Sri Lanka attacks

[DirtyDan]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720

Dan

On Easter Sunday.....

[old2soon]

              Read about this when I got back home after services. The article I read stated Christians are about 7.4% of the Religious community of Sri Lanka. The single largest Religion in Sri Lanka is I believe the article stated Buddhist. And the same article also mentioned the Buddhists have been working hard at shutting down Christian Churches and local "authorities" have called the Christian congregations illegal gatherings. Sounds like Christians everywhere are being singled out. BUT that's like My Take on this Very Dangerous time in Our entire World. I PRAY for all those Christians that died today from a yet unknown oppressor.     RIDE SAFE.

[Serk]

The Methodist Women's Knitting club strikes again I'm sure...

[J.Mencalice]

              Read about this when I got back home after services. The article I read stated Christians are about 7.4% of the Religious community of Sri Lanka. The single largest Religion in Sri Lanka is I believe the article stated Buddhist. And the same article also mentioned the Buddhists have been working hard at shutting down Christian Churches and local "authorities" have called the Christian congregations illegal gatherings. Sounds like Christians everywhere are being singled out. BUT that's like My Take on this Very Dangerous time in Our entire World. I PRAY for all those Christians that died today from a yet unknown oppressor.     RIDE SAFE.

6.1% roman catholic
1.3% other christians
70.2% theraveda buddhists
12.6% hindus
9.7% sunni muslim

[RP#62]

              Read about this when I got back home after services. The article I read stated Christians are about 7.4% of the Religious community of Sri Lanka. The single largest Religion in Sri Lanka is I believe the article stated Buddhist. And the same article also mentioned the Buddhists have been working hard at shutting down Christian Churches and local "authorities" have called the Christian congregations illegal gatherings. Sounds like Christians everywhere are being singled out. BUT that's like My Take on this Very Dangerous time in Our entire World. I PRAY for all those Christians that died today from a yet unknown oppressor.     RIDE SAFE.

6.1% roman catholic
1.3% other christians
70.2% theraveda buddhists
12.6% hindus
9.7% sunni muslim

Anyone care to guess which group did it?

-RP

[Disco]

The report I just read says the suicide bomber was named Mohamed Azzam Mohamed.  Doesn't sound like a typical Methodist Women's Knitting Club member's name.  Sadly, all too predictable. 

[DirtyDan]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/reports-multiple-explosions-rock-sri-045034012.html

Update

Dan

[Serk]

It's almost as if George Soros sent a memo out to his assets:

"My pawns, there has been an attack. Obviously we can't mention that the attackers are Muslim, but we also must not mention that the attack targeted Christians. Instead, I suggest we use the made of phrase "Easter Worshippers.

--Your Daddy Soros"







(As a good sign that they've written off Castro Jr., he evidently didn't get the memo)

[baldo]

It's almost as if George Soros sent a memo out to his assets:

"My pawns, there has been an attack. Obviously we can't mention that the attackers are Muslim, but we also must not mention that the attack targeted Christians. Instead, I suggest we use the made of phrase "Easter Worshippers.

--Your Daddy Soros"







(As a good sign that they've written off Castro Jr., he evidently didn't get the memo)

Really?? This is where you go after this?

[old2soon]

It's almost as if George Soros sent a memo out to his assets:

"My pawns, there has been an attack. Obviously we can't mention that the attackers are Muslim, but we also must not mention that the attack targeted Christians. Instead, I suggest we use the made of phrase "Easter Worshippers.

--Your Daddy Soros"







(As a good sign that they've written off Castro Jr., he evidently didn't get the memo)

                Does hrc praying to lucifer count as prayer?  RIDE SAFE.

[MAD6Gun]

It's almost as if George Soros sent a memo out to his assets:

"My pawns, there has been an attack. Obviously we can't mention that the attackers are Muslim, but we also must not mention that the attack targeted Christians. Instead, I suggest we use the made of phrase "Easter Worshippers.

--Your Daddy Soros"







(As a good sign that they've written off Castro Jr., he evidently didn't get the memo)

Really?? This is where you go after this?

