Misconception # 1: It is not civilized to have more than one wife at a time.

Reply: The only religious book that says: "... then marry only once" is the Quran, the holy book of the Muslims. This injunction is not found in the Christian Bible in the Hindu Geeta, or in the Jewish holy book etc. In the Bible there are so many references to various prophets and kings who had numerous wives. Abraham had three wives, while King Solomon had seven hundred wives, etc. In the Hindu literature the various gods have hundreds of wives. Krishna had one thousand women and concubines. Similarly, the Jews used to marry more than once, till as late as the 1950s. None of these faiths regulated the number of wives a man could have at a time. Only Islam limits the wives to four.

The monogamy that the Christians, the Hindus, and Jews practice today, is not from their religion, but from their government. So the issue of monogamy has no religious significance; it is a man-made rule. Monogamy was the result of an act of parliament, not their faith. Example: The Indian Parliament in 1954 passed the Hindu Marriage Act prohibiting the Hindu male from taking up more than one wife. The Jewish Rabbis in the 10th Century AD made monogamy a rule, although it was not enforced till as late as the 1950s. Similarly, the European countries and the American government passed laws to make monogamy the rule in their lands some time ago. Mormons still marry more than once.

In Surah Nissah God allows a Muslim to marry, one, two, three or four women as long as he can do justice between them. If the man can't do justice, the exhortation for him is: "... then marry only once".

Marrying more than once is not compulsory, but only an option to tide over unique circumstances that societies face from time to time. You will find in many societies today that the ratio between females and males is not 50:50. There are more females than males in Europe, USA and elsewhere. On the other hand, in India, because of the rampant female fetus abortions, the number of females is dropping, and a crisis is in the making, as not enough number of females will be available for Hindu men to marry a few years from now.

The option for women in countries with a bigger female ratio than male is to share a husband with another women, to remain single, or to become public property. "Become public property" is a decent phrase I'm using for what it really means. Ask any woman who cannot find an unmarried man to marry, if it is a better choice to share a husband with another woman, to remain single, or to become a mere mistress. As a lawfully wedded wife she will get the same right as the first wife, get legal status for herself and her children, get inheritance rights for herself and her children, and most importantly, get respect and dignity. Becoming a mistress is no choice. In the West becoming a mistress or a girlfriend is no problem, but becoming a second wife is totally unacceptable. The government will come after you, the society will come after you...

Misconception # 2: There is no equality between genders in Islam, as Islam gives men the right to have more than one wife, but does it not give the same right to women to have more than one husband.

Reply: Islam does not approve of polyandry, i.e., a woman taking up more than one husband. It is the male whose children the women bear. If a woman had multiple husbands, it would not be easy to know who is the biological father of the child. When a child is conceived, God puts love and affection in the hearts of the parents so that they can bring up the child. Without this love, life cannot be sustained. But if there was dispute about who really has fathered the child, there would be no love in the heart of the fathers. Psychologists say that children who grow up without knowing who their father is, are lacking in stability and maturity. These days because of scientific progress in DNA testing, one can say who the father is; but these tests were not available for mankind till now. Islam has historically provided for peace and stability in the family, not discord.

Misconception # 3: Islam subjugates women in a veil.

Reply: If you look at history, to ancient civilizations, you will find that women were the oppressed people. They had no individual merit. The Babylonians used to punish the woman for her husband's mistakes. The ancient Egyptians did the same. Ancient Arabs buried their newly born daughters.

It was Islam that uplifted the status of women. It gave women rights they never had before. Surah Nissah exhorts believing men to lower their gaze if a lady is passing by. Similarly, there are exhortations for women to lower their gaze if strange men are around. The Quran also speaks about the hijab for men and women to protect the modesty. The hijab for men is to cover their bodies minimally from their navel to the knees. The hijab for women is to cover their whole bodies except for their faces and hands below their wrists. There are descriptions for a female hijab, that it should cover the endowments including head, not be tight, not be transparent, not be like the clothes of non-believers, and not be like the clothes of the other gender, etc. Women got the right to own, inherit property, and to dispose it of at will.

Let me ask you a question: Suppose two identical twin sisters are walking down a street, and one of them is dressed in revealing clothing, while the other one is wearing a hijab. Who will be boys in the street whistle at or tease: the one who is scantily dressed in a mini-skirt, or the one who is modestly attired? The answer is obvious. The hijab is designed to prevent women from being molested. It brings peace to society and prevents mischief.

Misconception # 4: Capital punishment is barbaric.

Reply: There are crimes for which Islam prescribes capital punishment, e.g. for rape, murder etc. This is to protect society from criminals and anti-social elements. In USA there are 2713 rapes taking place every day. In Islam, the penalty is to award the death penalty so that the criminal is not around to repeat this crime, and to teach others a lesson. Americans say that this is a severe punishment. They say that the rapist must be put in jail for the first rape. If after his release he rapes again, then it is ok to put him to death. Friends, statistics in USA show that 95 percent of the rapists, after release from jail, rape again. Islam prevents this second rape. Following the Hijab dress code prevents the rapist from temptation to rape.

Misconception # 5: Islam was spread by the sword.

