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<title><![CDATA[China Releases Uyghur Church Leader from Prison]]></title>
<link>http://pbaptist.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/china-releases-uyghur-church-leader-from-prison/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Particular Kev</dc:creator>
<guid>http://pbaptist.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/china-releases-uyghur-church-leader-from-prison/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Osman Imin freed after two years; concerns remain over incarcerated Alimjan Yimit. LOS ANGELES, Nove]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2' ICE MAKER CONNECTOR]]></title>
<link>http://mystovetopespressomaker.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/2-ice-maker-connector/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bestnursingbra</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Schenken Sie sich doch mal das ganze Hick Hack]]></title>
<link>http://jusatpublicum.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/schenken-sie-sich-doch-mal-das-ganze-hick-hack/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Liz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Schenken Sie sich doch mal das ganze Hick Hack Nehmen Sie&#8217;s wörtlich oder eben&#8230;.bildlich]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Schenken Sie sich doch mal das ganze Hick Hack</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nehmen Sie&#8217;s wörtlich oder eben&#8230;.bildlich. Schenken Sie es sich. Oder anderen. In jedem Sinne.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Privat, beruflich, professionell.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mancher hat mehr oder weniger damit zu tun. Tagtäglich. Und in diversen Farbspektren.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#800080;"><strong>Die Idee</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="color:#800080;">zu dem vierteiligen Bilderzyklus,</span></strong> <strong><span style="color:#800080;">der Serie und ihren Einzel- und einzeln erhältlichen Motiven</span></strong><a href="http://www.mygall.net/LizCollet"> </a>entstand, als ich zufällig vor ein paar Jahren den Begriff sogar im Duden entdeckte. Man findet ihn nicht nur da, sondern in jedem Fremdsprachenwörterbuch, das hier im Office steht. Les bisbilles, les chamailleries &#8230;&#8230;.im Französischen. Squabbling &#8230;im Englischen. <em>Discusiones</em> oder <em>disputas </em>&#8230;im Spanischen. Seltsamerweise kein Pendant im Italienischen. Humorvoll könnte man mit Augenzwinkern sagen, da gehöre es zum Temperament. Hitziger zu diskutieren.  Und man landet dann auch im Italienischen bei <em>disputa,</em> le <em>dispute</em>. Disput&#8230;&#8230;trifft aber nicht so ganz die Bedeutung des Hickhacks. Das ja immer ein wenig den Beiklang, die Tonfarbe, die verschiedenen Farben des &#8220;Streits um Nichts&#8221; birgt.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Oder wie der Duden es ausdrückt: <em>Hickhack&#8230; eine Doppelung, verdoppelnde Wortbedeutung in Ableitung und  Anlehnung an hacken, wie bei Zickzack u.a. In der Bedeutung einer sinnlosen, nutzlosen Streiterei. Törichten, zermürbenden Hin- und &#8211; Her- Geredes. </em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sie werden nie jemanden finden, der bei auch nur einem Streit frisch von der Leber weg fröhlich zugeben wird, er streite um <em>Nichts</em>. In jedem Streit geht es um <em>was</em>. Nicht immer um das, was in einer Klageschrift bezeichnet ist. Nicht um den Betrag. Nicht um den Gegenstand. Auch. Auch vielleicht um diese. Aber immer auch, wenn nicht sogar oft genug um etwas ganz anderes. Um enttäuschtes Vertrauen, um Wiederherstellung dessen, was als gerecht, als richtig empfunden wird, wieder empfunden werden kann erst dann, wenn es nicht nur richtig, sondern auch gerichtet ist. Gerichtet, wie man ein defektes Holzregal richtet. Gerichtet, wie man die Wiederherstellung der Waage versteht, die aus der Balance geraten ist. So wie die Vertrags- oder persönliche Beziehung zwischen Parteien und Beteiligten an eben diesem Hickhack.Das aus der Balance gerät, sobald einer sich nicht an das hält, was versprochen wurde, worauf man zählen wollte. Und feststellen musste, dass man sich verrechnet hat, auch bei dem, worauf und auf wen man zählen könnte. Vielleicht nicht beim ersten Mal, wenn die Waage, die Ausgewogenheit kippt. Im Augenmaß des einen, nicht immer beider. Und nicht immer in die gleiche Richtung einig, was und wieviel aus der Waage geraten ist.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;Es geht mir nicht um den Betrag.&#8221; </em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;Es geht mir nicht um den Schmuck.&#8221; </em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;Es geht mir nicht um den Unterhalt&#8230;sondern um die Schäbigkeit, die Unehrlichkeit, &#8230;&#8230;.anstatt einfach mit mir zu reden&#8230;&#8230; wenn es eben nicht mehr geht&#8230;..&#8221;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>&#8220;An mir soll&#8217;s nicht liegen, sich zu vergleichen&#8230;sich zu einigen&#8230;. wenn&#8230;&#8230;. &#8220;</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em><strong>Wenn&#8230;..</strong><br />
