411>The results of a study by the national tobaaco campign based on the theme evry cigratte is doin u damage were relesed in dec1998 and sugeested tht ANTI -Smoking advertisemnts shud be broadcasted year around according to Judith Watt , exec director of quit campign sucess of the advertisements showecd that they need to b on air 52 weeks of the year .
the campaign which has been braodcatsed since 1997 urges smokers to call a national quitline for more information .Doctor elanie wakefield from the royal adelaide cancer hospital was in charge of the study evaluating the campaign and found it to be both popular and effective more over wen contacted 12 months later 29% of callers had stoped smoking which is good rate. when there were no advertisements on air for quitline the number of callers fell down telling the need to contonuos advertising .
Reply:bLAH bLAH bLAH bLAH. SHORTEN THE QUESTION!
Friday, April 17, 2009
How many no that the Mark of the Beast is a spiritual Mark?
410>People are tricked and saduced into playing occult games and practices. This allows a spirit of the antichrist to enter that person placeing them into bondage to Demonic/Witchcraft When a person is babtised they receive the Holly spirit, when they receive the spirit of the Anti christ its called possessed. They are tortured with mind control and the deep secrets of Satan, Demonic witchcraft, until they consent to go threw a Transcendental Meditation Ceremony. People from a underworld Satanic secret society use witchcraft and take you threw this ceramony were you are instructed to except the worshiping of all Gods. This is strictly forbiden and is known as Idolitry. %26quot;First comand of God%26quot;. In acctuallity they dont care about any except the Devil, Beast, and Phalse Prophet. This so called Secret Society is very large and spreading like a cancer threw society. Their may be other ways in witch they lead people into captivity, but this is what they used against me personally.
Reply:John the Baptist appears to still have disciples today - earnest Christians who seem to be more concerned with the coming Judgment than with the good news of the kingdom of God. We are to be disciples of Jesus - not of John.
Reply:a spiritual mark would not be placed on the forehead or in the hand as the Bible states it will be. Not trying to insult you, but you need to take advantage of your spell-check
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Reply:John the Baptist appears to still have disciples today - earnest Christians who seem to be more concerned with the coming Judgment than with the good news of the kingdom of God. We are to be disciples of Jesus - not of John.
Reply:a spiritual mark would not be placed on the forehead or in the hand as the Bible states it will be. Not trying to insult you, but you need to take advantage of your spell-check
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Should Marijuana be Legalized in the USA?
409>...if so, what would it%26#039;s guidelines be,if you were the one drawing up the bill? Age restrictions? Medical use only?.
I%26#039;d say %26quot;age restricted%26quot; -using the Age of ENLISTMENTas the gvmt decides to see fit (-God 18yo is SO YOUNG to be going to War), same as it should be for being allowed to purchase alcohol,or to get into an R rated movie.
also...
Anti%26#039;s... I would Love to see a %26quot;Bad List%26quot; . Can you think of any GoodSide to the Legalization Idea?
Pros.. Give me a %26quot;Good List%26quot;. .. and C%26#039;mon you Know there are always downsides to everything .. be honest and state one of them for me, too.
I%26#039;ll go first.
i think one DownSide is the Lung Cancer issue,
I think one UpSide would be that , Legalized ,they could openly go about figuring out a way of ingesting it ,so that was a lot more health conscience,without being wasteful.
Reply:Yes, it should be legalized and put under the same controls as alcohol.
It would be a huge tax revenue at a time when we really need the revenue.
Free up large law enforcement resources to go after other narcotics, gangs, etc.
Commercial hemp is a multi-billion dollar industry that our farmers are being kept out of ( China is the worlds top producer of commercial hemp).
Reply:YOU ARE 1 SICK FREAK IF YOU THINK DRUGS SHOUL BE LEGALIZED.
Reply:No
Reply:It should be legalized for those who believe in %26quot;Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.%26quot;
.
Reply:It would be a good tax base. But just think of how much brain damage, and low sperm count would happen as a result of legalzation
Reply:Yes...and it isn%26#039;t even conclusively linked to lung cancer!
Where are all the tests done with monkeys smoking doobs? There aren%26#039;t any! That%26#039;s because they%26#039;ve made their conclusions.
I think it%26#039;s illegality just gives law enformenment people job security!
Reply:No. It should not be legalized.
Downsides: Lung cancer, reduced brain function, lack of decision making skills, addiction.
ldscow...You gotta be kidding! You think that legalizing ALL drugs would reduce crime? Look at Amsterdam! Drugs legal. Crime VERY HIGH! This is because the HUGE number of adicts will do anything for their next fix! That was about the dumbest argument for legalization I have ever heard.
Reply:Looking at the big picture. MJ is realtively safe.
The resources used to control it are wastefull. Putting people in jail is expensive and just exposes them to more expert criminals and more criminal thinking.
Getting rid of the criminal profits from moving the product would be beneficial, right?
Benefits outway the loses. It would be a great way to see if legalization could be expanded in the future.
Get rid of the crime!!!
Reply:no
was on the ballot in Nevada and rejected there.
no need for for stone drivers in cars
the cell phones are bad enought.
Reply:No please dont legalise bad things. Even prostituion should be banned. US will be a finer place.
Reply:I dont think it should, I think anything that makes someone a more peacefull person shouldnt be allowed, We would be a country of pansies if it were legal. lets keep the violence and keep alcohol our receational drug
Reply:One advantage to legalizing all drugs would be to lessen crime. Another would be to take the profit motive out of recruiting new users and dry up some of the funding for crime. It would also be easier to find and treat users, and maybe solve their problems. Look at the reduction in jail use we would realize by decriminalizing use. Another positive effect would come from better control of the quality of the drugs.
