What We Can Be Thankful For

In a world torn by religious, ethnic and geopolitical conflict, what can we be thankful for this Thanksgiving?
Posted by Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on November 23, 2007 11:16 AM

Readers’ Responses to Our Question (77)

Don't Worry, Be Happy! =)

Bill :

National Transportation Safety Board recently divulged they had funded a project with the US auto makers for the past five years.

Moody :

Thomas Baum :

I really appreciate your honesty!

Jesus (A.S), where

A.S. stands for ALAIH-I-SLAM

Alaih comes form AAL means race or nation

&

Salam comes from sleem or slem means peace.

Further Islam from slem means peace and submission to the will of ONLY Allah in peace AND TO NON OTHER (HUMAN OR SPIRIT OR ANY THING OR IDEA).

(A.S) means peace and blessings upon his true beleivers and upon him.

As to us he is also like any other Prophet of Allah.

All possible kind of questions asked by non Muslims about Islam answered on below web sites:

ALL MISCONCEPTIONS AND FALSE MEANINGS ARE ANSWERED:

1-www.irf.net/irf/faqonislam/index.htm
2-www.islamalways.com/
3-www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/
4-www.jamaat.net/deedat.htm
5-www.islamtomorrow.com/yusuf.asp

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Thomas Baum :

TO MOODY:

You wrote, "So in reality

MUSLIMS OBEY JESUS (A.S.) AND HIS GOD MORE THEN CHRISTIANS!!!", I have written many times that God is a searcher of hearts and minds not of religious affiliations or lack thereof and I mean it.

I do not group people, as in us and them, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS. We are all individuals in the sight of God. He created each and every one of us.

I see what you are saying tho, but it works both ways: Someone calling themself a Muslim does not mean that they are one and someone calling themself a Christian does not mean that they are one.

And for that matter what is being a Muslim? And what is being a Christian?

Some believe that Jesus is God and calls themself a Christian and does not follow Jesus at all while someone else who does not believe that Jesus is God calls themself a Muslim and follows Jesus and what He taught much better.

It is important what you do and why you do it and what you know.

One of the things that Jesus did try to teach us was to call God, Our Father, and to think of Him as ABBA, as in Dad or Daddy.

Sometimes you would never know He tried to teach us that, considering all of the hatred being spewed out in God's Name.

I take that very seriously, Our Father, as in ALL HUMANITY as in we are ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS, as in we are ALL CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD, whether we act that way or not.

God is a Trinity, Jesus is God-Incarnate, God is Pure Love, all of this is True and I am the New Testament Moses to announce beforehand that God wins Total Victory, satan loses, a tie is unacceptable.

By the way when you write, JESUS (A.S.), I would like to ask, what does the (A.S.) mean?

Take care, be ready, see you in the Kingdom.

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

Moody :

So in reality

MUSLIMS OBEY JESUS (A.S.) AND HIS GOD MORE THEN CHRISTIANS!!!

Moody :

Thomas Baum,

I don't mind your language because by now I came to conclusion that it is common norm in west, false accusations and slinging dirt on others IGNORING CONCRETE PROOFS.
And now in reply to your post: BRINGING PROOF FROM YOUR OWN BIBLE BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN IT SO YOU NEED IT TO VARIFY,
AS MUSLIMS PROOF AND WHAT WE BELIEVE IS QURAN.

Lies or Truth: Evidence speaks for it self.

1- There is not a single verse in ANY VERSION of Bible where Jesus (A.S) said, worship me OR I'm god. Instead he said,” I speak what I hear from father”, “My Father is greater than me."

2- Again word "Trinity" is not mentioned in ANY VERSION of the Bible. The closest verse to trinity that,” Father, Holy Ghost & spirit is one" is thrown out in your REVISED VERSION on Bible. As all your high priests said,” It was a concoction, fabrication, addition, a lie in the Bible, as no such verse is found in the most ancient scriptures".
So please ask your own priests who is lying and fabricating??????

3-We Muslims FOLLOW more in Jesus (A.S) commandments then you Christians:

(You say, you love Jesus (A.S.), but you disobey his every commandment).

4-From Adam to Jesus (PBUT) MENTIONED IN YOUR BIBLE, all prophets when prayed to God, they prostrated like we Muslims.
Do you follow Jesus, how to pray?

5- In ALL Bibles more than 3 times Jesus said swine-pig in forbidden to eat. We Muslims follow him, but you Christians follow PAUL and disobey Jesus (A.S.) commandments.

6- More than 4 occasions in ALL Bibles Jesus (A.S) told wine has bad attributes on the humans. But Paul quotes the "FIRST MIRACLE OF JESUS" and since then wine is flowing like water in Christendom and NOT AT ALL in Muslimdom. (Bible said water tasted like wine and never said turned into wine).

7- Jesus said," I came to keep all the commandments of the God and not to break them". But you Christians broke EACH AND EVERY of them.
Hale-aluu-Yaa to Church, Paul, Mathew, John and Luke!!!!!

8-According to Christian Bible first miracle of Jesus (A.S.) was turning water taste like wine and recovering the shortage in the gathering. But according to Quran the first miracle of Jesus was talking to Jews when he was infant in his mother’s arms.

When after birth, Mary came:
9-According to the BIBLE she told the Jews that she hear voices and then had a child birth. Do you believe your daughter or sister, if she come and tell you she had birth after hearing voices? Do you think when she had told that to the Jews, they would have believed it???
But Quran tells that the Jews accused her, she knows that Jesus (A.S) was the miraculous birth. So she told the Jews ask the infant. And miraculously Jesus (A.S) talked to them and told them to be nice and respectful to my mother as she is among the highest of the pious. Quran gives highest respect to Mary, even there is a complete chapter by her name in Quran. You have chapters named by Mathew, Luke, John or lying Paul and many others but not a single by his mothers name Mary.
Which version would you like to tell to your children, HEARING VOICES AND GETTING PRAGNANT or MIRACULOUS TALK????


