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Reply to The Dick Cheney Alert System in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Sheesh, it was bird shot, not Buck shot.... That like comparing BB's to bowling balls. Now real comedy was shown on CBS this morning as the anchors re-enacted the hunt, substituting snow shovels for shotguns

Reply to 2 years and almost a thousand articles later.... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Wow !!!!! I've been here 2 yrs as well, and barely banged out 60 articles........ Then again I tend to stray for months at a time ( life tends to seperate me from JU time ) I've noticed that over the years tho reality tends to mimic fiction, just like a soap opera, you can leave here for months and return...the themes and drama continue. Congrats and Hello. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles/Smile.gif" b

Reply to Biblical contradictions in Religion JoeUser Forums

Brad, how about spell check in the comments section? After I posted I feel like an idiot for several of my mispellations...please forgive my lack of pre-editing my post

Reply to Biblical contradictions in Religion JoeUser Forums

Islam itself was founded on the notion that the revelations of God had been corrupted by Jews and Christians. According to the Koran, Moses revealed God's word to the children of Adam, and over time, their clergy misconstrued those teachings for their own ends. Then Jesus came and renewed God's message, only to have his followers misapply, and misuse his teachings. Then along comes Mohhamed, who claimed to be literally channelling the

Reply to Intro to Islamic History in Current Events JoeUser Forums

bump in response to Brad's feature article.

Reply to Race is hardware, but culture is software in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Islam is a socio-political religious culture, not unlike the Catholic religion prior to reformation. The root problem at issue is the lack of a significant reformation of Islam since its inception in the 7th century. Certainly it can be said that there are "moderate Muslims", but , strictly speaking, moderation is looked upon as aposty, hence the lukewarm declarations against terror. The lack of reformation is a direct resul

Reply to The Rolling Stones Have Gathered Moss in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Did you see Mick's upper arm flaps? Looked like my great grandma's arms................

Reply to Birth of Islam in Religion JoeUser Forums

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Birth of Islam in Religion JoeUser Forums

Short questions 1 thru 5 1. Explain the three fundamental unities of Islam. This is the belief that the foundation of faith is the relationship between God, all of creation (to include humankind) and one religion. Not unlike other monotheistic religions Allah is omnipotent, unquestionable, and transcendental. Humankind is part of the creation of

Reply to Islamic view of the Crusades in Europe JoeUser Forums

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Islamic view of the Crusades in Europe JoeUser Forums

What were the causes of the crusades, and how were they viewed from the Muslim perspective? From my reading and viewing I have come to the conclusion that the crusades were initially nothing more than desperate Europeans seeking fortune and lands in the Middle East. The leaders of the early crusades were not pious Christians, they were opportunists who were

Reply to Intro to Islamic History in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Bumped to the Forum.....imported file didn't take well to HTML conversion, sorry for the format.....

Intro to Islamic History in Current Events JoeUser Forums

This is one of the many essays I've had to write in my latest class ( REL 501 Islam ), been so busy with school and work I haven't had the time to post, skim'd thru today and saw the fatwah issue developing, so, I thought I'd offer my head as another target ( safety in numbers, eh? ) My reading has included the English synopses of the Koran provided in our student

Reply to Kurt Vonnegut - Warped and loving it in Politics JoeUser Forums

Sorry guys, Vonnegut is an entertaining read, lately I've found Jimmy Buffett to be just as good. Salty Piece of Land, and Tales from Margaritaville.....as you get about halfway thru either one you'll see Kurt's influence. As to a writers politics, well, Newt's books on the civil war could just be the undiscovered cure for insomnia, but I do like his politics....... <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles/Laugh.gif" border=0 AL

Reply to PETA STRIKES AGAIN! in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

I feel their pain ( right in my arse ) but they're picking on dad's because they fish. Sheesh, how much pain can the little brain of a fish feel? What is the purpose of a fish? It's something like eat or be eaten, right? What other purpose does a chicken exist for other than to be eaten? ( or produce eggs to be eaten ) Perhaps we should find some lost tribe of canibals on a remote island, then drop of a few PETA members, survivor sty

Reply to Kurt Vonnegut - Warped and loving it in Politics JoeUser Forums

Kurt has always been a loon, it why I like what he writes.....as for his personal opinions, well, in his own words, So it goes................

Reply to A JU Opinion Poll... in Humor JoeUser Forums

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Reply to "That Atheist" & "Those Gays" in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The best marketing tool the Boy Scouts employ is when soliciting donations they imply that if you don't support Boy Scouts you must be either Gay or Athiest, or both......