Open Question: why christianity encoureged alcohol and didn’t prevent it ?
wine is evil. it is a cause of family problems , accidents , loss of judgment , social problems,liver disease ,…
so why did christianity encourage it ?does it encourage evil?
there are many texts in the bible that refer to alcohol in a good way!!!!
John 2:10 said, ?Every man sets out the good wine first, then after the guests have drunk freely, the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.?
Acts 2:13??they are full of sweet wine??
Genesis 14:18 refers to Melchizedek, a type of Christ, as offering wine to Abram; Nehemiah 2:1 refers to the king drinking wine (Nehemiah was required to taste it first to make sure it was not poisoned); Esther 5:6; 7:1-2 speaks of wine that Esther (the godly Jewess) drank with the king; Job 1:13 refers to righteous Job?s family drinking wine; Daniel 10:3 speaks of drinking wine as a blessing after a time of fasting. Some of Jesus? parables are about wine, wineskins, vineyards (cf. Matt 9:17; 21:33; even John 15 speaks of God the Father as the vinedresser!). Paul tells Timothy to drink some wine for his stomach?s sake and not just water (1 Tim 5:23
Deut 14:26 implies that it is a good thing to drink wine and strong drink to the Lord: ?And you may spend the money for whatever your heart desires, for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household? (NASB). Psalm 4:7 compares joy in the Lord to the abundance of wine; Psalm 104:14-15 credits God as the creator of wine that ?makes a man?s heart glad? (cf. also Hos 2:8); honoring the Lord with one?s wealth is rewarded with the blessings of abundant stores of wine (Prov 3:10); love is compared to wine repeatedly in the Song of Songs, as though good wine were similarly sweet (1:2, 4; 4:10; 7:9). The Lord prepares a banquet with ?well-aged wines… and fine, well-aged wines? for his people (Isa 25:6)
The lack of wine is viewed as a judgment from God (Jer 48:33; Lam 2:12; Hos 2:9; Joel 1:10; Hag 2:16); and, conversely, its provision is viewed as a blessing from the Lord (cf. Gen 27:28; Deut 7:13; 11:14; Joel 2:19, 24; 3:18; Amos 9:13-14). Cf. also Isa 55:1; Jer 31:12; Zech 9:
in contrast,ISLAM totally prevents alcohol and considers drinking a major sin.or even one of the worst of major sins because it leads to them ,it leads to killing and rape! .alcohol is considered a satan’s drink.
Quran- sura Al-maida
translation of meanings
[90] O ye who believe! intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination of Satan’s handiwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper.
[91] Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain?
also prophet mohammeds hadiths prevent any little amount of alcohol
according to him ” what makes you drunk in large amounts is forbidden even in small amounts” or as he said
ISLAM has the honor to be the only of religeons ,laws,and ideologies to prevent alcohol completely!
for no1home2…
islam considers only the original and true bible as the word of God.
unfortunately we don’t have it now, the current bible had been subjected to additions ,deletions ,change of meaning ,and bad translation.
what christians have today is a false bible!!
for elegantelephants2
the bible said also that Jesus changed water into wine.also that Jesus drank wine on occasion (John 2:1-11; Matthew 26:29). surely this is alie in the bible because jesus as a prophet doesn’t make sins!!
nowadays, we find wine is pouring like water in the christian world!!!

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:16:38 GMT

Open Question: Should Fortified Cereals come with Iron Warning labels?
With it now being fact that too much iron causes oxidization of the cells, thus causing a host of problems, including premature ageing and damage to heart and arteries (especially in men) do you think cereals, with their huge doses of iron added, should have warning labels? As a child I ate fortified cereal throughout the day and did so even as an adult, now I am diagnosed with severe liver problems from eating too much iron. I feel I should have been told that if I ate too much Post/Kelloggs’ bran flakes that I would develop liver disease/ and possible heart disease. You think these cereals are good for us, but in reality the added iron is killing us (adults and men specifcally).
Excess Iron is stored in the liver.. You don’t pee it out.. Why don’t you do a google search, at the very least, before you give me your lame answers.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:18:01 GMT

Open Question: what can i do 2 find closure???
I had my king charles cavalier put to sleep on the 20th April 2008… Lady had a heart murmur for 3 years and she got to the point where she struggled to breath. we decided to have her put to sleep as she was really struggling to breath and her back legs went on her that very night….Lady was 8 years old. I’m still heart broken I cant get her out of my mind, I miss her sooo much, she was there through all my bad times and she was my baby, that until I had my first child, then she took a back step in my priorities, I feel sooo guilty about this. wish I knew how ill she really was and that I could have prepared my self for this. I now have a 18 week old puppy and shes brought some light back to be honest I think I jumped into buying her looking for a piece of Lady back. (stupid I know) they are nothing alike and my pup is very difficult, shes a Lhasa Apso and is very stubborn and willfull… We love her and hope she will eventually learn from me I am trying my best to teach her well but she seems to forget as soon as she has learn.. any advise on both topics will be gratefully received..

