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  1. ayani

    hey Gursikh, Namaste! God bless you, and hope you are ok!

    hey Gursikh, Namaste! God bless you, and hope you are ok!
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  2. ayani

    I see Virgins everywhere! (Catholic)

    ok, thank you both. what i was refering to though was not how Mary is depicted by different people, but how she appears to them. not skin tone alone, but ethnic appearence (race) as well. the features of an indigenous Aztec woman are very different from those of a Jewish woman from the Middle...
  3. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    UV ~ yes, it does. well said. i have noticed this, too. one would have to be blind (willingly or unconsciously) not to see this. thankfully though, my Christian faith is not based on Christians, or on what happens in or with their churches. no church or denomination is perfect though, and a...
  4. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    UV ~ Jesus says "poor in spirit". there were many wealthy disciples of Jesus who supported Him and His disicples out of their own means, and others who gave everything they had to the poor. money is not evil, neither is having money. the desire for (or love of) money is the *root* of evil, as it...
  5. ayani

    Word Association:

    cooking
  6. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    why not? i like it there. it's not too expensive, it's well-lit, and you can get just about anything. it's up to you if you want to shop there or not. but econimically i am way below the poverty line, and i like the place. i don't feel guilty for shopping there, or for supporting the company. if...
  7. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    UV ~ i don't see it that way at all. yes, i have a low-paying job, but i see myself more as a sevant of God, of Christ, not an economic system or powerful bosses. i may lose my job tomorrow. but i know and trust that God can and will take care of us, with or without a paycheck. that is part of...
  8. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    actually, i did. via frubal comments. please read.
  9. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    UV ~ to those who have been given more, more is required. those with less will not be held accountable for what they did not have access to, including the Gospel, in the same way as those who did.
  10. ayani

    hey, thank you for the add! God bless you, bro.

    hey, thank you for the add! God bless you, bro.
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  11. ayani

    Why do the majority moderate allow the extremist Islamic majority to control them?

    because they don't want help, and many don't see Western secular democratic values as "helping" their societies. in Islam, politics and religion are ideally united, with Islamic law ruling the country, and governing every aspect of citizens' lives. this is seen by many Muslims as ideal, good...
  12. ayani

    Speaking of virgins ...

    i actually converted from Islam to Christianity, and never read the Bible growing up (in a nominally Christian home). i was surpised to finally read the Bible and see how linear, contextualized, and understandable its contents were. the Quran is very beautiful and wide in scope, but really has...
  13. ayani

    Speaking of virgins ...

    Morse ~ it's a very interesting read, and i've read it a couple of times as a believer, and learned a little Arabic to do so. there are many ways to interpret this verse (including that these "virgins" will be the spouses one knew on earth but young, beautiful, and virginal again in heaven), but...
  14. ayani

    Speaking of virgins ...

    Morse ~this is possible, though no Muslim will agree with this. the Muslim arguments is that the Quran has not been changed or corrupted in content one iota in the centuries cince it was revealed to Mohammad. in addition, i'd say the context of those passages supports the reading that virgins...
  15. ayani

    Speaking of virgins ...

    actually, virgins in heaven can be infered through the Quran itself, in Surah 55, ayat (verses) 46-56, and these passage are clearly not talking about grapes.
  16. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    this sheep and goats judgement is for believers, who will be judged based on their righteousness in Christ, and their fruits in Him. this judgement initiates Jesus' second coming, and His reign on earth for 1,000 years. Biblically the second judgement for non-believers is the "white throne"...
  17. ayani

    What does Jesus say about who will go to heaven?

    Smoke and Auto ~yet this passage is directly related to Ezekiel 34:11-31, where God is described as gathering His people from the nations, those same "sheep and goats" of Matthew 25:31-46. the connection here is that God the Father speaks in Ezekiel 34, and Jesus the Son reveals in Matthew 25...
  18. ayani

    Speaking of virgins ...

    my husband once asked me what happens when you're through with the virgins. are they no longer virgins and you have to (or can) keep having sex with them anyway, or do you get new virgins? i answered that the bit about 72 virgins is not in the Quran and refused to answer, but later privately...
  19. ayani

    Changing Religion over love???

    Stevie, i agree. i was also in this situation a couple years back. i loved a man very much and it was clear that i could not be with him unless my beliefs and his beliefs were equal. it would have been so easy to just profess his faith and "convert" to his religion, but i was not about to...
  20. ayani

    Why do the majority moderate allow the extremist Islamic majority to control them?

    not4me ~ we are also talking about those extremist Muslims who call for the deaths of non-Muslims on nearly any grounds, who support acts of terrorism against non-combatants around the world to make a point about Islamic values and politics, who advocate for more violent and capitol readings...
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