# Hello! **URL:** \ **Category:** Introduce Yourself\ **Created:** [May 8, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917 "2021-05-08T08:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/1 "2021-05-08T08:35:07Z")
Hi, My name is Neil Rodrigues. I’m the creator of [Yonkey’s World](https://yonkeysworld.wordpress.com), a blog I built in 2020 which describes my personal thoughts, beliefs and feelings. Now, I’ve come to this community because I’m interested in hearing **your** thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/2 "2021-05-11T03:31:00Z")
Couple interesting things about me: I did the 16 personality type quiz a few weeks ago and I’m an INFJ-A Advocate personality type. The rarest one! > **[Introduction | Advocate (INFJ Personality) | 16Personalities](https://www.16personalities.com/infj-personality?utm_source=newsletter&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_campaign=welcome-1)**   [According to Richard Dawkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_of_theistic_probability), I would be classified as a “Strong Theist”. > 100% probability of God. In the words of Carl Jung: "I do not believe, I know." ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/3 "2021-05-11T03:41:13Z")
**Al Aqsa Under Attack**   [https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlAqsaUnderAttack?src=hashtag\_click](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlAqsaUnderAttack?src=hashtag_click) ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/4 "2021-05-11T03:43:17Z")
Is there a specific question you’re asking me? I haven’t been following this story. ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/5 "2021-05-11T03:44:52Z")
Israel’s Celebration of Destruction, Dispossession and Desecration ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/6 "2021-05-11T03:47:54Z")
I don’t mean to be rude, but hasn’t Isreal and Palestine always been fighting? What’s new now? ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/7 "2021-05-11T03:50:44Z")
  Hezbollah raises war readiness to 100%: Report   > **[Hezbollah raises war readiness to 100%: Report | Middle East Observer](http://middleeastobserver.net/hezbollah-raises-war-readiness-to-100-report/)** ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/8 "2021-05-11T03:55:15Z")
I still don’t get why you posted this news story here… What does their conflict have to do with me? ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/9 "2021-05-11T03:56:31Z")
Are you a christian zionist? ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/10 "2021-05-11T03:58:39Z")
No… I don’t even know what a zionist is. I’m actually Roman Catholic, not Jewish. ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/11 "2021-05-11T04:01:14Z")
Who said anything about being a Jew? > **[Christian Zionism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism)** > > Christian Zionism is a belief among some Christians that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land and the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 were in accordance with Bible prophecy. The term began to be used in the mid-20th century in place of Christian restorationism. > Christian advocacy in support of the restoration of the Jews grew after the Protestant Reformation and has its roots in seventeenth century England. Contemporary Israeli historian Anita Shapira suggests that evangelical Ch... ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/12 "2021-05-11T04:04:30Z")
I looked up Zionism here and it seems more like a Jewish issue than Christian: > **[Zionism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism)** > > Zionism (Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת Tsiyyonut \[tsijoˈnut\] after Zion) is a nationalist\[fn 1\] movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel, the region of Palestine, Canaan, or the Holy Land, on the basis of a long Jewish connection and attachment to that land. > Modern Zionism emerged in the late 19th century in Central and Eastern Europe as a national revival movement, both in reaction to ... ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/13 "2021-05-11T04:07:03Z")
You cant read   > **[Christian Zionism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Zionism)** > > Christian Zionism is a belief among some Christians that the return of the Jews to the Holy Land and the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 were in accordance with Bible prophecy. The term began to be used in the mid-20th century in place of Christian restorationism. > Christian advocacy in support of the restoration of the Jews grew after the Protestant Reformation and has its roots in seventeenth century England. Contemporary Israeli historian Anita Shapira suggests that evangelical Ch... ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/14 "2021-05-11T04:09:07Z")
Neither can you. I said I’m not a Christian Zionist. ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/15 "2021-05-11T04:11:30Z")
No you didnt. You said you are not Jewish ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/16 "2021-05-11T04:20:39Z")
Alright, well clearly this news item matters to you. Can you explain to me why I should care about it, a non-Zionist? ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/17 "2021-05-11T04:23:28Z")
Armageddon when greater Israel is realised. This is your dearly want. ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/18 "2021-05-11T04:25:19Z")
When did I ever say I wanted this? Where did I ever say I was a Zionist? Do you stereotype all Christians equally? ---
**Author:** ![johncitizen1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@johncitizen1](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/johncitizen1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/19 "2021-05-11T04:28:28Z")
It is in your book that you have faith in. Gods word ---
**Author:** ![yonkey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/yonkey/32/2021_2.png) [@yonkey](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/yonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917/20 "2021-05-11T04:31:21Z")
So what? There’s a lot of things in the Bible. There’s a lot of things in the Quaran. There’s a lot of things in the dictionary. It still doesn’t make me a Zionist. [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hello/7917.md?page=2)