10-Christians says Jesus (A.S) was the BEGOTTEN SON. What are you trying to apply here? So what you are trying to put in all the humans throat is that the All Mighty God who made every thing miraculously from Adam to every thing of this world needs to come done to seed…. (God forgive us for such satanic thinking). Allah tells in Quran that when He wants to do some thing, He just says and it happens. He begets not nor He begotten. Human miracles are not the proof of any kind of divinity. Jesus (A.S) was the prophet like all other prophets with miracles.

11-Christians says Jesus (A.S) get crucified for there sins. And a son of god (not mentioned any where in the Bible he himself never said that). And dozens of Bible verses proving that he was not died through crucifixion. You Christians are also divided about it.
So basically what you are making to swallow us (the whole human race) is that the whole nation rape, kill and do bad atrocities and when brought for justice there King hang his own son instead of punishing them. IT DOES REALLY MAKE SENSE! Hale- alu- Yaa PAUL and the greatest deceiving of the human history.

4- Jesus says “ He is jealous God only pray to Him”. But Christians are eager to make partner to Him. We Muslims only pray to God and don’t make any partners to Him.

So I am asking you a question:

Next time does Jesus (A.S) come to the house of people who are obeying his commandments OR who are TOTALLY disobeying his commandments???

Thomas Baum :

TO MOODY:

The fault that I find in the Koran is that since God is a Trinity and Jesus is God-Incarnate, then the being that claimed to be Gabriel was a liar. That being was satan.

You see I have met the Trinity. The being that came to Mohammed said that Jesus was a second-rate prophet behind Mohammed. There is no such thing as a second-rate prophet, they are either true or false.

Jesus flat out said that He was God, whether people can see it or not, and He is God. Since Jesus said that He is God in the flesh, either He was telling the truth or was lying. He was telling the truth and that is pretty awesome that God becoming one of us means that He is the Brother of ALL Humanity.

If Jesus was telling the truth, then He is God, if He was not telling the truth, why would the being that came to Mohammed chose a liar for one of his prophets?

As I have said before and say again, God is a searcher of hearts and minds, not of religious affiliations or lack thereof.

I have also said that it is important what you do and why you do it and what you know. We are resposible for what we do, we have free will.

God's Plan is for ALL of Humanity to be in the Kingdom. God's Justice will be served and God's Mercy is without limit. God is Love, Pure Love and His Plan is unfolding before our very eyes.

Take care, be ready, see you in the Kingdom.

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

Moody :

Thomas:
I can read, partially speak and understand Arabic.

Ross:
I'm mentioning THE TRUTH and all you are talking about the discoveries about the truth. The point is not by whom BUT discovered. I DON'T BLAME YOU IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE DIFFERENCE!

CCNL:
You and like your have no shame comparing couple of thousand with millions of FREEDOM SPONSERED killings. Where many of those unjust actions have NO PROOF to link with the TERROR FIGHTERS.
e.g., 9/11
Click on google just 9/11 and you will find all kind of expert, professional and scientific PROOFS showing that those planes couldn't at all possibly collaspe the towers.
Let me give you line of direction towards the investigation to find the truth.
1- Why all the jews of towers were on holiday on 9/11?
2- See the demolition and destruction of all kind of building, bombed, burned for MANY DAYS and not couple of floors for FEW HOURS on google.
3- See the pattern of buildings falling when destroyed and compare with technique of IMPLOSION is applyed? see on google!
4- On google you will also find the towers timely and systematic blasts on each floor flim captured.
5- On google see Pentagon crach recording. Where are the impact of wings in the hole of the wall? Was it a plane crash?? Where is the rubble? See on google.
6-How could the passport of terrorist found, safe and perfect OUT OF PLANE??
BUSH AND IN THERE ALL ADMINISTRATIONS OPINION THE WHOLE WORLD IS STUPID....right CCNL!

Thomas Baum :

TO MOODY:

On your posting of 12-2-2007 at 12:03 AM you wrote, "Do you find one single FAULT in Quran? the answer is NO!", that is your answer not mine.

By the way, do you read, speak and understand Arabic?

Sincerely, Thomas Paul Moses Baum.

I am thankful for real friends and here is why, "When you are ready or not ready, to enter the divorce process, you probably will have to pay your attorney, a retainer. If you need to change attorneys midstream, you probably will have to pay another retainer. How much is a retainer and where does the money come from? The answer varies with the attorney. My first attorney told me that my husband would have to pay all attorney's fees and that I shouldn’t worry. I didn’t worry and that was the first of many mistakes, that I made. I believed what he advised me. After all, he was my attorney and therefore on my side, right? Not necessarily! Very late in the process, I faced the fact that my being so naïve, had worked to my detriment. I had borrowed an enormous amount of money for his fees and couldn’t get a return phone call from him. Now, I was facing the final divorce hearing in less than a month and my attorney wasn't talking to me or preparing me, in any way. I felt forlorn. I sadly came to the conclusion that he had abandoned me. I knew that I couldn’t go into court with him or without him. He had supposedly been preparing for my divorce argument for over two years. Now I was alone and afraid.

As I tearfully told a good friend about my predicament, she recommended a divorce attorney that she knew. She said that she had worked with him and that she had a lot of respect for his abilities and his ethics. She pulled some strings and managed to get me an interview with him, that very day. This man had an easygoing and confident manner. He was very different from my first attorney. He didn’t try to sell himself. After I explained my dilemma and gave him several documents to peruse, he informed me that he would take the challenge. Since he only had a couple of weeks to prepare for a very complicated divorce case, it was obvious that he was taking on, a huge task. I began to see light at the end of the tunnel and I actually offered him a grateful, although faint, smile. Maybe everything would be OK, after all. We then, discussed his retainer and he verbalized the dollar amount. I felt sick! I will never forget the moment that, the figure registered in my mind. I realized that, for him to be able to do the impossible for me, I had to do the impossible, to pay him. I could feel the tears, welling up in my eyes. I thought, “What is the use?” I was up the creak without the proverbial paddle. I didn’t have the money. It was a hopeless situation. I told him that I’d get back to him the next day regarding whether or not I could come up with the retainer money. I got into my car and wept. I was at my wit’s end. I had endured the pain of a myriad of situations over the past few years. I wasn’t sure that I could do any more. I was so tired and my courage was waning. “Please God, help me,” I prayed.

