They (those who interpret the Tanakh/BibleQuran) seem to try and out-do each other in how many different/bizarre/violent/extreme ways they can interpret the same passage/s.
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