Religion & Spirituality - 18 September 2006

The Sword Of Christ, By Ali Ataie
http://www.voiceforislam.com/SwordOfChrist.html

[Note from the Author: When reading this article, please keep in mind that as Muslims, we do NOT hold the following Bible verses regarding the beloved Prophet Jesus ( Isa-- peace be upong him) to be true. The points made, therefore, are only intended to expose the hypocrisy of the modern-day Christian Evangelical's claim that the Musim scripture advocates violence.]

It is quite common to hear in the West the notion that Islam "was spread by the sword." Did you know that the word "sword" does not even appear in the Qur'an? It does however, appear in the Bible, 434 times!

2006-09-18 04:28:14 · 24 answers · asked by Niqabi 4

2006-09-18 04:27:57 · 9 answers · asked by libby 1

Islam or muslimism are those followers of a sick fat dirty old man and the facts still portray muslims as brutal ignorant followers of a pedophile (Mohamed). Do you know how many of the brides of Mohamed had, 27-29, and how many were under 12 years old? Thank God could he not have any children?

2006-09-18 04:27:40 · 6 answers · asked by thomas 2

Hinduism as a religion is secular in nature. Look at the history of india with jainism, shaivism, buddhism etc existing in peace still recognising hinduism as the mainfold religion. The advent of islamic invaders and there was millions of deaths and conversions and destruction of temples and later christianity by the british, portugese and french. All those converts still recognise their castes in the hinduism mainfold. But the christians and muslims would always view others as infidels and hellbound and have destroyed a beautiful peaceful cuture of the India of old.

2006-09-18 04:27:08 · 11 answers · asked by suresh t 1

Did you know that before being elected the new pope, Joseph Ratzinger was the dean of the congregation for the doctrine of faith, linked to the roman inquisition both, historically and in its goal? You don't believe me?

It is public information, you can read it at wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ratzinger
click on "congregation for the doctrine of faith" to learn about the dark past of this organization.

No wonder why he made such controversial statements. What do you think, both, about his background and his statements?

Though I do not think anyone has the right to kill anybody in the name of any religion, I consider that his statements were ill-intentioned.

2006-09-18 04:26:21 · 8 answers · asked by G 6

To be reunited in keeping our faith to One God disregarding religion amidst conflicting views?

2006-09-18 04:25:58 · 8 answers · asked by maconsolviaa 5

I was reading this after researching something else about the bible and curious on what you think? Please answer only if you actually know or have researched about this before.. What are your thoughts on this ?

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Bible Code
The Bible Code is the title of a book by Michael Drosnin in which he claims that there is a code embedded in the Bible by God. The code is revealed by searching for equidistant letter sequences (ELS). The code is called the Bible Code or the Torah Code. For example, start with any letter ("L") and read every nth letter ("N") thereafter in the book, not counting spaces. If an entire book such as Genesis is searched, the result is a long string of letters. Using different values for L and N, one can generate many strings of letters. Imagine wrapping the string of letters around a cylinder in such a way that all the letters can be displayed. Flatten the cylinder to reveal several rows with columns of equal

2006-09-18 04:25:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-18 04:22:31 · 38 answers · asked by MOVING 5

where can I find out what he said... most articles only touch on a few words... in order to have an opinion on this, I need to know what was said... any help would be nice (actual articles or transcript would be greatly appreciated)... Thank you

2006-09-18 04:20:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean Muslims, Christians and Atheists speak friendly in other pages while here insults and offenses are unbearable..Isn't all religions about peace? And I noticed that most offense is against Muslims.

2006-09-18 04:20:39 · 25 answers · asked by mido 4

If it is then why? If not, then why not? Back up your answer Biblically please.

2006-09-18 04:18:24 · 38 answers · asked by JC 2

I don't personally believe in these Christian End-Time events, but I'm trying to understand those who do.

2006-09-18 04:18:10 · 11 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

does anyone believe in demons and demonic precence,i plan to write a book some day on this topic,ive seen them and no im not crazy,i saw a show once where they were trying to explain this as normal and it happens when your not fully awake,PLEASE!!!!!!!! i have witnessed it first hand and i know for a fact that i wasnt asleep because id just gotten up to use the bathroom and gone back to bed and it happened to me as soon as i layed down,and at time it always took me id say 25 minutes to fall back to sleep.has anyone else had this experience? OH by the way this is something that happen to me on numerous ocassions.

