This shouldn't have happened. I'm just sad to hear that the Islamic leaders don't even think that this case is ridiculous and they don't know the other law they have. Reminds me of the hypocritical religious leaders in bible times..hmm...
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Reports say Islamic couple must wait 100 days to remarry
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) -- A Muslim couple in India have been told by local Islamic leaders they must separate after the husband "divorced" his wife in his sleep, the Press Trust of India reported.
Sohela Ansari told friends that her husband Aftab had uttered the word "talaq," or divorce, three times in his sleep, according to the report published in newspapers on Monday.
When local Islamic leaders got to hear, they said Aftab's words constituted a divorce under an Islamic procedure known as "triple talaq." The couple, married for 11 years with three children, were told they had to split.
The religious leaders ruled that if the couple wanted to remarry they would have to wait at least 100 days. Sohela would also have to spend a night with another man and be divorced by him in turn.
The couple, who live in the eastern state of West Bengal, have refused to obey the order and the issue has been referred to a local family counseling center.
India's minority Muslim population is governed by Islamic personal laws on issues such as marriage, divorce and property inheritance.
"This is a totally unnecessary controversy and the local 'community leaders' or whosoever has said it are totally ignorant of Islamic law," said Zafarul-Islam Khan, an Islamic scholar and editor of The Milli Gazette, a popular Muslim newspaper.
"The law clearly says any action under compulsion or in a state of intoxication has no effect. The case of someone uttering something while asleep falls under this category and will have no impact whatsoever," Khan told Reuters.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
War Hero Desmond Doss Dies at 87
War Hero Desmond Doss Dies at 87
esmond T. Doss, Sr., the only conscientious objector to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II and a long-time member of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, has died at 87.
Doss passed away Thursday morning, March 23, 2006, at his residence in Piedmont, Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Frances; his son, Desmond T. Doss, Jr.; and his brother, Harold Doss. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Schutte, and his sister, Audrey Millner.
Doss never liked being called a conscientious objector. He frequently said that he preferred the term “conscientious cooperator.”
Raised a Seventh-day Adventist, Doss did not believe in using a gun or killing because of the sixth commandment, which states, “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). Doss was a patriot, however, and believed in serving his country.
During World War II, instead of accepting a deferment, Doss voluntarily joined the Army as a conscientious objector.
Assigned to the 307th Infantry Division as a company medic, he was harassed and ridiculed for his beliefs, yet he served with distinction and ultimately received the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 12, 1945, for his acts of bravery.
According to his Medal of Honor citation, time after time Doss’s fellow soldiers witnessed how unafraid he was for his own safety. He was always willing to go after a wounded fellow, no matter how great the danger. On one occasion, in Okinawa, Japan, he refused to take cover from enemy fire as he rescued approximately 75 wounded soldiers, carrying them one by one and lowering them over the edge of the 400-foot Maeda Escarpment. He did not stop until nearly 12 hours, later when he had brought everyone to safety.
When Doss received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman, the president told him, “I’m proud of you; you really deserve this. I consider this a greater honor than being president.”
Doss’s exemplary devotion to God and his country has received nationwide attention. On July 4, 2004, a statue of Doss was placed in the National Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta, Georgia, along with statues of Dr. Martin Luther King; former U.S. president Jimmy Carter; and retired Marine Corps general Gray Davis, also a Medal of Honor recipient. In 2004, a feature-length documentary titled The Conscientious Objector, which told Doss’s story of faith, heroism, and bravery, was released. A feature movie describing Doss’s story is also being planned.
“The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America expresses its deepest sorrow in the loss of Desmond Doss,” said North American Division president Don Schneider in a written statement. “Desmond is considered to be a role model—especially to many of our members in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His decision to not bear arms in the most dangerous of times was a courageous and heroic decision that has in turn affected many lives. We are proud to have had Desmond as a member of our Church.” —North American Division Communication Department/AR.
esmond T. Doss, Sr., the only conscientious objector to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II and a long-time member of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, has died at 87.
Doss passed away Thursday morning, March 23, 2006, at his residence in Piedmont, Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Frances; his son, Desmond T. Doss, Jr.; and his brother, Harold Doss. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Schutte, and his sister, Audrey Millner.
Doss never liked being called a conscientious objector. He frequently said that he preferred the term “conscientious cooperator.”
Raised a Seventh-day Adventist, Doss did not believe in using a gun or killing because of the sixth commandment, which states, “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13). Doss was a patriot, however, and believed in serving his country.
During World War II, instead of accepting a deferment, Doss voluntarily joined the Army as a conscientious objector.
Assigned to the 307th Infantry Division as a company medic, he was harassed and ridiculed for his beliefs, yet he served with distinction and ultimately received the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 12, 1945, for his acts of bravery.
