during the late 1940's the state of punjab became separated along religious lines
western punjab was almost entirely muslim (islam), and joined pakistan
eastern punjab was almost entirely sikh and hindu and joined india
a religious question - not sure if it's muslim related or not ??
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western punjab was almost entirely muslim (islam), and joined pakistan
eastern punjab was almost entirely sikh and hindu and joined india
Years ago when I was a university student I rented a room/basement suite from a young married couple. Almost every night around 10:30, later on weekends, I would hear this loud banging from the upstairs and the wife screaming "Oh my God, Oh my God!" at the top of her lungs.
Not sure what kind of ritual they might have been performing but do you think they might have been Christians or Muslims?
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Not sure what kind of ritual they might have been performing but do you think they might have been Christians or Muslims?
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ound: sounds like my religion i guess what i was trying to say is that most non-brown people in bc refer to all brown people as 'east indians', not realizing (or caring) that there is a huge religious difference between brown people from pakistan, and brown people from 20 miles away across the border in india
these are generalizations of course, but the point is somewhat pertinent to the conversation
Just a tidbit to ad....
I live in Alberta (not BC).
The person in question is East Indian (wears a turban).
I can't speak for what religion but am not sure if it's an Islam or Muslim.
It happened again today and I was talking to a coworker when we heard it and both of us just were really turned off by it. It's a single bathroom (toilet/sink), but it's so loud (and gross).
Question: How should I approach management if I want to address this issue, so I don't appear racist? Is there not an "unwritten" rule of etiquette to address this matter?
I don't know if this guy has any eating disorder, because he's of average build.
You should hide under your desk and cry when he does it, because he is obviously trying to blow you up.
It is just like the majority of Chistians who call themselves Christians, but actually live their lives based on old testament philosophy, rather than the new testament as Christ taught them.
You mean the Americans, such as Elijah Muhammad and Malcom X?
I'm pretty sure most muslims wouldn't consider them representative of Islamic civilization.
Definitely evangelical christian....I hear they get pretty exicted when they worship.
The bible is written in such a way that well you can read into it what ever you want.
And as Christians we believe in both parts of the bible the old and new testaments.
Jews only the old testament for instance,
muslims only the koran,
both actualy believe in the new testament,
but they don't believe Jesus was the messiah.
A prohphet just not the messiah.
Jesus did not abolish the old testament.
You mean as they were taught by whatever denomination they attend, according to that sect's interpretation of the New/Old Testaments, as compiled by religious scholars centuries after Christ was reputed to have lived, and passed through the appropriate committees. Orthodox Christians have a slightly different canon; and namby-pamby Christian denominations simply ignore the parts of the texts that offend them and/or find excuses for them -- New Testament as well as Old Testament.
This has nothing at all to do with Sikhism or Islam (fyi Islam is the religion and Muslims are the people of that religion, like Christianity/Christians, Judaism/Jews). Go ahead and report him to management he may need help, its not racist at all.
Muslims believe that the Koran was the last of a series of holy books, which include the Torah and the Gospels. Basically earlier works were corrupted, and the Koran represents the last uncorrupted word of god. Jesus essentially was teaching the same thing, but earlier. Older holy books were context and provided followers an origin for the beliefs in God, but they were not valid anymore and so followers were instructed to follow the purer path he laid out for them. His teachings were very similar to Islam in that respect.
During that period there was a whole series of holy men (and probably a few women) who tried to get people back to the fundamental basics of Abrahamic religion. The ones who succeeded and gained enough of a following to gather momentum are represented today in the major religions.
First Jesus, then Muhammad were part of that sequence, all those religions are offshoots over time of the original religion practiced by nomadic tribes of the region.
A funny sort of discussion.
I mean on an escort and perverts web site, a relgious discussion.
While I am at it.
The bible seems to view prostitutes with sympathy and compassion and well forgiveness.
While us guys are just perverts.
I mean on an escort and perverts web site, a relgious discussion.
While I am at it.
The bible seems to view prostitutes with sympathy and compassion and well forgiveness.
While us guys are just perverts.
The trouble is, the bible isn't a single book, it is a collection of books.
Christians are supposed to live according to the principles taught by Christ however, the rest of the bible is context only.
In other words, the stuff in the four gospels.
If they live their lives according to anything else in the bible, they are not Christians.
Which, no doubt, is why the various sects try to kill each other as corrupters of the faith.