Reply: Nothing is far from the truth. It was the Islamic traders who served as excellent role models in the spread of Islam. In the book: "Islam at crossroads", the author, on page 8, says that this belief is a myth. Look at the number of Coptic Christians in Egypt. They number 14 million. Couldn't the Arabs have wiped them out or forcefully converted them to Islam? Look at India. In the 1,0000 years that the Muslims ruled over this subcontinent, every one could have been forcefully converted to Islam. How can you explain that there are 800 million Hindus and others still in India? Which Muslim army went to Indonesia and Malaysia to convert them? These people converted by seeing the good behaviors of the Muslim/Arab traders. Readers' Digest says that between 1944 and 1984, a period of 50 years, saw more conversion to Islam in Europe and USA than to any faith. I am asking you, who went with a sword to convert these people to Islam? It is the sword of the intellect that converts people.

Misconception # 6: Muslims are fundamentalists.

Reply: What is the definition of the word fundamentalist? The dictionary says anyone who understands the basics of a discipline is a fundamentalist. Can you call yourself a mathematician if you can't understand the fundamentals of mathematics? No! Similarly, to be called a scientist, you must understand the fundamentals of science. There can be a positive fundamentalist and a negative fundamentalist. A thief/robber who is an expert at the fundamentals of robbing is bad; but a doctor who knows the fundamentals of healing is good. I submit that no fundamentals of Islam are against humanity. How can you be a good Muslim if you do not understand the fundamentals of Islam? How can you practice Islam? According to the Webster's dictionary, the word fundamentalist was first used on Christians; however, the new Oxford dictionary lists Muslims as fundamentalists.

Every Muslim should understand the fundamentals of Islam, and should be a fundamentalist. I am proud to call myself a 'Muslim Fundamentalist'. I submit that every Muslim should be a terrorist. Just as the policeman strikes terror in the heart of the thief, so should every Muslim strike terror in the heart of the thief, the rapist and other anti-social elements!

The word fundamentalist is open to wide interpretation, just like the word freedom fighter. In olden days, the British would label those Indians fighting for India's freedom as terrorists; while for the Indians, these were freedom fighters.

Misconception # 7: Muslims are ruthless non-vegetarian people.

Reply: God has granted Muslims the choice to be vegetarians as well as non-vegetarians. He has ordained in the holy book that everything that he has created in this world is for the enjoyment/pleasure of man (with certain restrictions and limits). It is ok for a Muslim to be a vegetarian by choice; it is also ok for him to be a non-vegetarian by choice.

Science tells us that animal flesh is a complete protein food. It is easier to digest than the vegetarian food. If you look at the teeth of carnivorous animals like a tiger or a lion they are sharp and pointed, designed to tear flesh. The tiger and lion can eat only flesh; they cannot digest leaves and grass. On the other hand, the teeth of herbivorous animals like the cow and camel are flat. Designed to chew grass and leaves. These herbivorous animals can't digest flesh. But if you examine the teeth of human beings, they are both canine i.e. sharp and pointed, as well as flat. Therefore human beings can chew both vegetarian foods as well as non-vegetarian foods. Humans can digest plant foods as well as flesh. This ability to enjoy and digest both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian food is a gift of God to humans.

Hindu scriptures permit the eating of flesh. In fact, their books are replete with incidents showing festivals and ceremonies where meat was served. When Jainism and Buddhism started to become popular with their philosophies of ahimsa, i.e., non-violence towards animals, and started to win converts from Hindus, the Hindus priests adapted the same philosophy of ahimsa to win back those who had left the Hindu fold. This is how Hinduism changed over to vegetarianism.

If no one eats meat the number of cattle will be uncontrollable. It will be a big problem about how to dispose of them.

Misconception # 8: Muslims eat animals and behave like animals.

Reply: There is a saying that you are what you eat. Muslims eat only herbivorous animals (animals that eat only plants, grass, leaves etc). These animals are peaceful animals, like goat, lamb etc. Therefore, we are peaceful people. Muslims are prevented from eating carnivorous animals, i.e. animals that eat other animals. The holy prophet has prohibited us from eating snakes, lizards, cats, dogs, birds of prey etc.

Some non-Muslims say that allowing slaughtered animals to bleed to death is torturing the animals. It is better to behead them in one quick shot on the neck. Some Muslims' response to this is that the non-Muslims attach the animals from behind, like cowards; while Muslims confront the animal in a manly manner, face-to-face, from the front. Of course this is not a good reason; it is only a joke.

Scientific tests have proven that when the animal's throat is slit along with the windpipe and the vein (without damage to the spinal cord), the animal dies a painless death. The animal twitches its legs, it is not because of pain but because the heart has pumped out all the blood from the legs. It is this twitching of the lags, this thrashing about of the dying animal that leads the non-Muslim to believe that the animal is in pain. Blood carries toxins and impurities that are harmful for humans. Islam prohibits the eating/drinking of blood. Meat without blood lasts longer than meat with blood in it.

Misconception # 9: Going around the Kabah is idol worship.

Reply: No religion is more vocal in condemning idol worship than Islam. The Muslims do not worship Kabah, only God, or Allah. While circumambulating the Kabah they chant: La Illa Ha Ill-lal-lah. (There is no object worthy of worship but Allah).

