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Muslim Terrorist Attacks A Christian Man As He Is Sitting Down, Takes A Knife, Puts It On His Neck And Slits His Throat

<div id="attachment_107456" style="width: 703px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/large-جريمة-تهز-مصر-مجهول-ذبح-قبطياً-بسيف-أمام-المارة-8dee2.jpg"><img alt="" class=" wp-image-107456" height="350" sizes="(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/large-جريمة-تهز-مصر-مجهول-ذبح-قبطياً-بسيف-أمام-المارة-8dee2.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/large-جريمة-تهز-مصر-مجهول-ذبح-قبطياً-بسيف-أمام-المارة-8dee2.jpg 640w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/large-جريمة-تهز-مصر-مجهول-ذبح-قبطياً-بسيف-أمام-المارة-8dee2-300x151.jpg 300w" width="693" /></a>Photo of the Christian man, martyred in Egypt</div>A Muslim terrorist attacked a Coptic Christian man from behind as he was sitting down, slitting his throat and murdering him, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.alarabiya.net/ar/arab-and-world/egypt/2017/01/03/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B0%D8%A8%D8%AD-%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9.html">as we read from one Egyptian report. </a>The horrific crime took place in Alexandria before dawn on Tuesday.  The attacker, who is unknown at the moment, killed a Coptic merchant in front of passers-by, shouting Allahu Akbar, and fled, threatening rivals as he went.<div id="attachment_107453" style="width: 678px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1a2dd1c0-26c5-46f4-b9df-786ba63c008a.jpg"><img alt="" class=" wp-image-107453" height="668" sizes="(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1a2dd1c0-26c5-46f4-b9df-786ba63c008a.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1a2dd1c0-26c5-46f4-b9df-786ba63c008a.jpg 960w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1a2dd1c0-26c5-46f4-b9df-786ba63c008a-150x150.jpg 150w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1a2dd1c0-26c5-46f4-b9df-786ba63c008a-300x300.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1a2dd1c0-26c5-46f4-b9df-786ba63c008a-768x768.jpg 768w" width="668" /></a>The victim (right), with his son</div>Investigations and eyewitness accounts have revealed that the killer was wearing a yellow coat color and attacked the victim as he sat smoking a hookah. He took out a large knife from the folds of his clothes and slaughtered the Christian. The victim's eldest son, Tony, said the bearded terrorist attacked and murdered his father and managed to escape; he said he was able to identify his face clearly and can recognize it at first glance.<div class="article-body">The security apparatus is working on video analysis from footage obtained from surveillance cameras to see clearly reveals the killer's features, while the Alexandria security director declined to give more details about the contents of the video, saying, "They identified the identity of the killer and he will be in our grip within hours ".</div>There is a video of the murder:<iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/zx5UHPAN67U?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'></iframe> Let us remember the martyrs in Heaven, being slaughtered by the sons of Cain, and keep in mind that they are not dead, but alive. And at the same time, let us remember our duty as Christians to manifest our compassion through our actions, to help the persecuted and the oppressed.

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Photo of the Christian man, martyred in Egypt A Muslim terrorist attacked a Coptic Christian man from behind as he was sitting down, s...

