(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #1 - What sect of Islam do you adhere to?
I call myself just a Muslim.
But, if I had to specify myself into a sect, it would be in the Sunni sect and the Hanafi school of thought. But my adherence to them is very small.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #2 - Have you tried hummus yet? If so, does it taste like barf with mayonaise whipped into it... exactly like it looks?
No, I never tried a humus before. I don't even like how it looks.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #3 - How many wives will it take for you to marry before you realize that 72 virgins in heaven is a punishment, not a prize?
I don't believe in the 72 virgins thing in the first place as I said this post.
I don't want 72 virgins either. It sounds like a punishment. But again, I don't really know what people are like in Heaven and what things there are.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #4 - I would prefer a single middle aged hooker over 72 young virgins. What would Allah and Mohammad think of that?
I'm not sure what they would think. Maybe neither is good, but I think a single middle-aged hooker would be more preferable out of the two choices.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #5 - On the side of a viagra box it says "If you have an erection that lasts more than 3 hours, call a doctor." - Do you think it would be more wise to instead call a hooker? Or to call several hookers?
Call 20 hookers if you like, but better to see a doctor, IMO.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #6 - What other uses do I have available to me for my copy of the Koran other than using it to put under my table leg to stop my table from wobbling?
I don't know. Maybe there is no other use of the Quran for you other than that.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #7 - If someone is really good with putting a worm on a hook..does that make him or her a "master baiter"?
Why not?
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #8 - In the Koran, Iblis was made of "living, smokeless fire." - How can fire be "living" anywhere other than in the imaginations of men?
In my limited understanding, this is one of the things in the Quran which we cannot fully comprehend due to our inability to understand nature beyond our related experiences. I do not take these terms literally because we can only understand the meaning of the words "living, smokeless fire" to the extent of our knowledge and experience that we can relate to in this world.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #9 - If Mohammad was supposed to be the last profit, then please explain the other profits that came and created sects such as the Jehovahs witnesses and Mormons, and then please explain how those arguments against those sects do not also apply to your religion as well.
Some of the reasons why I think that Muhammad was a prophet, not a profit, are here. And here.
I don't believe that the other people who created sects such as the Jehovah witnesses and Mormons are prophets because the same things cannot be argued for them.
(October 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: #10 - When i am making a bacon sandwich, should I use lots of thin cut bacon, or a small amount of thick cut bacon?
Use whatever amount you like ...
I answered them even though it's late and you asked a lot of questions.
As for the wife-beating thing, I discussed that in more details in this post and this post.
I also read more about the interpretations in a different forum in this thread. It's a bit long, yes, but has a thorough explanation