The Kabah is for unifying Muslims at prayer. It would be chaotic if Muslims prayed in any direction they chose. The Kabah provides a chance to unify in prayer as all Muslims face one spot, the Kabah. Throughout the globe people from various countries face North, South, East and West only to face the Kabah. When the Arabs drew the map of the globe, they put Makkah in the center; but when the Western people gained power, they put Greenwich in the center. But if you look at the map, Makkah continues to be in the center of the globe even today. Alhamdulillah!

Some accuse Muslims to be idol worshippers because they kiss the black rock at Kabah. This they do only because they saw the prophet do it. The black stone has no power to benefit or harm you. In olden times, the call to prayer was given by standing on the top of Kabah. If Muslims were idol worshippers, would they stand on top of their 'idol' and call people to pray. Does a Hindu or a Christian stand on top of their idols and call others to join in the worship?

Misconception # 10: Muslims are wrong in preventing non-Muslims from visiting Makkah.

Reply: Allah has prohibited this. Makkah is not a place of tourism, but a place of reverence and worship. A non-Muslim has no reverence for Makkah, and therefore should not be there as a mere spectator.

Although I am an Indian, I can't go to the cantonment area in Bombay where the military is based. I need a special permit. Similarly, all countries have their own rules to allow visitors in. Applicants must meet certain conditions insisted on by the host country. I had to meet the conditions of the US Government to visit USA. Similarly, there are conditions to visit Makkah. The condition is: You must recite from your heart "La illa-ha-ill-lal-lah, Mohammed-ur rasul Allah" (I bear witness that there is no object worthy of worship except Allah, and that Mohammed is the messenger of Allah).

Misconception # 11: Muslims wrongly don't eat pork

Reply: God has prohibited pork. There are several references even in the Bible where swine meat is prohibited. Science has associated 70 diseases with swine meat, the most dangerous being tapeworm, for which there is no cure. It causes irreparable damage to the insides of human beings. Even if a pig has been raised on a farm and its flesh is cooked very well at high temperatures, certain germs never die. The pig is a filthy animal; it eats human excreta. It has to protective instinct for its female. It is a shameless animal. Therefore people who eat its flesh, have no shame if their females mate with other men.

Masha Allah

And who was prophet muhammad?

ebamma: And who was prophet muhammad?

Prophet Mohammad (saw) is the last and final messenger of God as has been prophesiced in the old Testament, in Deuteronomy 18:18 and New Testament gospel of John 16:12-14

mahdino:
Prophet Mohammad (saw) is the last and final messenger of God as has been prophesiced in the old Testament, in Deuteronomy 18:18 and New Testament gospel of John 16:12-14

Lie to me season 5

mahdino:
Prophet Mohammad (saw) is the last and final messenger of God as has been prophesiced in the old Testament, in Deuteronomy 18:18 and New Testament gospel of John 16:12-14

hey bro, what evidence do u have, that he was really a messenger from God?

It's true that Christianity and Judaism do not formally ban polygamy. And in fact I don't really see the problem with it; however, as I am for equal rights, if you legalise multiple wives you should also give the woman the right to have more than one husband.

By the way you did not really address what the entire Quranic verse(4:3) says: "....marry such women as seem good to you, two and three and four; but if you fear that you will not do justice (between them), then (marry) only one or what your right hands possess; this is more proper, that you may not deviate from the right course."

So if you cannot treat your wives equally, then marry only one, and if that is not enough sexually then you can keep sex slaves ("what your right hands possess" as well. Obviously you are not required to be fair to your sex slaves.

Misconception # 11: Muslims wrongly don't eat pork

Reply: God has prohibited pork. There are several references even in the Bible where swine meat is prohibited. Science has associated 70 diseases with swine meat, the most dangerous being tapeworm, for which there is no cure. It causes irreparable damage to the insides of human beings. Even if a pig has been raised on a farm and its flesh is cooked very well at high temperatures, certain germs never die. The pig is a filthy animal; it eats human excreta. It has to protective instinct for its female. It is a shameless animal. Therefore people who eat its flesh, have no shame if their females mate with other men.

Pigs are no dirtier than chickens. And if you look at a list of the nations with the longest life expectancies, you will see that almost all of the top 20 countries are those whose cultures traditionally eat pork. So what is your point?

onetrack:

Pigs are no dirtier than chickens. And if you look at a list of the nations with the longest life expectancies, you will see that almost all of the top 20 countries are those whose cultures traditionally eat pork. So what is your point?

Scientist today have comfirm that there are about 70 dieseases associated with pig, and it was not found in chicken, so there long life expectancies is not because of the pig they eat, probably because of the good use of herbs within their nation.

ebamma: hey bro, what evidence do u have, that he was really a messenger from God?

The book he left, the last testament, the Quran. Please read it, try to examine it with open heart.

Mahdino are you still alive?Or you moved to the Islamic State? Or you apostated?

basilico:
Mahdino are you still alive?Or you moved to the Islamic State? Or you apostated?

Yeah brother, Alhamdulillah (all praise be t Allah) i am fine and much better than u knew me. I have clarified all your issues and i believe if any one among you is looking for the truth you can get it from mine and my brothers discussions, browse them and move a step further.

mahdino:


Yeah brother, Alhamdulillah (all praise be t Allah) i am fine and much better than u knew me. I have clarified all your issues and i believe if any one among you is looking for the truth you can get it from mine and my brothers discussions, browse them and move a step further.

