Is it too soon to ask? Is it too soon to say? I don't know. I just hope is not TOO LATE to see.
TERRIBLY SAD. TREMENDOUSLY SYMBOLIC.
People are crying over the tragic loss of Notre Dame. For some, the tears turned to anger long ago as they watched Churches and Temples across Europe being desecrated and destroyed for years now.
As Notre Dame fell in flames, a GREAT QUESTION AROSE. But first let me draw an analogy.
In America, when the World Trade Center Twin Towers burned to the ground, there was no question in the hearts' of Americans that NYC would rebuild them. The Islamic Terrorists who sought to destroy the greatest symbol of Western Capitalism would not be allowed to succeed. There was no doubt that those Towers of Capitalism would arise again, because the heart of Capitalism was still beating, and that attack was like a shot of Adrenalin.
Western Civilization and Modernity would not succumb or be defeated. NYC would fight back and rebuild. Mayor Julian, "America's Mayor" -- who today is possibly Donald J Trump's greatest supporter -- would have it no other way!
The WTC would be rebuilt "even better than before." So it was, and on November 2014 #1 WT reopened. Which by the way, is probably about the same time Donald J Trump must have made up his mind to run for President because he likely needed about the 8 months between that date and his formal announcement to run for President on June 16, 2015 in order to prepare.
Mayor Julian decided to rebuild America's greatest symbol of American Capitalism. And Trump decided to run for President to literally rebuild American Capitalism itself in order to "make America great again."
TODAY, THE GREAT QUESTION IS WHETHER THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY IS STILL BEATING IN EUROPE?
Regardless of the actual physical cause of the fire, it remains to be seen whether the sight of Notre Dame crumbling in flames has provided the adrenalin to revive Catholicism in Europe or whether RELIGION in Europe will be declared dead. More specifically, Christianity and Judaism, because Muslims are most certainly on a dramatic rise in Europe.
As incredibly ambitious, difficult and expensive as it will be to rebuild Notre Dame, it is even more unfathomable that the Catholic Church can rebuild the religious influences in Europe let alone France that provided the basis for and the will to build Notre Dame. A fire has left Notre Dame in ruins, which is rather fitting since Christianity and it's cousin Judaism are also in ruins in Europe.
Lawyer, Devout Jew, Conservative Columnist and Author Dennis Prager, Founder of Prager University, said this of the tragedy, "I don't know if a worker accident or a radical Muslim set fire to Notre Dame Cathedral (as they have scores of other churches around Europe). In terms of what the fire represented, it doesn't much matter. What matters is the omen: Europe is burning, just as Notre Dame was."
"Two dominant forces in Europe -- secular leftism and Islamism -- sought the end of Christianity and the West."
To some, myself included, this is all part of something "bigger" still. It is hard enough to stand back from history. But [this] is something beyond our world of time and space. Such is faith -- that which we can not see. How appropriate that such events are unfolding as we head into these particular coming Holy Days (Easter and Passover). Coincidence? I think not.
EPILOGUE
Inspired always by Dennis Prager. Dr. Prager has set out to write a Commentary on the Five Books of Moses. His first volume is on The Exodus.