 Typical Democrat response. They never condemn radical Muslim terrorrists.  "Some people did something". I personally think it's time for Christians to fight back. Can you say bring back the Crusades.....

[Gryphon Rider]

I personally think it's time for Christians to fight back. Can you say bring back the Crusades.....

Crusades: exactly what Jesus wants.   ???

If by "fighting back" you mean redoubling our evangelistic effort, getting serious about discipling the people within our churches (Matt 28:18-20, 2 Tim 3:16-17), and preparing people for the widening and intensifying persecution of the Church (Matt 5:44, 1 Pet 4:12-14), I'm all for it.

It is really odd that they used the term "Easter worshippers" rather than "Christians".  Maybe with Trudeau the difference is that he is nominally a Catholic?

[Serk]

Really?? This is where you go after this?

You don't find it the least bit concerning, or at least interesting, that so many on the left all simultaneously used the made up phrase "Easter Worshipers" in lieu of "Christians", as if there was some playbook they're going by? Really?

[The emperor has no clothes]

Really?? This is where you go after this?

You don't find it the least bit concerning, or at least interesting, that so many on the left all simultaneously used the made up phrase "Easter Worshipers" in lieu of "Christians", as if there was some playbook they're going by? Really?

I suspect they were just following suit with Obama’s tweet. (If it was actually the first as shown) He is still considered by most as the leader of the Democratic Party. It’s kind of odd how many have glommed onto that. Did you read his entire tweet ? Sounds pretty sincere and heartfelt to me.

[¿spoom]

              Read about this when I got back home after services. The article I read stated Christians are about 7.4% of the Religious community of Sri Lanka. The single largest Religion in Sri Lanka is I believe the article stated Buddhist. And the same article also mentioned the Buddhists have been working hard at shutting down Christian Churches and local "authorities" have called the Christian congregations illegal gatherings. Sounds like Christians everywhere are being singled out. BUT that's like My Take on this Very Dangerous time in Our entire World. I PRAY for all those Christians that died today from a yet unknown oppressor.     RIDE SAFE.

6.1% roman catholic
1.3% other christians
70.2% theraveda buddhists
12.6% hindus
9.7% sunni muslim

Anyone care to guess which group did it?

-RP

Smart money's on the "religion of peace".

[MAD6Gun]

I personally think it's time for Christians to fight back. Can you say bring back the Crusades.....

Crusades: exactly what Jesus wants.   ???

If by "fighting back" you mean redoubling our evangelistic effort, getting serious about discipling the people within our churches (Matt 28:18-20, 2 Tim 3:16-17), and preparing people for the widening and intensifying persecution of the Church (Matt 5:44, 1 Pet 4:12-14), I'm all for it.

It is really odd that they used the term "Easter worshippers" rather than "Christians".  Maybe with Trudeau the difference is that he is nominally a Catholic?

 Years ago my brother and I took our pastor to our gun range to do some shooting. After shooting we were talking about the church and defense. We ask Pastor "how would Jesus feal about self defense". He said "Jesus would not want you to be a victim". 

[¿spoom]

Really?? This is where you go after this?

You don't find it the least bit concerning, or at least interesting, that so many on the left all simultaneously used the made up phrase "Easter Worshipers" in lieu of "Christians", as if there was some playbook they're going by? Really?

Those are purposefully blind will never gain anything from having somebody describe it to them anyway. I am absolutely dumbfounded that there's still people who will even communicate with people here who live only to jab with sticks. Every once in a while my phone doesn't automatically log me in, therefore members I blocked years ago are suddenly part of threads. Nothing has changed. No attempt to do anything than poop on others' heads for sport, but I guess many others here like to scrape it off their heads for sport???    

[phideux]

Make a statement, Nuke Mecca at Ramadan.

[Gryphon Rider]

I personally think it's time for Christians to fight back. Can you say bring back the Crusades.....

Crusades: exactly what Jesus wants.   ???

If by "fighting back" you mean redoubling our evangelistic effort, getting serious about discipling the people within our churches (Matt 28:18-20, 2 Tim 3:16-17), and preparing people for the widening and intensifying persecution of the Church (Matt 5:44, 1 Pet 4:12-14), I'm all for it.

It is really odd that they used the term "Easter worshippers" rather than "Christians".  Maybe with Trudeau the difference is that he is nominally a Catholic?

 Years ago my brother and I took our pastor to our gun range to do some shooting. After shooting we were talking about the church and defense. We ask Pastor "how would Jesus feal about self defense". He said "Jesus would not want you to be a victim". 

Was he quoting Jesus' voice in his head, or did he actually have a scriptural basis for what he said, or was he simply assuming Jesus agreed with his own view on the matter?

BTW, personal self-defence is a far cry from bringing back the crusades.

[Serk]

BTW, personal self-defence is a far cry from bringing back the crusades.

I'm not saying I agree with it, but I think the thinking is similar to, if you have a hornet's nest on your neighbor's property and you keep getting stung by the hornet's from that nest, and your neighbor won't do anything about it, eventually a self-defense argument could be made for taking out the hornet's nest itself instead of just the individual hornets that are stinging you.

(And once again, not saying there should be, but if there is another crusade, may I suggest this for the soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9lVjZg-Kg )

[baldo]

Really?? This is where you go after this?

You don't find it the least bit concerning, or at least interesting, that so many on the left all simultaneously used the made up phrase "Easter Worshipers" in lieu of "Christians", as if there was some playbook they're going by? Really?

Those are purposefully blind will never gain anything from having somebody describe it to them anyway. I am absolutely dumbfounded that there's still people who will even communicate with people here who live only to jab with sticks. Every once in a while my phone doesn't automatically log me in, therefore members I blocked years ago are suddenly part of threads. Nothing has changed. No attempt to do anything than poop on others' heads for sport, but I guess many others here like to scrape it off their heads for sport???    

I don't know why you'd block Serk? He and I don't agree on much, but there's certainly no call to block him. Maybe you should take a time out, or maybe a nap.

[Novavalker]

This guy lost three children
https://ca.yahoo.com/news/sri-lanka-bombings-killed-three-071500225.html

[¿spoom]

Really?? This is where you go after this?

You don't find it the least bit concerning, or at least interesting, that so many on the left all simultaneously used the made up phrase "Easter Worshipers" in lieu of "Christians", as if there was some playbook they're going by? Really?

Those are purposefully blind will never gain anything from having somebody describe it to them anyway. I am absolutely dumbfounded that there's still people who will even communicate with people here who live only to jab with sticks. Every once in a while my phone doesn't automatically log me in, therefore members I blocked years ago are suddenly part of threads. Nothing has changed. No attempt to do anything than poop on others' heads for sport, but I guess many others here like to scrape it off their heads for sport???    

I don't know why you'd block Serk? He and I don't agree on much, but there's certainly no call to block him. Maybe you should take a time out, or maybe a nap.

Maybe you should just stop coming here with the sole purpose of being a azzzhole even Oscar Mayer would have no use for? Willow, a real brotherhood throws trash to the curb rather than stuffing their pockets with it. Don't know why the same 2-3 people get to make like Baldo, but ignoring scum under the rim won't clean the bowl. Delete anything including me, I no longer care to be associated with a club that has no compass. Enough is enough.

[..]

By Uditha Jayasinghe and James Hookway -Wall Street Journal
Updated April 22, 2019 3:54 p.m. ET

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—U.S. and Indian security services warned the Sri Lankan government of a possible attack weeks before a devastating series of bombings killed at least 290 people at churches and tourist hotels on Easter Sunday.

Sri Lanka government officials said some of the suicide bombers and others arrested were linked to an obscure radical Islamist group known as National Thowheeth Jamath, a group the government singled out to police for monitoring as a possible threat after the foreign security services issued their warning.

The sophistication of the Easter-morning attacks indicated to Sri Lankan and international terror experts that whoever carried them out likely had help from experienced international terrorists, perhaps even al Qaeda or Islamic State, Sri Lankan officials said.

“We have found that NTJ was involved in the attacks,” said Rajitha Senaratne, a government spokesman and the country’s health commissioner, using an abbreviation for what he called “a local organization.”