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Anwälte kennen solche Sätze zur Genüge und fast immer wird in genau solchen Streitigkeiten am heftigsten und unnachgiebigsten gestritten.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Nicht nur im Familienrecht. Bis die Luft ausgeht, auch die im Portemonnaie. Bis zur Erschöpfung, ohne am Ende mehr als ein Stück Papier zu erreichen, in welchem der eine weniger muss, als der andere will oder einer mehr muss, als dem anderen je genügt. Wenn es um &#8230;ja, eben was ganz anderes geht. Das anders geklärt, gefiltert, bereinigt werden könnte. Und um das man sich das ganze Hickhack schenken könnte, das nur in vielen Farben für das steht, was enttäuscht, versagt, verwehrt wurde. Aus welchen Gründen auch immer. Begründeten, berechtigten, unbegründeten, unberechtigten, aus Missverständnis. Aus Nichtverstehen. Aus Nichtverstandenfühlen. Aus Nichtkommunizieren. Überall wo das Wort Hickhack im Bild und Hick hack in Auseinandersetzungen zu finden sind, findet sich auch jeder dieser Farben.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=105161" target="_blank"><img title="4183373-1-deep-emotions" src="http://jusatpublicum.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4183373-1-deep-emotions.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="305" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=105161" target="_blank"><strong>Deep Emotions</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=p104649_Love-Blues.html" target="_blank"><img title="4167686-1-love-blues" src="http://jusatpublicum.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4167686-1-love-blues.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="305" /> </a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=p104649_Love-Blues.html" target="_blank"><strong>Blues</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=p104705_Hope-of-Love.html" target="_blank"><strong><img title="4168849-1-hope-of-love" src="http://jusatpublicum.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4168849-1-hope-of-love.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="305" /> </strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=p104705_Hope-of-Love.html" target="_blank"><strong>Hope</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=p104707_When-Love-acute-s-Gone.html" target="_blank"><img title="4168894-1-when-loves-gone" src="http://jusatpublicum.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4168894-1-when-loves-gone.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="305" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.mygall.net/product_info.php?info=p104707_When-Love-acute-s-Gone.html" target="_blank"><strong>Melancholy</strong></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ob aus mangelnder Vertrags-Treue. Aus strapazierter Hoffnung auf weitere Vertragsfortsetzung. Aus gescheiterter Vertrags- und langjähriger Geschäftsbeziehung. Von blau(äugig) bis loyalblau, von greenhorn-unerfahren bis immer(noch)grüner Hoffnung, von erfolgreich-abgeschlossen bis melancholisch-bedauernd sepia-nostalgisch-reflektierend. Nichts ist beständig. Nichts fix. Aber Reihenfolge und Phasen sind wandelbar. Und umkehrbar. Probieren Sie es einmal aus.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Hängen Sie doch einfach diese scheinbar immer gleich zyklische Entwicklung, die fast jeder im ersten Moment so sortiert, wenn er gebeten wird, sie aufzuhängen, einmal um. Ohne nachzudenken. Und lassen Sie es dann einfach mal wirken. Wenn Sie sich davor setzen. Oder stehen. Wechseln Sie die Reihenfolge. Um erneut wirken zu lassen. Fallen Ihnen jeweils dann verschiedene Menschen ein? Situationen? Privat? beruflich? Eigene? Die Ihere Klienten, Patienten, Mandanten, Verwandten? Freunde?</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Und wenn Sie an konkrete Menschen (sich oder andere denken), wenn Sie die Bilder in einer bestimmten Reihenfolge vor sich haben: DANN bewegen Sie die Bilder erneut. Ganz nach augenblicklichem Empfinden. Denken. Von dem momentanen Denken zu dem, wie Sie es gern hätten. Wie es scheinbar unmöglich ist? Hängen Sie es dennoch um. Manchmal muss man etwas erst sehen, bevor man die Möglichkeiten &#8211; und auch ein bisher selbst ungern, nicht gern, gar nicht wahrgenommenes Wünschen sehen will. Eigenes. Das des anderen. Und&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. dass man manchmal nur Kleinigkeiten bewegen muss. Umhängen. Umdenken. Umschliessen. Und doch &#8230;eben nicht abgeschlossen. Nicht ohne Option zum WAND-eln.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Probieren Sie es mal. Advent ist ja bekanntlich gute Zeit für be-SINN-ungen und be-SINN-lichkeit. Über Veränderung. Hoffnung. Erwartung. Vorfreude. Friedlichere Zeiten. Um sich Hickhack zu schenken. So&#8230;..und so. Sehen Sie es  doch mal &#8230;.eben so. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Die Bilder dazu gibt es natürlich von mir. In Gross und Klein. Manchmal muss man ja nur eine einzige Grusskarte in Bewegung bringen, um Bewegung in eine Sache zu bringen&#8230;.. Infos zu den Bildern und diversen Druckformaten, Rahmen etc beim Klick auf Link unter den Bildern oder auf die Bilder selbst.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Schenken Sie sich doch mal das ganze Hickhack&#8230; alle vier im Quartett. Und drehen Sie mal dran.  An  der Abfolge ihrer  Reihe. Bis zur Quadratur der&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Sie wissen schon.Und mit etwas Flexibilität wird aus sinnlosem Hin und Her, zermürbendem Hick Hack doch eines, das manches in Bewegung bringt. Sinnvoll.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Harada Seshhh]]></title>