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:56:20 GMT
Open Question: Why do people blame God for everything?
The only time they even mention his name is when they use his name in vain. People don’t even despise Hitler’s name enough to use his name as a cuss word. Then people credit nature to ‘Mother nature’ but when a natural disaster strikes, it is considered an ‘Act of God’. The only time people think of God is when something bad happens. Humanity is running around murdering, raping, stealing, lying, causing wars. Why should God help us when we have the choice not to commit these heinous crimes yet we do anyway? And it is pretty obvious we have the free will to do these things. Why should God help us when we take his name as a cuss word and anything to do with him out of schools and public life in general and everything else? We don’t deserve it. Look at us.
Some might say ‘Look at God in the OT, he is evil’. No he is not. You people look at one verse a freak out. God chose Isreal to be his people. They would be the people the savior of the world would come through, so they had to kept holy and purged of any evil. These Laws were from God, not mere men, and they were all given warning. God created life, and gave them his laws in full view. There is a HUGE difference in disobeying God and disobeying human Law’s. People knew the consequnces. And people accuse God of intolerance? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Why would God put up with his people worshiping God’s that do not exist? And Genocide? The people that were wiped out we like a city full of hitler’s and bin ladens, doing nothing but evil, and if they were left there evil would have spread even further. These evil people were immoral and even practced human sacrifice. And God did not promote slavery. Slavery is what the people of Isreal were delivered from in Egypt. The Levitical Laws of slavery were desgined for the poor to be protected. Slaves were treated lwith dignity and were provided fro. It was more indentured servantoohd. There were ways to go free, and the contact to be become a servant was initiated by the servant himself. The OT is hard for many to understand, but if you take the time to look into it and understand God is not a human, and that you can not subject God to the same standard you judge mere mortals that he made.
All the diseases and tragedies that occur are all because of our own short comings. atheist try to harrass Christians by saying “Why won’t God heal amputess?”. That is a cowardly way of of singling out one thing and attacking God, when it is humanity at fault. What makes amputees any different that cancer, AIDS, burn victims, victims of vehicle accidents, and so on. They are all victims of humanity’s weakness and failures, WE have casued all these things. If we don’t aknowledge God, why should he bother to aknowlegde us, expecially when all people do is credit him with our crimes, scoff at him and hate him.
When someone dies of a sickness, people say God didn’t answer a prayer. But when another lives, they say, God did answer a prayer. But how CAN we know what God did? People try to use this as a silly argument ot say God does not exist, but whether a prayer is allegedly answered or not, that does not mean God does not exist. He doesn’t report to us. There are a lot of things in the life of a Christians that happen where it is clear that God answered us in prayer, when we asked with thanksgiving and a humble heart, and asked according to his will for our life, and there is times where he doesn’t answer becasue he knows us better than we know oursleves. But a lot of the time no one knows what God does or why he does them. God makes it pretty clear he answers the prayers of the righteous.
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him. -John 9:31
So they continue to accuse God of crimes and ignoring them, when you are doing the same to him. They acts as though they are good people, when no is is a good person, not even Christians. The only ‘goodness’ a Christian has is being covered by the blood of Christ.
If God were to stop every single murder, crime, rape, accident, then he would have to change the minds of a lot people, and change things down to very small details. If people honoured him, respected him, and obeyed him things would be a lot different.
If you only turn to God when things go wrong and then turn around and hate him and curse his name, why SHOULD he help you?
and yes, I am ready for a bunch of sarcastic remarks, I could care less

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:30:45 GMT

Open Question: Caribbean Disease Help?
I went to the Caribbean in February (on a cruise). I came back with what appeared to be a flu. A few weeks later, I woke up and my left side was numbed (this has not changed). Since then, I haven’t felt like myself & my chest has been aching. I’ve had a million different tests done through my doctor. Numerous blood tests, heart tests, cat scans, chest x-rays etc. Everything has come back normal. My initial fears were malaria or hepatitis, but those would have been found through the tests I’ve had apparently. Any thoughts or opinions?
Thank You Very Much

