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Tirzah

2007-11-05T01:21:40Z

Styxz: New page: '''Tizrah''' was a town in the Jezreel valley first mentioned in Joshua 12:24. The king of Tizrah was smote by the Israelites. Category:Ancient History

'''Tizrah''' was a town in the [[Jezreel]] valley first mentioned in Joshua 12:24. The king of Tizrah was smote by the Israelites.

[[Category:Ancient History]]

Jezreel

2007-11-05T01:06:23Z

Styxz: New page: '''Jezreel''' is a valley in the West Bank of Israel. Category:Geography

'''Jezreel''' is a valley in the [[West Bank]] of [[Israel]].

[[Category:Geography]]

Sargon II

2007-11-05T00:53:10Z

Styxz: New page: '''Sargon II''' was a king of ancient Assyria, who ruled alongside Shalmaneser V. he conquered as far south as Samaria and Egypt. Category:Ancient History

'''Sargon II''' was a king of ancient [[Assyria]], who ruled alongside [[Shalmaneser V]]. he conquered as far south as Samaria and Egypt.

[[Category:Ancient History]]

Nerve

2007-11-05T00:44:00Z

Styxz: New page: A '''nerve''' is a small projection of the central nervous system which transmits feelings of touch to the telencephalon of the brain. Category:Anatomy

A '''nerve''' is a small projection of the [[central nervous system]] which transmits feelings of [[touch]] to the telencephalon of the [[brain]].

[[Category:Anatomy]]

User talk:Styxz

2007-11-05T00:40:39Z

Styxz: /* Godspeed..... */

{{Welcome|sig=[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 17:17, 4 November 2007 (EST)}}

== Godspeed..... ==

Are you familiar with the term? Please do not go around posting on other Administrator's pages about a fellow Sysop's pages. It is trollish and provocative in my opinion for someone so new. Please don't make my next post being one wishing you "Godspeed", Styxz! --[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 19:22, 4 November 2007 (EST)
:I'm not familiar with the term, but it seems as though it is not a good thing! I am sorry for the provocation, I just did not want to "ignore" the issue. I'm busy looking for a reference to the [rock music] article, as you suggested. Thanks for the note! [[User:Styxz|Styxz]] 19:28, 4 November 2007 (EST)
::Godspeed normally is a wish for a prosperous journey, success, and good fortune. TK expects from you a good behavior here. By the way he did not make any comment at [[Rock music]] --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 19:37, 4 November 2007 (EST)
:::Begging pardon, but the last line on TK's user talk page suggests that I "add documentation" as per your suggestion. I have done so to remedy the problem. [[User:Styxz|Styxz]] 19:40, 4 November 2007 (EST)

Magnetism

2007-11-05T00:39:01Z

Styxz: New page: in physics, '''magnetism''' is the force where objects attract or repulse each other. This is due the the electrical charge of the atom in question. All electrons are magnets, ...

in [[physics]], '''magnetism''' is the force where objects attract or repulse each other. This is due the the electrical charge of the [[atom]] in question. All [[electrons]] are magnets, but they must all be facing the same direction to exert any noticeable force.

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Rock music

2007-11-05T00:33:28Z

Styxz: sorry, this is a little confusing!

'''Rock music''' is a style of [[music]] derived from the blues, characterised by a prominent [[drum]] beat in 4:4 time, accompanied by electric bass [[guitar]] providing the harmonic underpinning for the melody of electric guitar and vocals.

[[Elvis Presley]] and [[Buddy Holly]] were early pioneers of Rock in the late 1950's, as were the [[Beatles]] and [[Rolling Stones]] throughout the 1960s. In the 1970s the stadium rock of bands such as [[Boston]] and [[Pink Floyd]] became formulaic and overwrought, setting the stage for a backlash called [[Punk rock]] which evolved, with the addition of synthesizers, into [[New wave]] well into the 1980s. By the latter half of that decade, [[Glam rock]] had stultified into MTV-friendly "hair metal", and the stage was set for Nirvana and the Seattle scene, a darker and heavier version of punk known as [[Grunge]]. By 1994 and the death of [[Kurt Cobain]], grunge had changed into the stable formula of alternative rock that continues to be popular today.

