Are investors counted as entrepreneurs?

I want to know if people who have money who invest into companies and hold, say, 10% of a company would be couted as an entrepreneur? Is investing couted as entrepreneurship?

Which online forums in the Philippines should I go to if I wanted to know more about Shopping, computers….?

entertainment, fashion, business, sports and entrepreneurs.

What can I do for Entrepreneurs Day at school???

I have know idea what to sell for this day. They want advertisements already and I havent even done a questionare! I need to know what will really sell before 22nd July 2008 !!!
I really need HELP. THX

Canadian entrepreneurs, have any of you used the CYBF program?

If so, what did you think of it?

http://cybf.ca/ That’s the link for it.

I’m thinking about writing up a business plan and seeking funding through them, I just want to know more from the entrepreneur’s perspective.

If you could host a party, and invite anyone you wanted, dead, alive, real or fictional; who would you invite?

A friend and I would compile lists of people we would invite during dull lectures at university. Here is my list of people I’d invite -

George Washington – 1st President
Thomas Jefferson – 2nd President
Ben Franklin – Founding Father
Jack Sparrow – Pirate
Marie Antoinette – Queen of France
Horatio Nelson – Sailor
Robert Peel – Prime Minster
Sitting Bull – Tribal Chief of the Lakota people
Gustave Eiffel – Engineer
Alfred Nobel – Chemist, engineer
Walt Disney – Animator, Director, Entrepreneur
Albert Einstein – Physicist, Mathematician
Amelia Earhart – Pilot
Chuck Yeager – First man to break the Sound Barrier
Douglas Bader – Disabled WWII Flying Ace
Martin Luther King, jr – Civil Rights Leader
Johann Cruyff – Dutch football legend
Bob Marley – Singer, songwriter
Bono – Lead singer of U2
Margaret Thatcher – British Prime Minister
Richard Branson – British Entrepreneur
Arsene Wenger – Arsenal manager
Kermit the Frog – Entertainer
Sandra Bullock – Actress

“the affinity of non-Jews with donkeys may be treated as tangible and hence, as a form of virtual identity”?

Sacha Stern, professor of Rabbinic Judaism at UCL Dept. of Hebrew & Jewish Studies writes:

“Here, more than anywhere else, we find that the affinity of non-Jews with donkeys may be treated as tangible and hence, as a form of virtual identity. The identification, or quasi-identification of human beings (e.g. non-Jews) with animals may appear at first sight preposterous, contradictory and absurd. Anthropologists have shown, however, that it is common in various cultures and not as illogical as it may, at first sight, appear. In this respect, the passages I have quoted should not be dismissed as ‘not really meaning what they say’. The identification of non-Jews with animals is a serious Talmudic statement which deserves appropriate consideration.”

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ekhqsS8GKo8C&lpg=PA92&dq=jewish%20converts%20inferior&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q=%22Here,%20more%20than%20anywhere%20else,%20we%20find%20that%20the%20affinity%20of%20non-Jews%20with%20donkeys%20may%20be%20treated%20as%20tangible%20and%20hence,%20as%20a%20form%20of%20virtual%20identity.%20The%20identification,%20or%20quasi-identification%20of%20human%20beings%20(e.g.%20non-Jews)%20with%20animals%20may%20appear%20at%20first%20sight%20preposterous,%20contradictory%20and%20absurd.%20Anthropologists%20have%20shown,%20however,%20that%20it%20is%20common%20in%20various%20cultures%20and%20not%20as%20illogical%20as%20it%20may,%20at%20first%20sight,%20appear.%20In%20this%20respect,%20the%20passages%20I%20have%20quoted%20should%20not%20be%20dismissed%20as%20′not%20really%20meaning%20what%20they%20say’.%20The%20identification%20of%20non-Jews%20with%20animals%20is%20a%20serious%20Talmudic%20statement%20which%20deserves%20appropriate%20consideration.%22&f=false

Professor Stern: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/aboutus/stern.php
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Question: Jews, would you be offended if scholars funded by the British government (hence British taxpayers, hence me) compared Jews to donkeys in the 21st century? Or would you defend their right to compare Jews to donkeys and labelled any criticism of their views as bigotry and intolerance?
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bailout situation- what do people think about this message (no slanted republican or democratic views please) ?