I don’t remember much of the drive home but I do remember a call that I received, when I got home. The call was from a friend, who lived a few states away. She was calling to find out, if my attorney, the first one, had called me back. I told her “no,” and then described the interview. When I got to the part, about the retainer, my voice broke. She said that she had some money and offered to lend it to me. I knew that she was, far from wealthy and that I couldn’t accept her offer. She and I talked a while and then at some point, we had an agreement. I would borrow the money from her and pay her back with a higher interest rate, than she currently had on the money. I hung up the phone and put my face in my hands. I couldn’t believe it. My dear friend came through for me. All I could think was, “Thank you God for bringing this friend into my life. I will always be grateful.” She sent a check by overnight mail to my new attorney. The next day, I went to his office to begin our preparation. As I entered, I saw a framed picture on the wall. The words said, “Divorce your spouse with dignity.” I knew that I was in the right office. “Thank you God,” I said again."

What am I thankful for...special friends and this is my reason..."When you are ready or not ready, to enter the divorce process, you probably will have to pay your attorney, a retainer. If you need to change attorneys midstream, you probably will have to pay another retainer. How much is a retainer and where does the money come from? The answer varies with the attorney. My first attorney told me that my husband would have to pay all attorney's fees and that I shouldn’t worry. I didn’t worry and that was the first of many mistakes, that I made. I believed what he advised me. After all, he was my attorney and therefore on my side, right? Not necessarily! Very late in the process, I faced the fact that my being so naïve, had worked to my detriment. I had borrowed an enormous amount of money for his fees and couldn’t get a return phone call from him. Now, I was facing the final divorce hearing in less than a month and my attorney wasn't talking to me or preparing me, in any way. I felt forlorn. I sadly came to the conclusion that he had abandoned me. I knew that I couldn’t go into court with him or without him. He had supposedly been preparing for my divorce argument for over two years. Now I was alone and afraid.

As I tearfully told a good friend about my predicament, she recommended a divorce attorney that she knew. She said that she had worked with him and that she had a lot of respect for his abilities and his ethics. She pulled some strings and managed to get me an interview with him, that very day. This man had an easygoing and confident manner. He was very different from my first attorney. He didn’t try to sell himself. After I explained my dilemma and gave him several documents to peruse, he informed me that he would take the challenge. Since he only had a couple of weeks to prepare for a very complicated divorce case, it was obvious that he was taking on, a huge task. I began to see light at the end of the tunnel and I actually offered him a grateful, although faint, smile. Maybe everything would be OK, after all. We then, discussed his retainer and he verbalized the dollar amount. I felt sick! I will never forget the moment that, the figure registered in my mind. I realized that, for him to be able to do the impossible for me, I had to do the impossible, to pay him. I could feel the tears, welling up in my eyes. I thought, “What is the use?” I was up the creak without the proverbial paddle. I didn’t have the money. It was a hopeless situation. I told him that I’d get back to him the next day regarding whether or not I could come up with the retainer money. I got into my car and wept. I was at my wit’s end. I had endured the pain of a myriad of situations over the past few years. I wasn’t sure that I could do any more. I was so tired and my courage was waning. “Please God, help me,” I prayed.

I don’t remember much of the drive home but I do remember a call that I received, when I got home. The call was from a friend, who lived a few states away. She was calling to find out, if my attorney, the first one, had called me back. I told her “no,” and then described the interview. When I got to the part, about the retainer, my voice broke. She said that she had some money and offered to lend it to me. I knew that she was, far from wealthy and that I couldn’t accept her offer. She and I talked a while and then at some point, we had an agreement. I would borrow the money from her and pay her back with a higher interest rate, than she currently had on the money. I hung up the phone and put my face in my hands. I couldn’t believe it. My dear friend came through for me. All I could think was, “Thank you God for bringing this friend into my life. I will always be grateful.” She sent a check by overnight mail to my new attorney. The next day, I went to his office to begin our preparation. As I entered, I saw a framed picture on the wall. The words said, “Divorce your spouse with dignity.” I knew that I was in the right office. “Thank you God,” I said again."

What am I thankful for...probably special friends and here's why... When you are ready or not ready, to enter the divorce process, you probably will have to pay your attorney, a retainer. If you need to change attorneys midstream, you probably will have to pay another retainer. How much is a retainer and where does the money come from? The answer varies with the attorney. My first attorney told me that my husband would have to pay all attorney's fees and that I shouldn’t worry. I didn’t worry and that was the first of many mistakes, that I made. I believed what he advised me. After all, he was my attorney and therefore on my side, right? Not necessarily! Very late in the process, I faced the fact that my being so naïve, had worked to my detriment. I had borrowed an enormous amount of money for his fees and couldn’t get a return phone call from him. Now, I was facing the final divorce hearing in less than a month and my attorney wasn't talking to me or preparing me, in any way. I felt forlorn. I sadly came to the conclusion that he had abandoned me. I knew that I couldn’t go into court with him or without him. He had supposedly been preparing for my divorce argument for over two years. Now I was alone and afraid.