Rock music often includes lyrics that promote drug use, immoral sex, and violence, but the same is true for many other forms of music as well.<ref>http://www.ericbarger.com/articles/RockMusic.html</ref><ref>http://www.temcat.com/Chritian-Living/battle.htm</ref>

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Rock music

2007-11-05T00:31:45Z

Styxz:

Rock music

2007-11-05T00:31:28Z

Styxz:

Rock music

2007-11-05T00:31:11Z

Styxz:

User talk:Styxz

2007-11-05T00:28:06Z

Styxz: /* Godspeed..... */

Shalmaneser III

2007-11-05T00:19:33Z

Styxz: New page: '''Shalmaneser III''' was a a king of Assyria in the 8th century BC. he fought against Mesopotamian and Israeli tribes. Category:Ancient History Category:Monarchs

'''Shalmaneser III''' was a a king of Assyria in the 8th century BC. he fought against Mesopotamian and Israeli tribes.

[[Category:Ancient History]]
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Talk:Islam

2007-11-05T00:15:57Z

Styxz: /* Islam and Paganism */

Fine then. If this MUST contain mention of paganism, I'll go mention it in Christianity as well. It isn't false...

The first section of this article is factual.

The second half appears to be opinion. It is not a description of what U. S. policy is or has been, but of what the writer thinks it should be. Some statements in it ("The religion of Islam is one of the most, if not the most, violent religion in the world") seem far from objective. After all, it was not Muslims who started the Crusades. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 20:19, 8 February 2007 (EST)

"a substantial minority of accredited Western scholars believe that some Muslim beliefs, like those of the early Roman Catholic Church, system can be traced back to distinctly polytheistic antecedents" - This seems to be the sort of phrase that is attacked in Wikipedia. Every odd ball opinion can be traced to somewhere, but this is not worthy in the main article - in regard to Islam or Catholicism. [[user:stevendavy]]

The article has one major flaw, and that is that it distinguishes Allah as a separate god from that which is followed in the other abrahamic religions. This is fundamentally incorrect, The Christian, Jewish and Muslim god is the same god. The quote given is actually Sura 5: 77 and the Qu'ran is not contesting that a Christian god was another god, merely that Jesus was not the son of god but instead a prophet, thus, to claim that Jesus was the son of god in that sense is incorrect according to Muslims. Interestingly the quoted Sura 5: 73 actually reads "They who believe, and the Jews, and the Sabeites and the Christians - whoever of them believeth in God and in the last day, and doth what is right, on them shall come no fear, neither shall they be put to grief". Not quite so intolerant I think you'll agree. [[user:djtheblade]]

It seems to me that discussion of Islam in the context of "pig gods" is a subtle method of defamation. Rather than kitschy little tidbits of information, it would be nice to see a comprehensive list of facts including the pillars, the Sunni, Shi'i split, and Sharia.

I agree - it seems unnecessary and insulting. Why not remove it? - there is a good deal of more useful information that is left out of this article. [[User:Cletje|Cletje]]

:We should get rid of this rubbish. It may confuse those people who don't understand. It also tries to make fun of an important subject. --[[User:Czolgosz]] 12:07, 29 March 2007 (EDT) 14:31, 30 March 2007 (EDT)

== There is still misleading information in here ==

I realize this is an emotional subject for many, but if the conservapedia can't manage to weed out the misleading and biased information, it will end up as the laughingstock that so many already assume it will become.