Reply:Two high school girls, high on MJ step out in front of a car between corners, and one dies, while the other is hospitalized. The driver of the car, a young woman going home from work, is charged with manslaughter. She was acquitted, but should never have been charged.
Is MJ bad? Yes. However, if it is kept at home, it is the problem of the user. If you want to make it legal as a medication, make it illegal to venture out of your house for twelve hours after using it, so others won%26#039;t be involved in your habit. Penalty, if you are stopped on the street within that time, you get your MJ permit pulled. If it IS medicine, then you would be required to protect your right to use it. And yes, it is detrimental to health.
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Reply:The only useful purpose it has is with Chemo and Aids patient to help relieve nausea and stimulate appetite. Hospitals to not let patients smoke it they do the Alice B Toklas baking approach.
THC is an Hallucinogen as in make you hallucinate. It remains in your system for 11 days. Fry an egg. I lived the 60%26#039;s it was a mistake and we know much much much more now.
Reply:Absolutely and Immediately. There are so many benefits with marijuana. First of all there is a calming effect which would seriously benefit many of our citizens who suffer with depression; adult bi-polar disorder; anger issues just to name a few.
I argue against your lung cancer theory. If the marijuana is left pure, not chemically sprayed (it%26#039;s a weed, naturally occurring) or altered in any way the risk is far far less than that of tobacco. Some people are just pre disposed to cancer...I don%26#039;t think you will see a significant increase in lung cancer. We would have a more peaceful nation.
The age should be the same for drinking. 18-21. It should absolutely be made available for cancer patients; free of charge and every citizen should be allowed to grow their own for personal use.
Screw the govt. and their inability to tax marijuana. They get enough of their pound of flesh from us in every other area of daily life.
The down side that would be most problematic is the lowered productivity. You don%26#039;t seem to get much done when high on marijuana; there fore it should be regulated to days off of work and off the clock with at least an 8 hour break. Of course this would not be enforceable! LOL. It would have to be the users responsibility to use it wisely.
Another down side is that marijuana use does adversely affect the unborn child of a pot smoker. I see this all the time. Babies born marijuana exposed do not eat well, they don%26#039;t thrive as well, they have lower birth weight and higher prematurity. Like alcohol it should not be consumed if pregnant. Then again cigarettes are very bad for babies too. The US doesn%26#039;t remove a child because her mother was a cigarette smoker; only if she is alcohol/marijuana/drug affected. Is tobacco not a drug? Okay. Enough. I%26#039;m in favor. Let%26#039;s get-er-done, as the redneck says. LOL Nana
Reply:Yes! Why? Because the government should have no power to tell someone what they can or can%26#039;t put in their bodies. That takes our basic freedoms away. If they legalized pot, cocaine, speed, meth, and certain other drugs, they could reduce prison overcrowding overnight. It should be legalized for personal use only and if someone takes an OD and dies - whose going to miss them???
Reply:Bush must think it already is
Reply:why do most people think that the only way to use mj is to smoke it? you can make a tea or cook it in a recipe.if it%26#039;s used like that would it still cause lung cancer?
Reply:It is a good idea
I%26#039;d say %26quot;age restricted%26quot; -using the Age of ENLISTMENTas the gvmt decides to see fit (-God 18yo is SO YOUNG to be going to War), same as it should be for being allowed to purchase alcohol,or to get into an R rated movie.
also...
Anti%26#039;s... I would Love to see a %26quot;Bad List%26quot; . Can you think of any GoodSide to the Legalization Idea?
Pros.. Give me a %26quot;Good List%26quot;. .. and C%26#039;mon you Know there are always downsides to everything .. be honest and state one of them for me, too.
I%26#039;ll go first.
i think one DownSide is the Lung Cancer issue,
I think one UpSide would be that , Legalized ,they could openly go about figuring out a way of ingesting it ,so that was a lot more health conscience,without being wasteful.
Reply:Yes, it should be legalized and put under the same controls as alcohol.
It would be a huge tax revenue at a time when we really need the revenue.
Free up large law enforcement resources to go after other narcotics, gangs, etc.
Commercial hemp is a multi-billion dollar industry that our farmers are being kept out of ( China is the worlds top producer of commercial hemp).
Reply:YOU ARE 1 SICK FREAK IF YOU THINK DRUGS SHOUL BE LEGALIZED.
Reply:No
Reply:It should be legalized for those who believe in %26quot;Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.%26quot;
.
Reply:It would be a good tax base. But just think of how much brain damage, and low sperm count would happen as a result of legalzation
Reply:Yes...and it isn%26#039;t even conclusively linked to lung cancer!
Where are all the tests done with monkeys smoking doobs? There aren%26#039;t any! That%26#039;s because they%26#039;ve made their conclusions.
I think it%26#039;s illegality just gives law enformenment people job security!
Reply:No. It should not be legalized.
Downsides: Lung cancer, reduced brain function, lack of decision making skills, addiction.
ldscow...You gotta be kidding! You think that legalizing ALL drugs would reduce crime? Look at Amsterdam! Drugs legal. Crime VERY HIGH! This is because the HUGE number of adicts will do anything for their next fix! That was about the dumbest argument for legalization I have ever heard.
Reply:Looking at the big picture. MJ is realtively safe.
The resources used to control it are wastefull. Putting people in jail is expensive and just exposes them to more expert criminals and more criminal thinking.
Getting rid of the criminal profits from moving the product would be beneficial, right?
Benefits outway the loses. It would be a great way to see if legalization could be expanded in the future.
Get rid of the crime!!!