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:37:35 GMT

Open Question: Trying to find previous vet?
I bought a dog 4 weeks ago. I got all the KC papers, generation pedigree, micro number, everything apart from the vets name, address and number. He said he would email me it. Thinking i had all the important bits off i went. I took her to my vets for a check up and he said she had a serious heart murmur and booked her in for a scan. She came into season so we postponed the appointment. Then 5 days ago she couldn’t get up and didn’t seem herself. My husband took her straight to the vet. They thought she had banged her leg or had been exercised too much, gave her anti inflammatory jab and pain killers. She was due at specialist tomorrow. I got up this morning and she was dead on the kitchen floor. The vet has collected her. I’ve been on the phone to the guy and have told him what has happened and asked him again for his vets number. He just said she was in good health when he sold her. Even if she was ill before i bought her i would of looked after her, or if she was on medication i would of bought it for her.
How can i get her medical notes? I just can’t believe that she developed a serious murmur and died in the space of four weeks? Or maybe it can happen, I don’t know. I’ve just got so many questions in my head at the moment.
She was 4 yrs old and a dogue de bordeaux.
Thank you for any advice.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:51:08 GMT
Open Question: Tiny air sacrs in th lungs are destoryed, making breathing extremely difficult, is the disease called?
a.Emphysema.
b.coronary heart disease.
c.chronic bronchitis.
d.lung cancer

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:30:20 GMT

Open Question: Angina . . . Or Just Side-Effects Of Stress & Panic Attack?
Hi:
I’m a 41yr. old WM. I used to have panic attacks about 6-8 yrs. ago, but have had them under control for a while. I’m also overweight, but not obese, and I have smoked (off and on, but unfortunately, more on than off) for about 20 yrs. (I know, I know . . . it’s not good, so please . . . no lectures). I also have an ulnar nerve in my left elbow that, when it acts up, gives a mild tingling sensation in that arm. I’ve had borderline cholesterol for most of my adult life, but at my last checkup in March, my HDL & LDL were fine. And, also on the good side, I try to exercise at least 2 times a week, although for the last couple of months, it hasn’t happened as much as I would like. Also, there is no history of heart disease in my family, although there is some history of high cholesterol.
I’ve been very stressed out for a while now, and when my partner & I got in a huge fight 2 weekends ago, I felt like I was having either a panic attack or a heart attack. I went to the ER, where they did an EKG. All the ER doc said at the time is that my cholesterol was high, and I should see a cardiologist. As it was the middle of the night when I got home, I did not read the discharge papers from the ER. However, I read them yesterday, and I was shocked to read that, “your exam shows you have angina pectoris.” Needless to say, this has thrown me for a loop, and I’m thinking about words like “blockage” and “catheterization.” I already have an appt. scheduled with a cardiologist for this Thursday, and my stress has decreased somewhat since my ER visit.
So, with all of this background, I have a few questions:
- Isn’t 41 a little young for angina, even taking into account my less-than-perfect lifestyle?
- As many people experiencing panic attacks exhibit the same symptoms as a heart attack, could the angina diagnosis been actually just the effects from a panic attack?
- Also, it’s my understanding that an EKG is just the first test they give you, and it can often give false or incorrect readings?
I am really hoping that it’s just the stress and panic and not angina, and am hoping some of you experts can provide a little reassurance. Believe me, even if this is not angina, it has been a loud wake-up call that I’m not 29 any more, and I need to lose the weight (I’ve done it before) and stop smoking (have also quit before, but I’m really going to try this time). Am also going on vacation a week from this Sat., and I know that it’ll help reduce my stress.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:23:25 GMT
Open Question: i have heart murmur?
my doc says i have a heart murmur and im only 16! is this dangerous? what are the symptoms, causes, and treatments? is there anything i shouldn’t do because of it?

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:19:08 GMT

Open Question: Do you think, SOMetimes, it’s good for people working in the health field to appear/stay cold-hearted…?
So that, the bad side of their profession (dying/dead patients, incurable diseases, etc….) don’t affect/depress them too much ?
I am NOT saying they have to be cold-hearted EVEry time, because no patient would want somebody like that.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:52:21 GMT