The end of the first paragraph says that Islam is growing quickly "mostly" because of high fecundity rates. Most data shows that high reproductive rates are important, but they are in parts of Africa, Asia, and South America where Christianity is showing its greatest gains as well. It's debatable whether there are more conversions from Christianity to Islam than vice versa (citing an interview with one person is not good evidence!), but both get most of their conversions from non judeo-christian-islam religions. So what possible point can there be for including this, except to make the conservapedia look biased?

What, you think conservapedia ISN'T Biased? Ha, considering it was set up as a reaction to the so called liberalized Wikipedia, it's done a pretty poor job of presenting fair and unbiased arguments. Conservapedia is just a polar opposite, it's not balanced at all.

::I agree and it makes me very disappointed. [[User:Everwill|Everwill]] 13:35, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

:::I see nothing wrong with either source making the claim Christian conversions outstrip conversions to Islam. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 15:18, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

== We should not shy away from speaking the Truth!!! ==

Conservapedia shouldn't be biased in a bad way, but we should definitely be putting across our point of view. It is obvious that Jesus was the son of G-d, and so any parts of Islam which contradict Christianity must be considered false. This page should also contain evidence that Christianity and not Islam is the one true faith. Surely we should not shy away from speaking the truth!!! -Mmeelliissssaa

Its obvious that Jesus was the son of God - that is in sense that Jesus is part of triad that is comprised of 3 equal parts, hence Jesus is God? Really! It was not even obvious to early Christians that this was the case. - anyone aware of the history of Christianity is aware of this. I suggest you Google "the Arian crisis" to find out more. If You mean that Jesus is the son of God, and the word son defines his rank with respect to God - that is less than, and seperate from, God, then you are outside the orthodox tradition, and are an Arian Christian. Not that I have a dog in this fight, I am an atheist. Yet your bias and question-begging(i,e. your conclusion that Islam must be false is based upon your presuppostion that your belief is true) needed to be attacked.

:Perhaps you would like to discuss one of our [[Debate topics]]. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 13:10, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

Perhaps she would like to acknowledge that her interpretation of 'the one true faith' is still entirely subjective. Salvation may be shared in a community but it is still a subjective and singular experience. It's not 'obvious' that Jesus was the son of god, that is merely your opinion, that would be like me saying that it is 'obvious' that creationism is false because popular scientific consensus says so. I'm not quick to dismiss people's opinions and outlooks on life, but I don't pass my own opinions off as undisputed objective fact. Your 'truth' is your personal salvation and not necessarily the same truth that other's will rejoice in.

:Perhaps we should focus on building an encyclopedic page about Islam, and leave the rants out. That can go at [[Criticism of Islam]]. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 12:29, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

==Five Pillars==
We should make clear these are the five '''Sunni''' pillars of Islam. The Shia Twelvers replace Shahadah with Wilayah. The Ismali have seven pillars, as do the Druze. Just lumping all of Islam together like this is like saying all Christians believe in transubstantiation.--[[User:Dave3172|Dave3172]] 13:32, 18 April 2007 (EDT)
:I thought that the "twelvers" were the Imams themselves. Does this mean that their laws replace the pillars? I am not well-versed on this aspect, perhaps you could add information, Dave. --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 12:31, 21 April 2007 (EDT)

Jihad, the "sixth" pillar, needs to be mentioned. And not jihad as in holy war against infidels, I mean jihad as including the personal and public jihads. [[User:ColinR|ColinR]][[User_talk:ColinR|talk]] 04:56, 23 April 2007 (EDT)
: Isn't it greater (ie the struggle to reform the self) and lesser (ie the struggle to reform the Muslim community) Jihad? Oh, and it's not the 'sixth pillar', by any stretch. The Five Pillars are the Five Pillars. Wikinterpreter'''[http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Wikinterpreter talk?]

==Spelling==

The apostrophe in "Qur'an" is between the "r" and "a," not after the "u." [[User:Ylmw21|Ylmw21]] 23:14, 23 April 2007 (EDT)

== Islam and Judaism ==

There are title headings for Islam and Christianity as well as Islam and Paganism, but nothing for Islam and Judaism? I realize this is a sensitive topic, but by avoiding it aren't we leaving an incomplete article? [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 18:33, 15 May 2007 (EDT)

==Muslims believe in the Resurrection==

Muslims do, in fact, believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Can someone change this, please?