What do people think about this message?
The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn starting in most places in 1929 and ending at different times in the 1930s or early 1940s for different countries. It was the largest and most important economic depression in modern history, and is used in the 21st century as a benchmark on how far the world’s economy can fall. The Great Depression originated in the United States; historians most often use as a starting date the stock market crash on October 29, 1929.
The depression had devastating effects both in thedeveloped and developing world. International trade was deeply affected, as were personal incomes, tax revinues and profits. Cities all around the world were hit hard, especially those dependent onHeavy industry. Construction was virtually halted in many countries. Farmingand rural areas suffered as crop prices fell by 40 to 60 percent. Facing plummeting demand with few alternate sources of jobs, areas dependent on primary sectors such as farming, mining, and logging suffered the most.Even shortly after the Wall Street Crash of 1929, optimism persisted. John D Rockefeller said that ‘These are days when many are discouraged. The Great Depression ended at different times in different countries. The majority of countries set up relief programs, and most underwent some sort of political upheaval, pushing them to the left or right. In some states, the desperate citizens turned toward nationalist demagogues- the most infamous being Adolf Hitler – setting the stage for World War II in 1939.

READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY
The Great Depression was not a sudden total collapse. The stock market turned upward in early 1930, returning to early 1929 levels by April, though still almost 30 percent below the peak of September 1929. Together, government and business actually spent more in the first half of 1930 than in the corresponding period of the previous year. But consumers, many of whom had suffered severe losses in the stock market the previous year, cut back their expenditures by ten percent.
In early 1930, credit was ample and available at low rates, but people were reluctant to add new debt by borrowing. By May 1930, auto sales had declined to below the levels of 1928. Prices in general began to decline, but wages held steady in 1930, then began to drop in 1931. Conditions were worst in farming areas, where commodity prices plunged, and in mining and logging areas, where unemployment was high and there were few other jobs. The decline in the American economy was the motor that pulled down most other countries at first, then internal weaknesses or strengths in each country made conditions worse or better. Frantic attempts to shore up the economies of individual nations through protectionist policies, like the 1930 U.S. Smoot Hawley tarriff act and retaliatory tariffs in other countries, exacerbated the collapse in global trade. By late in 1930, a steady decline set in which reached bottom by March 1933.
ANY OF THAT SOUND FAMILIAR?
I would like to mention that I am NOT a REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
I hate both parties equally. But I must mention that Obama keeps mentioning protecting american jobs by instituting rules such as the Smoot Hawley Tarriff act. To be fair, I don’t have faith in Mccain either. I think he would have the potential to sit on his hands and do nothing during major crices (lil bush).

CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION
The search for causes is closely connected to the question of how to avoid a future depression, and so the political and policy viewpoints of scholars are mixed into the analysis of historic events eight decades ago. The even larger question is whether it was largely a failure on the part of free markets or largely a failure on the part of governments to curtail widespread bank failures, the resulting panics, and reduction in the money supply. Those who believe in a large role for governments in the economy believe it was mostly a failure of the free markets and those who believe in free markets believe it was mostly a failure of government that compounded the problem.
DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR????????
Second, there are structural theories, that point to underconsumption and overinvestment (ECONOMIC BUBBLE), malfeasance by bankers and industrialists, or incompetence by government officials. The only consensus viewpoint is that there was a large-scale lack of confidence. Unfortunately, once panic and deflation set in, many people believed they could make more money by keeping clear of the markets as prices got lower and lower and a given amount of money bought ever more goods.
DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR????????

Cheap credit
In the 1920s, American consumers and businesses relied on cheap credit, the former to purchase consumer goods such as automobiles and furniture, and the latter for capital investment to increase production. (just like the last few years) This fueled strong short-term growth but created consu

Why would my question on christians swaying from Jewish teachings be deleted?

I may have bashed the Catholic religion and said that Christians live in medieval mind sets, but its the truth! Just yahoo answers being unprofessional. This is for the purpose of intellectual inquiry! Why are people on YOUTUBE allowed to say such things and NOT GET BANNED. please consider.

this is what I said (rude parts omitted)

“First of fall Jews do not believe in original sin, do not believe in the devil or Hell. They believe in a gradual cleansing of all sin on Earth, and then the sinner will join the Jewish believers after the cleansing, and then be reunited with god and then realize that every single human being’s soul has held the divine spiritual power of God for all this time. Its when the human connects to this spiritual essence of God that they will be enlightened, and that will eventually occur to all people on earth, jews sinners gentiles alike. It is the nature of the universe and of the spirit.

Hell, Lucifer and satan are two different entities as pointed out by the Christian scholars.