As I tearfully told a good friend about my predicament, she recommended a divorce attorney that she knew. She said that she had worked with him and that she had a lot of respect for his abilities and his ethics. She pulled some strings and managed to get me an interview with him, that very day. This man had an easygoing and confident manner. He was very different from my first attorney. He didn’t try to sell himself. After I explained my dilemma and gave him several documents to peruse, he informed me that he would take the challenge. Since he only had a couple of weeks to prepare for a very complicated divorce case, it was obvious that he was taking on, a huge task. I began to see light at the end of the tunnel and I actually offered him a grateful, although faint, smile. Maybe everything would be OK, after all. We then, discussed his retainer and he verbalized the dollar amount. I felt sick! I will never forget the moment that, the figure registered in my mind. I realized that, for him to be able to do the impossible for me, I had to do the impossible, to pay him. I could feel the tears, welling up in my eyes. I thought, “What is the use?” I was up the creak without the proverbial paddle. I didn’t have the money. It was a hopeless situation. I told him that I’d get back to him the next day regarding whether or not I could come up with the retainer money. I got into my car and wept. I was at my wit’s end. I had endured the pain of a myriad of situations over the past few years. I wasn’t sure that I could do any more. I was so tired and my courage was waning. “Please God, help me,” I prayed.

I don’t remember much of the drive home but I do remember a call that I received, when I got home. The call was from a friend, who lived a few states away. She was calling to find out, if my attorney, the first one, had called me back. I told her “no,” and then described the interview. When I got to the part, about the retainer, my voice broke. She said that she had some money and offered to lend it to me. I knew that she was, far from wealthy and that I couldn’t accept her offer. She and I talked a while and then at some point, we had an agreement. I would borrow the money from her and pay her back with a higher interest rate, than she currently had on the money. I hung up the phone and put my face in my hands. I couldn’t believe it. My dear friend came through for me. All I could think was, “Thank you God for bringing this friend into my life. I will always be grateful.” She sent a check by overnight mail to my new attorney. The next day, I went to his office to begin our preparation. As I entered, I saw a framed picture on the wall. The words said, “Divorce your spouse with dignity.” I knew that I was in the right office. “Thank you God,” I said again.

Moody :

CCNL:

Whats wrong about what I have said?

Even your science and rational mind approach does not deny, if can't prove the possibility ABOUT OTHER CREATURES AND WORLDS in this Universe.

And what do you say, that more than 1000 recently proven universal facts are not enough as signs ALREADY MENTIONED BEFORE THEY WERE DISCOVERED?

Proving that the rest HARDLY 20%, what is said might also be correct, though Scientifically not proven yet and still above our brains comprehension?

Do you see any reason there, of lying?

Do you find one single FAULT in Quran? the answer is NO!

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody, Moody, Moody,

Someday you will see the light. Common sense and reality will then rule your life. In the meantime, stay off any planes I might be riding on because you believe in the warmongering message that hallucinating Mohammed got from a "pretty wingie talking flying fictional thingie". And that ranks up there with the "significantly stupid" things Muslims have been fed for the last 1400 years.

ananymous :

It a ongoing journey for humanity, the continued development of the brain, allows understanding as experience to be adjusted. Through the events of thousands of years humanity being split into two opposite camps. One given freedom of thought where the other confined under strict religious teachings, both parties gaining in advantages as disadvantages. The ideal situation be individual needs being the deciding factor, which grouping that one belonging. Forcing an situation does not work as the example of IRAQ, where western beliefs as democratic values, though being well intended, was is as trying to force a square peg into an round hole. The only solution, reaching an balanced understanding unto the depth of the others experience, where through healthy debate all coming to agreement which be benificial, to all parties, such that give, material spiritual horizons that be within sound reasoning... .. .

Moody :

CCNL:

It is your choice to IGNORE what you can see and understand
and
((.....not to believe which is BEYOND YOUR GRANTED LIMITED LEVEL OF PRECEPTION AND COMPREHENSION...)),
e.g.,
- This life is trasition phase AND TEST before after life.
- There is other worlds and creations as well beyond humans comprehension, like angels, gennies but explained not the totally wrong way Bible fictionized those creatures and world in molested, dramatic and mysterious ways!!

AND IF YOU WAKE UP AND SEE "STILL" THE WHOLE PRESENT WORLD AND UNIVERSE IS:
"pretty wingie talking flying fictional thingies".
OR
IN SIMPLE WORDS BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHESION OTHER
THAN HAND FULL OF DISCOVERIES WE MADE.

Question: Who do you believe giving all these signs from ADAM till 1400 years back to all the messengers ????????? BRING OUT YOUR PROOF OR LOGIC, IF YOU HAVE ANY.....LIKE THE CREATOR DO??


CCNL:

We muslims don't rerfer to OT/NT. Due to the reason the way they are molested. You can see the examples of Bible verses I qouted below as proof.

Quran has a totally different point of view WITH MIRACULOUS SIGNS AS PROOF.

It is just for the benefit of the humans, Allah don't need it CLEARLY MENTIONED IN QURAN.....

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody, Moody, Moody,

I reiterate again since you apparently did not read/understand it the first time:


Please, please don't give us passages from the koran but give us the passages of the OT, NT and other pre-koran documents that were plagiarized by Mo's scribes in prepping said koran.

And please address the same question asked of Mischka as shown below.

But if you try to look for something besides Islam or to find possible flaws in Islam, the information will come flying at you quite easily.

Start with something simple e.g. Islam's requirement the you believe in angels aka modern day fairies or tinker bells aka "pretty wingie talking flying fictional thingies". Why is this belief so important in Islam? Hmmm, because without it, Islam's foundation collapses.

Moody :

CCNL:

We muslims don't rerfer to OT/NT. Due to the reason the way they are molested. You can see the examples of Bible verses I qouted below as proof.

Quran has a totally different point of view WITH MIRACULOUS SIGNS AS PROOF.

It is just for the benefit of the humans, Allah don't need it CLEARLY MENTIONED IN QURAN.....

Moody :

CCNL:

It is your choice to IGNORE what you can see and understand and not to believe which is BEYOUND YOUR GRANTED LIMITED LEVEL OF PRECEPTION!!!

Anonymous :

WITH ADDITION AND CORRECTION:

MODREN SCIENCE AND QURAN (ISLAMIC DIVINE BOOK)

Quran is not a book of science BUT a book of signs. It has more than 6000 verses out of which more than 1000 verses giving CLEAR signs about the modern scientific proven facts in recent couple of hundred years.

