the AIM of LIFE
09-30-2007, 04:42 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Scarily funny site that. One of my internet favourites.
Dave
"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
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> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
> news:46ff4f4d$0$820$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
> > http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html
> > http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006829.php
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0211537AAxr80p
> > http://www.world-destiny.org/upteachofislam.htm
> > http://nowscape.com/islam/islam.htm
> > Come on Armageddon!
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >
> > "algaga" <jipksaman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1191138329.154162.44580@w3g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> > >
> > > Allow me to share with you here some information about the AIM of
> > > LIFE .
> > > What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
> > > Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
> > > people who try to find accurate answers.
> > > People provide different answers to these questions. Some people
> > > believe the purpose of life is to accumulate wealth. But one may
> > > wonder: What is the purpose of life after one has collected colossal
> > > amounts of money? What then? What will the purpose be once money is
> > > gathered? If the purpose of life is to gain money, there will be no
> > > purpose after becoming wealthy. And in fact, here lies the problem of
> > > some disbelievers or misbelievers at some stage of their life, when
> > > collecting money is the target of their life. When they have collected
> > > the money they dreamt of, their life loses its purpose. They suffer
> > > from the panic of nothingness and they live in tension and
> > > restlessness.
> > > Can Wealth Be an Aim?
> > > We often hear of a millionaire committing suicide, sometimes, not the
> > > millionaire himself but his wife, son, or daughter. The question that
> > > poses itself is: Can wealth bring happiness to one's life? In most
> > > cases the answer is NO. Is the purpose of collecting wealth a standing
> > > purpose? As we know, the five-year old child does not look for wealth:
> > > a toy for him is equal to a million dollars. The eighteen-year old
> > > adolescent does not dream of wealth because he is busy with more
> > > important things. The ninety-year old man does not care about money;
> > > he is worried more about his health. This proves that wealth cannot be
> > > a standing purpose in all the stages of the individual's life.
> > > Wealth can do little to bring happiness to a disbeliever, because he/
> > > she is not sure about his fate. A disbeliever does not know the
> > > purpose of life. And if he has a purpose, this purpose is doomed to be
> > > temporary or self destructive.
> > > What is the use of wealth to a disbeliever if he feels scared of the
> > > end and skeptical of everything. A disbeliever may gain a lot of
> > > money, but will surely lose himself.
> > > Worshipping Allah as an Aim
> > > On the contrary, faith in Allah gives the believer the purpose of life
> > > that he needs. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah. The
> > > term "Worship" covers all acts of obedience to Allah.
> > > The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The true Muslim
> > > sticks to this purpose throughout all the stages of his life, whether
> > > he is a child, adolescent, adult, or an old man.
> > > Worshipping Allah makes life purposeful and meaningful, especially
> > > within the framework of Islam. According to Islam this worldly life is
> > > just a short stage of our life. Then there is the other life. The
> > > boundary between the first and second life is the death stage, which
> > > is a transitory stage to the second life. The type of life in the
> > > second stage a person deserves depends on his deeds in the first life.
> > > At the end of the death stage comes the day of judgment. On this day,
> > > Allah rewards or punishes people according to their deeds in the first
> > > life.
> > > The First Life as an Examination
> > > So, Islam looks at the first life as an examination of man. The death
> > > stage is similar to a rest period after the test, i. e. after the
> > > first life. The Day of Judgment is similar to the day of announcing
> > > the results of the examinees. The second life is the time when each
> > > examinee enjoys or suffers from the outcome of his behavior during the
> > > test period.
> > > In Islam, the line of life is clear, simple, and logical: the first
> > > life, death, the Day of Judgment, and then the second life. With this
> > > clear line of life, the Muslim has a clear purpose in life. The Muslim
> > > knows he is created by Allah. Muslims know they are going to spend
> > > some years in this first life, during which they have to obey God,
> > > because God will question them and hold them responsible for their
> > > public or private deeds, because Allah knows about all the deeds of
> > > all people. The Muslim knows that his deeds in the first life will
> > > determine the type of second life they will live in. The Muslim knows
> > > that this first life is a very short one, one hundred years, more or
> > > less, whereas the second life is an eternal one.
> > > The Eternity of the Second Life
> > > The concept of the eternity of the second life has a tremendous effect
> > > on a Muslims during their first life, because Muslims believe that
> > > their first life determines the shape of their second life. In
> > > addition, this determines the shape of their second life and this
> > > determination will be through the Judgment of Allah, the All just and
> > > Almighty.
> > > With this belief in the second life and the Day of Judgment, the
> > > Muslim's life becomes purposeful and meaningful. Moreover, the
> > > Muslim's standing purpose is to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > In other words, the Muslim's permanent purpose is to obey Allah, to
> > > submit to Allah, to carry out His orders, and to keep in continues
> > > contact with Him through prayers (five times a day), through fasting
> > > (one month a year), through charity (as often as possible), and
> > > through pilgrimage (once in one's life).
> > > The Need for a Permanent Purpose
> > > Disbelievers have purposes in their lives such as collecting money and
> > > property, indulging in ---, eating, and dancing. But all these
> > > purposes are transient and passing ones. All these purposes come and
> > > go, go up and down. Money comes and goes. Health comes and goes.
> > > Sexual activities cannot continue forever. All these lusts for money,
> > > food and --- cannot answer the individual's questions: so what? Then
> > > What?