Lucifer is the morning star planet Venus that riseth in the morning thinking it is a brightest star and greater than the Sun god. But when the Sun god riseth the morning star Venus is engulfed by the flames of the sun and is “thrown or disappears/falls from heaven.”

Isaiah 14:12 “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”

Satan is just the Zoroastrian devil figure brought into the Roman Pagan religion. The Jews know that christianity is just the most corrupted pagan abominable religion, just a farce by the Ancient Roman catholic church. The Roman church being the most diabolical organization with the evilest most corrupt history than any other organization on the face of th eearth.

Christianity was created only for the sake of control, via the Roman Church. That is why Jews never accepted christianity and its myths of Devil, hell, and original sin. The Jews know the true diabolical origin of this Roman cult. If only christians would come out of their close minded Medieval mindsets and start living in the 21st CENTURY.”
yes the more rash rude parts were deleted, only the most common rash comments were left to reside.
I didnt really omit the rude comments, i left them there. YOU FOOLS! Hahahahhaha

Just a thought from a genuine apostate about freedom of faith in Islam?

So, I was reading “Freedom of Faith in Islam” by Professor Abdullah Nasih Ulwan and came across the chapter about how atheists and apostates are dealt with. So, being both an ex-Muslim and an atheist, this affects me deeply. According to this book, and to many other Muslim scholars, I’m to be given three days to repent, and if I refuse to repent, I’m to be killed.

How on earth do you regard that as being freedom of faith?
Don’t you think that people should be allowed believe in whatever they wish to believe, regardless of their history or background?

When you say freedom of faith exists in Islam, that means that everyone (and I mean everyone) has the freedom to believe in whatever they choose to believe in. No if’s or but’s.

How can a religion, in the 21st century, give someone the right to kill someone else just because of their beliefs?

What ever happened to La Ikrah Fi AlDeen?

-F
@Umaza: Do you feel that this ruling is proper? Do you feel that it is moral? Does it not bother your conscience?
I am aware that it is a rule in Islamic state, I wasn’t asking about that. I was asking about it’s morality and how you feel about it. That does not answer my question.

Should my Muslim father kill me now?
How would you feel if your son/brother/father left the faith, would you kill him?
@Roy: That doesn’t answer my question either.
I’m left feeling awfully unsatisfied.

Can you read what I said to Umaza before offering non-helpful insights?

How can you say Islam is a religion of peace if it tells you to kill people who decide to leave?
How on earth is that peaceful, Roy?
Peace should be for everyone, not only who you want it to be for.
@Sandy: How can you make daft assumptions of my background?
You don’t know where I come from.
I grew up in an extremely Muslim country, surrounded by extremist Muslims. You don’t know a thing about me.

And it’s not the only reference, the vast majority of Muslim scholars abide by this.
It’s deeply disturbing to hear someone say “kill the illogical”. What ever happened to Islam being diverse?
The problem is Islam is afraid of atheists and apostates, ’cause we’re a threat. So, in stead of arguing with us and proving us wrong (because you should be able to, no?) you decide to kill us. It’s an undignified, cowardly act.

It disgusts me, and I hope someday you can rise above it.

@Hasan: I do not see a contradiction in my question.
The entire Muslim community does not only follow the Quran, they also follow the Hadith. And this book made references to the Hadith, and I can find them if you wish.

Does the Quran mention the exact procedure of praying? Nope, that’s where the Hadith comes in.

Are you telling me that by believing in this little rule, the entire Muslim population is disobeying Allah?

And that is not the main reason I left the religion, I have plenty of other reasons. I’m sure those would make for another decent question; homosexuality in Islam, maybe?

The Quran does not come exclusively from the Hadith in Islam, and that is how the Muslim nation portrays it.

A spiritual poll. how many reasonable and christian minded people think that the mormons will implode soon?

The mormons, taken and reviewed as a successful religious cult have a lot going for it. It is a trans global business success and is revered and defended by millions of reasonable and good people.

But… it is also a shaky institution built upon sand. its founder, Joseph Smith, is an easily identified fraud, convicted con man and shyster. His book ‘of Mormon’ is not only terribly written but more damagingly can be be described as laughable, and is dismissed as amateur rubbish by ALL the learned scholars of america and elsewhere who have reviewed it.

Are the mormons due to implode from their own implausibility soon?. in this informed light of the 21st century?

In the electronic marketplace of today, there is so much to be known, and so little time to learn it. That is?