Hitler's Mein Kampf Is Now A Major Best Seller In Germany, Nazism Is On The Rise

Mein Kampf is now a major bestseller in Germany, Nazism is on the rise. I did a whole video on this:<iframe src="http://shoebattube.com/player/embed_player.php?vid=1325&width=600&height=370&autoplay=no" width="600" height="370" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> According to <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.rt.com/news/372570-book-meinkampf-hitler-bestseller/">one report:</a><blockquote><div class="article__summary summary ">A massively annotated version of Adolf Hitler’s political manifesto Mein Kampf became a bestseller in Germany last year, Der Tagesspiegel, the publisher of the book said, adding that no one really expected sales to skyrocket as they did.</div><div class="article__text text ">When Hitler, Mein Kampf: A Critical Edition hit German bookstores early in January of last year, the first edition sold out immediately. The book contains around 3,500 academic notes and comments, analyzing Hitler’s views and “using facts against [Hitler’s] propaganda, ideology and hatred.”</div>“We assumed that it would not stay at the 4,000 copies of the first edition. Meanwhile, however, we sold 85,000 books,”said Andreas Wirsching, head of the Munich-based Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ), which published the piece.The sixth edition will be released at the end of January.“No one could really count on that,” Wirsching added, saying that sales had far exceeded expectations.The German Federal state of Bavaria had owned the copyright on Hitler’s original book, which, according to the country’s laws, expired 70 years after the death of the author. Prior to the expiration date, it was illegal to reprint the book, even with comments, and the Bavarian officials strictly thwarted any attempts to violate the ban. Possessing versions published before the fall of the Nazi regime is not illegal in Germany, however, and the books could still be found in antique shops.Mein Kampf, which translates as My Struggle, is part-manifesto and part-memoirs of the German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It outlines his ideology, which is the basis for Nazism. In particular, Hitler’s book spread his ultranationalist views and hatred towards the Jews, of which around six million were later massacred by the Nazis. The book is outlawed in Russia as extremist propaganda.In April of last year, the Bavarian parliament held a discussion on whether to incorporate parts of Mein Kampf into the school curriculum. Though the idea had its supporters, the head of the Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, Charlotte Knobloch, warned against the move. “Hitler’s anti-Semitic concoction of hatred is not suitable for teaching,” she said then, adding that the redacted version might spark interest in the original text.</blockquote>

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Mein Kampf is now a major bestseller in Germany, Nazism is on the rise. I did a whole video on this: According to one report: A massiv...

Christian Pastor Tries To Build Church In Muslim Area, Suddenly A Koran With His Name In It "Appears" In The Street, Now The Muslims Have Arrested The Pastor For "Disrespecting The Koran"

<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pastorarrested.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107439 aligncenter" height="169" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pastorarrested-300x169.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pastorarrested-300x169.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pastorarrested.jpg 624w" width="300" /></a>A group of Christians led by Pastor Babu Shehbaz have been trying to build a Church build a church in Lahore, but Muslim zealots have been trying to stop them. Suddenly, these same Muslims "found" a Koran with Pastor Shehbaz's name written in it. In response, the Muslims called the authorities and using Pakistan's infamous "blasphemy laws" have had Pastor Shehbaz arrested for "disrespecting the Koran":<blockquote>A Christian pastor was arrested in Lahore for allegedly disrespecting the Holy Quran in Nishtar Colony the other day, said media reports on Tuesday.Pastor Babu Shehbaz’s name was found scribbled on the pages of the Holy Quran found on the streets near a Christian locality in Kamahan village, said complainant Haji Nadeem who got an FIR registered against the accused.However, Haji Nadeem said that neither he nor anyone else saw Shehbaz desecrating the pages of the Holy Quran and that he was unsure if the pastor really had committed the crime.He claimed there are two groups of Christians clashing over the ownership of a local church and the opposing group could have conspired against Shehbaz.Meanwhile, a Christian rights activist claimed that Nadeem could have concocted the story and was actually behind the conspiracy. (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/01/03/pastor-arrested-in-lahore-for-allegdly-disrespecting-holy-quran/">source</a>)</blockquote>

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A group of Christians led by Pastor Babu Shehbaz have been trying to build a Church build a church in Lahore, but Muslim zealots have b...

'Stop Blaming The Muslims For Your Problems - If You Didn't Stop Believing In Christ And Then Start Selling Your Churches To The Muslims You Wouldn't Be So Afraid' Major Catholic Cardinal Gives The Hard Truth To Europe