Reply:no
was on the ballot in Nevada and rejected there.
no need for for stone drivers in cars
the cell phones are bad enought.
Reply:No please dont legalise bad things. Even prostituion should be banned. US will be a finer place.
Reply:I dont think it should, I think anything that makes someone a more peacefull person shouldnt be allowed, We would be a country of pansies if it were legal. lets keep the violence and keep alcohol our receational drug
Reply:One advantage to legalizing all drugs would be to lessen crime. Another would be to take the profit motive out of recruiting new users and dry up some of the funding for crime. It would also be easier to find and treat users, and maybe solve their problems. Look at the reduction in jail use we would realize by decriminalizing use. Another positive effect would come from better control of the quality of the drugs.
Reply:Two high school girls, high on MJ step out in front of a car between corners, and one dies, while the other is hospitalized. The driver of the car, a young woman going home from work, is charged with manslaughter. She was acquitted, but should never have been charged.
Is MJ bad? Yes. However, if it is kept at home, it is the problem of the user. If you want to make it legal as a medication, make it illegal to venture out of your house for twelve hours after using it, so others won%26#039;t be involved in your habit. Penalty, if you are stopped on the street within that time, you get your MJ permit pulled. If it IS medicine, then you would be required to protect your right to use it. And yes, it is detrimental to health.
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Reply:The only useful purpose it has is with Chemo and Aids patient to help relieve nausea and stimulate appetite. Hospitals to not let patients smoke it they do the Alice B Toklas baking approach.
THC is an Hallucinogen as in make you hallucinate. It remains in your system for 11 days. Fry an egg. I lived the 60%26#039;s it was a mistake and we know much much much more now.
Reply:Absolutely and Immediately. There are so many benefits with marijuana. First of all there is a calming effect which would seriously benefit many of our citizens who suffer with depression; adult bi-polar disorder; anger issues just to name a few.
I argue against your lung cancer theory. If the marijuana is left pure, not chemically sprayed (it%26#039;s a weed, naturally occurring) or altered in any way the risk is far far less than that of tobacco. Some people are just pre disposed to cancer...I don%26#039;t think you will see a significant increase in lung cancer. We would have a more peaceful nation.
The age should be the same for drinking. 18-21. It should absolutely be made available for cancer patients; free of charge and every citizen should be allowed to grow their own for personal use.
Screw the govt. and their inability to tax marijuana. They get enough of their pound of flesh from us in every other area of daily life.
The down side that would be most problematic is the lowered productivity. You don%26#039;t seem to get much done when high on marijuana; there fore it should be regulated to days off of work and off the clock with at least an 8 hour break. Of course this would not be enforceable! LOL. It would have to be the users responsibility to use it wisely.
Another down side is that marijuana use does adversely affect the unborn child of a pot smoker. I see this all the time. Babies born marijuana exposed do not eat well, they don%26#039;t thrive as well, they have lower birth weight and higher prematurity. Like alcohol it should not be consumed if pregnant. Then again cigarettes are very bad for babies too. The US doesn%26#039;t remove a child because her mother was a cigarette smoker; only if she is alcohol/marijuana/drug affected. Is tobacco not a drug? Okay. Enough. I%26#039;m in favor. Let%26#039;s get-er-done, as the redneck says. LOL Nana
Reply:Yes! Why? Because the government should have no power to tell someone what they can or can%26#039;t put in their bodies. That takes our basic freedoms away. If they legalized pot, cocaine, speed, meth, and certain other drugs, they could reduce prison overcrowding overnight. It should be legalized for personal use only and if someone takes an OD and dies - whose going to miss them???
Reply:Bush must think it already is
Reply:why do most people think that the only way to use mj is to smoke it? you can make a tea or cook it in a recipe.if it%26#039;s used like that would it still cause lung cancer?
Reply:It is a good idea
Would you like to get to know us, our culture and our country because we're unknown?
408>Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing.It%26#039;s taken me almost a year to find some pieces of this information.
I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. Please don%26#039;t assume that I%26#039;m a very old person. I%26#039;m just 18, and a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged.
This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
If you wanna know the rest of of the story, read it from top to bottom.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained all the things that you ALWAYS talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.
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Hi. I%26#039;m an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s so cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I%26#039;m talking about public places, in our privacy there%26#039;s no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost half of women wear their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere. Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. But I guess these are common problems around the world today, aren%26#039;t they? Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past!Nearly 65-70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation without the biases of the past (The youth), and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that%26#039;s not a bad thing. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. (That%26#039;s why men can hardly find any good jobs because most jobs are already occupied by women!) They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so they (men) will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) something terrible had happened which was just beyond the borders of adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! Iranians expect their gov%26#039;t not to be soft on criminals.And for your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabi? I%26#039;m sorry I didn%26#039;t know %26quot;over a billion Moslems%26quot; lived there!When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too. There%26#039;s no perfect country!
I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there%26#039;s nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. You don%26#039;t hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many kids like that. Every year a special scientific compition (Kharazmi) is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it. What did I find instead? %26quot;President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!%26quot; (The same old story!) The Media are unjust. They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless.(I still feel foolish for talkng about ordinary things!)
News: %26quot;Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you%26#039;ve lost them using basic cells%26quot; I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. You%26#039;ll find what they%26#039;re hiding from you! In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx... Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
Some charactristics of Iranians would be:
Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive!
Positive: intelligent, ambitious, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable.
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? It could even defeat Euro-pop! All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard. What makes Iranian music killer, is a lot of Trance drums, catchy tune, uprising melody and incredible lyrics!
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
13.(The wind%26#039;s kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! See how the media are fooling people?