In the electronic marketplace of today, there is so much to be known, and so little time to learn it. That is why many organizations are turning to computer systems that can not only produce information as outputs but also work to combine those outputs in ways that add value—knowledge—for the people using those systems. Lotus Development Corp. calls it “knowledge management.” Knowledge management helps a company gain insight from its own experience. Through knowledge management, a company can focus on storing and accessing knowledge for such things as problem solving, dynamic learning, strategic planning and decision making. Refer to your web resources to visit the Lotus Website. Locate a recent news article about a company using Lotus Notes or other knowledge management software, such as Domino. Briefly summarize the article, considering the following questions: What are they using the software to do? How would the activities or decisions of the users differ if they didn’t use the knowledge management software? How does data differ from information?

Can i please know about the website where i can read article of any desired topic?

I’m student of B.B.A and also working in a Import,Export and services based firm as an accountant including ISO MANAGEMENT (recently started) so, i don’t get time to consult with books that’s why i need to know such websites where i can read desired articles or topics or lectures ….

Where Can I sell Articles (website content)?

I am trying to find a place to sell 175 original website articles w/ SEO. I was just wondering if any website builder would be interested in this. These articles are about SEO, blogging, adsense, Adwords, and other articles of the like. They are all between 200-1200 words. I will leave an example of one below. Paypal for XML file, $50.00 for all. They would be great for a new website that doesn’t get too much traffic yet. I only left a partial article sample which is currently listed on my website.

Google Affiliate Network Marketing 101
Google Affiliate Network Marketing 101
Have you wondered what and how does affiliate marketing work? Affiliate marketing is in everybody’s lives every single day of the week. Affiliate marketing is actually a marketing strategy in which a certain business allots affiliates with rewards when new visitors and customers get associated with their business through you or your website. The efforts used to market these businesses is of great value. Google affiliate network marketing really has its benefits!

A good example to think of is one of those reward sites you see on the web. These sites offer you a prize of cash or goods after the completion of one of their thousands of offers. Another good way of looking at this is remembering back when you have received a monetary value for the referral of others. Affiliate marketing is all about helping someone else out in order to help you. The whole term of Google Affiliate network marketing goes round and round like a cueball which never gets locked up or stuck in a hole.

There are actually four core players when it comes to Google affiliate network marketing. These “players” include: The Merchant, the network, the publisher and finally the customer. Each player has their own role when it comes to affiliate marketing and it happens around every human dozens of times a day, whether you know it or not. The complexity of affiliate marketing has grown like weeds in a potato garden. The complexity of newer affiliate marketing strategies are due to the second tier of players.These secondary players of affiliate marketing include affiliate management agencies, specialized third parties vendors, and even super-affiliates.

Affiliate marketing has the ability to intertwine with many other internet marketing methods. With the ability to market both on the web and off, many businesses get to enjoy the flexibility. These intertwining affiliate and internet marketing strategies include many.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Search Engine Maerketing (SEM)
E-mail MarketingDisplay Advertisingand
so much more

Stupid decision by McDonald’s management. Please answer only if you have school going kids.?

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-03-07/z/fl-fcat-breakfast-20100307_1_fcats-florida-comprehensive-assessment-tests-english-muffin

McDonalds is offering free breakfast on day of FCAT testing. I know I don’t have to get it for my kids but when my kids came from school they started crying and throwing tantrum that they want to go to mcDonalds before they go to school. I don’t understand how is that possible? Shouldn’t they reach ontime to school? Should I wake them up before the time so that they can goto mcDonald’s? Then what about kids getting sufficient rest and besides that this article itself says it’s not healthy diet. Please answer if you are taking your kids to have this breakfast on day of exam. Please answer only if you have school going kids. Will you take your kids there? Isn’t it bad advertising by school also?

Thank you

Is this breaching human rights or is it about ruddy time…?

Sex offenders will have to take lie detector tests when they are released on probation from prison, the Ministry of Justice has announced.

A three-year pilot project in the East and West Midlands will establish whether polygraph testing should be used across the country to assist in the management of sex offenders in the community.

About 25 sex offenders have been chosen to take part in the tests, which will begin on Wednesday, and between 350 and 450 are expected to be tested over the next three years.

Those who refuse risk being sent back to prison.

The move follows an initial pilot scheme in 2003-05 which involved voluntary testing of sex offenders and found polygraph testing was helpful in 90% of cases.

Pam Hibbert, assistant director of policy at children’s charity Barnardos, said the tests would increase public confidence.