> > > However, Islam saves Muslims from the trouble of asking the question,
> > > because Islam makes it clear, from the very beginning, that the
> > > permanent purpose of the Muslim in this life is to obey Allah in order
> > > to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > We should know that the only way for our salvation in this life and in
> > > the hereafter is to know our Lord who created us, believe in Him, and
> > > worship Him alone.
> > > We should also know our Prophet whom Allah had sent to all mankind,
> > > believe in Him and follow Him. We should, know the religion of truth
> > > which our Lord has commanded us to believe in, and practice it ...
> > > Those in search of truth
> > > Who have an open mind and heart,
> > > Islamic Education Foundation
> > > Welcome You.
> > > Objectives: -
> > > To Convey the message of Islam
> > > To Educate Muslims about Islam
> > > To keep in close contact with new Muslims.
> > > Activities:
> > > Offering Courses and presenting lectures about Islam in several
> > > languages.
> > > Teaching Islam and Arabic.
> > > Teaching new Muslims to receive the Holy Quran.
> > > Helping Non- Muslims embrace Islam and complete the required
> > > procedures
> > > I advise you visiting :
> > > http://www.islam-guide.com/
> > > http://www.thetruereligion.org/
> > > http://www.beconvinced.com/
> > > http://www.plaintruth.org/
> > > http://english.islamway.com/
> > > http://www.todayislam.com/
> > > http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/
> > > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> > > http://www.islamunveiled.org/
> > > http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >
>
>
Dave
"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
news:fdoq2q$n0h$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
> news:46ff4f4d$0$820$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
> > http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html
> > http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006829.php
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0211537AAxr80p
> > http://www.world-destiny.org/upteachofislam.htm
> > http://nowscape.com/islam/islam.htm
> > Come on Armageddon!
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >
> > "algaga" <jipksaman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1191138329.154162.44580@w3g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> > >
> > > Allow me to share with you here some information about the AIM of
> > > LIFE .
> > > What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
> > > Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
> > > people who try to find accurate answers.
> > > People provide different answers to these questions. Some people
> > > believe the purpose of life is to accumulate wealth. But one may
> > > wonder: What is the purpose of life after one has collected colossal
> > > amounts of money? What then? What will the purpose be once money is
> > > gathered? If the purpose of life is to gain money, there will be no
> > > purpose after becoming wealthy. And in fact, here lies the problem of
> > > some disbelievers or misbelievers at some stage of their life, when
> > > collecting money is the target of their life. When they have collected
> > > the money they dreamt of, their life loses its purpose. They suffer
> > > from the panic of nothingness and they live in tension and
> > > restlessness.
> > > Can Wealth Be an Aim?
> > > We often hear of a millionaire committing suicide, sometimes, not the
> > > millionaire himself but his wife, son, or daughter. The question that
> > > poses itself is: Can wealth bring happiness to one's life? In most
> > > cases the answer is NO. Is the purpose of collecting wealth a standing
> > > purpose? As we know, the five-year old child does not look for wealth:
> > > a toy for him is equal to a million dollars. The eighteen-year old
> > > adolescent does not dream of wealth because he is busy with more
> > > important things. The ninety-year old man does not care about money;
> > > he is worried more about his health. This proves that wealth cannot be
> > > a standing purpose in all the stages of the individual's life.
> > > Wealth can do little to bring happiness to a disbeliever, because he/
> > > she is not sure about his fate. A disbeliever does not know the
> > > purpose of life. And if he has a purpose, this purpose is doomed to be
> > > temporary or self destructive.
> > > What is the use of wealth to a disbeliever if he feels scared of the
> > > end and skeptical of everything. A disbeliever may gain a lot of
> > > money, but will surely lose himself.
> > > Worshipping Allah as an Aim
> > > On the contrary, faith in Allah gives the believer the purpose of life
> > > that he needs. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah. The
> > > term "Worship" covers all acts of obedience to Allah.
> > > The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The true Muslim
> > > sticks to this purpose throughout all the stages of his life, whether
> > > he is a child, adolescent, adult, or an old man.
> > > Worshipping Allah makes life purposeful and meaningful, especially
> > > within the framework of Islam. According to Islam this worldly life is
> > > just a short stage of our life. Then there is the other life. The
> > > boundary between the first and second life is the death stage, which
> > > is a transitory stage to the second life. The type of life in the
> > > second stage a person deserves depends on his deeds in the first life.
> > > At the end of the death stage comes the day of judgment. On this day,
> > > Allah rewards or punishes people according to their deeds in the first
> > > life.
> > > The First Life as an Examination
> > > So, Islam looks at the first life as an examination of man. The death
> > > stage is similar to a rest period after the test, i. e. after the
> > > first life. The Day of Judgment is similar to the day of announcing
> > > the results of the examinees. The second life is the time when each
> > > examinee enjoys or suffers from the outcome of his behavior during the
> > > test period.
> > > In Islam, the line of life is clear, simple, and logical: the first
> > > life, death, the Day of Judgment, and then the second life. With this
> > > clear line of life, the Muslim has a clear purpose in life. The Muslim
> > > knows he is created by Allah. Muslims know they are going to spend
> > > some years in this first life, during which they have to obey God,
> > > because God will question them and hold them responsible for their
> > > public or private deeds, because Allah knows about all the deeds of
> > > all people. The Muslim knows that his deeds in the first life will
> > > determine the type of second life they will live in. The Muslim knows
> > > that this first life is a very short one, one hundred years, more or
> > > less, whereas the second life is an eternal one.