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with said in the U.S it%26#039;s said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. It%26#039;s easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the TV screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? It%26#039;s so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations!
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. On the contrary, meeting different people would be very interesting for us!
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! News headlines: %26quot;We won%26#039;t allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons%26quot;!!! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is of no credit. It%26#039;s just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. It can set an example to some countries that just follow their interests (oil!). Interesting! the countries accusing Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! How logical!
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? You know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence. He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I%26#039;d judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin!
Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country. I know Americans don%26#039;t like this either, but what can they do? They%26#039;re not responsible for controlling what the Media says. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?)
5. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians.
6. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
7. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov%26#039;t just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England%26#039;s soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you%26#039;d probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt%26#039;s are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think? I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous! They%26#039;ve started to have diplomatic talks! (Naughty children!) That%26#039;s great!
Thanks for your time
Reply:Hello! I read your whole post, every word. I looked at the pictures and some of the other links. I didn%26#039;t listen to any music though. Here are some random comments I have:
Here in America, MANY of us know President Bush is a nutcase. Only 1/3 of the people approve of the job he is doing as President. I am so glad you don%26#039;t judge Americans by him, and some of his noisy supporters. People are beginning to realize that the Bush government has lied to them about many important things.
It makes me happier than you can know to learn that the Iranian people don%26#039;t hate Americans, any more than Americans (except for a small hateful minority) hate Iranians.
I believe that the big powers such as China, Russia and the US want to keep the Mid East in turmoil, because if countries like Iran and Iraq, Lebanon and Israel, Turkey and Afghanistan are putting their resources into fighting each other, they are less likely to compete with the big powers, who feel threatened by them. Some few rich people here are profiting from keeping oil prices high, and from stirring up dissent in the Middle East.
Thank you so much for taking the time to describe what life is like in Iran. I didn%26#039;t know anything about it, and I wanted to know the real truth. The pictures that I looked at show your country to be one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. I would give my heart to be able to visit there, and eat a meal with people like you and your family, and sit and drink tea and talk to you and your friends.
Please don%26#039;t judge American news by Fox News!! They are not taken seriously here by many. If you like, look at MSNBC.com, or www.newsweek.com. They are my primary source for news.
I am wholeheartedly sorry for the deaths of your people by American military and political forces. I do not believe in war and killing, and I have never supported any fighting in the Middle East.
Like you, I dream of all nations at peace with each other.
Reply:He%26#039;s said %26quot;half the women wear their hair out%26quot;! the first answerer is talking about Iraq not Iran! oh make sure you try Iranian music.It%26#039;s just like American music mixed with Euro-pop and has a special style that anyone would like! Just like Iran%26#039;s nature, its music is really beautiful! Report It
Reply:They say America is free, they say that your country is bad, so you are saying there were at least some of you that liked it the way it was, and the media is full of propaganda. That is truthful, but there are things that your country does that I could not go along with and vice versa. Stop the suicide bombings please? Violence only increases violence and does not stop it, just because there were people that did bad things does not mean that we have to be people that do bad things.
Our countries ought to try to get along that is correct, but shouldn%26#039;t our country leave your country alone unless you are asking for our assistance? It did not matter how many were killed in this war, but it was not all of us that thought it was right, we were lied to. We have problems here that the money going into warring on your country would have been better be able to help with and it is hurting both of our countries.
I think that for America to be America it can not be a different country then what the constitution asked for it to be, we stood up against having a king here and yet that is exactly what we seem to have, and I think that you should and do have a right to speak here and say what is on your mind, thank you.
I believe in freedom of speech and emotion so much that I have created an open group that you don%26#039;t have to belong to and you can go there and read or go there and post here is a link to that:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freedom-of...
I do not doubt that this will be removed from here, haters will probably have it removed, but in my eyes you had a right to ask it, I think you answered your own question though, so I have to ask why did you really do that? Do you want people to know that there is always another side to things in general? I think so too. Yet half as much would have probably been recieved far better as I have been told.
I don%26#039;t hate you or your people, you are just a human being just like anyone else and that is what I am for human rights, I just think that you need to work hard to keep changing your country if that is what you all want and work on finding peace and equality there? If you come to America because it is better in some ways find those ways and when you go back to your country take them with you and stand up to your government until they change. I know it is not easy, it is not easy for me either, but they are hurting all of us and that has to stop!
I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. Please don%26#039;t assume that I%26#039;m a very old person. I%26#039;m just 18, and a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged.
This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
If you wanna know the rest of of the story, read it from top to bottom.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained all the things that you ALWAYS talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.
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Hi. I%26#039;m an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s so cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I%26#039;m talking about public places, in our privacy there%26#039;s no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost half of women wear their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere. Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. But I guess these are common problems around the world today, aren%26#039;t they? Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past!Nearly 65-70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation without the biases of the past (The youth), and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that%26#039;s not a bad thing. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. (That%26#039;s why men can hardly find any good jobs because most jobs are already occupied by women!) They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so they (men) will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) something terrible had happened which was just beyond the borders of adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! Iranians expect their gov%26#039;t not to be soft on criminals.And for your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabi? I%26#039;m sorry I didn%26#039;t know %26quot;over a billion Moslems%26quot; lived there!When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too. There%26#039;s no perfect country!
I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there%26#039;s nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. You don%26#039;t hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many kids like that. Every year a special scientific compition (Kharazmi) is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it. What did I find instead? %26quot;President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!%26quot; (The same old story!) The Media are unjust. They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless.(I still feel foolish for talkng about ordinary things!)
