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It was the same nun Sister Hatune Dogan and the same story posted on Shoebats site. this time it is addressing blood drinking instead of the selling for $1,000 a bottle. same story, same people, same nonsense except this time changing it to drinking instead of washing their hands with it.

Still no verification that it ever happened.

The website I linked is evidence.
 
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Some are of that opinion. It is up to each of us to find proof and not rely on the words of any living Human. We have no ordained clergy, There is no central religious leader that speaks for all of us.

I personally have no interest in movies for many reasons. But, that does not mean anyone should not watch them based on my opinion.

The Islamic scholars are divided on if movies are permitted for us to watch.

the choice comes down to being our responsibility to find reason to watch or not watch them.
 
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Correct, Halal and Kosher foods are not made for the general public and are more expensive than other products.

actually, if I want *inexpensive* lamb, the *very* best place to get it in town is the halal market!! (if I happen to want goat, it is the *only* place I know to get it...) as a bonus, they also have great prices and quality on spices and olive oil.
 
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actually, if I want *inexpensive* lamb, the *very* best place to get it in town is the halal market!! (if I happen to want goat, it is the *only* place I know to get it...) as a bonus, they also have great prices and quality on spices and olive oil.

Yeah, I think it is probably true that most of the goat you find in the US is halal. It is mostly found in South Asian or African grocery stores. I don't buy lamb there, though because it is usually too tough.The recession has made lamb outrageously expensive anyhow.
 
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actually, if I want *inexpensive* lamb, the *very* best place to get it in town is the halal market!! (if I happen to want goat, it is the *only* place I know to get it...) as a bonus, they also have great prices and quality on spices and olive oil.

Halal is often quite expensive here in ND probably because there are very few Halal markets.
there are between 4,000 and 8,000 Muslims in ND and at least half live on farms and produce most their own food.

Most of the Muslims in Oregon live in Just 2 cities Portland and Salem. A Halal market has a chance of reaching a larger market than here. the result lower prices for you guys.
 
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Cool, that is good Islam teaches its adherents to be kind to most animals. Although the Bible tells us that we are God's stewards and that God cares for the sparrows, Islam is more explicit in teaching its followers to not harm animals. I commend that.

Alhamdulillah.

I still think, however, that halal and kosher forms of slaughter are not the least painful ways to kill animals that we eat.

Let's agree to disagree.

Does Islam's required kindness to animals extend to salamanders?

In giving it a quick death? Why wouldn't it?

The house gecko (wazagh) | IslamToday - English


As a side note, I am against fishing for sport. It just seems so cruel to catch fish, make a hole in their mouths, and then release them solely for our entertainment. According to this link, it is prohibited to take part in such activity.

It also states, "As a general rule, it is unlawful to kill animals except for food or to protect ourselves from harm..."

"....We cannot even kill insects except if they cause harm to us in some way, and then we may kill them only to the extent that we must in order to safeguard ourselves from their harm. Evidence for this is that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “A prophet once sat under a tree when he got bitten by an ant so he burnt the ant’s village. Allah inspired to him: Why not only one ant?” [Sahîh Muslim]"


Alhamdulillah. I can never praise Him enough for the religion He blessed us with.
 
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So far that has not been proven and the witness is not credible. The trial is still continuing. All they have is an allegation.

Missing girl's body 'put into kebab'

Mother of murdered girl ‘put into kebabs’ runs from court after gruesome testimony

A mother ran from court today as she heard how her daughter was strangled before being chopped up.

Iyad Albattikhi, 29, known as Eddie, had sex with 14-year-old Charlene Downes, before killing her and joking her body had been put into the kebabs at his shop on Blackpool Promenade, Preston Crown Court has heard.

Today David Cassidy, a former friend of the accused, told Preston Crown Court how the defendant's brother confessed to him about the murder - and that the youngster had been throttled to death.

Mr Cassidy, 40, who ran an amusement arcade in the town, told the jury Tariq Albattikhi had rowed with his brother and, upset and in tears, told him about how the schoolgirl had been killed.

"He was crying," Mr Cassidy said.

"He said there was a lot of blood. I was only getting a bit of the conversation through the tears.

"He told me that she was strangled."

At this point Charlene's mother, Karen Downes, sitting in the public gallery, gasped and fled the court in tears.

Charlene, from Buchanan Street in Blackpool, disappeared on November 1, 2003, after kissing her mother goodbye to go off with friends.

Expelled from school, she spent most of her time hanging around the shops on the Prom, where Albattikhi owned and ran Funny Boyz kebab shop.

A missing persons inquiry began after she vanished but police later launched a murder investigation after information "leaked out".

No trace of Charlene's body has ever been found.

Albattikhi, a Jordanian immigrant, is charged with murder and his co-accused, his business partner and landlord, Mohammed Reveshi, 50, originally from Iran, is accused of helping to dispose of the body.

Both deny the charges and have told police they never knew Charlene. Ian Goldrein QC, defending Albattikhi suggested Mr Cassidy was telling the court a "pack of lies" and suggested the conversation never took place.

He said the witness had a long criminal record for dishonesty stretching back to the age of 17 - and could not be relied upon to tell the truth.

Mr Goldrein asked the witness why he waited months after the conversation with Tariq before he told police.

Mr Cassidy said, "Because I did not know if what was being said to me that night was true. I had to determine whether it was hearsay or gossip."


The trial continues.

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Are you declaring Shias to be non-muslims?

Only Allaah(swt) knows who is a Muslim. I am just saying only about 10% of the world's Muslims are Shi'a and almost half of them live in Iran and Iraq. Most of the world's Sunni will never even see a Shi'ite

Most Sunni have little reason to ever read any Shi'a media or go to a Shi'a website.
 
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