> > > The Eternity of the Second Life
> > > The concept of the eternity of the second life has a tremendous effect
> > > on a Muslims during their first life, because Muslims believe that
> > > their first life determines the shape of their second life. In
> > > addition, this determines the shape of their second life and this
> > > determination will be through the Judgment of Allah, the All just and
> > > Almighty.
> > > With this belief in the second life and the Day of Judgment, the
> > > Muslim's life becomes purposeful and meaningful. Moreover, the
> > > Muslim's standing purpose is to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > In other words, the Muslim's permanent purpose is to obey Allah, to
> > > submit to Allah, to carry out His orders, and to keep in continues
> > > contact with Him through prayers (five times a day), through fasting
> > > (one month a year), through charity (as often as possible), and
> > > through pilgrimage (once in one's life).
> > > The Need for a Permanent Purpose
> > > Disbelievers have purposes in their lives such as collecting money and
> > > property, indulging in ---, eating, and dancing. But all these
> > > purposes are transient and passing ones. All these purposes come and
> > > go, go up and down. Money comes and goes. Health comes and goes.
> > > Sexual activities cannot continue forever. All these lusts for money,
> > > food and --- cannot answer the individual's questions: so what? Then
> > > What?
> > > However, Islam saves Muslims from the trouble of asking the question,
> > > because Islam makes it clear, from the very beginning, that the
> > > permanent purpose of the Muslim in this life is to obey Allah in order
> > > to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > We should know that the only way for our salvation in this life and in
> > > the hereafter is to know our Lord who created us, believe in Him, and
> > > worship Him alone.
> > > We should also know our Prophet whom Allah had sent to all mankind,
> > > believe in Him and follow Him. We should, know the religion of truth
> > > which our Lord has commanded us to believe in, and practice it ...
> > > Those in search of truth
> > > Who have an open mind and heart,
> > > Islamic Education Foundation
> > > Welcome You.
> > > Objectives: -
> > > To Convey the message of Islam
> > > To Educate Muslims about Islam
> > > To keep in close contact with new Muslims.
> > > Activities:
> > > Offering Courses and presenting lectures about Islam in several
> > > languages.
> > > Teaching Islam and Arabic.
> > > Teaching new Muslims to receive the Holy Quran.
> > > Helping Non- Muslims embrace Islam and complete the required
> > > procedures
> > > I advise you visiting :
> > > http://www.islam-guide.com/
> > > http://www.thetruereligion.org/
> > > http://www.beconvinced.com/
> > > http://www.plaintruth.org/
> > > http://english.islamway.com/
> > > http://www.todayislam.com/
> > > http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/
> > > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> > > http://www.islamunveiled.org/
> > > http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >
>
>
09-30-2007, 04:42 PM
#12
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Scarily funny site that. One of my internet favourites.
Dave
"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
news:fdoq2q$n0h$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
> news:46ff4f4d$0$820$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
> > http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html
> > http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006829.php
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0211537AAxr80p
> > http://www.world-destiny.org/upteachofislam.htm
> > http://nowscape.com/islam/islam.htm
> > Come on Armageddon!
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >
> > "algaga" <jipksaman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1191138329.154162.44580@w3g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> > >
> > > Allow me to share with you here some information about the AIM of
> > > LIFE .
> > > What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
> > > Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
> > > people who try to find accurate answers.
> > > People provide different answers to these questions. Some people
> > > believe the purpose of life is to accumulate wealth. But one may
> > > wonder: What is the purpose of life after one has collected colossal
> > > amounts of money? What then? What will the purpose be once money is
> > > gathered? If the purpose of life is to gain money, there will be no
> > > purpose after becoming wealthy. And in fact, here lies the problem of
> > > some disbelievers or misbelievers at some stage of their life, when
> > > collecting money is the target of their life. When they have collected
> > > the money they dreamt of, their life loses its purpose. They suffer
> > > from the panic of nothingness and they live in tension and
> > > restlessness.
> > > Can Wealth Be an Aim?
> > > We often hear of a millionaire committing suicide, sometimes, not the
> > > millionaire himself but his wife, son, or daughter. The question that
> > > poses itself is: Can wealth bring happiness to one's life? In most
> > > cases the answer is NO. Is the purpose of collecting wealth a standing
> > > purpose? As we know, the five-year old child does not look for wealth:
> > > a toy for him is equal to a million dollars. The eighteen-year old
> > > adolescent does not dream of wealth because he is busy with more
> > > important things. The ninety-year old man does not care about money;
> > > he is worried more about his health. This proves that wealth cannot be
> > > a standing purpose in all the stages of the individual's life.
> > > Wealth can do little to bring happiness to a disbeliever, because he/
> > > she is not sure about his fate. A disbeliever does not know the
> > > purpose of life. And if he has a purpose, this purpose is doomed to be
> > > temporary or self destructive.
> > > What is the use of wealth to a disbeliever if he feels scared of the
> > > end and skeptical of everything. A disbeliever may gain a lot of
> > > money, but will surely lose himself.
> > > Worshipping Allah as an Aim
> > > On the contrary, faith in Allah gives the believer the purpose of life
> > > that he needs. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah. The
> > > term "Worship" covers all acts of obedience to Allah.
