I love this kind of story--it shows you how little attention people pay to issues that affect their lives, especially when it comes to real estate. Of course, I think we all know that this will end up in the courts--we are talking about millionaires who can afford good legal help--and the judge will decide the city proceeded in error, so will have to give the money back and maintain the street.
I wonder whether this is promoted as more a tourism-generator rather than something that will turn more Israeli people heart to God. My understanding is that a third of Jewish people in the USA do not believe in God at all. More of them believe in the Holocaust, and some of them say that is why they cannot believe in God. As for Israel, it is a very liberal society, and a lot of controversy arose when a new law was proposed to make even the religious 'Orthodox' Jews serve in the Israeli Armed Forces. I don't know if it passed. Religious Jews are allowed to study the Torah all day long and receive a 'welfare' payment from the govt. Many of the non-religious Jews, maybe the majority of the Israeli population, are upset that their tax money pays for guys to do nothing all day.
Is there a mistake on the date of the story--July 2016? That makes it over a year old. I think a lot has happened in Venezuela since then that could be highlighted here.
Every time that I have seen astronomy mentioned, it is not within the context of praising God or believing on his son Jesus Christ for salvation. No, it is always in search of something that proves that there is no God.
When land and buildings are in the balance, the issue goes to the Supreme Court. Not doctrinal matters, clergy behaviors, or anything else. It makes you wonder--is that what this is really all about?
8/8/17 1:35 PM
