Sunday, January 01, 2012

religion of love: (Video) - Bethlehem: Rival Christian Sect Monks attack each other with fists, broomsticks on Christmas Day

jan 1st, 2012 CE

it should say the alleged birthplace of the alleged jesus. it is highly likely that jesus did not exist, as there is absolutely no proof he existed, just hearsay from church quarters, which obviously are not unbiased. 

the best information i have is that jesus's (alleged) birthplace was 'divined' in a dream by helena, the mother of constantine, after he had become emperor of rome. yes, that's it -- no other proof was considered necessary. 

and oh, by the way, a temple to pallas athene that happened to stand on the spot was immediately destroyed. 

dreams are big in the religion of love. so are visions. 

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Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics clash in Church of the Nativity

Reuters Blogs (blog)
 - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
(Members of the Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergy scuffle during a clean-up of the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 28, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ) A Christmas cleaning of ...

Rival Monks Brawl While Cleaning Bethlehem Church

ABC News (blog) - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
An annual Christmas cleaning ritual at the site where Jesus was said to be born deteriorated into a mass brawl Wednesday when rival monks began attacking each other with broomsticks, shouts and fists. The fight, among priests and monks from the Greek ...

WATCH: Greek and Armenian Monks Get Into Brawl at Birthplace of Jesus

Fox News (blog) - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
Check out this unbelievable video of Greek and Armenian monks using brooms to battle at the birthplace of Jesus. The brawl happened inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem during the church's annual cleaning. The clergymen were fighting over ...

Fierce faith: Priests clash at Jesus' birth site (VIDEO)

RT - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
Taking Jesus Christ's initiative to cast unwanted people out of temple too literally, a bunch of clergymen have clashed with each other inside the Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. “God's people” – coming from Armenian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox ...

Bethlehem's church of the punch-up

The Guardian (blog) - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
It's become something of a Christmas tradition: the annual ecclesiastical punch-up at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. This year the Palestinian riot police had to be called in after it all kicked off again, with a hundred or so Armenian and ...

Day in pictures: 29 December 2011

BBC News - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
Scuffles broke out between rival groups of Greek Orthodox and Armenian clerics at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity. Bemused tourists looked on as about 100 priests fought with brooms while cleaning the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas, ...

Fight at the Church of the Nativity

ABC News - ‎Dec 29, 2011‎
A brawl broke out inside the revered Church of the Nativity... built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus. *Subscribe: http://bit.ly/abcWNNvideos.

Holy Nativity! Clergy brawl at Bethlehem church cleanup

Ottawa Citizen - ‎Dec 28, 2011‎
Members of the Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergy, zealously guarding denominational turf, scuffle during the annual cleanup of the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Wednesday. ...

Rival clergymen in Bethlehem church brawl

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎Dec 28, 2011‎
Palestinian police restore order in the Church of the Nativity in Jesus's birthplace after scuffles erupt between Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergymen. A brawl has erupted between rival clergymen participating in an annual cleaning ritual at the ...

Clergymen clash at birthplace of Jesus

Herald Sun - ‎Dec 28, 2011‎
by: AP From: AP A brawl has erupted between rival clergymen participating in an annual cleaning ritual at Jesus' birthplace. Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergymen scuffle inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus ...

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Bethlehem's church of the punch-up
‎Dec 29, 2011‎ - The Guardian (blog)

Fight at the Church of the Nativity
‎Dec 29, 2011‎ - ABC News

Clerics clash in Church of the Nativity
‎Dec 28, 2011‎ - Reuters Africa

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