Re. evicted for non-payment of rent (tribute).

Submitted by IamJoseph (Australia), Aug 12, 2011 at 00:39

This is incorrect. The trubute was paid for 150 years before 70CE, Judea paying more than twice other states, plus constant corruption payola by Prefects of Rome [e.g. Florus]. The war occured only because depraved Nero serurrected Caligula's Heresy decree in 66 CE, which the Jews, being the only Monotheists then, rejected.

It is vindicated today that the real war was won by the Jews. Had the Jews not challenged Rome in defense of their belief, solely and bravely, all Christians [and perhaps also Jews] would be worshipping Jupiter and Zeus today. Rome lost.

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