2006-09-18 04:16:45 · 18 answers · asked by my space 3

Like Jim Derwin and the CPD? Shock Jocks? I had a buddy like that. Said he just said radical things to see peoples reactions.
Till a guy reacted on his FAT HEAD with his fists!
Oddly enough, I warned him it would happen!

2006-09-18 04:16:38 · 3 answers · asked by Medicine Eddie 2

"The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed"
- Buddha -

I have mulled over this quote for a long time and think it pertains to agnosticism being the only true path (Buddhists are agnostics) since we cannot logically know either way and Buddha also said:

"Believe nothing.
No matter where you read it,
Or who said it,
Even if I have said it,
Unless it agrees with your own reason
And your own common sense"
- Buddha -

What are your thoughts on this?

2006-09-18 04:15:54 · 9 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6

I cant beleive she is going to do this to me. She should know better since she is psychic too.

What makes me more mad is she is going to cheat with an astrologer. An astrologer! That just adds insult to injury.

I just knew this would happen someday.

2006-09-18 04:15:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

his use of words from the past (the 14th century) has inflamed muslims worldwide. now pope benedict has apologized for the way his words were interpreted. was an apology necessary? do you think it was sincere, or meant to quiet any further backlash against catholics (and christians) worldwide?

furthermore, was pope benedict insensitive? should he have expected this type of response from the followers of islam? what do you think?

2006-09-18 04:15:11 · 12 answers · asked by patzky99 6

2006-09-18 04:15:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

reproduction, that is without seeds, e.g banana, rose, sugar cane, to name just a VERY FEW. You mean god created seedless plants then lied about it?? HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE

2006-09-18 04:12:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-18 04:11:08 · 24 answers · asked by Fuel632 2

I just read this on cnn.com...

"The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword.""

Isn't that pretty much what the Pope was talking about?

2006-09-18 04:10:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sollunga! sollunga!

2006-09-18 04:10:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Adam and eve were the first and only humans should`nt everyone in the world already now about God? ( word of mouth from thier ancestors like the christian did) Why does God say we need to go out and spread the word shouldnt everyone already know?

2006-09-18 04:08:54 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Islamic people want the rest of the world to understand their religion and their beliefs, then why do they react to comments about their violent nature with violence? Isn't this just reenforcing the rest of the world's image of what they are so upset about? I really want to understand all of this. If someone with an Islamic background could explain this to me, I would appreciate it a great deal. Thanks.

2006-09-18 04:06:28 · 17 answers · asked by Dave 6

........"72 brown eyed virgins" in their next life for blowing themselves up. I am really interested to know what this means to the religious folk on this site, especially muslims please?

2006-09-18 04:04:44 · 21 answers · asked by rondavous 4

Entire Countries lose their cultural diversity and individuality and become exact replicas driven by material consciousness.

2006-09-18 04:04:15 · 11 answers · asked by suresh t 1

The world is getting tired of this ****......It will not last...............

2006-09-18 03:59:23 · 17 answers · asked by Jarrett 2

Rapture
Millennium
The Great Tribulation
The Anti-Christ
The Second Coming of Christ
"The Great Apostasy"
"Wars and Rumors of Wars"

2006-09-18 03:57:42 · 16 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

Several times, the following question has been asked..."If renouncing your religion would save your child from execution, would you do it?"

Surprisingly, the vast number of respondants said they would NEVER renounce their religion, no matter the cost.

I find this apalling.

Here's the twist.

If you are an Atheist or Agnostic, and someone was threatening to murder your child unless you accept one of the 3 major religions, would you choose to follow God in order to save your child's life?

What religion would you choose, and why?

Religious people, you may answer the question in it's original form, if you'd like.

2006-09-18 03:56:11 · 34 answers · asked by SPOOKY 2

every end of my sentence was censored ,, why?

It was a joke, for chriss sake?

2006-09-18 03:55:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous