What Profox List member is a Muslim-loving tool? a. Leland Jackson b. Leland Jackson c. Leland Jackson d. All of the above.
--- On Sun, 10/10/10, Leland Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Leland Jackson <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/opinion/10kristof.html?th&emc=th > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010, 5:55 PM > Here's a little test that > appeared in the Op-Ed section of the New > York times today. I've provided the answer to each question > directly > below the questions itself, but see if you can answer the > question > correctly; before, looking at the answer. > > 1. Which holy book stipulates that a girl who does not > bleed on her > wedding night should be stoned to death? > > a. Koran > b. Old Testament > c. (Hindu) Upanishad > > b. Deuteronomy 22:21 > > > 2. Which holy text declares: “Let there be no compulsion > in religion”? > a. Koran > b. Gospel of Matthew > c. Letter of Paul to the Roman > > a. Koran, 2:256. But other sections of the Koran do > describe coercion. > > 3. The terrorists who pioneered the suicide vest in modern > times, and > the use of women in terror attacks, were affiliated with > which major > religion? > a. Islam > b. Christianity > c. Hinduism > > c. Most early suicide bombings were by Tamil Hindus (some > secular) in > Sri Lanka and India. > > 4. "Every child is touched by the devil as soon as he is > born and this > contact makes him cry. Excepted are Mary and her Son.” > This verse is from: > a. Letters of Paul to the Corinthians > b. The Book of Revelation > c. An Islamic hadith, or religious tale > > c. Koran. Islam teaches that Jesus was a prophet to be > revered. > > > 5. Which holy text is sympathetic to slavery? > a. Old Testament > b. New Testament > c. Koran > > All of the above. > > > 6. In the New Testament, Jesus’ views of homosexuality > are: > a. strongly condemnatory > b. forgiving > c. never mentioned > > c. Other parts of the New and Old Testaments object to > homosexuality, > but there’s no indication of Jesus’ views. > > > 7. Which holy text urges responding to evil with kindness, > saying: > “repel the evil deed with one which is better.” > a. Gospel of Luke > b. Book of Isaiah > c. Koran > > c. Koran, 41:34. Jesus says much the same thing in > different words. > > 8. Which religious figure preaches tolerance by suggesting > that God > looks after all peoples and leads them all to their > promised lands? > a. Muhammad > b. Amos > c. Jesus > > b. Amos 9:7 > > > 9. Which of these religious leaders was a polygamist? > a. Jacob > b. King David > c. Muhammad > > All of them. > > > 10. What characterizes Muhammad’s behavior toward the > Jews of his time? > a. He killed them. > b. He married one. > c. He praised them as a chosen people. > > All of these. Muhammad’s Jewish wife was seized in > battle, which > undermines the spirit of the gesture. By some accounts he > had a second > Jewish wife as well. > > > 11. Which holy scripture urges that the "little ones" of > the enemy be > dashed against the stones? > a. Book of Psalms > b. Koran > c. Leviticus > > a. Psalm 137 > > > 12. Which holy scripture suggests beating wives who > misbehave? > a. Koran > b. Letters of Paul to the Corinthians > c. Book of Judges > > a. Koran 4:34 > > > 13. Which religious leader is quoted as commanding women to > be silent > during services? > a. The first Dalai Lama > b. St. Paul > c. Muhammad > > b. St. Paul, both in 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2, but > many scholars > believe that neither section was actually written by Paul. > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/opinion/10kristof.html?th&emc=th > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
