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The
parade is on, as our
young man is on his way
to be circumcised. Will he
be smiling later? Perhaps, for
this is an important custom.
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Our
young hero himself. The
Jews circumcise at birth,
the Muslims a few years later.
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The
"Red Courtyard."
This was the last pagan
temple built in Pergamum
before Christianity was
declared the state religion
in the 4th century.
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Many
1000's of red bricks
are stil intact these now
roofless structure.
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It
was converted into a
a basilica, dedicated to
St. John. |
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Here
you can see inside a bit.
Many underground passages
lie beneath, from which the
pagan priests supplied
the voices of "spirits" in
mystic ceremonies. |
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A
fountain for washing your
feet is common throughout
the Muslim world.
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Yes,
Mustafa Ataturk, founder
of modern Turkey, has his
statue in nearly every city,
town and village. He seems
universally respected. His
military feats in preventing
the Allies from taking Istanbul
to resupplying the ailing Russia in
World War I are well known,
(see Gallipoli
(Turkish Gelibolu))
and his works in founding the
modern, secular capital seat of
Turkey, in Ankara, is largely
credited for the stability
and differences between
the Muslim country of Turkey
and other more non-secular
Muslim nations.
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