:If I recall correctly, Muslims do not believe in the resurrection as portrayed in the Bible. If it would be changed, it needs to be properly specified what to put. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 02:06, 25 June 2007 (EDT)

Muslims believe that Jesus would judge during Judgement day with their prophet {{unsigned|Kaviii}}

== Islam and Paganism ==

I suggest either someone remove this section or show the other side of the arguement. This claim about Muslims worshipping a moon deity call Allah and Islam and it's moon-cult links have been refuted in this web site

http://www.islamic-awareness.org/Quran/Sources/Allah/moongod.html

{{unsigned|Kaviii}}

I agree. Startoman24

:The moon-god worshipped in pre-Islamic Mecca was called Hubal. According to the muslims, the battle of Uhud showed Hubal to be inferior to Allah. This should most definitely be added to the article. [[User:Styxz|Styxz]] 19:15, 4 November 2007 (EST)

== Changing "Allah" to "God" ==

I should point out that while this would normally seem to make sense, that in Islam the title "Allah" goes beyond cultural Arabic. Islamic services in languages other than Arabic still use the title Allah. Conservations with Muslims either verbal or written will still see the use of the proper Allah.

I would say some mention should be made of this in the first paragraph before we make use of God throughout. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 14:50, 11 August 2007 (EDT)

== Human Sacrifice ==
I move that the line referring to early Islamic Human sacrifice should be removed because it states in the line that the claims are unverified, so they aren't fact. And an encyclopedia should post facts.

== revelation and transcription ==

Where it says ''revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad, and despite his illiteracy, caused him to transcribe it '', it should add that in actual fact the Quran was first memorized by professional remembrancers, written down in an improvised way later, to be compiled years later. Believe in a miracle is one thing, information on the actual history should be a second [[User:Immaculada|Immaculada]] 21:44, 18 August 2007 (EDT)

User talk:NeoCon4Life

2007-11-04T22:02:15Z

Styxz:

{{Welcome|sig=[[User:TK|şyŝoρ-₮K]][[User_Talk:TK|/Ṣρёаќǃ]] 16:47, 4 November 2007 (EST)}}

== Hiroshima ==

Your edit to [[Hiroshima]] was factually inaccurate. The bomb did not destroy the entire city. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 16:49, 4 November 2007 (EST)
:While it is true that the city was not completely destroyed, the industrial and port facilities of the city were too heavily damaged to continue functioning in support of the war effort. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hiroshima_Damage_Map.gif] for structural damage report. [[User:Styxz|Styxz]] 17:02, 4 November 2007 (EST)

Arabia

2007-11-04T21:29:24Z

Styxz:

'''Arabia''' is a peninsula in the [[Middle East]], consisting mostly of desert. Arabia has long served as a junction for travelers from [[Europe]], [[Africa]], and [[Asia]]. The region is dominated by [[Saudi Arabia]], a [[Muslim]] [[theocracy]]. Most Arabians are [[Muslims]].

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Arabia

2007-11-04T21:20:11Z

Styxz:

'''Arabia'''

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Rock music

2007-11-04T20:28:59Z

Styxz:

Omaha

2007-11-04T19:42:39Z

Styxz:

'''Omaha''' is the largest city in [[Nebraska]], located in the far eastern portion of the state. It is the home of investor [[Warren Buffett]] and [[Creighton University]], and was the birthplace of [[Gerald Ford]].

Omaha lies along the [[Missouri River]], and along with Council Bluffs in Iowa makes up the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area.

"Omaha Beach" was the code name for part of the [[D-Day]] invasion in 1944.