<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cardinalschonborn.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107434" height="203" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cardinalschonborn-300x203.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cardinalschonborn-300x203.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cardinalschonborn.jpg 760w" width="300" /></a>Cardinal Schönborn of Austria is one of the most respected voices in the Church today. In a recent interview, he said out his opinion on the major issues of European politics today such as the Muslim invasion of Europe, the apostasy of the European people, religious freedom, refugees, Brexit, and American President Elect Donald Trump:When asked the question "Will Islam conquer Europe?"<blockquote>The cardinal, once considered in the running as a possible Pope or "papabile", said: "When we see that the mosques are well visited and the churches are badly visited, we can not blame Muslims for wanting to Islamise Europe. But we must reproach ourselves for not doing enough to maintain a Christian Europe."...He said that as a Christian, he would like the Middle East to become Christian again, as it once was"Of course I wish this because I believe that Christianity is not only my personal religion, but a religion that is a good religion despite all the mistakes that have happened. So I can not blame the Muslims if they want Europe to become Islamic. That's not my problem."He said that of course he did not wish St Stephen's Cathedral to become St Stephen's Mosque."Of course, I wish that the St. Stephan's Cathedral remains a living Christian house of God, a place of prayer and not just a tourist attraction for five million tourists a year.</blockquote>On apostasy and the selling of the churches:<blockquote>It is not Muslims' fault if Europe is being de-Christianised, the cardinal added."But we already have 200 Islamic places of prayer in Vienna. We have mosques in cathedrals in Spain, and we have, for example, in Damascus, the cathedral, where John the Baptist is now a mosque, and we have Hindu temples in India, which were formerly mosques, and vice versa ...."Fear of the Islamisation of Europe is nonsensical if one does not contribute something to the fact that Europe remains Christian. But, of course, if a church is sold in the Netherlands and transformed into a supermarket, when the supermarkets are more important to us than the Christian roots of Europe, we must not be surprised that Europe de-Christianises. But it is not the fault of the Muslims."</blockquote>On religious freedom:<blockquote>"That religions are in competition with each other is as old as the world. I am pleased that Muslims can freely exercise their religion with us, but I also wish that Christians in Saudi Arabia were able to practise their religion freely, and in other Muslim majority countries."</blockquote>On refugees:<blockquote>The key issue Austria is facing is the integration of refugees, the cardinal said.Some refugees abuse Austria's hospitality and become criminal. "Where does tolerance, mercy, charity end? There, where it also ends for Austrian citizens. Crime is crime. And as with the people of Austria, there are also among the refugees those who abuse social benefits. But it would not be right to conclude that all refugees do this."</blockquote>On Brexit:<blockquote>Schönborn also said Brexit was "unfortunate" because "European cohesion is incomparably better than the European antagonism we have suffered for centuries."</blockquote>On President Trump:<blockquote>And he urged the world not to rush to judgement against Donald Trump before giving him a chance to show what he can do. There were also shaking of heads when Ronald Reagan was elected but Reagan was one of the best presidents the US ever had, he said."So you should not judge rashly. This applies to Trump and that applies to everything."</blockquote>(<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.christiantoday.com/article/do.not.blame.muslims.for.de.christianisation.of.europe.says.leading.cardinal/103533.htm">Full interview here</a>)

anonymous armageddon isis islam war 'Stop Blaming The Muslims For Your Problems - If You Didn't Stop Believing In Christ And Then Start Selling Your Churches To The Muslims You Wouldn't Be So Afraid' Major Catholic Cardinal Gives The Hard Truth To Europe

Cardinal Schönborn of Austria is one of the most respected voices in the Church today. In a recent interview, he said out his opinion o...

Christian Pastor Arrested By Muslim Sudanese Government And Facing Death Penalty For Helping Persecuted Christians Is Released At Last From Prison

<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/revkwashamaal.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107430" height="217" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/revkwashamaal-300x217.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/revkwashamaal-300x217.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/revkwashamaal.jpg 431w" width="300" /></a>Rev. Kwa Shamaal has been in prison for weeks on false charges that he 'tarnished the image of Sudan'- a charge which carries the death penalty. The reality is he was arrested for being a Christian and doing missionary work in this Muslim majority nation, and he has been harassed by the government before. In miraculous turn of events, Rev. Shamaal was miraculously released from prison and all charges were dropped against him:<blockquote>A court in Khartoum, Sudan today released a pastor from prison after acquitting him of charges punishable by the death penalty, sources said.The Rev. Kwa (also transliterated Kuwa) Shamaal, head of Missions of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC), was acquitted of charges ranging from spying to inciting hatred against the government. He had been arrested without charges from his home on Dec. 18, 2015.“Yes, he was released today after the court found that he was not guilty of the charges brought against him,” said attorney Muhanad Nur, part of the team of lawyers defending Shamaal and three other Christians.Relieved SCOC church leaders expressed their joy.“Thank God for his release,” said one SCOC leader. “We were sure he was innocent.”The court also charged Kwa’s colleague, the Rev. Hassan Abdelrahim Tawor, and two other Christians, Czech aid worker Petr Jasek and Abdulmonem Abdumawla of Darfu, with crimes against the state that carry death penalty.The charges include espionage, waging war against the state and gathering false news information, as well as inciting hatred between classes. Abdelrahim Tawor was also arrested from his home on Dec. 18, 2015.After the two pastors’ arrest a year ago, Shamaal was released on Dec. 21, 2015 but was required to report daily to the offices of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), a requirement that was removed on Jan. 16, 2016. He was re-arrested on May 25.Shamaal and Abdelrahim Tawor were charged with trying to tarnish the image of Sudan’s government by collecting information on persecution of Christians and genocide in the Nuba Mountains. The charges included collecting information for “other parties hostile to Sudan.” They were accused of conducting intelligence activities and providing material support for Nuba rebels in South Kordofan under two charges that carry the death penalty – waging war against the state (Article 51 of the Sudanese Criminal Code) and spying (Article 53). (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://morningstarnews.org/2017/01/sudan-acquits-pastor-trial-christians-charged-capital-crimes/">source</a>)</blockquote>