- For some people ONE sign is enough to believe.
- For some people 10 signs are enough.
- But some people don't come to believe after more than 1000 miraculous signs.

Not now but in couple of days I will quote all the verses I'm referring below. I only remember few so I'll quote later.

Verses about:

1- Big bang theory (in a nut shell).
2- Ostrich egg shaped earth (which is the exact shape)
3- Cosmic dust (referred more perfectly as smoke).
4- How water seep into the earth and rain cycle through AIR.
5- Sweet and salt water of oceans and barrier between them.
6-Expanding sun, solar system and universe for given period of time
7- Earth, sun and stars revolving on their axis and path (orbits).
8- Sun and moon have different paths (orbits).
9- Sun and stars consuming there energy.
10- Reflected sun light of moon. In Arabic mooneer (moon) it self means reflected light.
11- Upper thin layer of earth, which is hold by mountains as nails (bigger in size deep in earth) from shacking.
12- Perfect shape and stages of human embryo.

AND MANY MORE............

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody, Moody, Moody,

Please, please don't give us passages from the koran but give us the passages of the OT, NT and other pre-koran documents that were plagiarized by Mo's scribes in prepping said koran.

And please address the same question asked of Mischka as shown below.

Moody :

MODREN SCIENCE AND QURAN (ISLAMIC DIVINE BOOK)

Quran is not a book of science BUT a book of signs. It has more than 6000 verses out of which more than 1000 verses giving CLEAR signs about the modern scientific proven facts in recent couple of hundred years.

- For some people ONE sign is enough to believe.
- For some people 10 sings are enough.
- But some people don't come to believe after more than 1000 miraculous signs.

Not now but in couple of days I will quote all the verses I'm referring below. I only remember few so I'll quote later.

Verses about:

1- Big bang theory.
2- Ostrich egg shaped earth (which is the exact shape)
3- Cosmic dust (referred as smoke)
4- How water seep into the earth and rain cycle through AIR.
5- Sweet and salt water of oceans and barrier between them.
6-Expanding sun, solar system and universe for given period of time
7- Sun and stars consuming there energy.
8- Reflected sun light of moon. In Arabic mooneer (moon) it self means reflected light.
9- Upper thin layer of earth, which is hold by mountains as nails (bigger in size deep in earth) from shacking.
10- Perfect shape and stages of human embryo.

AND MANY MORE............

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Mischka, Mischka, Mischka,

But if try to look for something besides Islam or to find possible flaws in Islam, the information will come flying at you quite easily.

Start with something simple e.g. Islam's requirement the you believe in angels aka modern day fairies or tinker bells aka "pretty wingie talking flying fictional thingies". Why is this belief so important in Islam? Hmmm, because without it, Islam's foundation collapses.

ghostbuster :

Hey Charles V,

I will add 2 cents to your 2 cents. We're in luck too, cause on this board 2 + 2 = 5. A nickel is really something to be thankful for

"In a world torn by religious, ethnic and geopolitical conflict, what can we be thankful for this Thanksgiving?"

Translation...
Everything is terrible. We're destroying ourselves. We're all going to die. Why should anyone happy about anything? Let me eat my cold, Thanksgiving leftovers in peace!

My Answer...
Everything isn't terrible. Not everyone is destorying their own lives, their country or the planet. Yea, we're all going to die, someday, but today we're alive, so that is one thing we can be thankful for!

Now, oh wise one who writes these negative questions, take your leftovers put them in the microwave and press the "on" button. This here nickel will cover the 15 seconds of electricity you'll use.

;)

ananymous :

An american trying to impress a muslim. Gee, we've even put a man on the moon.''That's nothing,' replied the muslim, 'We're going to put a man on the sun.' 'Dont be stupid,' said the american,' 'He'll fry before he even gets there,' 'Oh no, he won't. We're sending him at night,' replied the muslim.

mischka :

I am grateful

that I was born a Muslim and I didnt have to go looking for what I have now. In some ways, it was too easy and then there are people who have to work for this.

I am grateful to be me...all that I have...my family, my health, etc. All of it.

"We can be thankful that we still have an opportunity to get it right."

Well put.

Gaby :

Im with you on this one CCNL. Reminds of the hoaxbuster website, good, old BGONE peddles.

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Annavictoria,

I checked your website. I see a lot of "yakity- yak" and no references to back up your claims.

And you have a medical degree/license to practice in what field of medicine??

Gaby :

Sorry....brain farts that is.

Gaby :

Lepi and Athena:

Ohhh, of course, how stupid of me. I've seen it before and should have known. Brain become more frequent as I age. ;o)

lepidopteryx :

Gaby -
RHPS is short for Rocky Horror Picture Show - it's a musical spoof of cheesy sci-fi/horror movies. You can check it out at http://www.rockyhorror.com/ .
Audience participation is half the fun, including dressing in costume, (guys in sequins and leather lingerie - sigh) throwing rice at the screen during the wedding scene, shooting water pistols into the air during the thunderstorm, dancing the Time Warp, unison responses to certain lines of dialogue, throwing toast at the screen during the dinner party when Frank raises his glass and says "A toast" - that sort of thing.

Athena :

Gaby - Rocky Horror Picture Show

Charles V :

Just to put my 2 cents in I resent the question.

"In a world torn by religious, ethnic and geopolitical conflict, what can we be thankful for this Thanksgiving?"

When has there ever been a world without religious, ethnic and geopolitical conflict?

The question is asked to instill a politically correct accepted attitude that somehow the world is worse now (because of Bush) than before. It is a lie.

Why didn't you simply ask "what can we be thankful for this Thanksgiving?"

Gaby: :

Lepi, my Friend:

Please explain "RHPS".