<link>http://thisisflik.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/harada-seshhh/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thisisflik</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thisisflik.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/harada-seshhh/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[had a dope lil sesh tonight, rolled up to harada and shortly after i got there alex dalon and tony r]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The loyal royal diamond wedding anniversary (poem 2) ]]></title>
<link>http://wcwpoetry.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-loyal-royal-diamond-wedding-anniversary-poem/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>William Winter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wcwpoetry.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-loyal-royal-diamond-wedding-anniversary-poem/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The loyal royal diamond wedding anniversary (Written in honour of the diamond wedding anniversary of]]></description>
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<p>The loyal royal diamond wedding anniversary<br />
(Written in honour of the diamond wedding anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II to HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh &#8211; 20th November 2007)</p>
<p>The Queen knew since the prince first burst into the gloom of the room,<br />
that he was the one hun.<br />
The wedding was heading from the start to be an everlasting casting.<br />
The keen Queen was not green awaiting her wedding.<br />
The genes of the Queen were already steady,<br />
but with the prince’s blood not dud, the loyal royal’s throne’s bone was not prone to groan.<br />
It had it’s ups and downs with crowns,<br />
but what more could one expect with all there chores at the doors.<br />
But sixty years on they’re still not gone.<br />
The Queen being the first monarch to celebrate their diamond cursory anniversary.<br />
They always meant their content.<br />
The kind of loyalty that it shows glows.<br />
Thank the gods or dogs.</p>
<p>Copyright © 2007 William Cody Winter.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Hadeeth Of The Eleven Women]]></title>
<link>http://theauthenticbase.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-hadeeth-of-the-eleven-women/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>عمر ابن مظهر</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theauthenticbase.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/the-hadeeth-of-the-eleven-women/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Hadeeth Of The Eleven Women Source: Saheeh Muslim Muslim narrated the following hadith: [Isnad: ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Commitment]]></title>
<link>http://asifjmir.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/customer-commitment/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asif Mir</dc:creator>
<guid>http://asifjmir.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/customer-commitment/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great companies are extremely market-oriented and are incredible at creating value to their highly s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Great companies are extremely market-oriented and are incredible at creating value to their highly satisfied, loyal customers. Greatness in marketing and customer service is a function of attitude, not resources. Most companies do not do a very good job as marketers. Consider when you have been put on hold endlessly when calling for technical support, when you have been ignored or treated indifferently when visiting a retail site, or when you have been supplied inferior goods or services. While second-rate firms may survive in the short term, they will not last in the long run unless they change their philosophy and start creating superior value for their customers.</p>
<p>My Consultancy–<a title="Asif J. Mir" href="http://www.asifjmir.com/" target="_blank">Asif J. Mir </a>- Management Consultant–transforms organizations where people have the freedom to be creative, a place that brings out the best in everybody–an open, fair place where people have a sense that what they do matters. For details please visit <a title="Asif J. Mir" href="http://www.asifjmir.com/" target="_blank">www.asifjmir.com</a>, and my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/asifjmir">Lectures</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nasty Enuf ]]></title>
<link>http://ltys.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/nasty-enuf/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ltys</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ltys.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/nasty-enuf/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the newest artist sponsered by LTYS Nasty Enuf rockin the LTYS splash shirt. &nbsp;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LTYS X INLAND DRIFT]]></title>