anonymous armageddon isis islam war Christian Pastor Arrested By Muslim Sudanese Government And Facing Death Penalty For Helping Persecuted Christians Is Released At Last From Prison

Rev. Kwa Shamaal has been in prison for weeks on false charges that he 'tarnished the image of Sudan'- a charge which carries t...

Chinese Government Threatens The Church- 'Create A Pro-Communist Church- Or Else'

<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chinesechristians1.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107423" height="128" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chinesechristians1-300x128.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chinesechristians1-300x128.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chinesechristians1-768x328.jpg 768w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chinesechristians1.jpg 820w" width="300" /></a>While Christians are being butchered in the Middle East, the Chinese Government is also increasing pressure on Christians. Their message? Become a 'Chinese national' church- or else:<blockquote>Chinese Catholics are under pressure to distance themselves from the Vatican and come under Beijing's influence.A senior Communist Party official told a government-approved church body that Catholics must run their church independently, implying at arms length from the Vatican, and guide believers on a "Sinicisation path", as China and the Vatican seek to improve relations.Pope Francis is trying to heal a decades-old rift with China where Catholics are divided between those loyal to the Vatican and members of a Chinese government-controlled official church.One of the obstacles to improving relations is the question of who should be able to appoint senior clergy.China says bishops must be named by the local Chinese Catholic community and refuses to accept the authority of the pope, whom it sees as the head of a foreign state that has no right to meddle in Beijing's affairs.Prospects for a deal were set back this month after Lei Shiyin, a government-backed bishop excommunicated by the Vatican, participated in the ordination of new bishops.Catholics should "run their church independently and better integrate it into society", senior Communist party leader Yu Zhengsheng told the government-approved Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association and Bishops Conference of Catholic Church of China."The church should adhere to the principles of self-administration, run religious affairs independently and guide believers to adhere to the Sinicisation path of the religion," said Yu, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Thursday.The Sinicisation of religion is likely a reference to bringing religion under Chinese influence.Chinese Catholics must "unify patriotism with affection for the Church" and "unite all believers to contribute to construction of the socialism with Chinese characteristics", said Yu, who heads a largely ceremonial body to parliament, one of whose aims is to represent religious believers.The Vatican should take steps to improve relations with China, the Chinese head of religious affairs said on Tuesday. The Vatican in turn said last week that Catholics in China were waiting for positive signals they could trust in a dialogue between China and the Holy See.The two sides have been at loggerheads since the expulsion of foreign missionaries from China after the Communists took power in 1949, and the Vatican's continued maintenance of official ties with self-ruled Taiwan, claimed by Beijing as its own. (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.christiantoday.com/article/pressure.on.chinese.catholics.to.come.under.beijing.control/103451.htm">source</a>)</blockquote>What the Chinese government is attempting to do right now is a repeat of a very important event in Church history and something which is quite relevant for today with the rise of nationalism.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tertullian1.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107415" height="288" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tertullian1.jpg" width="235" /></a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertullian">Tertullian</a> once wrote "What does Athens have in common with Jerusalem?" This is in reference to the nature of both places. Athens represents the world and all of its wisdom, its power, and its temporal strengths and weaknesses. Jerusalem represents the eternal. The conflict between Athens and Jerusalem is the conflict between the sacred and the profane- the two represent completely opposing philosophies- one changing, the other unchanging; one temporal, one everlasting- but they necessarily cross over each other because until Christ comes again, temporality exists within eternity. As much as they are opposed to each other, they must be able to exist alongside each other. This conflict between Athens and Jerusalem historically manifests itself in the conflict between the Church and the State.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stlouisixoffrance.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107416" height="169" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stlouisixoffrance-300x169.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stlouisixoffrance-300x169.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stlouisixoffrance-768x432.jpg 768w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stlouisixoffrance-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/stlouisixoffrance.jpg 1600w" width="300" /></a>St. Louis IX of FranceUnlike Islam, which promises worldly delights as eternal beatitudes and promises to make heaven on earth (which always ends up creating hell on earth), Christianity came to bring governance to the heart first and then to society. Hence there is no "Christian" form of government comparable to that which exists within Islam. Certainly there are forms which are more common and even preferred over others (such as the monarchy over the popular democracy, to use one),  there have been many kingdoms that have been ruled by righteous Christian Rulers (such as Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, or St. Louis IX of France), and many governments often turned to Christianity and the Church for guidance and it was these same governments which upheld Christian laws and executed punishment on a civil level for disobedience, but there is no template for such as government as is codified in Islam. This is because, while Christianity needs to have a presence in government for the purpose of giving truth and saving souls, but the Church is not the government and the government is not the Church. For while the Church partakes in government, She also partakes in civil society among the people.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/threeestates.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107417" height="236" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/threeestates.jpg" width="213" /></a>The Three Estates in cartoonYou may have heard of the term "<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estates_of_the_realm">The Three Estates</a>". This comes from the classical division in Catholic nations between the Government (first estate), Church (second estate), and People (third estate). The purpose of the Church historically is to sit between both the rulers and the ruled, serving as both a means of uniting and separating both groups, keeping either from exploiting and taking advantage of the other. In a historical sense, the Church was, is, and always shall be the "buffer" between the two. This is in addition to serving the spiritual needs of both, which while similar are also different owing to their particular circumstances.One can see from looking at Islam the power of government when it is bonded to religion. For Islam, this is only natural, as Islam is a religion that places beatitude in the acquisition of power and money, and so it is natural that they would unite perfectly and likewise, bring with it all the horrors of the world. For the Christian, the Church must necessarily unite with the world to a point, but as Tertullian asked about Athens and Jerusalem, how much must they unite and what balance must they share with each other?<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sirthomasmore.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107418" height="250" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sirthomasmore.jpg" width="201" /></a>St. Thomas More of England,who stood against King Henry VIII, another ruler who sought to subjugate the Church to the State in the same vein as LutherNow this struggle to find balance is an ongoing issue among Christians throughout Christian history. Indeed, one might say that Christian history can be written partially in the struggle between the rulers of nations trying to co-op the Church in order to exploit it for their own ends of power acquisition against the Church who is constantly having to keep government from expanding outside of its legitimate reach. Since many times the expansion of states and empires is closely tied to or driven by popular support with a strong sense of the superiority of the self and especially against another, in that sense the Church has always been at war against nationalism in so far as the state seeks the unrighteous destruction or subjugation of the Church or other people in exchange for achieving its "national" goals.This was the main issue behind the Protestant Revolution. Protestantism was only in part about theology. As we and many respected historians have pointed out before us, Luther was the first German nationalist because Lutheranism was a National movement first and a religious one second. Luther's obsession with 'freeing the German people from Rome' was only in part about theology. Rather, he wanted to re-create Christianity- to re-design God- in a Germanic image that he liked instead of what has been decreed through the Church. Certainly there were abuses in the Church during his time, but there always have been abuses. Can one not argue that the multiplicity of heresies and other false teachings which bore more errors were and are far worse than what the errors during Luther's time were? But these issue are only a diversion from the real issue, which is essentially a pagan revolt using a Christian mask.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/topic_thirty_years_war.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107419" height="220" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/topic_thirty_years_war-300x220.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/topic_thirty_years_war-300x220.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/topic_thirty_years_war.jpg 365w" width="300" /></a>An illustration of the Thirty Years' War, one of the consequences of the "Reformation". The Reformation is better called Revolution because it was not about actual reform, but a revolt to subjugate the Church to the state.Luther is an excellent example of this, but Luther was just one of such revolutionaries that have always existed in both the East and the West. The danger here is with those who seek to elevate the identity of the people who attend the church on a level that is over or equal to the role of the Church. This famously played out in the Middle Ages during what is known today as the Investiture Controversy.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/investiturecontroversy.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107420" height="252" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/investiturecontroversy.jpg" width="220" /></a>The <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08084c.htm">Investiture Controversy</a> was in short a struggle that began in Germany over the power of the Papacy versus the power of the German Emperor Henry IV. The Imperial Government (along with many other governments of that time) historically participated in appointing and disposing of Bishops with the Church. There was always a degree of controversy about this because of the dangers for abuse, which did happen at times, but it was for the most part left alone. However, certain Germanic emperors used this long-standing practice to appoint bishops who were not shepherds of souls but vassals who would willingly submit to their bidding instead of stand up for Christian truth while at the same time deposing any bishop that would stand against them. Pope St. Gregory VII was determined to put a stop to this practice because, as noted earlier, while it is important that the Church participate in government, the Church is not the government and neither is it a tool submitted to the government to be used to enforce government policy.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Canossa-three.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-107421" height="215" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Canossa-three-300x215.jpg" srcset="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Canossa-three-300x215.jpg 300w, http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Canossa-three.jpg 479w" width="300" /></a>The famous Walk to Canossa, where Henry IV walked to see Pope Gregory VII while wearing a hair coat as a form of penanceWhile the controversy was eventually resolved with the Concordat of Worms, the fact is that it was a 50-years long bitter struggle between the Emperor and the Church, and even then it was still an uneasy peace. This took place during a time very different than today- when people actually believed in their religion more so than today, as it was during the age of the Crusades- and yet this still happened.Fast forward to today, and one can see that what the Chinese Government is attempting to do is really no different than what happened a thousand years ago. The Chinese Government, just like the Germanic emperors and just like Luther and his ilk want to create a Church that is not accountable to God but rather to men because they want to reshape God's teachings to fit their own, and the answer to this is because they want to be God- to determine what is right and wrong, good and evil. This has been the desire of so many who seek after power, and in reality it is the sin of the Garden of Eden written about in Genesis, for if man was meant to worship then either he must worship the true God or he will find something to worship, even if that object is himself.The same thing can be said about the nationalist movements sweeping across Europe today. What so many of these movements have in commons is that (a) Jesus Christ is NOT there except as an accessory to the goals of promoting nationalism, and (b) they are all pagan at heart, worshipping (to use a German term) das Volk- the people, land, and culture- instead of God, and conforming themselves to man's standards and not God's. As noted above, if Christianity is there it is but a secondary concern because these people do not want to worship God, but rather an idol they made in their own image they have chosen to call as their god, and they want Christians to support it.Athens is important because that is where life begins and as a man lives, where he remains. But just as Athens of the ancient world passed away, so will all men pass away. It is at that point when we will be left with nothing more than our deeds and our beliefs, and that is what God looks at. It is what St. Paul discussed on the meaning of being in the world but not of it.Until Christ comes, men will struggle with each other for power. It is the job of the Church to remain as She always has- connected to both the ruling and the ruled but never wholly bonded to either, and there will always be a new tyrant there to attack the Church with any number of reasons, but all with the same intentions in mind, and that is to subjugate the other for personal gain in order to become a "god" among men.It is the job of the Church to resist these attempts at all costs, because it is just the same old evils with a different disguise, and that is what is happening in Europe. Having chosen apostasy by their actions and inaction, and instead of turning to the Catholic Faith, many are choosing to follow themselves and ultimately into the errors of the pagan world that the Church has always stood against.Never neglect participating in the affairs of the world, for Christians are commanded to do so. But just as the Church has always said, do not be pulled into the ways of the world, because one day all power will cease and return to the great ruler, Christ the King, to whom every kneel must bend and tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/christtheking3.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-107422" height="260" src="http://shoebat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/christtheking3.jpg" width="194" /></a>Life is short. Heaven is eternal. Don’t miss Heaven for the world.

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While Christians are being butchered in the Middle East, the Chinese Government is also increasing pressure on Christians. Their messag...