All categories - 8 January 2007

2007-01-08 20:19:14 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - Health

2007-01-08 20:19:10 · 1 answers · asked by lenlen 1 in Korea

2007-01-08 20:19:07 · 3 answers · asked by net_santiago221 1 in Environment

for example the world was created in six days... the world is the center of the universe. Please back up you answers by stating which clause of the bible you are referring to. Thanks :-)

2007-01-08 20:19:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-08 20:18:56 · 18 answers · asked by sulfi 1 in Embassies & Consulates

I can’t see much different between the dumb holy Hindu idiots who bath in Ganges river to wash their stupid cast sins OR the born again dumb idiots who drown their heads to reborn as a sinless born again dumb christen?

2007-01-08 20:18:51 · 7 answers · asked by tell me about Darwin 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-08 20:18:39 · 1 answers · asked by lalit n 1 in Law & Ethics

i have been goin out wit my bf for 3 years, since i was 16. Lately i have been bored finding less to do and less enjoyment wen i spend time with him. since ive been goin out wit him hes changed a lot . i know i love him but do i need some time away from him to see other people or is this just a patch that all couples go thru?

2007-01-08 20:18:34 · 7 answers · asked by retro_shine 1 in Singles & Dating

Use the heater on a daily basis
Central heat
Makes loud noise
Super strong burning smell (stronger than when the heater hasn't been used in awhile)

2007-01-08 20:18:28 · 5 answers · asked by Cricket Monroe 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-08 20:18:27 · 6 answers · asked by king of spain 3 in Singles & Dating

2007-01-08 20:18:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Michael has been renowned as the best basketball player of all time. But would he have those six rings if he were in the nba today. Think about it, the competition now is much different than a decade or more ago. Don't get me wrong, he's a great player, but would he still be as successful with his team in the league now. Could he be able to contend and beat some of the best teams including the Suns, Mavs, Heat (last year version), Spurs, etc. Could he compete with Shaq, Lebron, Kobe, D-Wade, Melo, A.I., Duncan, K.G., etc. I don't think he'd be considered the best nba player if he played today. Just too much competition. Anybody agree. I'd say he'd still be good, but have maybe three rings rather than six.

2007-01-08 20:18:13 · 9 answers · asked by micah_09 4 in Basketball

On my cv i want to write that i want to work nights rather than during the day. How do i phrase this so it sounds good on my cv? cheers

2007-01-08 20:18:12 · 5 answers · asked by somebodysfool316 2 in Languages

2007-01-08 20:17:58 · 2 answers · asked by nlight04 1 in Computer Networking

2007-01-08 20:17:54 · 9 answers · asked by fireblade 2 in Television

i love my boyfriend of almost 2years so much. everyday, i tell him i love him more than twenty times. now, i think i've overused the words " i love you". can anyone tell me what more can i tell him other than those overused words? i need it more now that we're miles apart..

2007-01-08 20:17:52 · 5 answers · asked by silkensaint 2 in Singles & Dating

Well, I have a Washington Mutual Credit Card with a credit limit of $1000. I am being offered 0% on balance transfer by Washington Mutual. I am currently owe about 3k on other credit cards - which I have no problems paying it off within 1-2 months frame. My question is, since that I am being offer that 0% on balance transfer, and as I had mention earlier, my Washington limit is only $1000 but I owe 3k. Do you think that I'll get a credit limit increase to at least 4k with Washington Mutual if i call them? I want to take this opportunity to raise my credit limit. Like I said, I have no problems paying off that debt but I just want a higher credit limit. Do you think that will work? Have anyone ever try to put yourself in this kind of situation before?

2007-01-08 20:17:46 · 2 answers · asked by a9113257311 3 in Credit

Can someone tell me please, on the new Co-operative food advert in the uk, the one with the lasagnes on etc, is the music in the background played by the gorgeous Johnny Depp? It sounds exactly like the guiter music he played on the film 'Chocolat'.

2007-01-08 20:17:37 · 3 answers · asked by gingajen 3 in Television

Your a straight guy. Are you gay or bisexual if you:

A) See someone in the distance who looks like a pretty girl that you find attractive, but when you get close to prepare to greet this person, you see it's a angrogynous guy. You know for a fact that you were attracted to the feminine traits of this person that lead you to think he's a chick. Since it was a guy, does that make you gay or bisexual?

B) There's a guy that you know is clearly a guy. However he is so feminine in appearance (thin, dainty, long feminine hair) and effeminate in behavior (girlish laugh, moves around girlish), that he resembles exactly the femininity you find attractive in chicks. And you find that attractive, only, because he's a guy, the masculine qualities of him kills the attraction like an ugly tranvestite. Does that make you gay or bisexual?