“It is important, however, that this is used as part of a package of measures including greater use of satellite tracking,” she said.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/Lie-Detector-Tests-For-Sex-Offenders-On-Probation-From-Prison—Announcement-By-Ministers/Article/200904115255911?lpos=Politics_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15255911_Lie_Detector_Tests_For_Sex_Offenders_On_Probation_From_Prison_-_Announcement_By_Ministers

For me 100% about ruddy time!! If I had my way this would be compulsory for ALL sex offenders, realised back into society!!

why pro zionists spread lies?

DISTORTION! LIE! BUT WHY?
Why are Zionists making statements which have no EVIDENCE in the LONG TERM HISTORY of Muslim and jewish relationship. I have been reading many Zionists say, “Muslims what to kill all Jews” but when I read history, ALL I READ IS OTHERWISE.
HISTORY OF MUSLIM SPAIN : Jews from other parts of Europe emigrated to Al-Andalus, where they were treated with dignity, as were Christians of sects regarded as heretical by various European Christian states. It was a key center of Jewish life during the early Middle Ages, producing important scholars and one of the most stable and wealthy Jewish communities. The treatment Non Muslims got under Muslim rule ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OF THAT CENTURY were highly appreciated by non Muslims. No doubt under our standards they were not up to date but compare to how rest of the world was treating the occupied people, they (Muslims) showed a lot of tolerance which Israel (even in 21st century) cannot match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/spain_1.shtml
HISTORY OF JERUSELUM UNDER MUSLIM RULE :
HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST
HISTORY OF HOLOCAUST when MUSLIMS ACTUALLY SHELTERED JEWS.
Norman Gershman who is a fine art photographer in has given testimony through his pictures of ALBANIAN MUSLIMS who risked their lives to save jews during HOLOCAUST. (http://aspen.plumtv.com/videos/norman_gershman) full length documentary is in progress along with a fine art book of the heroic profiles of Muslims saving Jews in Albania and Kosovo.

I mean if what these Zionists claim is true (that Muslim want to finish/kill every jew) then don’t you think historically speaking, Muslims had enough time, money and power to do the job without any opposition because back than there were not many Christians in favor of saving the jews at the stake of their own powers???
The whole problem started when the guests started to take over the house and kick the owners to the curb (creation of isreal by Zionists and oppression of Palestinian people). www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7gVxNWRBQk

I came accross a video where ONE GUY (PREVIOUSLY PRO ZIONIST REGIME) finally saw the truth
CAPTAIN OF IDF

to the israely cyber-soldiers who are trying to CONCEAL THE TRUTH, you can run but you CAN’T HIDE!

thanks for providing with this usefull insightfull link
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article693911.ece

DISTORTION! LIE! BUT WHY?

DISTORTION! LIE! BUT WHY?
Why are Zionists making statements which have no EVIDENCE in the LONG TERM HISTORY of Muslim and jewish relationship. I have been reading many Zionists say, “Muslims what to kill all Jews” but when I read history, ALL I READ IS OTHERWISE.
HISTORY OF MUSLIM SPAIN : Jews from other parts of Europe emigrated to Al-Andalus, where they were treated with dignity, as were Christians of sects regarded as heretical by various European Christian states. It was a key center of Jewish life during the early Middle Ages, producing important scholars and one of the most stable and wealthy Jewish communities. The treatment Non Muslims got under Muslim rule ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OF THAT CENTURY were highly appreciated by non Muslims. No doubt under our standards they were not up to date but compare to how rest of the world was treating the occupied people, they (Muslims) showed a lot of tolerance which Israel (even in 21st century) cannot match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/spain_1.shtml
HISTORY OF JERUSELUM UNDER MUSLIM RULE :
HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST
HISTORY OF HOLOCAUST when MUSLIMS ACTUALLY SHELTERED JEWS.
Norman Gershman who is a fine art photographer in has given testimony through his pictures of ALBANIAN MUSLIMS who risked their lives to save jews during HOLOCAUST. (http://aspen.plumtv.com/videos/norman_gershman) full length documentary is in progress along with a fine art book of the heroic profiles of Muslims saving Jews in Albania and Kosovo.
I mean if what these Zionists claim is true (that Muslim want to finish/kill every jew) then don’t you think historically speaking, Muslims had enough time, money and power to do the job without any opposition because back than there were not many Christians in favor of saving the jews at the stake of their own powers???
The whole problem started when the guests started to take over the house and kick the owners to the curb (creation of isreal by Zionists and oppression of Palestinian people). www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7gVxNWRBQk
www.jewsagainstzionism.com

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

a man who speaks the TRUTH
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIpvrOJQ0J0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=249JaIaubVw

Why do we still believe in Gods like our ancestors although we are more advanced and know better?