> > > The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The true Muslim
> > > sticks to this purpose throughout all the stages of his life, whether
> > > he is a child, adolescent, adult, or an old man.
> > > Worshipping Allah makes life purposeful and meaningful, especially
> > > within the framework of Islam. According to Islam this worldly life is
> > > just a short stage of our life. Then there is the other life. The
> > > boundary between the first and second life is the death stage, which
> > > is a transitory stage to the second life. The type of life in the
> > > second stage a person deserves depends on his deeds in the first life.
> > > At the end of the death stage comes the day of judgment. On this day,
> > > Allah rewards or punishes people according to their deeds in the first
> > > life.
> > > The First Life as an Examination
> > > So, Islam looks at the first life as an examination of man. The death
> > > stage is similar to a rest period after the test, i. e. after the
> > > first life. The Day of Judgment is similar to the day of announcing
> > > the results of the examinees. The second life is the time when each
> > > examinee enjoys or suffers from the outcome of his behavior during the
> > > test period.
> > > In Islam, the line of life is clear, simple, and logical: the first
> > > life, death, the Day of Judgment, and then the second life. With this
> > > clear line of life, the Muslim has a clear purpose in life. The Muslim
> > > knows he is created by Allah. Muslims know they are going to spend
> > > some years in this first life, during which they have to obey God,
> > > because God will question them and hold them responsible for their
> > > public or private deeds, because Allah knows about all the deeds of
> > > all people. The Muslim knows that his deeds in the first life will
> > > determine the type of second life they will live in. The Muslim knows
> > > that this first life is a very short one, one hundred years, more or
> > > less, whereas the second life is an eternal one.
> > > The Eternity of the Second Life
> > > The concept of the eternity of the second life has a tremendous effect
> > > on a Muslims during their first life, because Muslims believe that
> > > their first life determines the shape of their second life. In
> > > addition, this determines the shape of their second life and this
> > > determination will be through the Judgment of Allah, the All just and
> > > Almighty.
> > > With this belief in the second life and the Day of Judgment, the
> > > Muslim's life becomes purposeful and meaningful. Moreover, the
> > > Muslim's standing purpose is to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > In other words, the Muslim's permanent purpose is to obey Allah, to
> > > submit to Allah, to carry out His orders, and to keep in continues
> > > contact with Him through prayers (five times a day), through fasting
> > > (one month a year), through charity (as often as possible), and
> > > through pilgrimage (once in one's life).
> > > The Need for a Permanent Purpose
> > > Disbelievers have purposes in their lives such as collecting money and
> > > property, indulging in ---, eating, and dancing. But all these
> > > purposes are transient and passing ones. All these purposes come and
> > > go, go up and down. Money comes and goes. Health comes and goes.
> > > Sexual activities cannot continue forever. All these lusts for money,
> > > food and --- cannot answer the individual's questions: so what? Then
> > > What?
> > > However, Islam saves Muslims from the trouble of asking the question,
> > > because Islam makes it clear, from the very beginning, that the
> > > permanent purpose of the Muslim in this life is to obey Allah in order
> > > to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > We should know that the only way for our salvation in this life and in
> > > the hereafter is to know our Lord who created us, believe in Him, and
> > > worship Him alone.
> > > We should also know our Prophet whom Allah had sent to all mankind,
> > > believe in Him and follow Him. We should, know the religion of truth
> > > which our Lord has commanded us to believe in, and practice it ...
> > > Those in search of truth
> > > Who have an open mind and heart,
> > > Islamic Education Foundation
> > > Welcome You.
> > > Objectives: -
> > > To Convey the message of Islam
> > > To Educate Muslims about Islam
> > > To keep in close contact with new Muslims.
> > > Activities:
> > > Offering Courses and presenting lectures about Islam in several
> > > languages.
> > > Teaching Islam and Arabic.
> > > Teaching new Muslims to receive the Holy Quran.
> > > Helping Non- Muslims embrace Islam and complete the required
> > > procedures
> > > I advise you visiting :
> > > http://www.islam-guide.com/
> > > http://www.thetruereligion.org/
> > > http://www.beconvinced.com/
> > > http://www.plaintruth.org/
> > > http://english.islamway.com/
> > > http://www.todayislam.com/
> > > http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/
> > > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> > > http://www.islamunveiled.org/
> > > http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >
>
>
Dave
"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
news:fdoq2q$n0h$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
> news:46ff4f4d$0$820$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
> > http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html
> > http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006829.php
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0211537AAxr80p
> > http://www.world-destiny.org/upteachofislam.htm
> > http://nowscape.com/islam/islam.htm
> > Come on Armageddon!
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >
> > "algaga" <jipksaman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1191138329.154162.44580@w3g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> > >
> > > Allow me to share with you here some information about the AIM of
> > > LIFE .
> > > What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
> > > Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
> > > people who try to find accurate answers.
> > > People provide different answers to these questions. Some people
> > > believe the purpose of life is to accumulate wealth. But one may
> > > wonder: What is the purpose of life after one has collected colossal
> > > amounts of money? What then? What will the purpose be once money is
> > > gathered? If the purpose of life is to gain money, there will be no
> > > purpose after becoming wealthy. And in fact, here lies the problem of
> > > some disbelievers or misbelievers at some stage of their life, when
> > > collecting money is the target of their life. When they have collected
> > > the money they dreamt of, their life loses its purpose. They suffer
> > > from the panic of nothingness and they live in tension and
> > > restlessness.