News: %26quot;Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you%26#039;ve lost them using basic cells%26quot; I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. You%26#039;ll find what they%26#039;re hiding from you! In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx... Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
Some charactristics of Iranians would be:
Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive!
Positive: intelligent, ambitious, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable.
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? It could even defeat Euro-pop! All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard. What makes Iranian music killer, is a lot of Trance drums, catchy tune, uprising melody and incredible lyrics!
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
13.(The wind%26#039;s kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! See how the media are fooling people?
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with said in the U.S it%26#039;s said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. It%26#039;s easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the TV screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? It%26#039;s so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations!
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. On the contrary, meeting different people would be very interesting for us!
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! News headlines: %26quot;We won%26#039;t allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons%26quot;!!! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is of no credit. It%26#039;s just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. It can set an example to some countries that just follow their interests (oil!). Interesting! the countries accusing Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! How logical!
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? You know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence. He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I%26#039;d judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin!
Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country. I know Americans don%26#039;t like this either, but what can they do? They%26#039;re not responsible for controlling what the Media says. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?)
5. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians.
6. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
7. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov%26#039;t just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England%26#039;s soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you%26#039;d probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt%26#039;s are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think? I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous! They%26#039;ve started to have diplomatic talks! (Naughty children!) That%26#039;s great!
Thanks for your time
Reply:Hello! I read your whole post, every word. I looked at the pictures and some of the other links. I didn%26#039;t listen to any music though. Here are some random comments I have:
Here in America, MANY of us know President Bush is a nutcase. Only 1/3 of the people approve of the job he is doing as President. I am so glad you don%26#039;t judge Americans by him, and some of his noisy supporters. People are beginning to realize that the Bush government has lied to them about many important things.
It makes me happier than you can know to learn that the Iranian people don%26#039;t hate Americans, any more than Americans (except for a small hateful minority) hate Iranians.
I believe that the big powers such as China, Russia and the US want to keep the Mid East in turmoil, because if countries like Iran and Iraq, Lebanon and Israel, Turkey and Afghanistan are putting their resources into fighting each other, they are less likely to compete with the big powers, who feel threatened by them. Some few rich people here are profiting from keeping oil prices high, and from stirring up dissent in the Middle East.
Thank you so much for taking the time to describe what life is like in Iran. I didn%26#039;t know anything about it, and I wanted to know the real truth. The pictures that I looked at show your country to be one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. I would give my heart to be able to visit there, and eat a meal with people like you and your family, and sit and drink tea and talk to you and your friends.
Please don%26#039;t judge American news by Fox News!! They are not taken seriously here by many. If you like, look at MSNBC.com, or www.newsweek.com. They are my primary source for news.
I am wholeheartedly sorry for the deaths of your people by American military and political forces. I do not believe in war and killing, and I have never supported any fighting in the Middle East.
Like you, I dream of all nations at peace with each other.
Reply:He%26#039;s said %26quot;half the women wear their hair out%26quot;! the first answerer is talking about Iraq not Iran! oh make sure you try Iranian music.It%26#039;s just like American music mixed with Euro-pop and has a special style that anyone would like! Just like Iran%26#039;s nature, its music is really beautiful! Report It
Reply:They say America is free, they say that your country is bad, so you are saying there were at least some of you that liked it the way it was, and the media is full of propaganda. That is truthful, but there are things that your country does that I could not go along with and vice versa. Stop the suicide bombings please? Violence only increases violence and does not stop it, just because there were people that did bad things does not mean that we have to be people that do bad things.
Our countries ought to try to get along that is correct, but shouldn%26#039;t our country leave your country alone unless you are asking for our assistance? It did not matter how many were killed in this war, but it was not all of us that thought it was right, we were lied to. We have problems here that the money going into warring on your country would have been better be able to help with and it is hurting both of our countries.
I think that for America to be America it can not be a different country then what the constitution asked for it to be, we stood up against having a king here and yet that is exactly what we seem to have, and I think that you should and do have a right to speak here and say what is on your mind, thank you.
I believe in freedom of speech and emotion so much that I have created an open group that you don%26#039;t have to belong to and you can go there and read or go there and post here is a link to that:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freedom-of...
I do not doubt that this will be removed from here, haters will probably have it removed, but in my eyes you had a right to ask it, I think you answered your own question though, so I have to ask why did you really do that? Do you want people to know that there is always another side to things in general? I think so too. Yet half as much would have probably been recieved far better as I have been told.
I don%26#039;t hate you or your people, you are just a human being just like anyone else and that is what I am for human rights, I just think that you need to work hard to keep changing your country if that is what you all want and work on finding peace and equality there? If you come to America because it is better in some ways find those ways and when you go back to your country take them with you and stand up to your government until they change. I know it is not easy, it is not easy for me either, but they are hurting all of us and that has to stop!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Removal of sun(liver)spots.?
407>I am 28 yrs old and have fair skin. I have never been one for tanning in my younger years %26amp; have never gotten sunburned. Everyday I use SPF 15, I wear a hat when going out %26amp; in general I avoid the sun like the plague.At a very young age I have been anti-age obsessed, unline the other girls my age who would tan. So you can imagine my shock when on my left cheek I developed a SUN SPOT! First, I can%26#039;t imagine how since as I said I take so many precautions. And 2nd, I want to get rid of it. I went to a dermatologist who confirmed it was a sun spot. She put me on Tretioin 0.25% cream. However, creams like Retin-A, hyrdroquinone tend to scare me.For one, I really don%26#039;t want chemicals on my face. Hydroquinone has cancer causing properties and is banned for use in Eurpoe. And Retin-A may actually WORSEN hyperpigmentation on spots and can reoccur once you stop using it.
