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Dr. D, hi,

can the gender of a baby be found inside the DNA which is made as soon as fertilization starts?

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Does your daddy know you're using his computer?

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What a stupid and irresponsible move by the British government

I didn't know the Queen is part of the british government. Either way, why is it "stupid" or "irresponsible"?

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I'm pretty sure that occupying Basra province is what creates the conditions of hate against the british government.

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The price of empire is a heavy one.

And it will get heavier.

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Do you think they will be tried in Scottish court? If so I wonder if they will sent to Barlinnie prison. Man they are going to feel very far from Martyrs in Bar-L and best get have their relatives bring them in a big jar of Vaseline as they will need it. It would be very far from the original antic...

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Or, for what it's worth would you take delight in the rape of Muslim women as you do Muslim men?

Not as much macho supremacist as raping unwilling males?

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inflicts suffering on the innocent

bRitish citizens are far from innocent.

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I will never forget September 11th 2002

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My Great uncle was a Luftwaffe pilot during the blitz of lOndon, he erased hundreds of bRitish civilians

RIP

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Please spare a thought today for all those Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Americans, British, Polish, French, Russians, Belgians and all the other Allies that gave their lives for us all. Thanks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Mers-el-K%C3%A9bir Even when then the victims are killed...

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Reno 911

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Shafique, While people have different beliefs about what Christianity is, that does not make them correct or religious authorities. As far as Jesus saying he didn't abolish the laws, he was saying that with the intent to show that he wasn't rejecting God's laws, but rather that the purpose of the ol...

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Jesus also said 'Faith without works is dead' - which my Christian colleagues tell me means that if one has faith one obeys the laws of God. Therefore Christians still follow the laws of God, and Jesus said he did not come to change the law. Christ also said the Sabbath was made for man, man wasn't...

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This actually dates back to the compilation of the Bible with the Arian controversy - just look up Arianism and you will find Arius had a following before and after the compilation of the Bible and that his views were part of Christianity (until some sections decided to outlaw them). Actually, the ...

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you need to consult scholars to decide which verses of the Bible one should follow and which ones you should ignore - for to take the Bible at its word is incorrect. I think the problem is selective reading. 8) slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and...

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There's taking a verse out of context or omitting the qualifications (such as 'fight only until injustice stops or the enemy offers truce') That's one interpretation. and there are verses which theologians say do not apply (abbrogation of verses - such as Leviticus saying it's ok to sell your daugh...

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Where the 'intent' is someones interpretation and leads to ignoring the literal word of the Bible, then aren't we putting more credence in the opinion of man than in the word of God? Should we do the same with Shakespeare? Should we ignore the fact that "die" could mean orgasm at the time...

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shafique, that's not my interpretation of v9:5, but Ibn Kathir's. I hightlighted that verse because he used it himself. http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=9&tid=20750

I have a feeling that if I do more research on this verse, more Islamic scholars would disagree with your interpretation.

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If the laws weren't destroyed and you still need 'works' on top of faith... Christ said the Old Law was fulfilled. What's your definition of fulfill? Either way, in Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus is talking to Jews. According to Judaism, only Jews were required to follow Mosaich law to achieve "salvat...

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I know 'it is understood' that way, but unfortunately that is not what he said - how do you understand the words 'not abolish'?

Shafique, do you realize that the OT prophecies mention the messiah bringing a new covenant with him, for both Jews and Gentiles?

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we believe Jesus' message was for the Jews. He was at pains to point this out to the disciples. The expansion of the preaching to non-Jews is where Muslims part company with Christians. I came across these while rereading the NT. Jesus said: And the gospel must first be published among all nations ...

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My view is that this isn't an abbrogation of the 'eye for an eye' commandment, but a reminder to the Jews that the OT laws did allow for forgiveness

How did you come to that interpretation when Jesus' teachings forbid retaliation and the shedding of blood?

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I'm sorry, but that's a very disingenuous interpretation of that verse. There's a parallel passage in Luke 12:49-53 where Christ uses division instead of sword. The entire entire passage is about Christ warning his disciples that to follow him would create division between them and their families . ...

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According to an author I am reading, the sword in that verse refers to a dagger or short sword. When Peter attacked the servant of a Roman soldier, Christ rebuked him and said: Put your sword back in its place...for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. -Matthew 26:52-54 After that incident,...

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I agree with you, if the Quran had said all non-Muslims go to hell and then 2.62 would contradict this. However, 3.85 does not say this. this is what v98.6 says: Those who reject (Truth), Among the People of the Book And among the Polytheists, Will be in Hellfire, To dwell therein (for aye). They a...

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Do Muslims believe that God is the speaker in every passage of the Koran?

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Yes. Every word is the verbatim revelation from God. What about passages where, presumably, Muhammad or the angel Gabriel are the narrators? For example, surah 17.001: Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We ...

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Do you also disagree it is [Islam] the fastest growing religion in the US Well, not sure about the UK, but in the US, Islam is only the 9th fastest growing religion. Here are the growth rates according to adherents.com: 1. Deist - 71.1% per year 2. Sikhism - 33.8% per year 3. New Age - 24.0% per ye...

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Shafique, I wasn't referring to forced conversions so much as I was talking about the spread of Islamic law and emipire. That happened through military conquest. If you want to discuss forced conversions, then I agree with you, they didn't happen in former Christian lands. But they did happen in oth...

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