> > > Can Wealth Be an Aim?
> > > We often hear of a millionaire committing suicide, sometimes, not the
> > > millionaire himself but his wife, son, or daughter. The question that
> > > poses itself is: Can wealth bring happiness to one's life? In most
> > > cases the answer is NO. Is the purpose of collecting wealth a standing
> > > purpose? As we know, the five-year old child does not look for wealth:
> > > a toy for him is equal to a million dollars. The eighteen-year old
> > > adolescent does not dream of wealth because he is busy with more
> > > important things. The ninety-year old man does not care about money;
> > > he is worried more about his health. This proves that wealth cannot be
> > > a standing purpose in all the stages of the individual's life.
> > > Wealth can do little to bring happiness to a disbeliever, because he/
> > > she is not sure about his fate. A disbeliever does not know the
> > > purpose of life. And if he has a purpose, this purpose is doomed to be
> > > temporary or self destructive.
> > > What is the use of wealth to a disbeliever if he feels scared of the
> > > end and skeptical of everything. A disbeliever may gain a lot of
> > > money, but will surely lose himself.
> > > Worshipping Allah as an Aim
> > > On the contrary, faith in Allah gives the believer the purpose of life
> > > that he needs. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah. The
> > > term "Worship" covers all acts of obedience to Allah.
> > > The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The true Muslim
> > > sticks to this purpose throughout all the stages of his life, whether
> > > he is a child, adolescent, adult, or an old man.
> > > Worshipping Allah makes life purposeful and meaningful, especially
> > > within the framework of Islam. According to Islam this worldly life is
> > > just a short stage of our life. Then there is the other life. The
> > > boundary between the first and second life is the death stage, which
> > > is a transitory stage to the second life. The type of life in the
> > > second stage a person deserves depends on his deeds in the first life.
> > > At the end of the death stage comes the day of judgment. On this day,
> > > Allah rewards or punishes people according to their deeds in the first
> > > life.
> > > The First Life as an Examination
> > > So, Islam looks at the first life as an examination of man. The death
> > > stage is similar to a rest period after the test, i. e. after the
> > > first life. The Day of Judgment is similar to the day of announcing
> > > the results of the examinees. The second life is the time when each
> > > examinee enjoys or suffers from the outcome of his behavior during the
> > > test period.
> > > In Islam, the line of life is clear, simple, and logical: the first
> > > life, death, the Day of Judgment, and then the second life. With this
> > > clear line of life, the Muslim has a clear purpose in life. The Muslim
> > > knows he is created by Allah. Muslims know they are going to spend
> > > some years in this first life, during which they have to obey God,
> > > because God will question them and hold them responsible for their
> > > public or private deeds, because Allah knows about all the deeds of
> > > all people. The Muslim knows that his deeds in the first life will
> > > determine the type of second life they will live in. The Muslim knows
> > > that this first life is a very short one, one hundred years, more or
> > > less, whereas the second life is an eternal one.
> > > The Eternity of the Second Life
> > > The concept of the eternity of the second life has a tremendous effect
> > > on a Muslims during their first life, because Muslims believe that
> > > their first life determines the shape of their second life. In
> > > addition, this determines the shape of their second life and this
> > > determination will be through the Judgment of Allah, the All just and
> > > Almighty.
> > > With this belief in the second life and the Day of Judgment, the
> > > Muslim's life becomes purposeful and meaningful. Moreover, the
> > > Muslim's standing purpose is to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > In other words, the Muslim's permanent purpose is to obey Allah, to
> > > submit to Allah, to carry out His orders, and to keep in continues
> > > contact with Him through prayers (five times a day), through fasting
> > > (one month a year), through charity (as often as possible), and
> > > through pilgrimage (once in one's life).
> > > The Need for a Permanent Purpose
> > > Disbelievers have purposes in their lives such as collecting money and
> > > property, indulging in ---, eating, and dancing. But all these
> > > purposes are transient and passing ones. All these purposes come and
> > > go, go up and down. Money comes and goes. Health comes and goes.
> > > Sexual activities cannot continue forever. All these lusts for money,
> > > food and --- cannot answer the individual's questions: so what? Then
> > > What?
> > > However, Islam saves Muslims from the trouble of asking the question,
> > > because Islam makes it clear, from the very beginning, that the
> > > permanent purpose of the Muslim in this life is to obey Allah in order
> > > to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > We should know that the only way for our salvation in this life and in
> > > the hereafter is to know our Lord who created us, believe in Him, and
> > > worship Him alone.
> > > We should also know our Prophet whom Allah had sent to all mankind,
> > > believe in Him and follow Him. We should, know the religion of truth
> > > which our Lord has commanded us to believe in, and practice it ...
> > > Those in search of truth
> > > Who have an open mind and heart,
> > > Islamic Education Foundation
> > > Welcome You.
> > > Objectives: -
> > > To Convey the message of Islam
> > > To Educate Muslims about Islam
> > > To keep in close contact with new Muslims.
> > > Activities:
> > > Offering Courses and presenting lectures about Islam in several
> > > languages.
> > > Teaching Islam and Arabic.
> > > Teaching new Muslims to receive the Holy Quran.