What I am looking for is a NATURAL way that is effective in PERMANENTLY erasing this spot!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Try Porecelana or Nadinola cream. They are available at the drugstore. It takes a month to 6 weeks to work so be patient. Otherwise use a cover up stick to touch it up.
What I am looking for is a NATURAL way that is effective in PERMANENTLY erasing this spot!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Try Porecelana or Nadinola cream. They are available at the drugstore. It takes a month to 6 weeks to work so be patient. Otherwise use a cover up stick to touch it up.
Are religious people like Bush bad for society?
406>I say yes. Religious people like Bush are anti-science. This needless Iraq war has cost billions and medical research has had funds cut because of the war costs. Medical research has been hurt by right wingers like Bush. 1500 people die from cancer daily yet research has been delayed. Even stem cell research has been hurt by Bush. Galileo was persecuted because he proved that the world revolves around the sun and this was against religion. I will never vote for a evangelist for President because I don%26#039;t want science hindered.
Reply:Superstition and leadership don%26#039;t mix. I couldn%26#039;t care less that , as Marx (Karl, not Groucho) said, %26quot;religion is the opiate of the people%26quot; in general- people love to be led. But when a leader, influential like Bush or a Reagan, use fantasy like the bible to make decisions its a very scary situation and yes it hurts science and reason. Its so sad that even intellectual leaders have to feign religiosity or else would never be elected. %26quot; God wants us to...............%26quot;, is a spooky world eh?
Reply:Why is this in the Health section? Should be posted in political.
Reply:Bush is not religious. He is a moron.
Reply:Bush is not necessarily religious. He is a politician and we don%26#039;t know what he really feels. Politicians only put on poses and express opinions that will get them votes. We don%26#039;t know what he really feels, we may never. I have a suspicion that he doesn%26#039;t feel much of anything about anybody.
Reply:Religious people are great for society. Jackasses like GWB that pretend to be religious are an insult to the human race.
Reply:Superstition and leadership don%26#039;t mix. I couldn%26#039;t care less that , as Marx (Karl, not Groucho) said, %26quot;religion is the opiate of the people%26quot; in general- people love to be led. But when a leader, influential like Bush or a Reagan, use fantasy like the bible to make decisions its a very scary situation and yes it hurts science and reason. Its so sad that even intellectual leaders have to feign religiosity or else would never be elected. %26quot; God wants us to...............%26quot;, is a spooky world eh?
Reply:Why is this in the Health section? Should be posted in political.
Reply:Bush is not religious. He is a moron.
Reply:Bush is not necessarily religious. He is a politician and we don%26#039;t know what he really feels. Politicians only put on poses and express opinions that will get them votes. We don%26#039;t know what he really feels, we may never. I have a suspicion that he doesn%26#039;t feel much of anything about anybody.
Reply:Religious people are great for society. Jackasses like GWB that pretend to be religious are an insult to the human race.
A few questions about religion?
405>Mind you, I%26#039;m not an atheist, christian, or satanist, so don%26#039;t come at me with snarky comments. Just answer the questions please. Thanks!
1. Why does God cause suffering in the world. For instance, cancer. Why did God create something so terrible that causes so many so much pain. And don%26#039;t say %26quot;because he%26#039;s testing your faith%26quot;
2. Why come many (not all) christians answer simple questions that have to do with THEIR opinions with quotes from the bible? If I wanted to know God%26#039;s opinon, I woulda read the bible first off. I want yours, not God%26#039;s.
3. If the bible says God loves us all equally, then why do christians who are anti-gay say God hates homosexuals? That%26#039;s just a tad contradictory.
4. This isn%26#039;t really a question, but when I was 7, I had a preacher take me to a back room and yell at me and tell me if I didn%26#039;t become a christian, I would burn and suffer in hell. I started crying, so he then said I was saved and gave me a dollar and told me go. What%26#039;s up with that?
Reply:1. God does not cause suffering. But after mankind showed God that they would not %26quot;trust and obey%26quot; Him, He allowed the enemy/satan have a go at them. In a perfect world, as Eden was before the original sin, there would be no suffering. We will experience that again in Heaven.
2. Probably because our opinions come from the reference book of life, which is what we consider the Bible to be. (Just my opinion.)
3. God does not hate homosexuals; he hates homosexuality. God loves us all. He loves the sinner but hates the sin. And homosexuality is a sin, along with pride, cheating, adultery, envy, etc. We ought to have that attitude also; love the sinner but hate the sin. (Applies to ourselves, as well. I sin every day.)
4. Not all Holy men or women are Holy. The enemy/satan, who uses every chance to engage in a %26quot;smear campaign%26quot; against Christianity, has his biggest pool of %26quot;candidates%26quot; from church people (and the holier the better). Ever wonder why so many people who once appeared to be righteous, Godly people get involved in adultery, embezzlement, lying, etc.?
In other words that preacher or your childhood was once a true servant of God, but somehow he let the enemy/satan into his life and did a great disservice, to God and to you, by his method of bringing you to Salvation.
Hope this answered your questions somewhat. God bless.
Reply:1. Why assume God does these things, or exists?
2. Many people agree with what they believe to be God%26#039;s opinion.
3. Most Christians don%26#039;t say this.
4. It%26#039;s weird, that%26#039;s what.
Reply:1. suffering is to test us humans, that is why we are here to begin with. God wants to see if we still will love him no matter what.
2. i guess it is because christianity focuses on faith and trusting in god thats it. christianity does not allow u to explore and question the religion. it does not allow u to ask questions regarding beleifs.