Almost everything you posted here is a lie or a straw man. When I think of gender inequality in Islam, the number of wives doesn't cross my mind. Your pig story is also a lie. There are several medicines that kill tapeworms. Why are you posting lies in favor of your religion?

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Almost everything you posted here is a lie or a straw man. When I think of gender inequality in Islam, the number of wives doesn't cross my mind. Your pig story is also a lie. There are several medicines that kill tapeworms. Why are you posting lies in favor of your religion?

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What lies? Stop been ignorant my brother, a thousand scientist have proved this, so because there are several medicines that kill tape worm does that give you the go ahead to eat pig? please research first before u come out to talk. PLEASE TELL US HOW CAN U REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAPE WORM.
What inequality are you talking of?

Why do muslims accept some dietary laws,but ignore some ?..prawns and catfish are allowed in Islam. These are unclean

mahdino:
What lies? Stop been ignorant my brother, a thousand scientist have proved this, so because there are several medicines that kill tape worm does that give you the go ahead to eat pig? please research first before u come out to talk. PLEASE TELL US HOW CAN U REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE BY TAPE WORM.
What inequality are you talking of?

Here is your statement, pasted from above:

Science has associated 70 diseases with swine meat, the most dangerous being tapeworm, for which there is no cure.

You are telling lies. There is a cure for tapeworm, which, btw, can only be contracted from pork if the pork meat is uncooked. Eating contaminated beef or fish can also precipitate a tapeworm infection. This your pork business is a bunch of lies. There is absolutely no truth in it.

When I think about gender inequality in Islam, I consider the case of the 15 little Saudi girls who died in a school fire in 2002 after the religious mutaween police kept them from leaving the burning building because they were not wearing headscarves. Their only crime was being born in that area of this floating space rock.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1874471.stm

I also think of citizenship requirements in Muslim countries where only a male citizen can give birth to another citizen. Female citizens who marry a non citizen cannot produce a citizen child. This is true in Saudi Arabia where the Quran is the official constitution.

mahdino:

Prophet Mohammad (saw) is the last and final messenger of God as has been prophesiced in the old Testament, in Deuteronomy 18:18 and New Testament gospel of John 16:12-14

John 16: 12 -14 clearly describes the Holy spirit.. the spirit of truth.....please Was Mohammed a spirit .. Dude Mohammed was not even truthful.. Remeber the satanic verses, al taqiyyah and kitman all a product of the quran . All inspired by lies and deceit. . Come on man

Even Reading other similar verses in the NT shows it is the Holy spirit which in fact came on the disciples and has remained with christains ever since..

it's strange how u go to the OT to claim it foretold him when in fact it doesn't
Deuteronomy 18:18
Please read this to clearly understand why

http://www.answering-islam.org/Silas/deut1818.htm

Bro, I believe the Taenia Solium (tapeworm) disease you are referring to is 'Cysticercosis'. It is extremely difficult to cure and some forms of Neurocysticercosis often lead to seizures and related symptoms; and may require surgical intervention to remove the cysts. This disease is unique to the tapeworm found in pigs.
One reason why pigs are unhealthier is that they possess very similar physiology and anatomy to humans, raising the risks of cross over and shared infections; such as H1N1 flu virus and Hepatitis E virus.
It is not only eating pork, but also living in close quarters and rearing them; that may put persons at risk of these diseases.

Abuamam:
Bro, I believe the Taenia Solium (tapeworm) disease you are referring to is 'Cysticercosis'. It is extremely difficult to cure and some forms of Neurocysticercosis often lead to seizures and related symptoms; and may require surgical intervention to remove the cysts. This disease is unique to the tapeworm found in pigs.
One reason why pigs are unhealthier is that they possess very similar physiology and anatomy to humans, raising the risks of cross over and shared infections; such as H1N1 flu virus and Hepatitis E virus.
It is not only eating pork, but also living in close quarters and rearing them; that may put persons at risk of these diseases.

People who live in cultures where pork is eaten live longer on average than the people in the cultures where they don't eat pork (Japan, Denmark, Sweden, France, are examples of such countries).

@ op,take a look at wad ya just posted. Everytin ya said is just nonsense, no koran verses to back ya thrash up. If muhammed is really a prophet, will a prophet rape a 9 years old grl, will a prophet thigh a 6 years old grl? Wad kinda prophet rapes sex slaves? Wad kinda prophet marry his daughter in law? Well I guess ya one of dose suffering from d negative side of polygamous family, cos if ya can support a man dat encourage men to marry more than 1 wife, I only pity ya mum ya wife and ya sistas. Ma bible never mentioned a rapist called muhammed, so pls go do more research

mahdino:


Yeah brother, Alhamdulillah (all praise be t Allah) i am fine and much better than u knew me. I have clarified all your issues and i believe if any one among you is looking for the truth you can get it from mine and my brothers discussions, browse them and move a step further.

ma God said in d Bible dat he made everyin clean, and dat no man has d rite to pronounce wad He made unclean. So bro, look for somtin else cos wif die thread ya shooting muhammed(disaster be upon him) and making fun of him.

Do Not Call Anything Impure That God Has Made Clean
Just as God said, "I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly" (Isa 60:22), He is now accomplishing all the work of salvation very quickly. As we see our brothers and sisters streaming to Zion throughout the world, we should depend on God all the more and give all thanks and glory to God.

