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[Scott DeWar]

MERRY X-MAS folks

Merry Christmas, etc., to all!

Merry Christmas 42 minutes ago!

 

[megamania]

at the circvs they will gang up on you too, you just expect it is all.

I have not been there in several years just because of the harmful trolling. Thus why it bothers me to see politics / religion allowed here.

 

[Dog Moon]

I actually don't mind religion/politics here. I don't go to the other site and it seems like the occasional thread that pops up is easy enough to avoid if I want to. Now if the Off-Topic became almost completely religion/politics then I would mind.

 

[Dog Moon]

Well, as for Islam, it is believed to have come to the people born from Ishmael, the son of Abraham and the Egyptian slave Hagar, if memory serves. That would be the main contestive point between Muslims vs Jews and Christians. What some Muslims have told me that there seems to be a problem is what is found in the qaran:
1. Jesus is mentioned in the qarran
2. He is called the flesh
3. The flsh is called God.

The Muslims usually don't like this too much.

I am curious as to where this is the case. I know Jesus is mentioned in the Quran at several points and there is anger expressed that Jesus has been taken up as the son of God rather than just the prophet, but I have never heard that Jesus is "the flesh" and "the flesh is God".

Not that I'm necessarily trying to start a religious discussion in the Hive, but I am curious.

 

[Scott DeWar]

I am not sure if I can show you. I got the information from a friend who was Muslim and became a Christian, but had to move else where because his family was threatened by the Muslim community. I think he moved his family out of country. Sorry. I will try and find it myself, but to find an accurate English Qaran will be tricky. Too many times I find someone, meaning an over zealous, well intentioned Christian, quoting from a source that is full of translation errors. It is to the point I do not trust any source I have read to date, and I will have to learn Arabic to do so.

 

[Scott DeWar]

By the way, not every one at Circvs are trolls. here is a post by someone who was in need:

[sblock]Thanks to you all for well wishes and generosity. You folks are awesome as always and more generous than was expecting (as in, I was just expecting to vent).

I found something I could return that I didn't need immediately, deposited some cash, and my friend got me the ticket to Star Wars. I have enough to not go under but with very little buffer, and some helpful CMers have offered to provide some of that. It brings a tear to my eye, and some joy to my heart in the holiday.

The good news is that my next pay check (arriving on 1/1) should be fairly large after I worked 2 12 hour shifts in a row (so, 8 hours of OT), after working some OT the week before, and I have almost no bills that are coming out of it, so I can get ahead a little bit and save up a bit of a buffer.

Also good news, apparently my old job has opened up and they are interested and willing to rehire one of the 4 of us that got laid off. Of the 4, I may be the only one looking for a job (one changed careers, one is getting a degree, and one is happy with a new job though not at the same rate). Then again, I'm also the only one of the 4 that didn't have any other financial support in the family, so I'm the most in need of the job.

Meanwhile, I'm earning plenty of brownie points at my job right now, so I'm hoping I can leverage that into moving up fairly quickly. Retail management isn't exciting, but I think I can pay the bills with it.

Anyway, it's times like this that I'm reminded of what an awesome community you folks are. Happy Holidays[/sblock]

so you see, the community helps others in need.

 

[Dog Moon]

I am not sure if I can show you. I got the information from a friend who was Muslim and became a Christian, but had to move else where because his family was threatened by the Muslim community. I think he moved his family out of country. Sorry. I will try and find it myself, but to find an accurate English Qaran will be tricky. Too many times I find someone, meaning an over zealous, well intentioned Christian, quoting from a source that is full of translation errors. It is to the point I do not trust any source I have read to date, and I will have to learn Arabic to do so.

Yeah, unfortunately with Islam, things are frequently translated poorly and/or taken out of context. And it is generally these things that are used against the Religion or used to convince people that what they're doing is okay even when it's not.

 

[Dog Moon]

It's funny, I went to see Star Wars yesterday and I thought it was a decent film, though it felt sorta meh to me. So I go to the Star Wars Spoiler thread and for some reason that thread makes me actually dislike the movie a little bit more because not only do I dislike things that I noticed, but other people point out things and I'm like "Oh yeah, I missed that! Huh... yeah, that's dumb".

My friend thought something similar. Wasn't a bad movie, but wasn't really a great movie either.

 

[Scott DeWar]

first, let me say thank you for not spoiling Star Wars. I DO plan on seeing it, just not yet.

Second, I want it understood, I do not endorse islam, as I am a christian. I am just not going to force my personal beliefs here in this forum, or on en world.

Third, How is everyone doing? I myself am with my brother and his family and having a nice time.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'm shortly being forced into hosting a Christmas gathering, so I'm butt-tired and cooking.

If all goes well, I will be butt-tired and drinking before too long.