Religion & Spirituality - 6 December 2006

Someone was thinking.... "Hang on a minute... that's the bloke that laid my decking".

2006-12-06 03:35:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to know what you think is the most hated religion and why it has generated such disgust from people. Please give supporting evidence for your answer. And no uneducated, slapping your jaws because you want to whine about it - it makes you look silly and immature. Now upon saying that I know I'm going to get stupid answers anyways - but at least you know how I feel about it. Seek counseling if you have that much hatred. All others - welcome.

2006-12-06 03:34:46 · 18 answers · asked by boz4425 4

behind our being involved in the Iraqi conflict? Do you think it is money driven? What do you think is our real reason for being over there?

2006-12-06 03:34:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Nothing says I love you like a lake of fire.

2006-12-06 03:33:54 · 7 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

This very statement was posted a couple of days ago.

2006-12-06 03:33:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 03:33:37 · 4 answers · asked by nakupendachu 1

2006-12-06 03:32:50 · 13 answers · asked by nivea_vi 1

how do you feel about the issue you are being faced with today of Gay Rabbis?

2006-12-06 03:32:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 03:32:19 · 10 answers · asked by tammers 3

I remember seeing these fools buying a PS3. now granted, some were just greedy enough to sell them on Ebay, but come on, there's got to be a better way to make money. and besides, why buy it when it launches, Sony's Launched products always crash, it's a computer so the Hard drives, which only last about 3-5 years max, so why bother/

2006-12-06 03:31:54 · 10 answers · asked by puertorock882003 3

One of the most important differences between the Qur’an and the Bible is their attitude towards female inheritance of the property of a deceased relative. The Biblical attitude has been succinctly described by Rabbi Epstein:

“The continuous and unbroken tradition since the Biblical days gives the female members of the household, wife and daughters, no right of succession to the family estate. In the more primitive scheme of succession, the female members of the family were considered part of the estate and as remote from the legal personality of an heir as the slave. Whereas by Mosaic enactment the daughters were admitted to succession in the event of no male issue remained, the wife was not recognized as heir even in such conditions[42].”



Why were the female members of the family considered part of the family estate? Rabbi Epstein has the answer: “They are owned --before marriage, by the father; after marriage, by the husband.[43]”



The Biblical rules of inheritance are outlined in Numbers 27:1-11.

A wife is given no share in her husband’s estate, while he is her first heir, even before her sons. A daughter can inherit only if no male heirs exist. A mother is not an heir at all while the father is. Widows and daughters, in case male children remained, were at the mercy of the male heirs for provision. That is why widows and orphan girls were among the most destitute members of the Jewish society.



Christianity has followed suit for a long time. Both the ecclesiastical and civil laws of Christendom barred daughters from sharing with their brothers their patrimony. Besides, wives were deprived of any inheritance rights. These iniquitous laws survived till late in the last century.[44]



Among the pagan Arabs before Islam, inheritance rights were confined exclusively to the male relatives. The Qur’an abolished all these unjust customs and gave all the female relatives inheritance shares:



“From what is left by parents and those nearest related there is a share for men and a share for women, whether the property be small or large --a determinate share.”(4:7)



Muslim mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters had received inheritance rights thirteen hundred years before Europe recognized that these rights even existed. The division of inheritance is a vast subject with an enormous amount of details (4:7,11,12,176).



The general rule is that the female share is half the male’s except the cases in which the mother receives equal share to that of the father. This general rule if taken in isolation from other legislations concerning men and women may seem unfair. In order to understand the rationale behind this rule, one must take into account the fact that the financial obligations of men in Islam far exceed those of women (see the “Wife’s property” section).



A bridegroom must provide his bride with a marriage gift. This gift becomes her exclusive property and remains so even if she is later divorced. The bride is under no obligation to present any gifts to her groom. Moreover, the Muslim husband is charged with the maintenance of his wife and children. The wife, on the other hand, is not obliged to help him in this regard. Her property and earnings are for her use alone except what she may voluntarily offer her husband. Besides, one has to realize that Islam vehemently advocates family life. It strongly encourages youth to get married, discourages divorce, and does not regard celibacy as a virtue.