When we read the book of Acts, we can see that when Paul preached God''s word by the river, God opened the heart of a woman named Lydia to respond to Paul''s message (Ac 16:13-15). It was not Paul who opened Lydia''s heart. Since God opened her heart at that moment, she was deeply moved and accepted the word of God, and graciously received Paul as a prophet carrying out the errand of conveying God''s message.

It is the same today. No matter who preaches the gospel, it is God who opens the hearts of those who listen and accomplishes the work of the gospel by grace. I hope that you, people of Zion, will first consider what God''s will is for everything and carry it out.


God accomplishes everything

The following is a fable story. There was a rooster in a rich man''s house. One day, the rooster came upon an idea: ‘I woke up the workers early in the morning every day so that my master''s property would flourish, and helped them a lot by heralding each dawn so that they would go out to work at daybreak. Then, why does my master just give me things like wheat bran to eat?''

The next morning, too, the rooster cried cock-a-doodle-doo, and the day broke.
That day, the master wanted to feed the rooster something good, and gave him some delicious beans to eat. However, the rooster got rather angry with his master and said.

"Master, don''t you think you''re being too harsh on me? I''ve done so many things for you. Why don''t you recognize my efforts, and give me only uneatable stuff like this? If I do not crow, who will bring the dawn, and unless the dawn comes, who will wake up to work? It is all because of me that your house has thrived. I would bring the dawn by singing with my beautiful voice every day, and that''s why this family has prospered so much."

The master returned without saying anything. In the middle of the night, when the rooster was sleeping on a pole, the master took a piece of cloth and string and wrapped it tightly around the rooster''s beak. The next morning, the master went to the rooster and said, "It''s so strange. You did not crow today, and how come the day has broken?"

The rooster was under the illusion that his crow brought the dawn every day. Likewise, we may have mistakenly thought that we ourselves have accomplished the gospel work to some degree. Does summer come naturally if people just wear thin clothes?

Not at all. It is God who brings the dawn, and it is also God who has set seasons, days and years and controls them.

Even if a rooster does not crow, the day breaks. The reason Zion has prospered as it is today is not because of our little shouting, but because God has been accomplishing the work of salvation according to His appointed times. As a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, so Mother gathers Her children together. So God''s children, who have heard the news that Jerusalem Mother has come to this earth, are all supposed to gather together under Her wings. In the process, we have been called earlier, and according to the mission of those called earlier, we are now just carrying out the spiritual errand of preaching the gospel.

Humans try to judge things only in the categories they can see and feel, but God fulfills His providence in an invisible way. If we do not realize this fact, we are unable to turn away from a self-centered way of faith, so that we may commit the error of not adjusting to God''s will.


Do not call anything impure that God has made clean

Even Peter, the apostle of all the apostles, sometimes followed his own judgment.
So Jesus, during His stay on this earth and even after His ascension, instructed him to forsake his thoughts and to follow God''s will. One of His teachings was "do not call anything impure that God has made clean."

Ac 10:1-16 『At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, ". . . Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. . . ." . . . Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. He told them everything that had happened and sent them to Joppa. About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat." "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean." The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven.』

If we review the dietary regulations of the Old Testament, we can see that the law of Moses allowed only the eating of animals with split hooves that chew their cud, and fish with fins and scales. Animals like oxen or sheep, which have split hooves and chew their cud, were considered to be "clean" eatable food. However, the animals, which do not have cloven hooves or do not chew their cud, were deemed "unclean" and inedible.

Peter had also been keeping the food laws of the Old Testament. So, when God told him to kill and eat all kinds of animals, he said that he had never eaten anything impure or unclean and that he would never eat any unclean animals.

At that moment, God gave him this instruction: "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." Even though God had made unclean animals clean and told Peter to eat them, he tried to hold on to what he had been observing. Then he was rebuked by God again. "Why do you call anything impure that I have made clean? If My judgment is different from yours, whose judgment do you think you should follow?" God asked him this question repeatedly.

Being very surprised, Peter woke up from his vision. Just then the men sent from Cornelius arrived at his house and told Peter that Cornelius had sent them to ask him to go to see him. Only then did Peter realize the will of God. Until then it was against Jewish law for the Jews to associate with the Gentiles or visit them because they ate unclean food. However, God abolished the barrier between the Jews and the Gentiles, along with the distinction between clean and unclean food, and opened the door to preaching the gospel to the Gentiles. Realizing this fact, Peter willingly received an invitation from Cornelius to visit his home and baptized him and his family after preaching about Jesus Christ to them (Ac 10:17-48).


Salvation depends on God

The gospel work of the early Church was accomplished by God Himself, not by excellent Apostles like Peter or Paul. We should clearly realize whom our salvation depends on and give glory and thanks to Elohim.

Jer 3:21-23 『. . . because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the LORD their God. "Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding." "Yes, we will come to you, for you are the LORD our God. Surely the idolatrous commotion on the hills and mountains is a deception; surely in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel."』

It is God who gives us salvation. Salvation lies in God''s hands, and everything that God has established is for our salvation. The reason why God has given us the Bible, God''s word, is also because He wants us to be saved.

2 Pe 1:20-21 『Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet''s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.』

How can a man call anything impure that God has made clean? In the Bible, God teaches that there exists God the Mother for the salvation of God''s children. God has established the new covenant to save His children and told them to keep it.