Apostle Taylor :

We can be thankful that we still have an opportunity to get it right. To simply look at the state of affairs in the world can cause just about anyone to question faith, reason, humanity, or any of a number of issues that we rely on for answers and stability. I fully understand that there are diffrent belief systems existing, but the majority of them have a sense of compassion and care for others and a sense of doing what most consider "the right thing". Unfortunately, we live in a society that is plagued by selfish desire, capitalistic motivation, and self serving initiatives. This is very plainly stated in the Scriptures when called, "the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life". There is enough food to feed the world's population, there is no need in this time for people to go without decent shelter or health care. Our societies and cultures are rife eith political agenda and survivalist motivation. As long as we try to correct the situation with out a foundation based in true love and concern for people and creation, we will continue in a downward spiral. I am thankful that we still have an opportunity to change for the better. whether we do or not is up to us.

ananymous :

Annavictoria... If present course continuing then the killing destruction, will venture from it's present state of madness, unto that of insanity. The time that remaining be limited, thus greater the effort that being needed from all... .. .

To the anonymous responder
I gather that by “the brain being re-engaged” you mean that we use reason. I certainly agree that we do need reason but the answer has to include the heart. We need to try to resolve problems by finding understanding of the other. However I do not believe that we can have “mutual respect” for someone that is hateful and harmful and not because we may not want it but because that person is hell bent on doing harm and being disrespectful. The only way to deal with them is to expose their practices so that people know and recognize these practices and do not get caught. In this way the hater/deceiver is unable to continue to prey on others. Certainly we live in a “tangled web of ongoing mistrust deceit” but we have no real option. Too many people present a friendly public face while behind it there is a devil too ugly for words. This public face is the face of deceit. We need to be reserved and have a healthy amount of mistrust to survive. These people are enemies of other people, the society and the state. They are seriously anti-social. No amount of reasoning with them will do any good. They need to be in a position where they have no other option but to want to reform, only then can we help them reform. Regards.

ananymous :

ANNAVICTORIA...It be an little fire that becoming an big fire, then to find it an fire that beyond control. The fire being mind out of control,with the brain on shutdown,ideal conditions for the worst qualities of humanity flourishing. The one as only solution apart from complete destruction, which being the present course. That the brain be re-engaged, that there an mutual respect as true effort by all. At present live in an tangled web of ongoing mistrust deceit. Whom to blame?. None as all. The solution the brain given a chance to continue it's development. Turning misfortune to advantage, humanity learning from an grim dark chapter, upon the journey of human development. The alternative, continue on a course of malice, hate, deceit, which ending in total destruction. And then what ? where those considered the enemy being dead, what left, but turn agin each other.

Moody :

What is holy about below mentioned Bilbe verses?
Is present Bible a holy book OR......???

I am bamboozled to understand how two planes leaving two different airports on 9/11, flew 300 and 400 hundred kilometers, to find two building in a sea of building, with just half baked pilots, whether Arab or anything else, that could only fly in a straight line and without any navigation! Surely its not all that it seems. Can someone enlighten me, please?

As far as the conflicts, I believe that we are seeing people who are two faced, with a hidden agendas, who find their way into the various religions in the world and reek havoc and then everyone blames the religion. We need to look beyond the surface otherwise we are doomed. Heaven help us if we are to face a third world war because it will be like no other. Manipulative, controlling people have a lot in common the world over, they are interconnected to form modern day organized crime across national borders. These people, who can be found in every country, already are working behind the scenes to overcome good people everywhere. There may be the mirage of nations fighting nations, but there will be civil war everywhere, with cross border conflicts that appear to be one thing when they are quite another.

And lastly I would like to make comment about women's rights in the West. We don't need to look to the Middle East to find tyranny. Right inside Western societies there is ongoing tyranny, only that it is not obvious. The means are very sly. Women today run a 1 in 3 risk of developing diseases like heart disease and dying of a premature death. You'll be shock to find the truth behind this. There is nothing undiagnosed. And it is not strictly a gender issue even though women are suffering much more than men. I know women too that do the same sort of dirty game play for the sake of power and influence over their spouses. Check out my website at http://www.annavictoria.net if you want to know more. It's about controlling people wanting power and influence over their spouses, but without the obvious signs. And I am asking no one to accept anything on trust. I am saying look here is the foul play and here are some experiments that you can do, which mimic the foul play and FIND OUT FOR YOUR SELF. We can be thankful when we discover the truth because then we can get on with the business of recovery and the re-establishment of true community that is warm and genuine. Sincerely yours, annavictoria.

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody,

Please post this on the pillars of your mosque,

"UNTIL THE KORAN IS DEFLAWED, NO ONE IS SAFE!!!! "

jonny :

We can be thankful that, at least in the Western world, magical thinking is dying off -- slowly, painfully, but it IS dying off.

Once it is DEAD (LONG overdue,) humankind can progress.

Moody :

CCNL:

It is very simple. No body with rational mind could ignore on record proven facts and figures. And can see right from wrong!!!

You think your bigotary poluted speech with out any authentic reasoning could make any difference?

All one can see is that, you are putting good and bad in the same basket togather. And extremely i'm sorry to say volgur and derogatory in your presented posts.

And thats what makes me sincerely to suggest you,to take some help !!!!

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody,

Again and yet again your brainwashed Islamic soul continues to ooze significant stupidity as you still cannot grasp the flaws in your warmongering religion and its founder and foundations i.e. Mohammed was an hallucinating, womanizing, illiterate Arab who terrorized his neighbors. His followers continue to do the same!!!

Islam is not alone in holding on to "dark age" flaws. As noted previously many times:

A synopsis of the flaws in the foundations of today's contemporary religions:

1. Abraham founder/father of three major religions was probably a mythical character. If he was real, he was at best a combination of at least three men. 1.5 million Conservative Jews and their rabbis have relegated Abraham to the myth pile along with most if not all the OT. http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/ConservativeTorah.htm


2. Jesus, the illiterate Jewish peasant/carpenter possibly suffering from hallucinations, has been characterized anywhere from the Messiah from Nazareth to a mythical character from mythical Nazareth to a mamzer from Nazareth (Professor Bruce Chilton, in his book Rabbi Jesus. Analyses of Jesus’ life by many contemporary NT scholars (e.g. Professors Crossan, Borg and Fredriksen, On Faith panelists) via the NT and related documents have concluded that only about 30% of Jesus' sayings and ways noted in the NT were authentic. The rest being embellishments (e.g. miracles)/hallucinations made/had by the NT authors to impress various Christian, Jewish and Pagan sects.