[[Category:United States Towns and Cities]]

Brian Williams

2007-11-04T19:40:01Z

Styxz: /* Facts */

[[Image:Williams.jpg|thumbnail|right|150px|Williams speaking at the [[John F. Kennedy]] Library ]]
'''Brian Williams''' is a [[American]] broadcast [[journalist]] and current anchor of [[NBC Nightly News]]. He is the seventh anchor of the thirty minute Nightly News program.

==History==

Before William's work as a broadcaster, he was an intern at the [[White House]] during [[Jimmy Carter]]'s administration. Later he became a correspondent for [[CBS]]'s news division in [[Philadelphia]]. He later became the assistant administrator of the political action committee of the [[National Association of Broadcasters in Washington]].

Williams joined [[NBC]] in 1993. He soon became a lead journalist for the network, covering nearly every major issue going on in the world. After his first year at the network he was named Chief White House correspondent <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/</ref>. This new job gave him many opportunities, including flying with the president on [[Air Force One]] and closely covering domestic and national issues. In 1996 he became anchor and managing editor of ''"The News with Brian Williams."'' The show was a one hour, live, newscast, which aired on [[MSNBC]] and [[CNBC]] and lasted seven years.

In 2005, Williams obtained the coveted anchor's chair from [[Tom Brokaw]], who had retired at the end of 2004. [[NBC]] held its position as the largest and most watched nightly news network. As anchor Williams received praise for his reporting of [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/</ref>

==Controversy==

Brian Williams has been scrutinized for a alleged liberal bias. Critics use past examples and statements to validate their point.<ref>http://www.mrc.org/Profiles/Williams/Williams_date.asp</ref> After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Williams stated that America’s “military swagger” was a reason for the attacks. Also, while covering operation [[Enduring Freedom]], he remarked on the United States' bombing campaign, comparing it to the United States' bombing of Japan. The comparison brought criticism from Secretary of Defense [[Donald Rumsfeld]], who said, “I heard various commentators expansively comparing what's taking place in Iraq today to some of the more famous bombing campaigns of World War II. There is no comparison. The weapons that are being used today have a degree of precision that no one ever dream of in a prior conflict.” <ref>http://www.mediaresearch.org/realitycheck/2004/fax20041130.asp</ref>

Williams showed his support for liberal president [[Bill Clinton]], when he said in a interview that, "[Clinton is] perhaps the most intellectually and physically active person to have held the job in decades. I've also said that if Americans were paying Presidents by the thought, we're getting a bargain in this guy because, he's just always moving, his brain's moving, he hardly sleeps.”<ref>http://www.mediaresearch.org/realitycheck/2004/fax20041130.asp</ref>

He also expressed his thoughts of conservative values after a January 2000 [[Republican]] debate. Saying, “It’s red meat for conservatives, the positions rather strident tonight: anti-gay, pro-Jesus, and anti-abortion and no gray matter in between.”<ref>http://www.mediaresearch.org/realitycheck/2004/fax20041130.asp</ref>

In defense of charges of bias, Williams says that, "[NBC News has] inordinate number of editors. Every word I write, before it goes on air, goes though all kinds of traps and filters, and it's read by all kind of different people who point out bias."

==Awards==

Brian Williams has received four [[Edward R. Murrow Award]]s, five [[Emmy Award]]s, the [[duPont-Columbia University Award]] and the [[Peabody Award|George Foster Peabody Award]]. <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/</ref>

==Facts==

*He was the only and first nightly news anchor to report from [[New Orleans]] before Hurricane Katrina hit and later to report from the [[Superdome]] when the storm hit.

*Was a former volunteer firer fighter in [[New Jersey]]

*Member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]

*Appears frequently on The Daily Show with [[Jon Stewart]], Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with [[Jay Leno]] and the Late Show with [[David Letterman]].

*Hosted [[Saturday Night Live]] on November 3, 2007.

== References ==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.mrc.org/Profiles/Williams/Williams_date.asp Brian Williams Profile - Liberal Bias by Year], Media Research Center

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