Why do we just settle for this excuse? Since when did mankind become lazy and gave up looking for answers? We are doing so much better than our ancestors when it comes to medicine, cultivation, education….etc but yet we still believe in a God like they did. Why is that? Our ancestors believed in Water Gods and Sun Gods because they were uneducated, so why do people of the 21st century still believe in stuff like that?
Science doesn’t have all the answers but they have a lot of answers that we can work with such as genetic drift, cloning, splicing, evolution….etc. And if these scientific breakthroughs weren’t legit then we wouldn’t have medication or we wouldn’t be able to get an organ transplant. So clearly scientists and doctors know what they are doing. So once again why do we believe that God made a man first and then a woman using the man’s rib? Thats actually impossible but we believe it. Are we so gullible and lazy that we cant open up a book or go into a lab and prove the nonsense in holy books wrong?
I think its because of brainwashing, we are introduced to religion from a young age so its embedded in our brain. Thats the ONLY way a human being could ever believe the stuff in the bible or other holy books. You dont just wake up one day and believe snakes had the ability to speak in the past, that BS has to be embedded in your mind from birth. The fear of going to hell also makes you believe in ANYTHING, whoever invented religion was really smart and he/she was successful at brainwashing and controlling people.

Religion was created by man and was done so easily because people couldn’t read and write until about the 1300s. Only scholars could read/write (not even most royalty could.) And the scholars were, guess what.. PRIESTS AND MONKS.
Priests and monks wrote/translated the bible into about 5~10 different languages as they wrote it between the years of 100 and 1200. English wasn’t even a language at this time.. German, French, Italian, Greek, Roman.. etc.
The church became corrupt because it taught what it wanted to teach: that you would not go to heaven unless you paid money to the church.
This is where the BS started. The church owned everything. And people for whatever reason still follow it to this day.

Has God let me go astray?

I’m a Muslim, and recently I’ve been feeling empty.
Like, I don’t feel God’s presence the way I used to anymore.
I just think that religion is changed.

I still believe there’s one God, and there’s heaven and hell. I believe in all the fundamentals, but it’s the little details like music being haram, and having to to wear a hijab (in my opinion, hijab is modesty, not a material object that covers hair)

I’m starting to question a lot of things, and every answer I get (from scholars, people online, family, friends, etc) just seems to be contradicting. and this is where I’m getting the feeling that their explanations are man made and not from God, that’s why it’s so flawed and complicated.

So now I feel like Islam isn’t Islam anymore. It’s hard to explain…like let’s say I would have believed in Islam the very first time Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) introduced it, but I don’t have faith in the 21st century version of Islam. Get what I mean?

I mean come on….there are 4 branches of Islam now. There isn’t supposed to be any branch.

So I’m doubting a lot…and on top of that, I don’t feel like Allah is here for me. I feel like he put a seal on my heart (Like he said in the Quran about the disbelievers)

I’m only asking questions and confronting everything because I want the truth and I want to be closer to Allah, but I feel like I’m at the bottom and that I’ve been deserted for even considering that today’s Islam is man made.

It’s really depressing.

Please no rude comments. and by rude comments I mean the people who hate Islam and Muslims. (well okay if you hate it fine, but just don’t be rude about it.)
Thanks to everyone who’s recommending Jesus, but I’ve already considered that, and it hasn’t really helped me (I didn’t feel any “I can see the light/truth now” experience).

Isnt this the most ridiculous religious debate you have ever heard in your life?

There’s a group of muslims on this site this Morning debating whether or not listening to music, ANY MUSIC , is ‘sinful’ or not. Some of the answerer’s have pointed to pro muslim you tube lectures by eminent muslim ‘scholars‘ seriously pontificating on the harm and offence done to Allah by listening to, and enjoying music.

Sharia law is enforced brutally Wherever Muslims have an iron grip on a country. They tone down their extremism when they live in the west because they have to, but given half the chance they would prevent us all from listening to music if they could.

Has there ever been a more sad, despairing, pointless, ludicrous argument than this? ever ?
If there was ever a more incredibly justified reason for mankind to shake off the dark ages of ignorance and emerge blinking into the light of the 21st century I have yet to hear it.