3. god does love all people equally, he made us to began with. it is when we start making wrong decisions when god is %26quot;against us%26quot;
4. force to religion rather than understanding. he did not tell you why. he expected u to give in with out question.
Reply:If you are serious about theology visit catholic encyclopedia on line or CPATS.org for answers to your questions...your questions are viable concerns and I ask you to research theology from a catholic perspective, why? because it is the oldest Christian religion along with the Orthodox church(Greek, Russian etc) and the amount of theological references are immense, I Have spent many years studying theology trying to satisfy my spiritual questions...peace be with you.
Reply:I ask forgiveness for the other Christians%26#039;s sins against you and against others. I am sorry to say that the church is divided and that not all agree on what to do.
Cancer-
About cancer, my father has cancer so please do not use that as an excuse not to accept God. He is showing us on this world that this is a temporary world which, with all of its evil, will be destroyed only to be replaced by a new and perfect world. There was no disease or hunger or death until man sinned. Satan is the one doing this to us so why blame God? We tell Him that we want our own free will so that we can do as we please, but with that free will we destroy ourselves and blame it on God.
Reply:there is a saying that if there is no religion, man need to invent one, why ? because no social norms have been successful ever in putting our minds in peace, contentment.
About your comments, its not God to be blamed, He had handed us the light or guidance for our welfare but it is us who deviate from those teachings or perform otherwise what was not intended to be so we got lost, ruined etc.
Your preacher? well, not all people are diplomatic in relations, he may have good intentions for your betterment but said it in the wrong way. Just beware of other sweet talkers but only wished for his profit or benefit and does not care if it destroys you.
Reply:Nowhere in the Bible does it teach that becoming a Christian will give you %26quot;gravy train%26quot; all kinds of good things while on earth. Consider Jesus, Gods own Son. How good did He have it? His earthly life wasn%26#039;t nothing but peaches and cream. Did He suffer? Was He mocked and rejected? Was He put to death? Yes to all the above. If Gods own Son had tribulation in life, what makes us thing by being a Christian, we won%26#039;t? There is also an anti-God force in the world. It%26#039;s called Satin. Does Satin sow good or evil in the world? Regardless of the manner of death (and I assume none of it is much fun) while on earth, no one lives forever. How best is one tested? When things are going good, or when things are going bad? What shows the true you, What shows the most character, the way a person deals with good things or not so good? My opinion of things is what I have learned from the Bible as Gods opinion of things. It shows where and why my opinion is as it is.The words God hates homosexuals is not correct. Jesus died to pay the penalty of everyone sins. Gays included. God may not desire that there be homosexuals, but that doesn%26#039;t mean He hates them. I can%26#039;t answer your last question. That would be a question to pose to that preacher. I will say that that was the wrong way of doing things.
Reply:#1 my true believe and understanding is the God did not create cancer, aids or any of the other diseases...it was a result of our sin..for instance God says in Leviticus 19:28
%26quot; %26#039;Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. But man does it anyway..and what comes from doing such? Hepatitis C for 1. It was a result of us not listening to God
#2What good is mans opinion? ..after all there are so many men and many opinions..wouldn%26#039;t a smart person want the opinion of the ONE and ONLY God who has the power to save?
#3 because they are ignorant to the word of God and think they in themselves are righteous but do not realize that the measure they use to judge the gay person , that they themselves will be judged with the same measure. God does love all people that is why he sent Jesus..it IS Gods will that all would come to repentance.
#4preacher man didn%26#039;t know how to deal with a young child (sorry that happened to you)
Reply:1. God does not %26quot;cause%26quot; suffering. God does allow suffering. There is a great deal of theology that deals with this subject and %26quot;why%26quot; is usually solved as this is part of the human experience. Bout it. Humans need adversity to grow. Problems to solve and so forth. There is no pat answer.
2. I occasionally use a bible quote as I have found these distilled forms of truth, truism, or wisdom. Often these are exactly what I mean and these also mean a lot to Christians looking for bible based answers.
3. Homosexuality is directly against what God wants - as matter of fact - as far as I know - homosexuality or practicing homosexuality is not accepted by any of the major religions. This is just what it is and cannot be changed. At some point in thinking and action God draws a line according to religion and this is one of the lines. Many religious groups today have pulled away from this line.
4. The so called pastor was a very sick man. There is no such thing as being sent to eternal burning hell and tortured forever. This is fiction that is used by sickos to control and intimidate people and obviously small boys too.
1. Why does God cause suffering in the world. For instance, cancer. Why did God create something so terrible that causes so many so much pain. And don%26#039;t say %26quot;because he%26#039;s testing your faith%26quot;
2. Why come many (not all) christians answer simple questions that have to do with THEIR opinions with quotes from the bible? If I wanted to know God%26#039;s opinon, I woulda read the bible first off. I want yours, not God%26#039;s.
3. If the bible says God loves us all equally, then why do christians who are anti-gay say God hates homosexuals? That%26#039;s just a tad contradictory.
4. This isn%26#039;t really a question, but when I was 7, I had a preacher take me to a back room and yell at me and tell me if I didn%26#039;t become a christian, I would burn and suffer in hell. I started crying, so he then said I was saved and gave me a dollar and told me go. What%26#039;s up with that?
Reply:1. God does not cause suffering. But after mankind showed God that they would not %26quot;trust and obey%26quot; Him, He allowed the enemy/satan have a go at them. In a perfect world, as Eden was before the original sin, there would be no suffering. We will experience that again in Heaven.
2. Probably because our opinions come from the reference book of life, which is what we consider the Bible to be. (Just my opinion.)