Open Question: Okay! Whole first chapter! Please comment!?
It’s odd. I keep having a strange sense, like something big is coming. But that’s ridiculous. It’s a normal Saturday. The sun is out and Ashlyn and myself are out on a walk.
Maybe it wasn’t like every other Saturday. I don’t recall ever seeing the forest we were now entering in Salem before. Ashlyn seemed as cautious as I, her steps becoming hesitant. She turned to look at me, here eyes wider than usual. Today, Ashlyn wore, as usual, black on black. Ashlyn never wears anything besides black, and it doesn’t make since. She’s level headed but so what? Pink looks good on her too.
I don’t know why I am paying such close attention to something so trivial as her clothes. I usually never do. Never read her shirts. Never care. Sure, I’m a teenage girl, but my relationship with Ashlyn isn’t like that. We we’re friends not because of our looks, clothes, or popularity status—which wasn’t all that high. We were sort of in the unknown dorks who always have a good time, even though our lives weren’t fabulous,— but because of us. A good metaphor of it would be that each human live is a puzzle. She just happened to fit into mine as I did in hers. But today, something kept making me want to study her, and it’s kind of irritating.
“I don’t remember this. How long have we been walking?” Ashlyn murmured, turning to stare every direction.
She gasped, sapphire blue eyes widening, and I looked around for the cause of her distress. But there was nothing but trees, trees, and more trees. Then it hit me. We’re surrounded by trees. Tall, thick evergreen trees. The path we had just stumbled off of was gone entirely. Ashlyn and I went still, listening for any sign of civilization. We heard nothing.
“Ivy… Where are we? Where’s the path?” Ashlyn wasn’t an easily skittish person, and her voice— though still looking, almost a bit frantically,– was calm.
“I don’t know. Which way did we come from?” Which way had we come from?
“I… can’t… don’t… know… I’ve never seen this place before, let alone been here. Ivy… I have to get home…”
My heart was speeding. Since when does Ashlyn space out enough to not notice when we were walking into a forest that appeared out of nowhere? I know she wasn’t paying attention, because she’d never actually come in here on purpose unless our houses were in the middle of it somewhere.
“Okay… neither of us know where we are and how to get out. Do you get cell service out—in— here?” Ashlyn was always prepared. She flipped out her cell phone—I had left mine at home— and, the elated look left her face.
“No service. Is that really so surprising? Were in the middle of the woods. Either you, or I, or whoever is having this nightmare needs to wake up. I do not like it out here. If something goes wrong or we come across some creeps… I don’t even have cell access.” Although her words sounded worried, her voice still remained calm.
Again, I looked over her clothes, and this time, had the urge to laugh. Ashlyn clothes meet her personality, but her looks are so different than her personality, so it all stood in odd contrast. She was amazingly beautiful.
I’m so often jealous of her.
I sighed. “Well, let’s start looking around to find our way out again then, I guess. This forest can’t go on forever, right?”
“This is the last time I take this shortcut home…” Ashlyn muttered, running her slim, shapely fingers through her long, honey golden hair.
“Aw, c’mon… We just weren’t paying attention… nothing more…”
“No. I will not ever get lost again just because your too lazy to walk the whole way.” Grrr…
“Sorry. You know I zone out… I thought you were watching where we were going.” I pulled down a branch and let her walk through first.
“Thank you… And I was paying attention. Which is what I don’t get. I had never zoned or anything. I just blinked, and we were in here, surrounded by trees. And I don’t know how it happened.” I was about to tell her it wasn’t funny, when I looked up and saw she was blushing a scarlet red. She wasn’t kidding.
“I know your thinking I’m crazy, but that’s how it happened.”
I didn’t say a word.
“Okay… how late is it? How long have we been walking?” I didn’t finish my question before Ashlyn had her wrist held up, squinting to try and read the numbers. It was nearly black around us now. The only light was the faint traces of the moon fighting it’s way through the branches of the evergreens, making Ashlyn’s tan, golden skin glow.
“It’s two. Let’s rest… If we come out of here now, we won’t be in any less trouble if we show up at a reasonable hour.”
Relieved, I slid down the trunk of a thick tall evergreen, and in seconds, I was asleep.
“Ashlyn! Wake up!” I shook her shoulder, and she smacked me in her sleep, cursed, and went limp again.
I looked at her wrist watch. It was nearly eight in the morning. That’s probably Ashlyn’s only flaw: she was not a morning person, even sleeping on the floor of the woods. I brushed my short, choppy, dark red hair out of my face. How to wake her up?
Then it hit me. Ashlyn was deathly afraid of spiders.
“Spider” I screeched, loudly, trying to sound frightened.
Ashlyn shot up, looking as though I just thrown ice water on her.
“Spider? Where?” She demanded.
“Probably in it’s web, nice, warm, cozy, and sleeping. Now, let’s get a move on.” I said.
I heard Ashlyn grunt. “Your lucky I don’t hit you in your pretty little head with a big rock.”
I laughed.
Ashlyn began to grumble, wiping the dirt off herself. I thought I picked out the word “Ivory”
“What did you just call me?” I almost growled.
“Ivory. It is your name. Get over it.” She hissed back. She had sworn never to call me that. I should strangle her. “Oh, stop looking at me like that. You’re too hot-headed for your own good.” The nerve!
I scowled at her and trudged forward, not knowing which way I was heading. I hate my full name. Well, the first name anyway.
The walk after that was quiet, peaceful. My temper had cooled down, and I now walked side by side with Ashlyn.
“I see a light! The edge of the woods!” Ashlyn crowed, her excitement making her face brighten.
We both picked up pace, running, Ashlyn ahead of myself, her stealthy body and long legs belonged to the wild. They even naturally tan, instead of burning as my pale skin does.
When we burst through the trees, our nightmares of running into creeps became a dark reality.
Okay, I have edited a bunch, yet I still crave for advice if you have any. Hopefully this is a large improvement of my first posting of this, or else my desire to be an author is already lost. Thank you!
And please comment.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:11:25 GMT