Without forgetting the grace of God, let us follow the path to heaven always with gratitude in our hearts in accordance with God''s guidance. No matter how hard people try to insist on Sunday observance, we must remember that our salvation depends on God and put God''s word first rather than Peter''s thoughts and a pastor or priest''s thoughts. Since salvation comes from God, we must not forsake God''s word. So, according to God''s teaching, we are keeping God''s commandments and preaching about Jerusalem our Heavenly Mother.

If God calls anything clean, it becomes clean food, and if He declares it unclean, it becomes unclean food. In the same way, if God appoints a day, it becomes an important day for us, and if He treats a day as unimportant, it becomes an unimportant day. Before God said, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy," the seventh-day Sabbath had nothing to do with us. However, since God appointed it as a day of worship, it has become a holy day for God''s people to be saved.

It is the same with the Passover. Since it is the promise of God, it is precious to us.
In the Old Testament times God let His people celebrate the Passover by slaughtering lambs or goats, and in the New Testament times He declared it to be the new covenant and told His people to celebrate it with bread and wine. Nevertheless, if some people say, "Why do you tell us to celebrate the Passover with bread and wine, not with the sacrifice of lambs or goats? We can''t do it," what will God say to them? "Why do you call impure what I have made clean?" Even though they have not done so until now, if Christ said, "I substitute this bread and wine for My flesh and blood. So whoever eats this bread and drinks this wine shall not perish but have eternal life," it has become the message of salvation from the day when He gave that teaching.


The Bible testifies to the existence of God the Mother Through the Bible, God has repeatedly explained and showed that there exists God the Mother as well as God the Father.

Ge 1:26-27 『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.』

The book of Genesis was written by Moses, but actually he wrote exactly what he received from God, not his own opinions, when he was moved by the Holy Spirit. If we understand this characteristic of the Bible first and then read it, we can see that there must also be God''s will when God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness."

If the Bible says that male and female were created in the image of God, it shows that God, the primary author of the Bible, has made it clear that there exists the female image of God—God the Mother—as well as the male image of God—God the Father.

If people regard what God has said as nothing, will it perish? Never. God has made known to us that there are not only God the Father but also God the Mother. Nevertheless, if people say that God the Mother does not exist, can what they say be true? God says that we should not call anything impure that He has made clean. If God has made something clean, we must acknowledge it as clean and accept it, instead of judging God with our common knowledge. That is the way for us to be saved.

God awakens us to the existence of Jerusalem our Heavenly Mother, but the devil our enemy who slanders the truth is covering the glory of God by telling a lie that God the Mother does not exist.

2 Co 4:2-6 『. . . And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. . . . For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.』

At Jesus'' first coming, there were some people who recognized Jesus, but there were also those who did not recognize the existence of Christ and opposed, persecuted and ridiculed Him. However, the word of God has never been veiled to those who are to be saved. God''s people, who believe that salvation depends on God and acknowledge every word of God, must not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults but only follow the word of God. Since the Bible says, "Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing," let us confidently preach God the Father and God the Mother, who save us, to all nations of the world.

Peter realized something great when God told him, "Why do you call anything impure that I have made clean?" At that moment, he thought, ‘Did I not live a life of faith, confined to my own thoughts? What does God think about that?'' Examining himself again, he repented of his sins. Then he forsook his own thoughts and followed God''s will immediately, and he led Cornelius, a Gentile, and his family to the way of salvation.

We, too, should completely follow what God has taught and instructed us to do, as the children of God, instead of having a faith based on common sense.

Blessed results produced when we deliver the voice of Mother Since salvation lies in God, when God gave the old covenant law, those who kept it were blessed, and if God has given the new covenant law in Zion, those who walk in it is blessed (Mic 4:1-2). This is an age of prophecy when God the Mother, the reality of the new covenant, is leading Her children to the way of salvation.

Gal 4:26-31 『But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our mother. . . . Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. But what does the Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman''s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman''s son." Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.』

The Bible says that only the children of the free woman can inherit the kingdom of heaven and become God''s children, and that the Jerusalem above is free and She is our Mother and we are children of the free woman—our Mother. All 66 books of the Bible testify about God the Mother.

If we want to bear much fruit, we must keep in step with the prophecies of the Bible. Those who follow the prophecies can achieve good results. Since God is carrying out the work of salvation as prophesied, we should preach Jerusalem our Heavenly Mother, who has come to this earth for our salvation, as much as we can, and we should quickly let people know what Mother''s will and desire is for them.

In this age, Mother is the source of strength and power to gather God''s children together to Zion. Chicks gather together when they hear their mother calling for them.

We are just God''s messengers who convey the voice of God to others. So, we must not think that we have done something by ourselves. When everything prospers, we are apt to take all the credit to ourselves and become arrogant—this is what God worries about the most (Dt 8:10-20). It is because if we arrogantly think, ‘I did it myself,''

we can receive neither blessing nor salvation.
Getting rid of all arrogance from our hearts, let us proceed toward the kingdom of heaven, following God''s will and commands. If God calls something clean, we just need to follow Him, saying, "Amen." Everything God has taught and cknowledged is true. Without forgetting that salvation depends on God, let us follow God wherever He leads us until the end, so that we will all reach the eternal kingdom of heaven.

mahdino:

Misconception # 1: It is not civilized to have more than one wife at a time.

