How Religions See Families

For Muslims, then, the family is the central institution; it is at the centre both of theology and sociology: 'The family is a divinely-inspired institution that came into existence with the creation of man. The human race is a product of this institution and not the other way round' (Ahmad 1974: 13). Not surprisingly, the most intricate rules and regulations guide family life. About a third of the legal injunctions in the Qur'an deal with family matters. These aim to produce the attitudes and behaviour patterns that Islam wants to foster in society. And they cover different generations: a Muslim family is an extended family, normally with three or four generations within its circle. It is also quite common to find arrangd marriages in this culture.
For the Hindu culture, family is an institution of a spiritual purity where people respect 'relationships' (called toll free bridges), where they are free and yet have all advantages of connectedness. Hindu families represent 1/6 of the population and they feel as if many families are starting to fail to keep traditions alive. The families children decide to marry Americans and the pure blood Hindus begin to decrease, which "hurts their culture." Many just decide to marry outside the faith. Hindu family has a very developed network of relationship. Pita - Father, Mata - Mother.
Buddhist social philosophy looks at the "family" as a grouping of people living in the same house. The concept of the "family" is however extended to the relatives, neighbors, friends, community, society and finally to humanity. It regards all human beings as being members of the "one family".The Buddhist path places great emphasis upon the actions and behaviors of each member of the family. The Sigalovada Sutta, for instance, details the relationships between parents and children; wife and husband; between siblings.

Controllers of the Torture Policy

I found my research on a Human Rights Movement website. They had a long article on the world report of the torture policy and the progression and setbacks it has made. The way they describe it was as if the words "humane treatment" and "torture" were up for grabs in terms of definitions. President Bush is the man in control of the United States' policy on treatment of prisoners. He proclaimed to the public that we were not torturing the prisoners however his statement was not believed. The United Nations’ widely ratified Convention against Torture defines the term as “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person.” Yet as of August 2002, the administration had defined torture as nothing short of pain “equivalent…to that…associated with serious physical injury so severe that death, organ failure, or permanent damage resulting in a loss of significant body function will likely result.” In December 2004, the administration repudiated this absurdly narrow definition, but it offered no alternative definition.
The CIA began allowing water-boarding beginning in March 2002 as one of six “enhanced interrogation techniques” for certain terrorist suspects. President Bush’s declarations on torture ironically avoided mention of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. That is because, in a policy given publicly by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in January 2005 the Bush administration began allowing use of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment as long as the victim was a non-U.S. citizen held outside the United States. Certain governments force detainees to similar treatment or worse, but they do so quietly. The Bush administration is the only government in the world known to claim this power openly, as a matter of official policy, and to pretend that it is lawful.
While continuing to allow the power to subject particular detainees to “inhuman” treatment, Bush also managed to insist that the government, specifically his administration, would treat all detainees “humanely.” He never publicly addressed the obvious contradiction. In the administration’s view, the term “humane treatment” is not “susceptible to a succinct definition.” In fact, he explained, the White House has provided no guidance on its meaning.
The Bush administration’s tried to prevent Congress from outlawing abusive treatment. Particular figures who oversee the CIA, explained to human rights groups in August that U.S. interrogators have a duty to use all available authority to fight terrorism. “We’re pretty aggressive within the law,” he explained. “We’re going to live on the edge.”

Survive 2012!!

The authors who have researched the Mayans have agreed... 2012 it is. Personally I have heard of this theory before, so the must be circulating the popular belief around. If you are wondering why specifically 2012 then I can tell you. There were encodings in the written works of the Mayans that suggested this was the specific year of the end. Many investigators have argued that this will not occur and the writings are so outdated and they are not up to date with the world today. The mass majority disagree with 2012 being a possible threat, but others have taken 2012 in a different direction.
A theorist named Bast has created the theory that every so often shifts in space cause cataclysms and mass mutations. He says that mutations can lead to rapid evolutionary change. Bast argues that mutations can occur because there once were dragons and unicorns living on the earth. Because of that fact it could happen again and lead to extreme mutation. Another theory of his was that pyramids were designed as cosmic ray shelters because the people of the past were more intelligent than anyone could have guessed, and they were able to predict everything and encode it into their writings.
His last theory was that cosmic rays could lead to mutations and pole shifts could also be an influence. He is extremely adamant in believing that mutations are possible and could easily happen in the near future. All in all he does not specifically believe in the Mayan culture, he just has many ideas regarding the predictions for change in our environment here on earth.

