kiwimac

@kiwimac (323)

New Zealand • Age 64

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Where Did Allah Come From?

vonkristoffer @vonkristoffer (833) • Philippines 11 Jun 08

Where did the Muslims derive their ideas of Allah's nature and attributes?

allah

muslim

muslims

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kiwimac The word 'Allah' and the Hebrew Word 'El' are etymologically related terms. They simply mean '(the) God.' Moreover there is no reputable archaeologist who would agree with you that the Arabs were Moon God worshippers. Are you simply repeating Robert Morley's...

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Which Is The World's Oldest Religion??????

JUNGLE @JUNGLE (1157) • South Africa 21 Sep 07

There are several well known religions in the world today.Which of these is the oldest one of all?

oldest religion

praying

religion

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kiwimac Vedic Hinduism and Gathic Zoroastrianism are roughly the same age. They are the first Organised religious systems, i.e., religious systems with books, clergy, list of authoritative doctrines.

9 Sep 08

remember!!!

revdauphinee @revdauphinee (5703) • United States 21 Oct 07

REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of Pan Am Flight 103! REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993! REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the Marine Barracks in Lebanon ! REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the...

lebanon

please remember

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kiwimac Not all Muslims did these crimes just as not all Christians were involved in the wars in Ireland and in Syria and not all Jews were responsible for the attacks on US warships. We do no good by attacking ALL followers of a religion for the actions of a few....

26 Oct 07

Baha’i in Iran

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 22 Oct 07

The Baha's faith is an off shoot or splinter group from the religion of Islam. Many Muslims truely despise the Baha'i. I experienced this for myself while participating in usenet discussions of the Baha'i faith, back when I was...

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kiwimac Actually the Baha'is have had a mixed kind of a history. Earlier in the 20th Century, for example, they were much more accepting of a diversity of personal views than they are now. All religions change as they move further away from the lifetime of their...

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Nazanin is FREE

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 22 Oct 07

There is a thread elsewhere on myLot concerning an Iranian girl named Nazanin who was sentenced to hang for killing a man while fending off a rape attack. That thread was revealed to be a hoax. Turns out it was not so much...

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kiwimac Thank you for bringing us up to date. In your opinion, did the number of folk involved from around the world help or hinder her release?

26 Oct 07

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zorastranism

ketybhagat @ketybhagat (4123) • India 7 Aug 07

Our community is very small, and yet highly educated and giving. We believe in the three principles which Lord Zoroaster taught us, i.e. GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS AND GOOD DEEDS. This sums up the whole life. Our forefathers...

parsis

zoroastranism

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kiwimac I know quite a bit about Zoroastrianism actually. How do you feel about conversion to Zoroastrianism?

13 Aug 07

islam a religion of peace? i dont think so..

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 8 Aug 07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Ztn7ejN9E UK extremism..

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kiwimac All religions are human institutions inevitably which means that they are all limited by the actions of their followers. We cannot blame the religion for the followers.

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Are Vinyl Records Better Than C.D's????

JUNGLE @JUNGLE (1157) • South Africa 12 Aug 07

I read in todays newspaper that vinyl records are making a comeback.Lots of big name stars are recording their latest albums on vinyl.I personally am very glad because I prefer vinyl to the compact disk.I am also happy that...

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kiwimac While I think that sound quality is better on CD there is no question that vinyl is a better for long-term storage. CD's will 'wear-out' even when not in use and they are easily damaged by light but vinyl is not. Just as folk are finding that for some purposes...

13 Aug 07

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zip disks okay to give away?

dld999 @dld999 (118) • United States 3 Feb 07

I'm starting my spring cleaning a bit early and have set aside a zip 250 drive and disks to donate. I've reformatted the disks but you always hear that even reformatting doesn't completely erase the data. Does anyone have...

erasing disks

zip disks

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kiwimac You might try zero formating them using a killdisk utility. But they should be fine.

9 Jun 07

The Bible, When Did the world the First Bible as we know it today

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 20 Apr 07

I often read the bible and realize that the may chapters there in were written a different time scale and age! When did the book we now call the Bible come to be a complete book?

bible

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kiwimac The Old Testament came to be codified in its current (Jewish) form in about 70 BCE. While the NT was not codified until around 300 CE and it was also around that time that Eusebius produced a combined Old and New Testament for Christians.

21 Apr 07

Evolution and other religions

Nebuloso @Nebuloso (179) • United States 19 Apr 07

First of all, the intent of this discussion is NOT to reopen the evolution/creation debate. There are plenty of other discussions on that topic here on myLot if anyone feels so inclined. My main question is this: How do other...

alternate views

evolution

religion

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kiwimac As far as Zoroastrianism is concerned there is no conflict between evolution and religion. Indeed most Zoroastrians would see evolution as 'Asha' (Divine Order) in action.

20 Apr 07

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is it right 2 murder?? why is homosexuality right??

newbeginnings @newbeginnings (51) • United States 1 Apr 07

I am assuming that most of u will agree that it is NOT right to murder. My point is, the same GOD who said thou shall not murder, thou shall not covet, thou shall not committ adultry (and those of u who are NOT married are not...

the bible

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kiwimac The word 'abomination' here is 'Toebah' & in this context means a 'ritual impurity.' If you are going to keep it here then you must also not trim your hair (if a woman) nor the corners of your beard, you must neither eat pork nor shellfish, must not mix...

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"symbol of the brotherhood and sisterhood of mankind

mjsdls @mjsdls (1840) • United States 2 Apr 07

This is scary. Read a quote i got from the article: THE SYMBOLISM planned for the building dates back to the black magic practised by the high priests of ancient Egypt. The building will contain a giant eye -- a circular pool...

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kiwimac Seems like a good idea to me. Anything which makes people TALK to one another rather than kill each other over which version of God they serve works for me.

4 Apr 07

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