The 30% of the NT that is "authentic Jesus" like everything in life was borrowed/plagiarized and/or improved from those who came before. In Jesus' case, it was the ways and sayings of the Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, OT, John the Baptizer and possibly the ways and sayings of traveling Greek Cynics. //www.earlychristianwritings.com/theories.html


3. Mohammed, an illiterate, womanizing, warmongering, hallucinating Arab, also had embellishing/hallucinating/plagiarizing scribal biographers who not only added "angels" and flying chariots to the koran but also a militaristic agenda to support the plundering and looting of the lands of non-believers.

This agenda continues as shown by the conduct of the seven Muslim doctors in the UK, the 9/11 terrorists, the 24/7 Sunni suicide/roadside/market/mosque bombers, the 24/7 Shiite suicide/roadside/market/mosque bombers, the Islamic train bombers in the UK and Spain, the Bali crazies, the Kenya crazies, the Pakistani koranics, the Palestine suicide bombers/rocketeers, the Lebanese nutcases, the Taliban nut jobs, and the Filipino koranics.
And who funds these acts of terror?

The Islamic Shiite terror and torture theocracy of Iran aka the Third Axis of Evil and also the Sunni "Wannabees" of Saudi Arabia.

4. Luther, Calvin, Smith, Henry VIII, Wesley et al, founders of Christian-based religions, also suffered from the belief in/hallucinations of "pretty wingy talking flying fictional thingie" visits and "prophecies" for profits analogous to the myths of Catholicism (resurrections, apparitions, ascensions and immaculate conceptions).

5. Hinduism (from an online Hindu site) - "Hinduism cannot be described as an organized religion. It is not founded by any individual. Hinduism is God centered and therefore one can call Hinduism as founded by God, because the answer to the question ‘Who is behind the eternal principles and who makes them work?’ will have to be ‘Cosmic power, Divine power, God’"

The caste/laborer system and cow worship are problems when saying a fair and rational God founded Hinduism."

6. Buddhism- "Buddhism began in India about 500 years before the birth of Christ. The people living at that time had become disillusioned with certain beliefs of Hinduism including the caste system, which had grown extremely complex. The number of outcasts (those who did not belong to any particular caste) was continuing to grow."

"However, in Buddhism, like so many other religions, fanciful stories arose concerning events in the life of the founder, Siddhartha Gautama (fifth century B.C.):"

Archaeological discoveries have proved, beyond a doubt, his historical character, but apart from the legends we know very little about the circumstances of his life.

Moody :

You two faced HYPOCRATES below after my post, the one who:

Like to criticise the religion directly or indirectly ISLAM and unjustly compare it to Christianity, nowing hardly anything about it, DUE TO YOUR OWN BARBARIC HISTORY FULL OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS DEMONS......


BUT AVOID TO DISCUSS THE CAUSES OF SUCIDERS ALL OVER IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF WORLD, CRUSHED BY THE BEASTS BECOMING MONSTORS.

Note:- i'm note saying sucide is justified any where.

Jeff Reed :

We should be thankful that the Middle Eastern countries are finally sitting down with one another. We need to be wishful that our representatives from the United States will be respectful of all those in attendance, that they will be moderators, and not limit themselves to only one side of an argument. At the very least--to not respond until after some contemplation of another's words.
Jeff

lepidopteryx :

Gaby :
**I agree with Hank Whatever, I like toast too!!!!**


Then you MUST come watch RHPS with us!

Gaby :

I agree with Hank Whatever, I like toast too!!!!

DR :

Just be thankful we don't have to be or "act" religious. Most Americans have more important matters.

Ananymous :

To be born with only the "one" working brain cell, that being enough to inform, that your life not put into the hands, be controlled by religious fanatics. Christian, Muslim, Catholic as Protestant extremists. Hence, for many the only escape suicide, thus, this, covered by all religions, in the earliest stages of religious brainwashing, suicide being an grave sin, which committing, bringing one, "eternal punishment". SUCH, IN THE ABOVE, THE MAKING OF AN GOOD JOKE.

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody,

Again, your brainwashed Islamic soul continues to ooze significant stupidity as you still cannot grasp the flaws in your warmongering religion and its founder and foundations i.e. Mohammed was an hallucinating, womanizing, illiterate Arab who terrorized his neighbors. His followers continue to do the same!!!

Bottom line: "Until the Muslim SOP, the koran, is "deflawed", no one is safe."

We, of course, continue to offer our Five Point Deprogamming of your Islamic neurons at no cost to you. You have been sent copies of the program in the past. Simply read and follow the easy directions!!!!

Moody :

Wake up Deb & Dave from your ignorance
And CCNL get treatment for your Insanity!!

Why Muslims killing Muslims. The answer is in very recent example:
Before American Invasion, Sunni Iraqi Tyrant leadership to please its master USA was in war with Shia Iran for more than 8 years. But there was no sign of civil war between Sunni and Shia Iraqi's, further more any kind of security forces killing and public bomb blasts on such every day mass scale level. It is USA who plotted TWIN TOWERS and by every means fueling the Muslim riots among the Muslims AND KEEPING THE FUEL!!!!!! EXACTLY THE WAY COLONIST DID IN THERE 300 YEAR ERA. IT IS NOT SOME THING NEW……..BLOODY DIVID AND RULE CRUELITY WITH RUTHLESNESS.
AND SAME IS THE BRITISH AND FRENCH LAST 300 YEAR COLONIAL HISTORY ON THE MUSLIM LANDS. WHERE ONLY MUSLIMS WERE CRUSHED AND OPPRESSED BARBARICLY. IT IS ALL VERY OPEN ON RECORD AVAILABLE EVERY WHERE. ALL YOU NEED TO JUST SEARCH GOOGLE.

