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Originally posted by feydrautha
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
Lies, the book of Acts states the first "Christians" were at Antioch in Syria, they translated the KOINE greek text to Latin.
The RCC translated their Bibles from Alexandrian Greek from Egypt which had Hindu and Buddhist influence.
my guess was not a deception, i dont care who were the very first, but antioch is very interesting, not that it matters so much.
i am glad that there is a church that pre-dates the catholics
"The King James Bible is based upon Koine Greek manuscripts that contain fewer 'atticisms' than those used by most 'modern' bibles. This means that the King James Bible is based upon more accurate manuscripts. So this site holds the King James Bible to be the final authority concerning discrepancies between bible translations, being the inerrant word of God, from a Dispensational point of view."
When it comes to the various Bible versions of our modern day, most readers assume that all Bibles are created equal, with perhaps differing degrees of readability. By the same token, most have rid themselves of the "ancient" King James Version and upgraded for a newer model, such as the NIV, or NASB, etc. When the modern Bible reader is asked if they are familiar with the two Textual Bible Critics, Westcott and Hort, most have never heard of them. They are not aware nor concerned that
almost all the modern Bible versions of our day are built upon the Greek Text of Westcott and Hort, commonly called the Westcott-Hort text. In my own NIV Student Bible (Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids Michigan, Copyright 1986, 1992), there is no mention of Westcott and Hort, but a mere reference to "textual criticism."
Originally posted by Evisscerator
This is not OUR PROBLEM! This is an example of 3rd world culture and it is not up to us to change it to our way of thinking. We have NO RIGHT to do so.
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by feydrautha
women are worth little more than livestock in islam. allah be praised!
Not EXACTLY true.
When they are under 10 years old they are actually wifey material.
"A man can have sexual pleasure from a child as young as a baby. However, he should not penetrate; sodomizing the child is OK. If the man penetrates and damages the child then he should be responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however, does not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girl's sister."
"It is better for a girl to marry in such a time when she would begin menstruation at her husband's house rather than her father's home. Any father marrying his daughter so young will have a permanent place in heaven."
"A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on. However, he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village; however, selling the meat to the next door village should be fine."
Ayatollah Khomeini
(Quotes above are from Khomeini's book, Tahrirolvasyleh, vol. 4, Darol Elm, Gom,
Iran, 1990, Source: Homa)
Originally posted by IMAdamnALIEN
The only thing comforting about this whole thing is the way the murderers will be treated after they die......
Sorry no virgins for you.....
I hope you like it hot.......REALLY HOT!!!!
I hope their souls are lost in the abyss of nothingness forever forgotten.
So sad
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
I always muse that Satan will give the suicide bombers 72 MALE virgins in the afterlife.
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
I always muse that Satan will give the suicide bombers 72 MALE virgins in the afterlife.
Maybe the bombers were gay.
Or maybe they were women..
Or maybe Satan isn't Muslim.
Originally posted by poet1b
reply to post by enlighten2012
This is a prime example of how women in Muslim countries are abused more than in any other country.
while women are abused in the U.S., it is considered to be a crime, and where ever this type of abuse is being perpetrated, the abusers are quickly sought out and arrested.
In this country, Pakistan, which this article talks about, this brutal murder was actually defended on the senate floor. If it wasn't for international humane watchers getting involved, nothing would have been done. If you bothered to do some research, you would find that this type of activity occurs regularly in Muslim culture, even among Muslims living in other countries, like western Europe.
Wake up and pull your head out of the sand.
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
reply to post by NOTurTypical
Sorry, I was just trying to make light of your religious homophobia. I see that this is not the topic, so I will end it here. As I have seen this thread has deviated on the religious rhetoric enough as is.
I really don't think a non-fanatical compassionate Muslim would, by any stretch, approve of the murder of these women.
Just like I wouldn't think that of the same type of Christian.
There are the extremes of both...we read about them all the time. I could be wrong.. Either way, murder aside, these women did nothing wrong to begin with.
God, Humanity needs to wake up and open its heart.
We need to unite the World and adopt a mutually agreed upon moral code. I believe most good people in this world would agree what happened to these women was evil, therefore I think those good people can come together and create a modern moral code to embrace *and enforce* for the entire World. Screw cultural and religious differences...not if it means things like this can happen to innocent women.
'abusers quickly prosecuted in western cultures'..you must live in lala land
Originally posted by poet1b
reply to post by Ownification
Anyways I never said inner city warfare and gang violence is the creation of US
This is what you wrote in the post I am replying to.
This culture is spreading to New Zealand is well. Prior to this American culture moving to New Zealand it was not necessary for Police-men/Police-women to wear protective vests on duty, now that the culture is widely spread accross NZ(specialy Auckland), all police officers must wear protective gear on petrol. Everywhere you go people walking in gangs, wearing their colors, fighting is on the increase and lets not even talk about theft.
You claimed that American culture moving to New Zealand is creating gang violence. This is exactly what you are claiming, that gang violence is a result of American culture, and that is complete nonsenes. Gang violence exists in all cultures, universal pretty much throughout, with only a few exceptions. This means that gang violence is not something we can identify with any specific culture, or a few different cultures.
Honor killings can be clearly associated primarily with Muslim culture. Muslims are the people who practice this barbaric custom the most. this is the reality, whether or not you want to face it.
The constant distortions and denials do not move the conversation forward at all. Who do you think you are fooling?
Honor killings — generally understood to constitute an intentional ending of the life of someone who has brought shame on a family or to one’s self due to perceived or actual infidelity, unfaithfulness, or betrayal — regrettably occur in the Sikh community.
Originally posted by poet1b
reply to post by Lucid Lunacy
Good post, I agree, we need a world wide establish code of morality. There should be a certain level of basics that everyone should agree upon.
Killing for honor is one of those things that should not be accepted by any community.