Reply: The only religious book that says: "... then marry only once" is the Quran, the holy book of the Muslims. This injunction is not found in the Christian Bible in the Hindu Geeta, or in the Jewish holy book etc. In the Bible there are so many references to various prophets and kings who had numerous wives. Abraham had three wives, while King Solomon had seven hundred wives, etc. In the Hindu literature the various gods have hundreds of wives. Krishna had one thousand women and concubines. Similarly, the Jews used to marry more than once, till as late as the 1950s. None of these faiths regulated the number of wives a man could have at a time. Only Islam limits the wives to four.

The monogamy that the Christians, the Hindus, and Jews practice today, is not from their religion, but from their government. So the issue of monogamy has no religious significance; it is a man-made rule. Monogamy was the result of an act of parliament, not their faith. Example: The Indian Parliament in 1954 passed the Hindu Marriage Act prohibiting the Hindu male from taking up more than one wife. The Jewish Rabbis in the 10th Century AD made monogamy a rule, although it was not enforced till as late as the 1950s. Similarly, the European countries and the American government passed laws to make monogamy the rule in their lands some time ago. Mormons still marry more than once.

In Surah Nissah God allows a Muslim to marry, one, two, three or four women as long as he can do justice between them. If the man can't do justice, the exhortation for him is: "... then marry only once".

Dear op,

You are lying about monogamy. I don't know why a muslim will tell us christians what is in the bible. I respect muslims that talk about their faith respectfully but you sir, are lying about christianity to advance your faith. I know that honest muslims do not behave like this.



Monongamy is in the new testament of the bible. Jesus prescribed it;




3 And Pharisees came up to him and rtested him by asking, s“Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” 4 He answered, t“Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, u‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and vthe two shall become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two but one flesh. wWhat therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

As a tyrant and a pervert, Muhammad cannot possibly be a good role model for humans to follow and so is the religion he instituted.
It is true that a large number of muslims have moral values that is in conformity with the accepted norm of a modern society. But this is inspite of the malodorous teachings and toxic example of Muhammad, not because of it.
The few who do try to be like Muhammad are the extremist fundamentalists and terrorist that we have today.

Ya koran said a woman intelligent to half a man, and ya claim dat koran supports equality. Shame on ya!

Abuamam:


[size=15pt]One reason why pigs are unhealthier is that they possess very similar physiology and anatomy to humans[/size], [s]raising the risks of cross over and shared infections; such as H1N1 flu virus and Hepatitis E virus.[/s]

I was unlucky enough to dissect a fetal pig in college and the only thing that resembles a human on that animal is the White/Arab people skin color and the general mammalian features.

Which brings me to my point. Muslims do not eat pork because the founder of the religion felt that the meat looked like white people's flesh. It makes sense a little bit. If I was white, I probably won't eat something that looks like me. This your disease business is rubbish. Every disease in a pig goes away with proper cooking.

As usual they forget to be objective but only make statements that suit them. Pig is good. Pig is medicinal! Over 30 MEDICINAL products can be derived from pig related products. Yet these silly punks want us to do away with pigs.

Real human beings (Scientists) are working day and night to improve lives http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/05/09/why-pigs-are-so-valuable-for-medical-research/
while religions like Islam only draws people back to the cave era. Enough said!

If every muslim practices islam the exact way Muhammad planned it, the world would have become a sexual o.rgy.

@OP, how many temporary wives have you had?

Do you sleep with your maid as slaves no longer exist?

How old was your wife when you married her? Nine years like Aisha?

How many times have you exchange an old wife for a new one?

If you haven't done all of the above, you are not a good muslim like Muhammad. Smh!

Islam offers IMMORALITIES.

Who sent Muhammad to bring islam?

www.nairaland.com/2127594/muhammad-not-prophesied-sent-him

Weah96:



I was unlucky enough to dissect a fetal pig in college and the only thing that resembles a human on that animal is the White/Arab people skin color and the general mammalian features.

Which brings me to my point. Muslims do not eat pork because the founder of the religion felt that the meat looked like white people's flesh. It makes sense a little bit. If I was white, I probably won't eat something that looks like me. This your disease business is rubbish. Every disease in a pig goes away with proper cooking.

An article provided by your brother from fox news points out the numerous anatomical and physiological similarities. This is my field, so you cannot argue with me here. Your alleged one-off dissection of a pig foetus is hardly ground breaking science. An extract of the article is below...

(So what makes this farm animal so valuable for medical research? Outwardly, pigs and people seem drastically different; we share only three scientific classifications, and we certainly don’t look alike.

"If [something] works in the pig, then it has a high possibility of
working in the human."
- Michael Swindle, author of "Swine in the Laboratory"

It just so happens that, despite our differences, many of the pig’s biological systems are very similar to our own.
“They have a number of anatomic and physiologic similarities to humans in different systems,” Dr. Michael Swindle, retired veterinary researcher and author of “Swine in the Laboratory,” said in an interview.
“They are what’s known as a translational research model, so if [something] works in the pig, then it has a high possibility of working in the human.”
According to Swindle, many of the pig’s organ systems are 80 to 90 percent similar to the corresponding systems in humans – both in anatomy and function.
... another characteristic humans and pigs share is their diet. Both eat meat and plants to survive.
“The pig is a true omnivore like we are,” Swindle said. “It can eat and drink anything. And because of this, the physiology of digestion and the metabolic processes in the liver are also similar to humans. They’re used in a lot of dietary type of studies, as well as oral absorption studies of drugs.”
The similarities don’t stop there. Pig kidneys are comparable in size and function to human kidneys, lending themselves to renal research. And pigs have been one of the standard plastic surgery models for decades, as their skin wounds heal similarly to humans’ skin.
No one really knows why the organs and anatomical systems of pigs are so similar to humans. Swindle theorizes that millions of years ago, they were even more similar, but then the species diverged genetically and independently developed similar characteristics through evolution.)