3. God does not hate homosexuals; he hates homosexuality. God loves us all. He loves the sinner but hates the sin. And homosexuality is a sin, along with pride, cheating, adultery, envy, etc. We ought to have that attitude also; love the sinner but hate the sin. (Applies to ourselves, as well. I sin every day.)
4. Not all Holy men or women are Holy. The enemy/satan, who uses every chance to engage in a %26quot;smear campaign%26quot; against Christianity, has his biggest pool of %26quot;candidates%26quot; from church people (and the holier the better). Ever wonder why so many people who once appeared to be righteous, Godly people get involved in adultery, embezzlement, lying, etc.?
In other words that preacher or your childhood was once a true servant of God, but somehow he let the enemy/satan into his life and did a great disservice, to God and to you, by his method of bringing you to Salvation.
Hope this answered your questions somewhat. God bless.
Reply:1. Why assume God does these things, or exists?
2. Many people agree with what they believe to be God%26#039;s opinion.
3. Most Christians don%26#039;t say this.
4. It%26#039;s weird, that%26#039;s what.
Reply:1. suffering is to test us humans, that is why we are here to begin with. God wants to see if we still will love him no matter what.
2. i guess it is because christianity focuses on faith and trusting in god thats it. christianity does not allow u to explore and question the religion. it does not allow u to ask questions regarding beleifs.
3. god does love all people equally, he made us to began with. it is when we start making wrong decisions when god is %26quot;against us%26quot;
4. force to religion rather than understanding. he did not tell you why. he expected u to give in with out question.
Reply:If you are serious about theology visit catholic encyclopedia on line or CPATS.org for answers to your questions...your questions are viable concerns and I ask you to research theology from a catholic perspective, why? because it is the oldest Christian religion along with the Orthodox church(Greek, Russian etc) and the amount of theological references are immense, I Have spent many years studying theology trying to satisfy my spiritual questions...peace be with you.
Reply:I ask forgiveness for the other Christians%26#039;s sins against you and against others. I am sorry to say that the church is divided and that not all agree on what to do.
Cancer-
About cancer, my father has cancer so please do not use that as an excuse not to accept God. He is showing us on this world that this is a temporary world which, with all of its evil, will be destroyed only to be replaced by a new and perfect world. There was no disease or hunger or death until man sinned. Satan is the one doing this to us so why blame God? We tell Him that we want our own free will so that we can do as we please, but with that free will we destroy ourselves and blame it on God.
Reply:there is a saying that if there is no religion, man need to invent one, why ? because no social norms have been successful ever in putting our minds in peace, contentment.
About your comments, its not God to be blamed, He had handed us the light or guidance for our welfare but it is us who deviate from those teachings or perform otherwise what was not intended to be so we got lost, ruined etc.
Your preacher? well, not all people are diplomatic in relations, he may have good intentions for your betterment but said it in the wrong way. Just beware of other sweet talkers but only wished for his profit or benefit and does not care if it destroys you.
Reply:Nowhere in the Bible does it teach that becoming a Christian will give you %26quot;gravy train%26quot; all kinds of good things while on earth. Consider Jesus, Gods own Son. How good did He have it? His earthly life wasn%26#039;t nothing but peaches and cream. Did He suffer? Was He mocked and rejected? Was He put to death? Yes to all the above. If Gods own Son had tribulation in life, what makes us thing by being a Christian, we won%26#039;t? There is also an anti-God force in the world. It%26#039;s called Satin. Does Satin sow good or evil in the world? Regardless of the manner of death (and I assume none of it is much fun) while on earth, no one lives forever. How best is one tested? When things are going good, or when things are going bad? What shows the true you, What shows the most character, the way a person deals with good things or not so good? My opinion of things is what I have learned from the Bible as Gods opinion of things. It shows where and why my opinion is as it is.The words God hates homosexuals is not correct. Jesus died to pay the penalty of everyone sins. Gays included. God may not desire that there be homosexuals, but that doesn%26#039;t mean He hates them. I can%26#039;t answer your last question. That would be a question to pose to that preacher. I will say that that was the wrong way of doing things.
Reply:#1 my true believe and understanding is the God did not create cancer, aids or any of the other diseases...it was a result of our sin..for instance God says in Leviticus 19:28
%26quot; %26#039;Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. But man does it anyway..and what comes from doing such? Hepatitis C for 1. It was a result of us not listening to God
#2What good is mans opinion? ..after all there are so many men and many opinions..wouldn%26#039;t a smart person want the opinion of the ONE and ONLY God who has the power to save?
#3 because they are ignorant to the word of God and think they in themselves are righteous but do not realize that the measure they use to judge the gay person , that they themselves will be judged with the same measure. God does love all people that is why he sent Jesus..it IS Gods will that all would come to repentance.
#4preacher man didn%26#039;t know how to deal with a young child (sorry that happened to you)
Reply:1. God does not %26quot;cause%26quot; suffering. God does allow suffering. There is a great deal of theology that deals with this subject and %26quot;why%26quot; is usually solved as this is part of the human experience. Bout it. Humans need adversity to grow. Problems to solve and so forth. There is no pat answer.
2. I occasionally use a bible quote as I have found these distilled forms of truth, truism, or wisdom. Often these are exactly what I mean and these also mean a lot to Christians looking for bible based answers.
3. Homosexuality is directly against what God wants - as matter of fact - as far as I know - homosexuality or practicing homosexuality is not accepted by any of the major religions. This is just what it is and cannot be changed. At some point in thinking and action God draws a line according to religion and this is one of the lines. Many religious groups today have pulled away from this line.
4. The so called pastor was a very sick man. There is no such thing as being sent to eternal burning hell and tortured forever. This is fiction that is used by sickos to control and intimidate people and obviously small boys too.
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