I ask because I think people get confused by these feelings, but to actually be gay/bi, you'd have to desire their "same-sex" qualities. Your thoughts?

2007-01-08 20:17:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

There are many factors which contributed, and are still contributing, to the spread of Islam. Among them are the following factors:

1. THE HOLY QUR'AN

It is an undeniable fact that the Qur'an is a living book that has influenced millions of people through its beauty and style. The superiority of the Qur'anic discourse was, and still is, challenging. The Qur'an itself called upon its opponents to try to produce a discourse that measures up to it.

The Qur'an repeatedly states that if the opponents will produce at any time a comparable discourse, they will automatically disprove the whole faith of Islam. The Qur'an has remained standing above and beyond any comparison in the whole Arabic literature ever since its revelation in the 7th century The Holy Qur'an, therefore, has remained since the time of its introduction until now a great source of attraction for the Islamic faith.

2. THE PERSONALITY OF THE PROPHET OF ISLAM

Mohammad was born under the shining light of history. No cloud has shrouded his birth, his existence or his life among his people. If any other prophet is considered a part of the religious history, Mohammad is a part of both the religious and the world history.

Mohammad was born in Mecca from a well-known father and mother and lived with his people forty years before he was commissioned as a prophet of God. He was observed by the people during his childhood and manhood. He was noticed by all his associates as an example of honesty and integrity. People never found in him a fault. They called him the Truthful, the Trustworthy.

Mohammad did not live as an isolated person. On the contrary, he associated with the people constantly. As a businessman, Mohammad travelled and associated with people from all walks of life, but he was never affected by their low desires or worldly ambitions. He lived in a pagan society, dominated by idol-worshippers, but he never subscribed to their ideas, nor did he join them in their faith. He lived in that world as a world to himself. He was respected by his enemies and admired by his friends, and no prophet in history received as much as Mohammad did of spontaneous obedience from his companions.

3. THE STRONG FAITH OF THE EARLY MUSLIMS

Due to the complete honesty and the influence of the appealing personality of Mohammad, the faith of his companions in him was unusually strong. It was based on their first-hand acquaintance with his exemplary life.

We are told that the followers of Moses refused to enter Jerusalem when commanded to do so and told him that he and his Lord should go to fight the enemies. We are told that the multitudes who had gathered around Jesus deserted him when the crisis came. Even his disciples deserted him. His chief disciple denied him three times before dawn on that fateful night. Similar situations happened to most of the prophets. None of them enjoyed a true support from their followers when they encountered a crisis.

The companions of Mohammad, however, were different. When Mohammad was in Mecca, he and the hundreds of his followers were powerless and without any legal protection. All of them stood the test of the crisis, and none of them abandoned the faith or the Prophet. The actions of those Muslims proved their faith in Islam and the Prophet. All of them preached Islam and practiced what they preached, and every genuine Muslim gave his faith a genuine support in word and in deed.

4. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM WERE A GREAT SOURCE OF ATTRACTION BECAUSE THEY WERE, AND ARE, LOGICAL AND CLEAR

Upon serious thought, one can easily accept a religious teaching which declares the following: There is no God but the Almighty Who created the whole universe; none is worthy of worship but He; He is the Lord alone, without partner, associate, or son; He did not beget nor was He begotten, and nothing is like Him; He is the Just, the Merciful, and the Powerful, neither anthropomorphic nor physical; and His power encompasses the whole universe.

Such a simple and uncompromising monotheism is readily acceptable to the human mind which seeks an explanation to the existence of the world. It does not confuse the human mind by stating that God is One and that He, at the same time, is more than one. Nor does it represent God as a human being born out of another human being.

5. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM ARE CONSISTENT AND COHESIVE

They do not contradict each other, nor do they contradict any other established truth. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all advocate the justice of God and His fairness. Islam, however, takes this fundamental concept and follows it thoroughly. It builds on it many other religious concepts which follow the concept of justice inseparably. When God is just and fair, He does not impose on any soul to do what is beyond its ability. Islam tells us also that the Most Just does not hold an individual responsible except for what he does by his own choice. He does not hold a person responsible for the sins of his father or forefathers because he had no control over their actions.

Islam tells us also that because God does not hold a person responsible for what his father did, He does not condemn the whole human race for a sin that was committed before the existence of any human generation. Such a condemnation is contradictory to the concept of the justice of God Instead of burdening mankind with the original sin, Islam tells us that every human being is born pure and free of any sin, and will stay so, until he commits a sin as an adult.

6. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALL ASPECTS OF THE HUMAN LIFE

Islam, unlike many other religions, stresses the importance of both the spiritual and material aspects of the human life. God, according to Islam, does not want man to neglect his biological needs, nor is there an intrinsical conflict between our response to these needs and our spiritual development. On the contrary, the two sides are interdependent. They merge in each other and can be united in most of the human activities. A man who lacks the necessary food, warmth, and shelter, can hardly meditate, perform a devotional duty, or do good for other human beings. But when such necessities are satisfied, man can easily direct himself to his Lord.

