Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-30 Thread Hasan Elias
Does the Edict ot Toleration (1844) has to be with the prophecies as mentioned by William Sears or not? Rich Ater [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Scott,That policy doesn't appear until around 1904. The impulse to immigrate toPalestine doesn't begin until the very end of the 19th century with

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-30 Thread Popeyesays
In a message dated 11/30/2004 10:21:44 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does the Edict ot Toleration (1844) has to be with the prophecies as mentioned by William Sears or not? Well, it would be nice to have a good clean, clear statement by the Porte that Jews could

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-29 Thread Rich Ater
Dear Scott, That policy doesn't appear until around 1904. The impulse to immigrate to Palestine doesn't begin until the very end of the 19th century with Theodor Herzl's zionism which held that Jews needed their own national homeland. And even he wasn't insistent that it be in Palestine.

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread Mark A. Foster
Hi, Sam, At 10:09 PM 11/27/2004, you wrote: Admittedly I'm being rather lazy and I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me regarding the Edict of Toleration allegedly signed in 1844, mentioned by William Sears. I was surprised to read Russ Williams' (a Christian attacking the Faith)

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread abha kingdom
Thanks Susan, The significance ofWS's edict was that itallowed Jews to return to the Holy Land, rather than just practise their faith. Are you saying that the reply from the public record office to the "researcher" (?Sours) referred to an edict which did not state this?[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread Mark A. Foster
Hi, Sam, At 09:44 AM 11/28/2004, you wrote: I don't think anyone will disagree that TITN could do with a rewrite (I wish someone would!) If someone rewrote _Thief in the Night_, it would no longer be _Thief in the Night_. The major problem with the book is not its factual errors; it is

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread Smaneck
In a message dated 11/28/2004 10:17:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The significance of WS's edict was that it allowed Jews to return to the Holy Land, rather than just practise their faith. Are you saying that the reply from the public record office to the "researcher"

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread Smaneck
In a message dated 11/28/2004 10:45:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He states in TITN that he secured and studied copies of original documents and letters. Did he actually say he made *this* bit up? Dear Sam, He doesn't say he read the original edict itself, though I

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread John Bromberek
of what I wrote, there, at that time. John B. --- From: John Bromberek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Re: Edict of toleration Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai Date: 2001-12-02 06:46:03 PST On 28 Nov 2001 14:17:44 GMT, in soc.religion.bahai Geoff [EMAIL

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread Susan Maneck
There had been some Jews there all along. However, the policy of the Porte was to allow no NEW Jewish settlers in Palestine lest they be inundated with Jewish settlers. Dear Scott, That policy doesn't appear until around 1904. The impulse to immigrate to Palestine doesn't begin until the very

Re: Edict of toleration

2004-11-28 Thread Popeyesays
In a message dated 11/28/2004 1:26:00 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dear Scott,That policy doesn't appear until around 1904. The impulse to immigrate toPalestine doesn't begin until the very end of the 19th century with TheodorHerzl's zionism which held that