According to his Medal of Honor citation, time after time Doss’s fellow soldiers witnessed how unafraid he was for his own safety. He was always willing to go after a wounded fellow, no matter how great the danger. On one occasion, in Okinawa, Japan, he refused to take cover from enemy fire as he rescued approximately 75 wounded soldiers, carrying them one by one and lowering them over the edge of the 400-foot Maeda Escarpment. He did not stop until nearly 12 hours, later when he had brought everyone to safety.
When Doss received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman, the president told him, “I’m proud of you; you really deserve this. I consider this a greater honor than being president.”
Doss’s exemplary devotion to God and his country has received nationwide attention. On July 4, 2004, a statue of Doss was placed in the National Museum of Patriotism in Atlanta, Georgia, along with statues of Dr. Martin Luther King; former U.S. president Jimmy Carter; and retired Marine Corps general Gray Davis, also a Medal of Honor recipient. In 2004, a feature-length documentary titled The Conscientious Objector, which told Doss’s story of faith, heroism, and bravery, was released. A feature movie describing Doss’s story is also being planned.
“The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America expresses its deepest sorrow in the loss of Desmond Doss,” said North American Division president Don Schneider in a written statement. “Desmond is considered to be a role model—especially to many of our members in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His decision to not bear arms in the most dangerous of times was a courageous and heroic decision that has in turn affected many lives. We are proud to have had Desmond as a member of our Church.” —North American Division Communication Department/AR.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
busy busy
man..i've been so busy lately...one thing is doing OT until 630 or 7 in the office and the other thing is when i'm back, i'll be busy either doing church stuff or growing my money tree. shucks..i don't know why i'm posting here..i think i just need to tell my own blog that i'm still alive..lol.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Exhilarating Satisfaction
What i'm about to say is motivated by faith's post with regards to married life and in one part, boredom.
Once we finish sharing all about our memories and past experiences, there is hardly anything new under the sun that your partner won't know. And that's probably one of the big transitions that married couples go through. Past experiences are just that, in the past, and it's limited because all you have are memories that you can talk about but can't really do anything about it. So, having current information or newsflashes are the next thing the couple shares. It's what-happened-to-me-today and what-i-experienced-today-and-i-want-to-share-it-with-you. But then again, is this enough to sustain an interesting relationship or at least it doesn't make the couple realise that this relationship seems boring and start to worry that it's going to stay this way for the rest of their lives?
I talked about sharing the past, which we will eventually empty it all to the other partner. I also talked about sharing what is current, which most of the time, may be snippets of additional knowledge that your partner knows about you on a daily basis. I'd like to think there's a third domain which is not merely the future. In this domain, we share OUR COMMON goals for the future. And what could be more rewarding than goals which are fulfilling especially in the likes of making-the-world-a-better-place? Such goals not only gives us a common topic to talk and update each other about("current" domain), but because it's a worthy and fulfilling goal, there is much hope, drive and inspiration to ensure it's fulfilled. For example, maybe some common goals could be saving money to sponser a child in Thailand, or setting up a ministry in church, giving bible studies to people, doing seminars together, or ways you've blessed others on the Sabbath or have been blessed yourself. Notice that it's not just goals like saving up for a car, a condo or the renovation. It's in a different league of its own.
But the goal doesn't stop when you have achieved it. Once you've sponsered that child, you regularly visit him/her. One of my church friends, Siow Huat, does that and that's his and his wife's joy. Setting up or maintaining a ministry that continually seeks improvements.
I was at MPH last week and i saw a book with a title something like "When your team has become successful, it's time to change"..what i weird title for a book. But its premise is that we tend to become complacent when we reach success. So the lesson to draw here is to be on the lookout for ways to improve and spice up the ministry. Of course burnout might happen with people managing ministries. But avoiding burnout is another issue i won't deal here.
I think of Ron and Nancy doing seminars together. It's evident that their common goal is to see lives changed through them. They are in the business of changing lives and it's exciting! It's like they are on a roller coaster ride. Not the emotional roller coaster that most of us are familiar about, but the roller coaster of excitement and exhilaration in life.
The last example is making it a common goal to open your eyes and ears for what God does on you and others through you on the Sabbath. Why particularly the Sabbath when God can use us on any other day too? Because i believe we are blessed MORE since He blessed it and it gives you more motivation to be on the lookout because you kinda expect it more. I've done it a few times and whenever i do it, i never fail to catch God's blessings in my life and others thru me.
Now you can say that having common goals that are fulfilling is actually another way of saying that we strive to grow closer to Christ or to exemplify Christ. As mentioned, goals to make the world a better place are highly satisfying. When Christ was on earth, that's exactly what He did. He was concerned for individuals and strived to meet their need. He felt great emphathy for crowds of inviduals and sought to heal them physically or emotionally whenever He could. He had an eye on people and many agree that helping others is highly satisfying. As Christ said
Are there more exciting and worthwhile common goals to have with your partner besides doing something Christ-like? I don't know for sure...
But what i do know is that doing something that is right and in which you know God would commend is highly satisfying. And to have this common goal fulfilled with your partner....priceless.
