Israeli biblical theme park plans in doubt

[emad]

Staff and agencies
Wednesday January 11, 2006


Plans to build a biblical theme park on the shores of the Sea of Galilee today appeared to have collapsed after Israel refused to do business with Pat Robertson, the project's main backer.

The US evangelist angered the Israeli government when, a day after Ariel Sharon had suffered a huge stroke, he said the Israeli prime minister was experiencing divine retribution for the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip.

"He was dividing God's land, and I would say: 'Woe unto any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course', he told viewers of his long-running television show. "God says: 'This land belongs to me, and you'd better leave it alone'."

Avi Hartuv, a spokesman for Israel's tourism minister, said officials were furious about the remarks.

"We will not do business with him - only with other evangelicals who don't back these comments," he said. "We will do business with other evangelical leaders, friends of Israel, but not with him."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1684098,00.html

[txindy]

1. But I WANT them to build that theme park

I want all of the fundies to up and MOVE to the Holy Land. It's their duty, after all. Let the door hit ya on the way out, fundies! :hi:

[Roland99]

2. AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

Robertson's diarrhea of the mouth just cost him some $$$.

:rofl:

[Cocoa]

3. the Israelis are so touchy

:sarcasm:

[emad]

4. Maybe Zion Oil will back it...unless Pat Robertson is a shareholder...

?

[donco6]

5. Isn't the whole idea of a Christian theme park absurd?

Or is it just me?

And one situated on the Sea of Galilee? That's got to be cause for a cosmic puke if I ever heard one.

[emad]

7. Maybe an Old Testament theme park in Tehran would be fun,

especially for their entertaining new President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.....

[The Stranger]

13. Gratuitous Iran references . . .

Almost thought I was watching CNN.

[emad]

14. Nothing gratuitous. Iran President = total nutter who wants Israel

to "move" to Austria or somewhere else in Europe. And who is the Muslim world's current No1 holocaust denier.

So seeing as Abraham is considered by Islam to be the Father of all Muslims as much as he is the Father of Judaism, a new Pat Robertson-sponsored Biblical theme Park in downtown Tehran would seem to be not so unradical.

[The Stranger]

18. That is laughable.

The Iranians have nothing to do with the Extremist, Expansionist, War-Mongering Right Wing Fundamentalist network in Israel and their freakish desire to set up a Disney/God-world there.

[emad]

19. The irony of ANY biblical/koranic theme park in Tehran is the

ultimate satirist's wet dream.

All religious fundamentalists spawned in the same hell hole. Selling superstition must be an even older profession than the other alleged oldest profession.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. absurd just doesn't do it justice.

But that is what constitutes normal thinking for these idiots.

[tularetom]

10. Well you can call it a case

of life imitating art. Ned Flanders built one on the Simpsons as a memorial to his dead wife.

[BonnieJW]

11. You're right

It's absurd. Especially since these people believe in the total anihilation of the Jewish people. Talk about sleeping with the enemy.

[NJCher]

12. only a certain type of person would even think of it

A certain type of person like Pat Robertson.

When I saw the thread title. that's what I thought. And sure enough...




Cher

[louis-t]

6. I've got an idea! Pat could combine biblical theme park with

bushies 'reach for the stars' program and have the first fundie theme park on the moon.

[hogwyld]

15. That would be perfect

As the fundies of all religions are "out there"

[cantstandbush]

8. Shows Israel's hypocrisy also. All these people who use the name of God

to further their agendas deserve each other.

[emad]

16. Today's Times:

Mr Robertson’s criticism of the Prime Minister was backed by biblical quotations: “God considers this land to be His,” he said. “You read the Bible and He says, ‘This is my land’. And for any Prime Minister of Israel who decides he is going to carve it up and give it away, God says: ‘No, this is mine’.”

From

Prophet of doom's message costs him Bible theme park
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-1980838,00.html

[depakid]

17. Isreal finally clues in

Fundamentalist "Christians" are NOT your friends... and you don't need their money.