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2006-12-18 23:09:52 · 12 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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No they don't work for the government.

2006-12-18 23:16:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No.
Just bunch of educated idiots in executive suits with clubs on their shoulders were still primitives living in caves in planet of apes.

2006-12-19 07:17:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I've seen them in three-piece suits, standing in the middle
of a church. I've also fought evil spirits that changed from a naked woman, into a splotchy, purple thing. YUK!

2006-12-19 07:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Master_of_Psyche 2 · 0 1

Music: 'Spiritual Food of the Hearts and Souls'

In Islamic communities music had been condemned by the clergy because they considered it to be conducive to pleasure and leading man to lust. In Persia, during the early days of the Faith, musicians were denounced by religious leaders as agents of Satan. The stigma attached to music was so distasteful that musicians had to hide their instruments in public. At weddings, for instance, people had to observe some religious rites in the presence of the clergy. But it was a well-known secret that the musicians were waiting in another room and when the Mulla's performance was finished and he had left, they came out to play their instruments and make merry.

The following story serves to illustrate the severity with which the clergy dealt with anyone who indulged in this art.

In the bazaars in Persia there are shops selling kebab. The meat was placed on a wooden board and had to be chopped and then minced with a very large and heavy chopping knife which usually had to be held by its two ends. When the chopping knife hit the meat on the board, it made a loud noise. In a busy shop at least one man would be engaged from morning till night doing this work.

There was a man in the city of Yazd who was working in this  368  capacity in such a shop, but he was a merry man at heart and loved music, so as he hit the board he cleverly used to produce a rhythm. Though not more than a mere thumping sound, it was attractive to the ear. This, combined with the rhythmic movement of his body, made an interesting spectacle for the passer-by. For some time there was controversy over this man and his way of mincing the meat! Eventually, one of the mujtahids[1] of Yazd decided to put an end to this sacrilegious act! The poor man was summoned and warned that he would be severely punished if he continued this practice.
[1 Doctor of Islamic law.]

Within such a society, Bahá'u'lláh declares in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas that music is a means by which the spirit of man may experience upliftment and joy. These are His words in that Book:

We have permitted you to listen to music and singing.
Beware lest such listening cause you to transgress the
bounds of decency and dignity. Rejoice in the joy of My
Most Great Name through which the hearts are enchanted
and the minds of the well-favoured are attracted.

We have made music a ladder by which souls may ascend
to the realm on high. Change it not into wings for self and
passion. I seek refuge in God that you be not of the
ignorant.(23)

'Abdu'l-Bahá too has praised music and singing, in several Tablets. In one of these He writes:

This wonderful age has rent asunder the veils of superstition
and has condemned the prejudice of the people of the East.

Among some of the nations of the Orient, music and
harmony was not approved of, but the Manifested Light
Bahá'u'lláh, in this glorious period has revealed in Holy
Tablets that singing and music are the spiritual food of the
hearts and souls. In this dispensation, music is one of the
arts that is highly approved and is considered to be the cause
of the exaltation of sad and desponding hearts.  369 

Therefore... set to music the verses and the divine words
so that they may be sung with soul-stirring melody in the
Assemblies and gatherings, and that the hearts of the
listeners may become tumultuous and rise towards the
Kingdom of Abha in supplication and prayer.(24)

'That No One Should Exalt Himself over the Other'

In the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Bahá'u'lláh censures in very strong terms all acts of strife, contention and violence. He absolutely forbids His followers to engage in anything from which the odour of mischief and sedition can be detected. He counsels them never to sow the seeds of dissension or to foment discord among men. Bahá'u'lláh's commandments in this respect are uncompromising. He categorically states that any mischief-maker or stirrer-up of sedition is not of Him and cannot claim allegiance to His Cause.

Bahá'u'lláh enjoins love and unity towards the peoples of the world regardless of their background. In the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, He reveals these words:

Consort with all religions with amity and concord, that they
may inhale from you the sweet fragrance of God. Beware
lest amidst men the flame of foolish ignorance overpower
you. All things proceed from God and unto Him they
return. He is the source of all things and in Him all things
are ended.(25)

And in the same book Bahá'u'lláh warns His followers not to show pride or haughtiness to anyone, and reminds them that all humanity has come into being from the same substance, and that all shall return to dust. He urges them therefore not to prefer themselves to their neighbours, nor to wish for others what they do not wish for themselves.

(Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Baha'u'llah v 3, p. 367)

2006-12-19 07:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by GypsyGr-ranny 4 · 0 0

Philippians 1:18:
But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

2006-12-19 07:12:16 · answer #5 · answered by coffee b 2 · 7 3

yes, generally Gucci or Prada!

Something with a nice pipping maybe a dark blue!

2006-12-19 07:11:49 · answer #6 · answered by druboy 3 · 2 1

No, that's The Matrix

2006-12-19 08:56:40 · answer #7 · answered by just me 3 · 0 0

of course they do i cant have my agents looking all tattered and the what not. i have them wear the best money can buy. that way its easier for them to draw you away from that god of yours.

2006-12-19 07:22:36 · answer #8 · answered by lucifer 3 · 0 1

thay must work for M.I,S men in satan

2006-12-19 07:32:20 · answer #9 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0 0

Some do and some do not.

2006-12-19 07:16:26 · answer #10 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0 0

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