New Two Hour Documentary on The Qur'an being shown on British T.V.

When did you last see a two hour programme on "The Bible"?

Couple weeks ago. There's always a new hour or longer documentary or special playing about the Bible of religion in general. The same station (Channel 4) with the specials you talk about here has played more than a dozen such things on many religious topics (mostly focussed on Christianity in some way, being the biggest local population for that channel). A nice list is right on their site. And that's JUST channel 4...there are a LOT of channels that play documentaries and other specials about that sort of thing all over the world.

I haven't seen these new ones you mention yet (not in the UK, have to get them....er...other ways), but Channel 4 is usually pretty fair with these sorts of things...though of course I'll wait to see them before really commenting on them :)

Sandie: Geez, you guys are getting off easy. Across the pond over here we get the T.V. evangelists thumping and bumping and talking about how to make money and if you pray hard enough Jesus will bless you and you will get a new car, a new house etc.

Their churches are these big giant halls that have seats instead of pews. The parishioners (audience) nod and bob with smug looks on their faces. They are convinced that God is on their side. They have always hated the Jews but now they hate the Muslims more so they are backing Isreal. Their "men of God" who do the preaching are more like used car salesmen.

Honestly, it all makes me sick. I can't stand religion- any of them.

Let me begin this conversation with the origin of religion. I'll start with the ancient Egyptians. The word PHARAOH means "House of RA, as in ToRAh, IsRAel, IRAq, IRAn, RAja, RAma; BoRA, BoRA; RA - ad infinitum (worldwide) - It was God's PROPER NAME. All other names for RA, like: God, Alla, Jehovah, Yahweh, etc., are adjectival nouns. This means that every ancient tribe, nation, group, etc., worshipped this god, the same god who was called RA. Unfortunately the entire ancient world prohibited the people to even say god's name. If His sacred name was mentioned you would be put to death. "Thou shall not use God's name in vain!", is a commandment that meant you shall not know it but, if you do, you shall not use it. But that did not prevent society from using it even if the individual can't. In the Jewish legend, Joseph's father's name was changed to Israel. Hence Israel got its name. Is-Ra-El means 'IS/Ich, I, Ish', which means 'Man' because only man can wear a beard; RA, is god's proper name; 'El' means God. God's name was 'hidden' in the title of its tribe. The biblical characters, Abram/Abraham and Sarah, both contain god's sacred name, but that is because both were not human beings and, like Moses, were fictional characters created by the authors of the Bible to make a story of and for the nation, to bind all different tribes together. 'Moses,' the biblical character, is composed of, at least, five different universal images. The Koran uses much the same story, because every tribe (on Earth) experienced the same worldwide catastrophe.
This bearded image explains why God is assumed to be a man. But, not all world's ancient tribes accepted the bearded image; instead some tribes reflected an extended tongue, the tongue and beard looked like extensions of the mouth. Both universal representations originated from the same face that the entire world saw and worshipped. His name was RA. The universal sound "RA, RAH, ARA" accompanied the image. The ancient American Indian legend stated that with a giant pole extending to the heavens to keep it from falling would yell "HooRAh. The Maori warriors of New Zealand asserted that extending their tongues out like RA did, in the heat of battle, they would be victorious. Today, men subconsciously emulate RA's beard by wearing the necktie. Universally accepted, a Tie as the beard. The word 'Abraham', like 'RAbbi' contain, not only god's proper name but the title 'Father' is attached. 'Abba' means father, and RA-Abba, becomes Rabbi (with beard). In the biblical trial of Jesus, 'Barabas', the other convicted man whose first name was Jesus, wasn't crucified on the cross and was set free because he was the son of the Jewish High Priest. His name 'Bar' means "son of"; High Priest called, Abba or 'Father.' Even Rome (Note the RA/RO) respected the High Priest.
So it is that this, my story, takes thirty five years to tell. If no one is interested or cares to hear it or read it, this will be my first and last attempt to tell you facts you have never heard, or seen. Until next time. Gordon