http://survive2012.com/bast_theory.php

U.S. Navy Spots Cryptid Ape

U.S. Navy SEALS have had some interaction with interesting apes residing in Africa. The main individual involved did not disclose his personal information, so no specifics are known however the interaction did in fact occur. He was involved with covert operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1997-2002 when the observation happened. According to his statement his troop witnessed "a group of thirteen "chimpanzee-like" creatures between 4.5 to 5 feet tall, uniformly gray all over their bodies, with rows of seemingly porcupine-like quills running the length of their backs." The SEALS saw them kill another animal and when they got riled up their quills on their backs would stand up straight. A video was documented however due to their operations the Navy could not give out that information. Because SEALS were involved it is a probable guess that water such as a swamp or lake were involved in the trip.
Their description sounds like there probably are similar hairy short upright creatures (with bizarre spiked hair) known to inhabit areas near certain bodies of water and from specific islands. There must be various regions where these creatures reside. Their names may be unfamiliar but at least we know their qualities. When you're in Africa just look out for chimp-looking animals with spiked hair, aggressiveness, and aquatic habits. Stay Away!!

http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/navy-seals-video/

Feel the Energy

Noreen Renier is a psychic detective. She believes that she possesses powers beyond those of the physical world. Renier considers herself a psychometrist, and when she touches objects previously belonging to the 'victim' she is able to feel their energy and get images and visions. Although Noreen cannot guarantee results every single time, she does promise that she will try her hardest no matter what! She wants the general public to know that psychic detectives do not solve crimes.. police do! She jsut hopes to help in discovering clues or possessions that were overlooked and may be key in putting together the pieces of the puzzle.
The charge for a psychic consultation is $1,000.oo. She has been a part of the law enforcement community for the past thirty years and gives her honest promise to get the results you want. She believes that she should be called in as a last resort and does not want to get in the way of a current investigation. She also does not want to be blamed for putting forward incorrect information. Noreen sure has all the bases covered just incase she senses the wrong energy!

http://noreenrenier.com/services/unsolved.htm

Loch Ness.. Model?

I remember growing up the loch ness monster was definitely real. Sometimes I would see commercials for specials on the history channel "Searching for Nessie" and it was scary! Since then I have never really looked into the history behind the so-called "monster" that I have realized, while getting older and wiser, does not exist. I remember seeing many a time the photograph of a head sticking out of the water. It looked like some kind of reptile and definitely nothing I had seen before at the aquarium or the zoo. "A highly respectable British surgeon, Colonel Robert Wilson, was driving along the new road on the northern shore of the Loch on April 19, 1934 early in the morning when he said that he noticed something moving in the water. He happened to have a camera with him, so he quickly stopped his car and snapped a photo."
This photograph turned into living breathing proof that Nessie was in fact living and breathing. For decades people swore she was alive and living in the loch. The picture was named "the Surgeon's photograph" because Wilson did not want his name attached to it.Many investigations were led to try and figure out if the picture was a hoax. One scientist in the mid '80s believed that it was a marine bird or some kind of otter. This was believed to be the case because it looked from the picture that whatever it was could not have been more than two or three feet long.
This theory was disproven in 1990 when discoverers realized that the picture was in fact a toy submarine with a sea-serpent head. The plot unraveled and a man named Christian Spurling confessed to his involvement in the fake "Surgeon's photo." Apparantely Spurling's uncle came to him asking if he would make the figure and Spurling agreed. Then, his uncle gave the picture to Wilson because he was an upstanding surgeon and he thought it would be more believable coming from him. What was the reason behind the entire hoax one might ask? Spurling's uncle once found "loch ness tracks" on the ground in Scotland, which were later proved to be hippo tracks. The man wanted revenge for being humiliated at the truth behind his "discovery." I guess what goes around comes around, it's just a shame he had to terrify so many young children in the process.

Commies are Caught!

McCarthy should be proud of himself for creating so much tumult in American politics and society. He managed to make citizens of the United States question the decisions made by the White House regarding international affairs and foreign policies. How, you may ask? By accusing numerous officials of being communists and forcing them to be put on trial. McCarthy created a list of 205 people, which he later reduced to 57, who were reported Communists feeding information to the Soviet Union. These names were not kept a secret and were in fact published by th Senate in 1946. McCarthy also investigated different government departments and questioned a great amount of people about their political past. Some people lost their jobs after they admitted they had been members of the Communist Party. McCarthy made it clear to the witnesses that the only way of showing that they had abandoned their Communist views was by naming other members of the party.
Around this time the term "McCarthyism" was created. Many compare this hysteria around the U.S. to that of the witch hunt. So many people were getting caught, in trouble, and losing everything important to them. McCarthy tossed out some pretty strong accusations and got an incredible amount of people in trouble for their actions. There were a great deal of high-up figures who had their lives ruined by this man. McCarthy eventually move on from incriminating American politicians to looking into who was infiltrating the U.S. Army.
McCarthyism is still present in the current world. People fear for being associated with other radicals who have bad reputations. That is an offshoot of the craziness that spewed from all of these trials and hearings. Even some teachers decide to move away from more controversial topics for fear of saying the wrong thing, although I believe that was more popular a long time ago when the trials were actually going on. All in all the McCarthy trials truly taught Americans to watch their backs. Getting involved in shady businesses such as becoming a traitor will catch up with you in the end, and it is not a pretty sight.


http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthy.htm
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/schrecker-legacy.html