Therefore, in a truly Islamic society, family life is the norm and single life is the rare exception. That is, almost all marriage-aged women and men are married in an Islamic society. In light of these facts, one would appreciate that Muslim men, in general, have greater financial burdens than Muslim women and thus inheritance rules are meant to offset this imbalance so that the society lives free of all gender or class wars. After a simple comparison between the financial rights and duties of Muslim women, one British Muslim woman has concluded that Islam has treated women not only fairly but generously[45].

2006-12-06 03:30:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

reposted

2006-12-06 03:28:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 03:28:36 · 5 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

Happy Holidays to everyone and their families!!!!!!!!

2006-12-06 03:27:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Should I bring anything?

2006-12-06 03:27:09 · 28 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

2006-12-06 03:26:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Good one? No?

2006-12-06 03:26:30 · 12 answers · asked by vanman8u 5

2006-12-06 03:24:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 03:24:41 · 3 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

I haven't been brought up with a religious background and have never even thought about religion/evolution/meaning of life/death etc but I have started working with a new colleague who is a very strict Jehovah Witness. They have got me thinking about what I should believe in.

But before I decide what "I believe", I want to try and understand all religions and beliefs and why people believe what they do. What proof do they have that THEIR religion is the right one.

Any feedback would be great.

2006-12-06 03:23:59 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

People around the world light up a candle to St. Jude for a ... (?)

2006-12-06 03:23:52 · 5 answers · asked by royalconquistador 1

I submitted a question ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar4EqoD7aMvIlrM9cF_BplHsy6IX?qid=20061206081315AA1yZwf ) and all i seemed to get for answers were a bunch of christians telling me i was going to hell. So why are they so easily offended?

2006-12-06 03:23:17 · 12 answers · asked by David B 2

For me it is that God created the world about 6,000 years ago, and that He sent His Son to die for us and rose again in 3 days just so we could get saved and go to heaven. So I am basically a independent, fundamental, Bible-believing (the KJV version) Baptist Christian. It is kinda weird that what I believe entails so much, but that is b/c of so many different religions out there, that if I don't specify it exactly then what I believe in, it can be interpreted as something else. By the way, this question isn't meant for an argument on whose religion is correct or anything, but just to see what different forms are out there. ( Although it is highly improbable that anyone will change my mind.)

2006-12-06 03:22:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 03:21:21 · 25 answers · asked by Larry 1

Or not like the holidays. Whichever.

2006-12-06 03:18:56 · 6 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

Personally, I would not wear skirts at all times after women finally gave them up. It just seems like a double standard that the little girls are forced to wear skirts. I understand to each their own, but why choose to stay oppressed?

2006-12-06 03:17:04 · 15 answers · asked by ladyoftherrlake 3

one time in this mosque this man came in sat down in the sisters section with niqab(fave veil) on.and no one paid attention because they just thought mabye the woman didn't want to take it off so no one paid her no mind.but then the sisters realized it was a brother.and this was done during Friday prayer!astagfirallah! and also a friend of mine was telling during jumah(friday prayer) some one was reading a newspaper during the khutba on friday

2006-12-06 03:15:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm believer and besides I think that evolutionist theory explain many things about the life

2006-12-06 03:14:24 · 25 answers · asked by Carlos 1

if i forgot those clever techniques and self-improvement programs

2006-12-06 03:14:08 · 2 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

this isnt meant to be a rant about christians, so sorry if it sounds that way, I have posted a few questions on yahoo answers over the last six or so months and with every question asked it is guarateed that one of the answers will be something like "Look to God" or "you need to find god" which is just a pile of **** really. Christians may not be aware of this but we "non - christians" (per se) arent just sitting around waiting for people to suggest religions to us. I personally am starting to get a little pissed at it. So to the point of the question - why do christians feel that they need to convert everyone, do they get some sort of end of game bonus for converting people when they reach heaven?

2006-12-06 03:13:15 · 13 answers · asked by David B 2