Mr. Senaratne said the government also believes that a more sophisticated international terrorist group played a part in planning and executing the bombings.

“We do not believe these attacks were carried out by a group of people who were confined to this country,” he said. “There was an international network without which these attacks could not have occurred.”

[..]

More than 85 bomb detonators found at main Sri Lanka bus station


https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/22/85-bomb-detonators-found-main-sri-lanka-bus-station-9284689/

[The emperor has no clothes]

purpose of being a azzzhole even Oscar Mayer would have no use for

Just for the record.....Oscar Mayer doesn’t use assholes in their hot dogs 

[Jess from VA]

So if Christians are Easter Worshipers, are Muslims Recreational Murderers?

[..]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6948039/Horrifying-moment-white-van-explodes-fireball-Sri-Lanka.html

[The emperor has no clothes]

So if Christians are Easter Worshipers

uh.....I hope you meant worshippers ?
Shiper ;
One who while walking though a crowd will target an individual or small group with a deadly smelling fart all the while remaining anonymous. A crap sniper

[Oss]

Radical Islam declared war on the USA in 1993 and stepped it up in 2001.

There has been no cease fire or truce or treaty signed by any Mullah Every day there are more targeted attacks against all religions and people who by dint of birth are considered less than human.

Get real, you can stick your head in the sand but that is not dealing with any problem is it?

Better course of action IMHO is to recognize the fact that we are at war, identify the enemy, mobilize and pester your representatives to lead, follow or get the heck out of the way until the threat is over.

The agenda is clear, not ambivalent and dangerous to any freedom loving american.

As to Obama's tweet, the way these political things go is a tweet or email goes out to a list (large or small) saying to follow.  I get them from various organizations,  Nothing is a coincidence. Easter worshipers is an insult and I am not a Christian. Killing Christians is every bit as bad as blowing up anyone and needs to be called out by name, real name. Jihadi's kill, it is what they do.
and they are proud of it. Iran and other states pay the families of the bombers.

Follow the money trail and vaporize the enemy works for me

Just was thinking its like fighting Lyme disease, you have the stuff in you maybe forever, you have to be on guard and sometimes take antibiotics to kill it but is it ever really dead?  You have to keep your system strong to fight it and never forget it is there...waiting

[..]

https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30

I fear that as you cut off one head many more will grow.

BUT doing nothing is not the answer.

[phideux]

https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/attacks/attacks.aspx?Yr=Last30

I fear that as you cut off one head many more will grow.

BUT doing nothing is not the answer.

Cut off all the heads!
Oss, I agree with follow the money trail and vaporize the enemy, we should start with Saudi and a close second target, the UAE.

[Willow]

So if Christians are Easter Worshipers

uh.....I hope you meant worshippers ?
...

Actually worshiper correctly has only one p.

[Jess from VA]

While we need to get the guilty and not the rank and file peaceful, it may be time to match medieval terror with medieval justice.... after a modicum of due process.

[The emperor has no clothes]

So if Christians are Easter Worshipers

uh.....I hope you meant worshippers ?
...

Actually worshiper correctly has only one p.

It does ? I've always seen it spelled with 2 p's 

[Disco]

A quick web search says both spellings are accepted.

[Bighead]

Yep
And I was Deleted Again

[Westernbiker]

BTW, personal self-defence is a far cry from bringing back the crusades.

I'm not saying I agree with it, but I think the thinking is similar to, if you have a hornet's nest on your neighbor's property and you keep getting stung by the hornet's from that nest, and your neighbor won't do anything about it, eventually a self-defense argument could be made for taking out the hornet's nest itself instead of just the individual hornets that are stinging you.

(And once again, not saying there should be, but if there is another crusade, may I suggest this for the soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U9lVjZg-Kg )

  That was INTENSE!!!!!

[Psychotic Bovine]

So if Christians are Easter Worshipers

uh.....I hope you meant worshippers ?
...

Actually worshiper correctly has only one p.

But then he couldn't make a joke of 300+ people being blown apart.