It must be because there aren't enough real problems that so many people devote so much energy to inventing so many imaginary ones.
Frederic (GOD tells me---much against my will; I categorically refuse to be a prophet!---to throw this piece of HIS divine wisdom into the melee.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Obaid R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web, rec.music.beatles,rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic, alt.showbiz.gossip,comp.lang.python To: <python-list@python.org> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 10:39 PM Subject: Re: Ron Grossi: God is not a man > Non-Offensive, Professional Sounding Name > > > First of all, there was no "diatribe", even > when you can claim there was one. Unless of > course you consider the contents of the Bible > from which I quote as such. Seeing that you > claimed that there was no truth in my post, I > was hoping to read proof in support of your > claim. To my disappointment, there was none. > Just a reference to the word "Allah" made, > alas, in haste. > > I wish that you'd considered your words > before you rushed to post. I say that for the > following reason: did you know that there are > around 26 million Christian Arabs living in > the world today? Did you know that their > Arabic Bibles (together with their Arab Jews > brethren) have the word "Allah" exactly where > the word "God" appears in your English Bible? > > Furthermore, did you know that in Malta, made > up of a population of staunch Catholics, > people use the word "Allah" for God in their > own language? > > Perhaps you'd be interested in reading "Who > is Allah?"[1] and "The Word ALLAH in the > Arabic Bible"[2] both essays by Abu Iman 'Abd > ar-Rahman Robert Squires. > > And in case you don't believe either of us, > then visit these links from > bible.gospelcom.net showing you how the word > "Allah" does appear in the Arabic Bible where > the word "God" appears in the English one. > > > > FROM THE ARABIC BIBLE > ===================== > > Genesis 1: 1 > In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=GEN+1:1&language=arabic&version=IBS &showfn=on&showxref=on > > > Genesis 1: 8: > And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there > was morning, a second day. > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=GEN+1:8&language=arabic&version=IBS &showfn=on&showxref=on > > > Mark 10: 18 > And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good > but one, that is, God. > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=MARK+10:18&language=arabic&version= IBS&showfn=on&showxref=on > > > John 3: 16 > For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever > believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=JOHN+3:16&language=arabic&version=I BS&showfn=on&showxref=on > > > Luke 3: 38 > the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=LUKE+3:38&language=arabic&version=I BS&showfn=on&showxref=on > > > Mark 1: 14 > Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the > gospel of God, > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=MARK+1:14&language=arabic&version=I BS&showfn=on&showxref=on > > Mark 3: 35 > Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother. > http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=MARK+3:35&language=arabic&version=I BS&showfn=on&showxref=on > > > > > > RESOURCES > ========= > > [1] Squires, Robert, "Who is Allah?" April 30, 2005: > http://www.wol.net.pk/truth/6who.htm > [2] Squires, Robert, "The Word ALLAH in the Arabic Bible" April 30, > 2005: http://www.wol.net.pk/truth/6aib.htm > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