> > > Helping Non- Muslims embrace Islam and complete the required
> > > procedures
> > > I advise you visiting :
> > > http://www.islam-guide.com/
> > > http://www.thetruereligion.org/
> > > http://www.beconvinced.com/
> > > http://www.plaintruth.org/
> > > http://english.islamway.com/
> > > http://www.todayislam.com/
> > > http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/
> > > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> > > http://www.islamunveiled.org/
> > > http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >
>
>
09-30-2007, 04:42 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Scarily funny site that. One of my internet favourites.
Dave
"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
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> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
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> > http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html
> > http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006829.php
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0211537AAxr80p
> > http://www.world-destiny.org/upteachofislam.htm
> > http://nowscape.com/islam/islam.htm
> > Come on Armageddon!
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >
> > "algaga" <jipksaman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1191138329.154162.44580@w3g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> > >
> > > Allow me to share with you here some information about the AIM of
> > > LIFE .
> > > What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
> > > Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
> > > people who try to find accurate answers.
> > > People provide different answers to these questions. Some people
> > > believe the purpose of life is to accumulate wealth. But one may
> > > wonder: What is the purpose of life after one has collected colossal
> > > amounts of money? What then? What will the purpose be once money is
> > > gathered? If the purpose of life is to gain money, there will be no
> > > purpose after becoming wealthy. And in fact, here lies the problem of
> > > some disbelievers or misbelievers at some stage of their life, when
> > > collecting money is the target of their life. When they have collected
> > > the money they dreamt of, their life loses its purpose. They suffer
> > > from the panic of nothingness and they live in tension and
> > > restlessness.
> > > Can Wealth Be an Aim?
> > > We often hear of a millionaire committing suicide, sometimes, not the
> > > millionaire himself but his wife, son, or daughter. The question that
> > > poses itself is: Can wealth bring happiness to one's life? In most
> > > cases the answer is NO. Is the purpose of collecting wealth a standing
> > > purpose? As we know, the five-year old child does not look for wealth:
> > > a toy for him is equal to a million dollars. The eighteen-year old
> > > adolescent does not dream of wealth because he is busy with more
> > > important things. The ninety-year old man does not care about money;
> > > he is worried more about his health. This proves that wealth cannot be
> > > a standing purpose in all the stages of the individual's life.
> > > Wealth can do little to bring happiness to a disbeliever, because he/
> > > she is not sure about his fate. A disbeliever does not know the
> > > purpose of life. And if he has a purpose, this purpose is doomed to be
> > > temporary or self destructive.
> > > What is the use of wealth to a disbeliever if he feels scared of the
> > > end and skeptical of everything. A disbeliever may gain a lot of
> > > money, but will surely lose himself.
> > > Worshipping Allah as an Aim
> > > On the contrary, faith in Allah gives the believer the purpose of life
> > > that he needs. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah. The
> > > term "Worship" covers all acts of obedience to Allah.
> > > The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The true Muslim
> > > sticks to this purpose throughout all the stages of his life, whether
> > > he is a child, adolescent, adult, or an old man.
> > > Worshipping Allah makes life purposeful and meaningful, especially
> > > within the framework of Islam. According to Islam this worldly life is
> > > just a short stage of our life. Then there is the other life. The
> > > boundary between the first and second life is the death stage, which
> > > is a transitory stage to the second life. The type of life in the
> > > second stage a person deserves depends on his deeds in the first life.
> > > At the end of the death stage comes the day of judgment. On this day,
> > > Allah rewards or punishes people according to their deeds in the first
> > > life.
> > > The First Life as an Examination
> > > So, Islam looks at the first life as an examination of man. The death
> > > stage is similar to a rest period after the test, i. e. after the
> > > first life. The Day of Judgment is similar to the day of announcing
> > > the results of the examinees. The second life is the time when each
> > > examinee enjoys or suffers from the outcome of his behavior during the
> > > test period.
> > > In Islam, the line of life is clear, simple, and logical: the first
> > > life, death, the Day of Judgment, and then the second life. With this
> > > clear line of life, the Muslim has a clear purpose in life. The Muslim
> > > knows he is created by Allah. Muslims know they are going to spend
> > > some years in this first life, during which they have to obey God,
> > > because God will question them and hold them responsible for their
> > > public or private deeds, because Allah knows about all the deeds of
> > > all people. The Muslim knows that his deeds in the first life will
> > > determine the type of second life they will live in. The Muslim knows
> > > that this first life is a very short one, one hundred years, more or
> > > less, whereas the second life is an eternal one.
> > > The Eternity of the Second Life
> > > The concept of the eternity of the second life has a tremendous effect
> > > on a Muslims during their first life, because Muslims believe that
> > > their first life determines the shape of their second life. In
> > > addition, this determines the shape of their second life and this
> > > determination will be through the Judgment of Allah, the All just and
> > > Almighty.
> > > With this belief in the second life and the Day of Judgment, the
> > > Muslim's life becomes purposeful and meaningful. Moreover, the
> > > Muslim's standing purpose is to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > In other words, the Muslim's permanent purpose is to obey Allah, to
> > > submit to Allah, to carry out His orders, and to keep in continues
> > > contact with Him through prayers (five times a day), through fasting
> > > (one month a year), through charity (as often as possible), and
> > > through pilgrimage (once in one's life).