Therefore, the well-intended work for meeting the bodily needs ought to be a portion of our religious duty. Religion, according to the Islamic teaching, does not aim at suppression of the biological desires; it aims at cultivating them and preventing the individual from becoming excessive and harmful to himself or to society.

7. THE PRINCIPLES OF ISLAM ARE UNIVERSAL

The universality of the Islamic teaching can be shown in its non-discriminatory teaching in regard to the human race, and in the recognition of all the previous prophets.

Since the time of its birth, Islam has carried the brand of universality. It addressed itself to the whole human race, discriminating neither among nations nor among ethnic groups. Every human being is a member of a huge family. No individual or nation is God's chosen or favorite creation because of birth, nationality, or belief in a particular dogma. People are equal in the sight of God, and everyone may have an access to the kingdom of God, if he (she) is righteous.

A truth never contradicts another truth. Therefore, Islam proclaims that there is only one heavenly religion which has been revealed at different times to the prophets whom the Almighty had commissioned to convey His messages to mankind. It is inconceivable that the Almighty would reveal a certain doctrine to one messenger and then reveal to another messenger a doctrine that contradicts the first one. The Almighty has revealed his heavenly principles, commandments and laws at different stages of the human civilization according to the capacity of the human understanding. The subsequent revelation supplements, and never contradicts, the previous ones. Therefore, Islam says that it is a duty for every Muslim to recognize and respect Jesus, Moses, and all true prophets and their true teachings. This is repeatedly recorded in the Holy Qur'an:

"Say: We believe in God and (in) that which has been revealed to us, and to Abraham, .. .and that which was given to Moses and Jesus, and that which was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not make any distinction between any of them, and to Him do we submit." 2:136

The Christians who were in contact with the Muslims in the early days of Islam observed the great respect the Muslims had for Jesus. As a result, millions of them embraced Islam, not because they wanted to abandon the teaching of Jesus, but because they wanted to continue their adherence to his true teaching within the coherent teaching of Islam.

2007-01-08 20:17:23 · 9 answers · asked by MUHAMMAD 3 in Religion & Spirituality

This question is only for the uk people and preferably i dnt want email address of recruitment agencies cause i hate them

2007-01-08 20:17:22 · 8 answers · asked by Wesley 2 in Internet

2007-01-08 20:17:13 · 6 answers · asked by bflobigun 1 in Buying & Selling

2007-01-08 20:16:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Computers

In your opinion, who can be Cyndi Lauper's successor?

2007-01-08 20:16:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Celebrities

i heard christina ricci was one of them. is it true

2007-01-08 20:16:53 · 3 answers · asked by hotsexychic 1 in Movies

Anybody know how much money it would cost to build a 1000 square foot cinderblock home on concrete slab(not lifted). No basement or attick. Flat rock ceiling. With plumbing and electricity and everything from beginning to end. Starting with an empty dirt lot. Lots of information online for lumber wood houses but I can't find anything about cinderblock houses. Thank you for your help. :-)

2007-01-08 20:16:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-08 20:16:41 · 22 answers · asked by suzanne n 1 in Other - Europe

A friend of mine is married and his wife of 9 years says or does the following:
1) Has told his sister she is waiting for him to die so she can collect his life ins...
2) Has told him if he got sick and couldn't work for any length of time he would have to declare bankruptcy because "she" isn't going to pay his bills
3) 3 weeks after they were married told him she could no longer "handle" his son (who was 8 at the time with a learning disability ie: comprehension problem and in special ed)( yes, she knew about all this prior to the marriage, they dated 2 years) and his son was moved to his moms house..
4) Has told him he is a rotten husband because he wouldn't buy her a house in another state to be close to her family who moved away from her a year prior...
5) constantly tells him that he is not a good provider and doesnt make enough money...(he has been at the same job for 16 years)
6) gets mad whenever he does the slightest thing for/with his son even if its giving him $5.00

2007-01-08 20:16:24 · 13 answers · asked by susan c 2 in Marriage & Divorce

We have a female cat named Jewel that adopted us...she came out of no where by literally showing up on our front door step, but did have some tameness about her so she wasn't completely wild.
Jewel does the funniest thing when she is sleeping hard, which is snoring! I've had cats most of my adult life and never heard of that before.

Anyone out there with a simular story? And should I be concerned?

2007-01-08 20:16:19 · 17 answers · asked by LS 4 in Cats

2007-01-08 20:16:18 · 5 answers · asked by David 6 in Celebrities