What Do You Know About Islam?

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revsdd said:
Just a technical point, Mendalla. I have my alerts turned "On" but sometimes I get alerts about new posts in threads I've participated in and sometimes I don't. It's a bit confusing.
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Interesting, revsdd. I know that ignore will cause it to have issues; however, I am no longer ignoring anyone, and I am suspicious that I am not getting alerts either at times. Will see if it is just me not reading all my alerts when a flurry comes in, or if it is something else going on.
 
revsdd said:
Just a technical point, Mendalla. I have my alerts turned "On" but sometimes I get alerts about new posts in threads I've participated in and sometimes I don't. It's a bit confusing.
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Do you have this on:

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If you check the first option, then any thread you create or reply to will get "Watched" turned on automatically and start generating alerts. Otherwise, you only get alerts if your own post is replied to, you are liked, or you set a thread to Watched manually.

I have it "off" because, frankly, I don't want to get alerts from every thread I participate in (too many flipping alerts), just if someone actually, directly replies to one of my posts.
 
People of different religions and no religion have to talk to each other. People have to realize that, at the end of the day, we all want some pretty universal things. Though specific beliefs and non-belief vary wildly, without dialogue and familiarity there will always be a mistrust of the unknown that can be too easily tapped by those with an agenda and a stirring message.
 
As an aside, sometimes I wish I had an agenda and a stirring message to manipulate the religious. I'd make a kick-ass theocratic dictator. Those under my rule would suffer terribly, of course, but I'd have a blast.
 
chansen said:
As an aside, sometimes I wish I had an agenda and a stirring message to manipulate the religious. I'd make a kick-ass theocratic dictator. Those under my rule would suffer terribly, of course, but I'd have a blast.
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I actually had an English friend, fairly recently deceased, who was always coming up with solutions to the world's problems (like Maher's new rules, except Ebon did this way earlier on BeliefNet) in his role as "Benevolent Dictator for Life", aka BDFL.
 
chansen said:
As an aside, sometimes I wish I had an agenda and a stirring message to manipulate the religious. I'd make a kick-ass theocratic dictator. Those under my rule would suffer terribly, of course, but I'd have a blast.
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You do realize that the Flying Spaghetti Monster wouldn't allow that. You'd be dropped into the eternal pot of scalding hot alfredo sauce!
 
I do have a question, @Abu Hussayn, about Islam and its attitude towards women, in general. I have witnessed some disturbing experiences of disrespect in our local mosque.

The minister of our congregation is a woman, with a doctorate. Her title is the "Reverend Dr. E____" She is often accompanied on these type of activities by her husband, "Joe", a retired newspaper guy, no theological training, no doctorate, nice guy. At the mosque, she is immediately transformed, both in attention and in reference, into "Mrs. "Joe"".
 
revsdd said:
You do realize that the Flying Spaghetti Monster wouldn't allow that. You'd be dropped into the eternal pot of scalding hot alfredo sauce!
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I would be appendage-chosen by His Noodliness Himself. I would demonstrate my divinity by eating my body weight in pasta, which always gets "Ooohs" and "Aaahs." My opponents (or even perceived opponents) would be cast into the Colander of Boiling Starch Water.
 
BetteTheRed said:
I do have a question, @Abu Hussayn, about Islam and its attitude towards women, in general. I have witnessed some disturbing experiences of disrespect in our local mosque.

The minister of our congregation is a woman, with a doctorate. Her title is the "Reverend Dr. E____" She is often accompanied on these type of activities by her husband, "Joe", a retired newspaper guy, no theological training, no doctorate, nice guy. At the mosque, she is immediately transformed, both in attention and in reference, into "Mrs. "Joe"".
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I would just call her E.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Without first asking? Is that how you refer to the minister of a denomination when you are first introduced?
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There's no real pattern. I have a doctorate, A small handful of people (mostly older) call me "Dr. Davis," but most don't. Some call me "Rev. Davis." Most call me "Steven" or "Steve." Few ask beforehand, although sometimes someone will call me "Steve" or "Steven" and ask afterward "is it all right if I call you that." My answer is always "yes." As I tell people, I answer to anything polite and a few things that aren't. So I'm not sure that the way your minister is addressed n the mosque is disrespectful. I think it could just as easily be a sign that our culture is becoming increasingly casual about titles.
 
revsdd said:
There's no real pattern. I have a doctorate, A small handful of people (mostly older) call me "Dr. Davis," but most don't. Some call me "Rev. Davis." Most call me "Steven" or "Steve." Few ask beforehand, although sometimes someone will call me "Steve" or "Steven" and ask afterward "is it all right if I call you that." My answer is always "yes." As I tell people, I answer to anything polite and a few things that aren't. So I'm not sure that the way your minister is addressed n the mosque is disrespectful. I think it could just as easily be a sign that our culture is becoming increasingly casual about titles.
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If they had been casual but addressed her by her name I could see your. Addressing her by her husband's name (ie. tying her identity to that of her husband even though she's a minister with a doctorate in her own right) is the issue. If she is there in her capacity as a UCCan minister, then she certainly should not be addressed or treated as "Mrs. Joe" regardless of how they feel about women being leaders.

I tend to go with the honorific (Rev. X or Dr. Y) and then if they say "Oh, just call me X", I'll do that.

Of course, with you, I'd probably go straight to first name but that's because I've known you as a WC poster far longer than as a minister.
 
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