> > > The Need for a Permanent Purpose
> > > Disbelievers have purposes in their lives such as collecting money and
> > > property, indulging in ---, eating, and dancing. But all these
> > > purposes are transient and passing ones. All these purposes come and
> > > go, go up and down. Money comes and goes. Health comes and goes.
> > > Sexual activities cannot continue forever. All these lusts for money,
> > > food and --- cannot answer the individual's questions: so what? Then
> > > What?
> > > However, Islam saves Muslims from the trouble of asking the question,
> > > because Islam makes it clear, from the very beginning, that the
> > > permanent purpose of the Muslim in this life is to obey Allah in order
> > > to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > We should know that the only way for our salvation in this life and in
> > > the hereafter is to know our Lord who created us, believe in Him, and
> > > worship Him alone.
> > > We should also know our Prophet whom Allah had sent to all mankind,
> > > believe in Him and follow Him. We should, know the religion of truth
> > > which our Lord has commanded us to believe in, and practice it ...
> > > Those in search of truth
> > > Who have an open mind and heart,
> > > Islamic Education Foundation
> > > Welcome You.
> > > Objectives: -
> > > To Convey the message of Islam
> > > To Educate Muslims about Islam
> > > To keep in close contact with new Muslims.
> > > Activities:
> > > Offering Courses and presenting lectures about Islam in several
> > > languages.
> > > Teaching Islam and Arabic.
> > > Teaching new Muslims to receive the Holy Quran.
> > > Helping Non- Muslims embrace Islam and complete the required
> > > procedures
> > > I advise you visiting :
> > > http://www.islam-guide.com/
> > > http://www.thetruereligion.org/
> > > http://www.beconvinced.com/
> > > http://www.plaintruth.org/
> > > http://english.islamway.com/
> > > http://www.todayislam.com/
> > > http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/
> > > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> > > http://www.islamunveiled.org/
> > > http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >
>
>
Dave
"Earle Horton" <el_anglo_burgues@usa.com> wrote in message
news:fdoq2q$n0h$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (Bill) ------ III" <LWBill------@------.net> wrote in message
> news:46ff4f4d$0$820$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
> > http://www.wvinter.net/~haught/Koran.html
> > http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006829.php
> > http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0211537AAxr80p
> > http://www.world-destiny.org/upteachofislam.htm
> > http://nowscape.com/islam/islam.htm
> > Come on Armageddon!
> > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >
> >
> > "algaga" <jipksaman@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1191138329.154162.44580@w3g2000hsg.googlegrou ps.com...
> > >
> > > Allow me to share with you here some information about the AIM of
> > > LIFE .
> > > What is your purpose in life? What is the rationale behind our life?
> > > Why do we live in this life? These questions frequently intrigue
> > > people who try to find accurate answers.
> > > People provide different answers to these questions. Some people
> > > believe the purpose of life is to accumulate wealth. But one may
> > > wonder: What is the purpose of life after one has collected colossal
> > > amounts of money? What then? What will the purpose be once money is
> > > gathered? If the purpose of life is to gain money, there will be no
> > > purpose after becoming wealthy. And in fact, here lies the problem of
> > > some disbelievers or misbelievers at some stage of their life, when
> > > collecting money is the target of their life. When they have collected
> > > the money they dreamt of, their life loses its purpose. They suffer
> > > from the panic of nothingness and they live in tension and
> > > restlessness.
> > > Can Wealth Be an Aim?
> > > We often hear of a millionaire committing suicide, sometimes, not the
> > > millionaire himself but his wife, son, or daughter. The question that
> > > poses itself is: Can wealth bring happiness to one's life? In most
> > > cases the answer is NO. Is the purpose of collecting wealth a standing
> > > purpose? As we know, the five-year old child does not look for wealth:
> > > a toy for him is equal to a million dollars. The eighteen-year old
> > > adolescent does not dream of wealth because he is busy with more
> > > important things. The ninety-year old man does not care about money;
> > > he is worried more about his health. This proves that wealth cannot be
> > > a standing purpose in all the stages of the individual's life.
> > > Wealth can do little to bring happiness to a disbeliever, because he/
> > > she is not sure about his fate. A disbeliever does not know the
> > > purpose of life. And if he has a purpose, this purpose is doomed to be
> > > temporary or self destructive.
> > > What is the use of wealth to a disbeliever if he feels scared of the
> > > end and skeptical of everything. A disbeliever may gain a lot of
> > > money, but will surely lose himself.
> > > Worshipping Allah as an Aim
> > > On the contrary, faith in Allah gives the believer the purpose of life
> > > that he needs. In Islam, the purpose of life is to worship Allah. The
> > > term "Worship" covers all acts of obedience to Allah.
> > > The Islamic purpose of life is a standing purpose. The true Muslim
> > > sticks to this purpose throughout all the stages of his life, whether
> > > he is a child, adolescent, adult, or an old man.
> > > Worshipping Allah makes life purposeful and meaningful, especially
> > > within the framework of Islam. According to Islam this worldly life is
> > > just a short stage of our life. Then there is the other life. The
> > > boundary between the first and second life is the death stage, which
> > > is a transitory stage to the second life. The type of life in the
> > > second stage a person deserves depends on his deeds in the first life.
> > > At the end of the death stage comes the day of judgment. On this day,
> > > Allah rewards or punishes people according to their deeds in the first
> > > life.