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/05/09/why-pigs-are-so-valuable-for-medical-research/

Link kindly provided by Kevoh. Thank you Kevoh.
I would link you with real scientific journals and articles on the topic, but I doubt you will understand much.

kevoh:
As usual they forget to be objective but only make statements that suit them. Pig is good. Pig is medicinal! Over 30 MEDICINAL products can be derived from pig related products. Yet these silly punks want us to do away with pigs.

The use of 'medicinal products' in pigs does not require eating pork, eg insulin use (previously), or using valves from pig hearts for transplants; nor does Islam prohibit the use of pigs in medical research. I am unsure of what is meant by your term... 'pig is medicinal', but certainly, eating pork has no medicinal value, I only put it down to a layman trying to use medical terms.

Muslims are known to use lies, deceit and half truths to propagate islam in form of al taqiyyah and kitman..see pic below by a muslim.

https://www.nairaland.com/2116034/al-taqiyya-before-trust-muslim.know

Watch this video for explanation of use by a muslim


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTXywWqXQd0
Egyptian Cleric Mahmoud Al-Masri Recommends Tricking Jews into Becoming Muslims

Abuamam:


The use of 'medicinal products' in pigs does not require eating pork, eg insulin use (previously), or using valves from pig hearts for transplants; nor does Islam prohibit the use of pigs in medical research. I am unsure of what is meant by your term... 'pig is medicinal', but certainly, eating pork has no medicinal value, I only put it down to a layman trying to use medical terms.

Scotland's largest immunisation programme has been delayed after Muslim parents raised concerns that the vaccination contained PORK gelatine. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2445379/Scotland-halts-flu-jabs-thousands-schoolchildren-concerns-nasal-spray-vaccine-contains-PORK-gelatine.html

Did someone just mention that ingesting pork has no medicinal value? By the way, your muslim brothers make it look like PIG is bad that's where I disagree not just pork.

Abuamam:

nor does Islam prohibit the use of pigs in medical research.

If Islam is not against the use of pigs in medical research then why this:

Muslims have reacted angrily after their children were given a trial flu vaccine without realising that it was derived from pigs.

Health chiefs in east Lancashire are piloting Fluenz Tetra, a nasal spray made with porcine gelatine on thousands of children aged 11 to 13.

However, religious leaders said the spray may be considered sinful as ingesting pig-related products is against Islamic law and it was “outrageous” that officials had failed to offer a “suitable” vaccine to Muslim children
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article4264892.ece

My brother take it easy with sugarcoated lies.

Abuamam:


An article provided by your brother from fox news points out the numerous anatomical and physiological similarities. This is my field, so you cannot argue with me here. Your alleged one-off dissection of a pig foetus is hardly ground breaking science. An extract of the article is below...

I dissected one single fetal pig one day a week for 5 months. That's the length of a US semester. Every student kept his pig in the fridge on campus until lab day the following week, when it was opened and dissected again to study a different system. We also dissected a mudpuppy and a small shark in the same class exactly in this manner.

What I'm saying to you is that pigs are mammals and have mammalian features. If you read between the lines, that guy isn't making any groundbreaking observation. What he's saying is that pigs are currently eaten as food and so using them as research animals is not a breach of ethics. The same can be said of rats, rabbits, cows, and goats.

If it works in a rat, it is likely to work in a human. If it works in a cow, it is likely to work in a human. Cows are not used as research animals because they are probably too big or too costly and unethical, especially in the West. Jews and Muslims don't eat pig and so they don't consider it a waste of food to kill these delicious animals and use their bodies as lab rats. Btw, the valves of cows have also been used in transplants to human patients.

https://www.goshen.edu/bio/pigbook/humanpigcomparison.html

"Pigs are mammals. Consequently, all of the major structures found in humans are present in the fetal pig."

http://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/heart-surgery-blog/2007/08/23/cow-valve-replacement-surgery-bovine-valves/

I will never forget my first interview with a heart surgeon.

My cardiologists – Dr. Wyman and Dr. Chaikin – had already confirmed that my aortic valve was suffering from severe stenosis and regurgitation. As they both told me, I needed a new valve and I needed it soon.

Cow Valve Replacement Option For Patients Interested In Bovine Pericardial Tissue
That first, surgical interview I held was with Dr. Alfredo Trento, the Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Trento’s office was six stories up and looked across the Hollywood Hills. It was quite impressive.

“I’ve looked at your film Adam,” Dr. Trento said as he sat down in his leather chair, “You definitely need a new valve.” He continued, “Now you have some options. You can select a pig valve. You can select a cow valve. You can select an artificial or mechanical valve. Or, you can opt for your own valve using the Ross Procedure.”