Once we finish sharing all about our memories and past experiences, there is hardly anything new under the sun that your partner won't know. And that's probably one of the big transitions that married couples go through. Past experiences are just that, in the past, and it's limited because all you have are memories that you can talk about but can't really do anything about it. So, having current information or newsflashes are the next thing the couple shares. It's what-happened-to-me-today and what-i-experienced-today-and-i-want-to-share-it-with-you. But then again, is this enough to sustain an interesting relationship or at least it doesn't make the couple realise that this relationship seems boring and start to worry that it's going to stay this way for the rest of their lives?
I talked about sharing the past, which we will eventually empty it all to the other partner. I also talked about sharing what is current, which most of the time, may be snippets of additional knowledge that your partner knows about you on a daily basis. I'd like to think there's a third domain which is not merely the future. In this domain, we share OUR COMMON goals for the future. And what could be more rewarding than goals which are fulfilling especially in the likes of making-the-world-a-better-place? Such goals not only gives us a common topic to talk and update each other about("current" domain), but because it's a worthy and fulfilling goal, there is much hope, drive and inspiration to ensure it's fulfilled. For example, maybe some common goals could be saving money to sponser a child in Thailand, or setting up a ministry in church, giving bible studies to people, doing seminars together, or ways you've blessed others on the Sabbath or have been blessed yourself. Notice that it's not just goals like saving up for a car, a condo or the renovation. It's in a different league of its own.
But the goal doesn't stop when you have achieved it. Once you've sponsered that child, you regularly visit him/her. One of my church friends, Siow Huat, does that and that's his and his wife's joy. Setting up or maintaining a ministry that continually seeks improvements.
I was at MPH last week and i saw a book with a title something like "When your team has become successful, it's time to change"..what i weird title for a book. But its premise is that we tend to become complacent when we reach success. So the lesson to draw here is to be on the lookout for ways to improve and spice up the ministry. Of course burnout might happen with people managing ministries. But avoiding burnout is another issue i won't deal here.
I think of Ron and Nancy doing seminars together. It's evident that their common goal is to see lives changed through them. They are in the business of changing lives and it's exciting! It's like they are on a roller coaster ride. Not the emotional roller coaster that most of us are familiar about, but the roller coaster of excitement and exhilaration in life.
The last example is making it a common goal to open your eyes and ears for what God does on you and others through you on the Sabbath. Why particularly the Sabbath when God can use us on any other day too? Because i believe we are blessed MORE since He blessed it and it gives you more motivation to be on the lookout because you kinda expect it more. I've done it a few times and whenever i do it, i never fail to catch God's blessings in my life and others thru me.
Now you can say that having common goals that are fulfilling is actually another way of saying that we strive to grow closer to Christ or to exemplify Christ. As mentioned, goals to make the world a better place are highly satisfying. When Christ was on earth, that's exactly what He did. He was concerned for individuals and strived to meet their need. He felt great emphathy for crowds of inviduals and sought to heal them physically or emotionally whenever He could. He had an eye on people and many agree that helping others is highly satisfying. As Christ said
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Luke 6:38.
Are there more exciting and worthwhile common goals to have with your partner besides doing something Christ-like? I don't know for sure...
"Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things" Matt 25:21
But what i do know is that doing something that is right and in which you know God would commend is highly satisfying. And to have this common goal fulfilled with your partner....priceless.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
I loved this article. It is told by a religious education teacher in a class of 13 yr olds of various faiths.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Meet Your Meat
This is the most gruesome footage on animals i've ever seen. WARNING: The video is disturbing to the senses. (I made an unwise decision by downloading the whole file and viewing it at a higher resolution.) It's dedicated to all meat-eaters. Now i'm seriously considering vegetarianism. Will start with cutting back on meat. The next thing i'm gonna do is confront my friend for recommending me this site.
In a moving narration, actor and activist Alec Baldwin exposes the truth behind humanity’s cruelest invention –the factory farm. Click here
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
I'm disappointed.
The jurong website is down and it means that the video files for samseminar is down too. It's been like this since yesterday. The webhosting company got back to me thsi morning saying that there was an error on one of their DNS server and asked me to change the DNS settings which was by another company. When i tried to login, it gave me an error. I sent a support ticket and emailed them already. And i've got a few emails from people asking me when the videos will be up again and that they are disappointed that it's down too coz they had recommended friends to view the site. Of all times, it had to happen during the seminar period. But i believe that God will prevail over this situation and not allow more souls to miss out just because the server is down.
The jurong website is down and it means that the video files for samseminar is down too. It's been like this since yesterday. The webhosting company got back to me thsi morning saying that there was an error on one of their DNS server and asked me to change the DNS settings which was by another company. When i tried to login, it gave me an error. I sent a support ticket and emailed them already. And i've got a few emails from people asking me when the videos will be up again and that they are disappointed that it's down too coz they had recommended friends to view the site. Of all times, it had to happen during the seminar period. But i believe that God will prevail over this situation and not allow more souls to miss out just because the server is down.
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