> > > The First Life as an Examination
> > > So, Islam looks at the first life as an examination of man. The death
> > > stage is similar to a rest period after the test, i. e. after the
> > > first life. The Day of Judgment is similar to the day of announcing
> > > the results of the examinees. The second life is the time when each
> > > examinee enjoys or suffers from the outcome of his behavior during the
> > > test period.
> > > In Islam, the line of life is clear, simple, and logical: the first
> > > life, death, the Day of Judgment, and then the second life. With this
> > > clear line of life, the Muslim has a clear purpose in life. The Muslim
> > > knows he is created by Allah. Muslims know they are going to spend
> > > some years in this first life, during which they have to obey God,
> > > because God will question them and hold them responsible for their
> > > public or private deeds, because Allah knows about all the deeds of
> > > all people. The Muslim knows that his deeds in the first life will
> > > determine the type of second life they will live in. The Muslim knows
> > > that this first life is a very short one, one hundred years, more or
> > > less, whereas the second life is an eternal one.
> > > The Eternity of the Second Life
> > > The concept of the eternity of the second life has a tremendous effect
> > > on a Muslims during their first life, because Muslims believe that
> > > their first life determines the shape of their second life. In
> > > addition, this determines the shape of their second life and this
> > > determination will be through the Judgment of Allah, the All just and
> > > Almighty.
> > > With this belief in the second life and the Day of Judgment, the
> > > Muslim's life becomes purposeful and meaningful. Moreover, the
> > > Muslim's standing purpose is to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > In other words, the Muslim's permanent purpose is to obey Allah, to
> > > submit to Allah, to carry out His orders, and to keep in continues
> > > contact with Him through prayers (five times a day), through fasting
> > > (one month a year), through charity (as often as possible), and
> > > through pilgrimage (once in one's life).
> > > The Need for a Permanent Purpose
> > > Disbelievers have purposes in their lives such as collecting money and
> > > property, indulging in ---, eating, and dancing. But all these
> > > purposes are transient and passing ones. All these purposes come and
> > > go, go up and down. Money comes and goes. Health comes and goes.
> > > Sexual activities cannot continue forever. All these lusts for money,
> > > food and --- cannot answer the individual's questions: so what? Then
> > > What?
> > > However, Islam saves Muslims from the trouble of asking the question,
> > > because Islam makes it clear, from the very beginning, that the
> > > permanent purpose of the Muslim in this life is to obey Allah in order
> > > to go to Paradise in the second life.
> > > We should know that the only way for our salvation in this life and in
> > > the hereafter is to know our Lord who created us, believe in Him, and
> > > worship Him alone.
> > > We should also know our Prophet whom Allah had sent to all mankind,
> > > believe in Him and follow Him. We should, know the religion of truth
> > > which our Lord has commanded us to believe in, and practice it ...
> > > Those in search of truth
> > > Who have an open mind and heart,
> > > Islamic Education Foundation
> > > Welcome You.
> > > Objectives: -
> > > To Convey the message of Islam
> > > To Educate Muslims about Islam
> > > To keep in close contact with new Muslims.
> > > Activities:
> > > Offering Courses and presenting lectures about Islam in several
> > > languages.
> > > Teaching Islam and Arabic.
> > > Teaching new Muslims to receive the Holy Quran.
> > > Helping Non- Muslims embrace Islam and complete the required
> > > procedures
> > > I advise you visiting :
> > > http://www.islam-guide.com/
> > > http://www.thetruereligion.org/
> > > http://www.beconvinced.com/
> > > http://www.plaintruth.org/
> > > http://english.islamway.com/
> > > http://www.todayislam.com/
> > > http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/
> > > http://www.islamtoday.net/english/
> > > http://www.islamunveiled.org/
> > > http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >
>
>
09-30-2007, 04:55 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Earle Horton wrote:
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
09-30-2007, 04:55 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Earle Horton wrote:
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
09-30-2007, 04:55 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Earle Horton wrote:
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
09-30-2007, 04:55 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Earle Horton wrote:
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
> In the name of equal time
>
> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Earle
>
>
Please tell me that's a joke :-0
--
FRH
09-30-2007, 08:03 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Earle Horton wrote:
>> In the name of equal time
>>
>> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>>
> Please tell me that's a joke :-0
>
YES, it's a joke! And very well done I might add.
Jeff DeWitt
> Earle Horton wrote:
>> In the name of equal time
>>
>> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>>
> Please tell me that's a joke :-0
>
YES, it's a joke! And very well done I might add.
Jeff DeWitt
09-30-2007, 08:03 PM
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Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Earle Horton wrote:
>> In the name of equal time
>>
>> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>>
> Please tell me that's a joke :-0
>
YES, it's a joke! And very well done I might add.
Jeff DeWitt
> Earle Horton wrote:
>> In the name of equal time
>>
>> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>>
> Please tell me that's a joke :-0
>
YES, it's a joke! And very well done I might add.
Jeff DeWitt
09-30-2007, 08:03 PM
#20
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Posts: n/a
Re: Way Off Topic Re: the AIM of LIFE
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Earle Horton wrote:
>> In the name of equal time
>>
>> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>>
> Please tell me that's a joke :-0
>
YES, it's a joke! And very well done I might add.
Jeff DeWitt
> Earle Horton wrote:
>> In the name of equal time
>>
>> http://landoverbaptist.org/
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Earle
>>
>>
> Please tell me that's a joke :-0
>
YES, it's a joke! And very well done I might add.
Jeff DeWitt