And though suicide is forbidden in Islam. But after almost 60 years long BARBARISM OF ISRAEL AND SILENCE OF HYPOCRATE WEST, the hopeless tormented Muslims (now in many different regions starting from Palestine) are committing that forbidden sin, giving up hope in extreme frustration from there present state of destroyed life by every means. THANKS TO THE BEASTS BECOME MONSTORS………..

Dave :

I am thankful for the men and women in the military who exhibit the courage to fight against tyranny and terrorism unlike so many of our spineless elected leaders.

Hank Whatever :

I am thankful for toast. If the Vatican were to rewrite the bible again soon, maybe they could include toast into the Lord's prayer. Would go something like this: Please give us this day our toast that is coming.

In order for me to hab toast, I need bread, a toasting device or toaster and energy to operate said toasting device. See in the old days, bread was toasted in fire and probably caught on fire like a modern day marshmellow at the campground.

I am truly blessed because last night I had toast made from whole wheat bread toasted by an electric toaster. Deriving my circumstance, my electricity is still turned on this week.

My toast was topped by butter and elderberry jelly from the store. And that is a blessing because I did not have to milk a cow and churn butter while picking elderberries for perservation.

Yes, thanks to all those people who harvest coal, transport this fossil fuel to the powerplant to make electricity. And thanks to all those linemen who install electricity lines and maintain those lines so that all powerful me can push my bread into a toaster for manufacturing toast for personal consumption.

It takes a community for me to have toast. May your divine inspiration bless you with much toast through this holiday season.

ananymous :

THOMAS MICHAEL BARNES...Your post, ( aware of being aware, of being aware) reminding of the importance, not to abuse the brain through the use of illegal drugs. The brains reaction to illegal drugs, (to protect the individual) be that parts, which making vital conections in spiritual development, (shut down). If stopping abuse with drugs, brain in time will recover, re-activate, yet such takes time, (long time) brain the tool which giving one the ability to carry out, until completion, one's spiritual journey. THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY, IMPORTANT, UNDERSTANDING AS EXPERIENCE, REMAIN BALANCED, UNDERSTANDING NOT OVERTAKING EXPERIENCE, AS EXPERIENCE NOT OVERLAPPING UNDERSTANDING... .. .

Concerned The Christian Now Liberated :

Moody, Moody, Moody,

You cannot use the problems and history of other religions and geographical areas to deflect the significant problems of Islam.

Once again, the issues and history of Islam:

Mohammed was an illiterate, womanizing, warmongering, hallucinating Arab who also had embellishing/hallucinating/plagiarizing scribal biographers who not only added "angels" aka "pretty wingie, talking, flying fictional thingies" and flying chariots to the koran but also a militaristic agenda to support the plundering and looting of the lands of non-believers.

This agenda continues as shown by the conduct of the seven Muslim doctors in the UK, the 9/11 terrorists, the 24/7 Sunni suicide/roadside/market/mosque bombers, the 24/7 Shiite suicide/roadside/market/mosque bombers, the Islamic train bombers in the UK and Spain, the Bali crazies, the Kenya crazies, the Pakistani koranics, the Palestine suicide bombers/rocketeers, the Lebanese nutcases, the Taliban nut jobs, and the Filipino koranics.

And who funds these acts of terror? The Islamic Shiite terror and torture, controlled news, theocracy of Iran aka the Third Axis of Evil and also the Sunni "Wannabees" of Saudi Arabia.

Bottom line:

Until the koran, is "deflawed", no one is safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thomas Michael Barnes :

We can be thankful that:

we are alive and participating in the sentient Universe...the Being knowing Itself.

we are human, and therefore, at the top of the list of native-born sentients on this planet.

we are aware of Being, and more than that, we are aware that we are aware. Being aware in this manner makes us responsible. It also makes us part of the Godhead, whether we want to be or not.

we are gods, and therefore our Powers are unlimited relative to changing ourselves in line with what the Universe wants for us. Outer circumstances change constantly but Inner Circumstances can be still, and powerful in their silence. Power is lining up according to what the Universe wants for us, and therefore, all men. Ghandi will be remembered long after Ghengis Khan is forgotten.

We are fallible, weak and dependent on a Higher Reality to make sense of all of our limitations. This inherent need to remain humble makes us gods.

lepidopteryx :

Mr Mark :
"Bush will soon be out of office and the world can return to some semblance of sanity."


HALLELUJAH!

Anonymous :

Over many hundreds of years the power of church of christianity, immense, being common, torture, murder, used maintaining power. Ability to read as write witheld for hundreds of years,it feared where knowledge given, the people then challange authority of the church,where halfbaked beliefs as teachings brought to question, example being the teaching of christianity,that sex being evil, the claim their leader born of virgin, free of sin, thus, all humanity, must bow before christianity. Hundreds of years of such half-baked religious teachings, similar nonsense, the cause of great damage. Development of the brain slow yet it ongoing, changes in understanding, as with the physical growth, be a gradual process. Religious teachings being set in concrete, do not allow for the growth, in experience, as understanding, that being vital in, spiritual development... .. .

Moody :

Deb & Dave,

Since you forget history and prefer not to discuss your religion (???) let me enlighten you:

- When Prophet(PBUH) finally entered Mecca with the his army, not a single person was killed. And he gave amnesty to every one INCLUDING HIS WORSE ENEMIES, people who for 13 years keep on killing his family, his diciples, newly reverted muslims, tried to kill him so many time, who tourtered and butchered muslims through out his life, with the trail of all previous wars raged by them upon muslims.

- In 13-14 centurey, christian crusaders took Jerusalum by force and ruled over it with IRON FIST for 100 years, not allowing muslims to practice there religion and extreme oppression. But when Sultan Salahudin Ayubi took it back, he gave unconditional pardon to all the Christians and Jews, following his Prophets(PBUH) foot steps. And since then all religions were practic