Cologne Cathedral

[Alex]

Police in Cologne have arrested several Islamists after a plan to attack the cathedral was uncovered.   The religion of peace continues to bring terror to Europe, Christmas is their favourite time of year too it seems.




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P.s. I still believe Notre Dame was an arson attack.

[klondike]

I used to stay in a hotel very close to the Dom back in the days I was working for Ford and on a business trip. Very impressive and a good chunk of what they called the Alt Stadt right near there survived the war which I found surprising.

Years later I was working for a different company and was at some company confrerence or other in Frankfurt. I was amused when one of the blokes I was there with commented on how modern everything was.  I can't recall if anybody explained why but can remember thinking "There's a very good reason for that".

[JBR]

Police in Cologne have arrested several Islamists after a plan to attack the cathedral was uncovered.  The religion of peace continues to bring terror to Europe, Christmas is their favourite time of year too it seems.




Source Bild

P.s. I still believe Notre Dame was an arson attack.

A sign of things to come.
I'd love to see some mosques suddenly, and for no apparent reason, going up in flames.

I've been to Cologne Cathedral a number of times.  It is a very impressive building.  We bombed it in the war - the north transept was severely damaged (including the organ) but was quickly restored.  The eastern half is mediaeval, but the western half is mostly 19th century in the same style.  The biggest church north of the alps.

[Alex]

German news reported that security authorities in Austria, Germany and Spain had received a tip-off an Islamist group intended to carry out attacks during Christmas and New Year at other cathedrals including Vienna.  Christmas Eve services are going ahead in Koln, which is good to hear.
 

[JBR]

Why on earth can't our government see what they have done and what, as a consequence, is definitely coming?

[dextrous63]

Is this the start of a new reformation?  It went so well back in the 16th Century.  Wonder which religious order will be wiped out?  I know which one I think I might prefer.

[JBR]

Is this the start of a new reformation?  It went so well back in the 16th Century.  Wonder which religious order will be wiped out?  I know which one I think I might prefer.

We all know which religious order will take its place.
Not only that, it will eventually take full control of the country (and others).
The writing is on the wall, but thankfully I shall not see it.

[Ashy]

Why on earth can't our government see what they have done and what, as a consequence, is definitely coming?

I do wonder, when these overpaid politicians were dreaming up multiculturalism, didn't it ever occur to them that the "cultures" they were importing, might either fight each other, or us, or both, at some time? And given that some are more likely to than others, they should have been more careful who they were importing.

[1955vintage]

We could send Bomber Command over again to sort it out.

[JBR]

We could send Bomber Command over again to sort it out.

Well, we did manage to bomb Cologne Cathedral's north transept, though through the good works of God, there was no further damage to the building.

I'm sure the RAF didn't mean to hit the cathedral.  There was no secret possession of any part of the building by the SS and, as far as I know, it had no military value at all.

Unfortunately, we no longer have a Bomber Command, but if we had I think we should send the first wave over Brussels!

Neither do we have much of a Royal Navy now, but what resources we do have I believe should be patrolling the English Channel to destroy as many as possible of those highly dangerous rubber dinghies sent by the enemy.

[dextrous63]

Wonder what would happen if someone set off a few bombs in the Great mosque of Mecca?

[Raven]

There would be an uproar, crys of racist against Muslims ect ect.

[JBR]

There would be an uproar, crys of racist against Muslims ect ect.

Not if it was Iran wot did it!

In fact, I'm not sure who they would actually blame.  Can't blame your very own religion.

[dextrous63]

Not if it was Iran wot did it!

In fact, I'm not sure who they would actually blame.  Can't blame your very own religion.

Sunni v Shia??

[JBR]

Sunni v Shia??

Perhaps they are different versions of "the true religion"(!),
but against any non-muslims I'm sure they'd stick together.