Open Question: what are heart murmur?
my best friend,kathy is 18 and she asked me what is heart murmur?
i asked her why she asked.she said that her mother got it and she wanna study about it.she was a study freak!
i wanna ask ,too`wat is heart murmur?!

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:34:37 GMT
Open Question: Heart Pacing/ Medical history included?
Here are the details.
I am a 21/f.
I have had a history of thyroid disease but was tested again this summer and found my levels to be normal.
I have abnormal stomach pain and am on nexium and spasmomem for that.
-Had an upper GI and all they could find was spasms in the deodenal bulb
–an endoscopy overseas showed some inflammation but all the doctor would say to me was “worry less. no more stress.”
–Have a history of depression and take Lexapro
–Am on Loestrin for birth control and am good about taking my pills. Yesterday was the first day I forgot to take my pill as I was in very much pain from a migraine.
My diet hasnt been consistent since moving overseas but i hope to get that under control soon. Its been pouring rain the last 3 days so I havent yet made it out to get groceries as I do not have a vehicle yet–
So I’ve been living off bread,butter,water,chocolate cereal,wine,soup.
The last two days I have had the worst migraine pain (on top of a lovely lil eye stye infection..grr!)
I woke up from a nap today with what felt like a pounding heart… Very loud and very strong. My heart has been racing for the last half hour.
Any Suggestions? Im alone.. in a new country.. and without the option of seeing a doctor. I would really appreciate any helpful responses.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:10:53 GMT

Open Question: Would you move out of the US?
I’ve given America 22 years of my life. I’ve gone to college here, done community service, and served in the national guard for 4 years. I’ll tell you why I’m not objecting to living outside the country.
I plan to adopt. In looking out for the best for future generations of my family. I cannot stay here and rely on the school systems. Even though some teacher are great and deserve great pay some are completely inadequate and we’re talking about my child’s most influential years. Even if I shelved out the money for private school I still think some European and Asian countries may be more acceptable and worth the money. They are also more strict.
The American diet is a death trap. Made of large portions and fatty meats. For example Greece doesn’t have the best doctors but their citizens have the longest life span in the world as well as the least amount of heart disease cases in the world. Mainly because of their healthy eating habits.
Religion. I have a degree in anthropology so I learn about all cultures and religions and I respect them all. I rather be a part of a country that truly separates religion and politics (there’s a difference between morals and politics and religion and politics) I want the country my children live in to have their government consider them regardless of their religion. I’m actually agnostic.
and last but not least the environment and public transportation. We tax people every year to make more and more roads that able more and more cars to enter the street. When we can use the same amount of money increasing public transportation and even generate more money to fund it by charging fair fares and using more efficient methods of energy to eliminate greenhouse gas and help the environment. Plus just by walking to bus stops and trains my children will get more exercise reducing the chance of childhood obesity like it in the US.
I don’t doubt that the US can make these changes. Its not rocket science. Other countries have been doing it for years. America needs to stop avoiding issues and apply some easy fixes to the problem. And maybe I’d be less uneasy about raising future generations of my family here. What do you think?
so I love the US its my home and yes it definitely is blessed. But i just believe its perfectly ok to move to another country to raise your family. foreigner migrate to the US right. Why not the opposite Keep the comments coming!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:57:24 GMT
Open Question: I’m trying out for my freshmen baseball team?
Okay first of this is my first time playing for a baseball team, I’m 14, left handed, 5′5, and I really wanna play in the MLB and this is the first step of my procedure. I got a heart murmur … It’s getting checked out soon, but it’s not stopping me from being the best. I’ve worked alot on hitting, getting a good arm and running. Try-outs are on around February, what do coaches mostly look for? And how are try-outs like?
Thank you.

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:12:13 GMT