Dear Tim,
This is true. I had also thought of Samson who took down the Temple of Dagon
in Gaza. He was harolded as a great hero in Israel. It is just the idea of
"Salvation" being obtained through suicidal mean while destroying the enemy
which seems so sad.
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: twallace-murphy <twallace-murphy@supanet.com>
To: sinclair@quarterman.org <sinclair@quarterman.org>
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2002 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Mohammed in the bedroom!
>Dear Stanley,
>
>The obtaining of a guarenteed one-way ticket to heaven as a result of dying
>in battle with the ifidels is not restricted to Isalam. The Crusaders had
>the same belief - which sits rather odlly on the shoulders of those who
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