[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? Thank you for submitting this. I have passed it on to friends. Made my day, too. :-) Cheyenne --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Interesting article in The Guardian reporting on an Islamic scholar's suggestion that the notion of Muslim martyrs enjoying 72 virgins in Paradise as a reward is a misinterpretation of the Quranic text. What the martyrs are actually to enjoy, he says, are not virgins but white raisins. http://tinyurl.com/2yuzh Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? I quite like the notion of all the fundie Jebus nutters being sucked en masse from the planet. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
On Jun 8, 2006, at 2:40 PM, Alex Stanley wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? I quite like the notion of all the fundie Jebus nutters being sucked en masse from the planet. Then you'll love this:http://www.weirdcrap.com/chick/judge/judge.htmlhttp://www.weirdcrap.com/chick/homo/homo.html __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Religion and spirituality Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? I quite like the notion of all the fundie Jebus nutters being sucked en masse from the planet. Oh, no question. I'm hoping there's no misinterpretation there. The question is, will they find what they expect when they get where they're going? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
'The question is, will they find what they expect when they get where they're going?' Ain't no heaven, ain't no burn'n hell, where we go when we die, can't nobody tell. The late, great, John Lee Hooker --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Alex Stanley j_alexander_stanley@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? I quite like the notion of all the fundie Jebus nutters being sucked en masse from the planet. Oh, no question. I'm hoping there's no misinterpretation there. The question is, will they find what they expect when they get where they're going? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? Wiki: Etymology The word rapture comes from the Latin verb rapere which means to carry off, abduct, seize or take forcefully (compare rape). It was used in the Latin Vulgate (about 405 A.D.) translation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17, which is the primary biblical reference to the event in question, rapiemur we shall be caught up translating the original harpagçsometha (passive mood, future tense of harpazô). rapiemur -- we shall be raped?? Thank you for submitting this. I have passed it on to friends. Made my day, too. :-) Cheyenne --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: Interesting article in The Guardian reporting on an Islamic scholar's suggestion that the notion of Muslim martyrs enjoying 72 virgins in Paradise as a reward is a misinterpretation of the Quranic text. What the martyrs are actually to enjoy, he says, are not virgins but white raisins. http://tinyurl.com/2yuzh Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? Wiki: Etymology The word rapture comes from the Latin verb rapere which means to carry off, abduct, seize or take forcefully (compare rape). It was used in the Latin Vulgate (about 405 A.D.) translation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17, which is the primary biblical reference to the event in question, rapiemur we shall be caught up translating the original harpagçsometha (passive mood, future tense of harpazô). rapiemur -- we shall be raped?? Excellent!! Possibly by the frustrated Muslim martyrs unhappy that all they got was raisins... Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting article in The Guardian reporting on an Islamic scholar's suggestion that the notion of Muslim martyrs enjoying 72 virgins in Paradise as a reward is a misinterpretation of the Quranic text. What the martyrs are actually to enjoy, he says, are not virgins but white raisins. http://tinyurl.com/2yuzh Faith in the Old Testament is a word that best translates as strong in God. Faith in the New Testament is a word that best translates as intuitive knowledge. Imagine if Fundamentalists had to justify their behavior based on THOSE words instead of belief without proof. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
On Jun 8, 2006, at 5:09 PM, authfriend wrote:--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? Wiki: Etymology The word "rapture" comes from the Latin verb rapere which means "to carry off, abduct, seize or take forcefully" (compare rape). It was used in the Latin Vulgate (about 405 A.D.) translation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17, which is the primary biblical reference to the event in question, rapiemur "we shall be caught up" translating the original harpagçsometha (passive mood, future tense of harpazô). rapiemur -- we shall be raped?? Excellent!! Possibly by the frustrated Muslim martyrs unhappy that all they got was raisins... Actually the story you posted I had heard a number of years ago on the web--the actual translation then was "dates" not raisins--not sure why this recent rehash has translated so differently, unless it was to appeal to a western audience. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Religion and spirituality Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Actually the story you posted I had heard a number of years ago on the web--the actual translation then was dates not raisins--not sure why this recent rehash has translated so differently, unless it was to appeal to a western audience. Hey, 72 dates at once isn't nothing to sneeze at. Lots of viagra needed... Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sparaig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj vajranatha@ wrote: [...] Actually the story you posted I had heard a number of years ago on the web--the actual translation then was dates not raisins--not sure why this recent rehash has translated so differently, unless it was to appeal to a western audience. Hey, 72 dates at once isn't nothing to sneeze at. Lots of viagra needed... Especially if they're not virgins. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jun 8, 2006, at 5:09 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister no_reply@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 no_reply@ wrote: This article is priceless! It sure explains a lot. Won't they all be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? Wiki: Etymology The word rapture comes from the Latin verb rapere which means to carry off, abduct, seize or take forcefully (compare rape). It was used in the Latin Vulgate (about 405 A.D.) translation of 1 Thessalonians 4:17, which is the primary biblical reference to the event in question, rapiemur we shall be caught up translating the original harpagçsometha (passive mood, future tense of harpazô). rapiemur -- we shall be raped?? Excellent!! Possibly by the frustrated Muslim martyrs unhappy that all they got was raisins... Actually the story you posted I had heard a number of years ago on the web--the actual translation then was dates not raisins--not sure why this recent rehash has translated so differently, unless it was to appeal to a western audience. Oh, that must be it, Vaj. I mean, raisins are *so* completely different from dates, and Westerners have no idea what dates are. Do you ever listen to yourself? The book came out a little over a year ago (if you read the article). Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- You can search right from your browser? It's easy and it's free. See how. http://us.click.yahoo.com/_7bhrC/NGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM ~- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
