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and that they should cover their heads. "But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering." Please explain this verse to me in relation to the quote above then Corinthians, chapter 11 verses 3-10. But I would have you know that the head of ever...

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I think it's worth repeating what I have said before: I do not believe that Christianity teaches violence. This thread was started because ebonics stated that only one religion - Islam - advocated the killing of non-believers and that Islam is a violent religion. Islam is not a religion that advocat...

shafique

I thought I'd share some of the wisdom of the Bible.

I'll start with one that is appropriate for Dubai:

Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions….
Luke 12:15

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

The VERSES are quoted in full but the Bible is not a whole lot of seperate verses, it is one full book... this is sounding really repetitive but I'm not sure why you are not getting it, seems straight forward to me... to understand the context then you should know who is saying it? to who? and in w...

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Yes, I am aware of this. But as I said, I disagree with St Paul's 'spin' as I see it. I'm not sure what 'spin' you are talking about but if you don't agree with the differences between the old and new testaments as I explained then its not just Pauls teachings you need to cut out of your Bible but ...

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Can't really comment on Gaza - as all the information I have is from the news (primarily the BBC and Al Jazeera international) - but am interested in what you are saying ebonics. Why don't you comment in the Gaza thread (apologies if you have already). Interesting though that someone recently sugges...

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I see that the Gazan's have decided to bring death and destruction upon themselves for attacking Israel and killing one civilian and two soldiers. The Palestinians are terrorising their neighbours and have only themselves to blame. The Sec Gen of the UN is wrong to condemn the actions of the injured...

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FD - no this wasn't a dig at you (I thought you were the one that advocated a non-violent protest on the part of Gazans, but I couldn't remember if it was you or someone else). You are not alone in the views you express above that the Gazan's are reaping what they have sown. I just am sad that colle...

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FD - thanks for the clarification. I think the collective punishment is both wrong and counter-productive - just like the Qassam attacks. Both just seem to escalate an already dire situation. The reports I read said about 5000 took place in the protest when they hoped for about 50,000. However it di...

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How recent do you want? Brits tend to be good at inventing stuff eg Clive Sinclair and Trevor Bayliss. DEFRA (now called something else) invented RADAR, velcro, LCDs and I think flat panel speakers. In medicine we cloned Dolly. We've got some good scientists - Stephen Hawkins etc who have made advan...

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rudeboy wrote:
shaf when you say WE does that mean you is a british??

I is English rudebuay!

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

The only thing she could have done worse is question the holocaust!

shafique

i have a problem with this woman And that´s why she deserves to die? In my mind, no she does not deserve to die for her views (however provocative they may be). In the Quran there is no punishment for blasphemy - all it says that if people speak about profane things, leave their company and don't r...

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Ebonics - the Bible says that Moses and subsequent prophets fought the original dwellers of Palestine - so there were people living in the 'Promised Land' before the Jews. The Bible records the Israelites coming to power and the period of rule over the land - roughly between after the death of Moses...

shafique

abrahams life was mentioned in genesis, then moses in exodus - we all agree abraham is the father of the jews, and abraham didnt live in egypt.... the isrealites in egypt werent born in egypt, so where did they come from? Abraham was born and raised in Ur, which is in modern day Iraq - and he took ...

shafique

I'm going to stick my head out and say it doesn't really matter, McCain is going to be the next president.

I hope I'm wrong... but there, I said it.

cheers,
Shafique

shafique

Hi,

Can you give us an example where the above philosophy that leads to peace has worked today or in the past.

It appears to me to be an unworkable system - to rely on people doing the right thing and not taking too much when the opportunity presents itself.

Many thanks,
Shafique

shafique

You are right FD - that is why I referred to Biblical accounts. A lot of the archaeological investigations done in the area have been based on Biblical accounts - trying to find evidence of the places and peoples mentioned in the Bible. I also read that the current thinking is that the pyramids etc ...

shafique

Zionism is an ideology and a political movement. As such it is open to rational dispute. Jews, like others, might view the Jewish claim to Palestine as irrational, anachronistic, and intrinsically unjust. They might consider the Jewish state to be discriminatory or racist or might object - on polit...

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yes, and isaac and sarah and his lived in that area, the entire area between iraq and now the gaza strip... the fact that he went with ishmael and hager to macca is as accurate as saying he took his son ishmael to the alter to sacrifice him, we believe it was isaac - a fundamental difference that b...

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I also read that the current thinking is that the pyramids etc weren't built by slaves but rather by ordinary Egyptians who would give their labour (or perhaps were forced?) but would ordinarily be farmers etc. i love it when people bring this up - who cares who physically built them, what matters ...

shafique

Apologies for my misunderstanding. So we agree on the sequence of events then - I just misread your previous post.

Where the Israelites went after Moses were lands where there were already inhabitants - which is where this discussion started.

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

we totally agree on that, but where they returned post leaving egypt, is where they came from pre going to egypt.... do we agree on that? the point is, its as much their land, as it is palastinian land. its their problem that they cannot co-exist. Sorry - you need to be more specific. Israelites wh...

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I don't see whether the question of Ishmael being illegitimate has any bearing on the issue you dont see because you dont have my vision... was he an illegetimate son of abraham according to islam, or not? According to Islam (and Arabs in general), Hagar was a wife of Abraham. She was from a royal ...

shafique

I guess Lurpak will be unavailable again :) As for your safety - be afraid, be very afraid - but there is a simple solution, just go around humming ABBA songs, carry an Ikea bag and pretend you are Swedish. It also depends on how long it takes people to get stirred up by the film - the cartoons init...

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bonk wrote:
shafique wrote:I guess Lurpak will be unavailable again

He's Dutch, not Danish .

Hide your clogs FD .

Dutch/Danish - they all look alike to me!

Good thing I didn't mention Danish bacon then - I guess Edam and Tulips will be banned then

Cheers,
Shafique

shafique

FD - this interesting article from March 2001 makes interesting reading. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/19/world/19TALI.html?ex=1204952400&en=88e19a24d1fa1266&ei=5070 At the time the Taliban were being courted by the American administration in the hope they would allow an oil pipeline throug...

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..and it appears his hatred for Islam originating during a study trip to Damascus during his uni years. He visited a mosque and when we wanted to leave, his shoes were gone. That´s how it started... So the moral is - don't steal a Dutch's shoes! Going off on a tangent (as I often do) - I also remem...

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rudeboy - you may be right about it being a gas pipeline rather than oil, I just recall it was a pipeline and wrote 'oil' without thinking. I remember being quite against the Taliban as I thought they were giving Islam a bad name - banning women from education and particularly blowing up the Buddhas...

shafique

What is Allahs thoughts on hummers and other big 4x4 gas guzzling, smoke and pollution belching vehicles? If smoking is Haram so surely is a hummer or land cruiser? :lol: I guess by extension, Khat, betel nut chewing, magic mushrooms etc are all haram. Someone should tell the Sudanese, Ethiopians e...

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