<link>http://ltys.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/ltys-x-inland-drift/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thisisflik</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ltys.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/ltys-x-inland-drift/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[so here is the lmtd edition LTYS x INLAND DRIFT shirt we collabed on for the Halloween bash. few peo]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Zealotry vs. Loyalty"]]></title>
<link>http://zealotrymarketing.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/zealotry-vs-loyalty/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ashley Leckey</dc:creator>
<guid>http://zealotrymarketing.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/zealotry-vs-loyalty/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Frequent buyer programs are frequently misdefined as loyalty programs.   Zealotry is not about ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Frequent buyer programs are frequently misdefined as loyalty programs.   Zealotry is not about &#8220;frequency of purchase&#8221;.  Your best Zealots may not be heavy spenders or most frequent customers.  But, they remain extremely valuable in terms of referral.   True loyalty is earned by the brand, not bought by frequency of purchase.  Read on &#8230;</p>
<p><em>From Reveries.com</em></p>
<p><em> </em>Let&#8217;s just get this straight once and for all: There is no such thing as brand loyalty. Each of us likes certain brands and may even love them. We may buy them most of the time, or perhaps even every time. But the idea that we have a true bond with any brand, like the kind of commitment we have in real life with our friends and family, is a farce. This doesn&#8217;t mean we shouldn&#8217;t try to create that kind of loyalty; most of us tell ourselves that&#8217;s the end game and it&#8217;s always important to aim high.</p>
<p>What it does mean is that we should take a harder look at how we go about creating what we call loyalty. We need to admit that coupons, discounts, points and prizes are just beanbags. We ought to spend more time thinking about the stuff that really matters to people, and serve that up each and every day.</p>
<p>That means products and services that really and truly solve problems and help people live happier lives. Providing a helping hand when someone really needs it, and smiling because we truly mean it. It&#8217;s not because the customer is always right (nobody&#8217;s perfect). It&#8217;s because it&#8217;s up to us to make it right. We may not get the same kind of loyalty we enjoy with our family and friends, but we&#8217;ll have more fun, and so will everyone else. Loyalty is what we make it. Your thoughts? ~ Tim Manners, editor.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My Faithful Black Lab Suzy]]></title>
<link>http://headstuffing.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/my-faithful-black-lab-suzy/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Fred Brill</dc:creator>
<guid>http://headstuffing.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/my-faithful-black-lab-suzy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is Suzy&#8217;s second birthday. If you are a constant reader of headstuffing, you will kno]]></description>
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<p>If you are a constant reader of headstuffing, you will know Suzy as my faithful black lab who is with me almost every time I write.</p>
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<p>Right now is no different. Suzie is curled up on an old ottoman, by my side again, with no idea that I am writing about her today.</p>
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<p>She really isn&#8217;t all that smart.</p>
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<p>She can&#8217;t read. At least not the big words.</p>
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<p>And she really messed up my 2009 tax return. She missed a big deduction for a home improvement credit we got for some minor bathroom renovations we made in the family room.</p>
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<p>If you have ever seen my downstairs bathroom, you would agree that the renovations are very minor. It&#8217;s a very minor bathroom. Cement floor, a beautiful pedestal sink, a brand new toilet, and a curtain rod with a shower curtain on it where the shower will someday be, but where the kitty&#8217;s litter box is hidden away. The walls are not even painted. Primed, but not painted. It&#8217;s the guest bedrooms bathroom. It&#8217;s also the bathroom we use when we are downstairs playing pool or darts.</p>
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<p>Suzy loves that bathroom – and she loves to play in the kitty&#8217;s litterbox.</p>
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<p>She really isn&#8217;t that smart.</p>
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<p>My lovely wife Darlene is taking some offense right now, as she is convinced that Suzy is her dog, and that Suzy is more devoted to her than to me.</p>
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<p>&#8220;<em>Suzy me follows me around the house all day while you are work&#8221;, she protests. &#8220;She is always under foot!</em>&#8220;</p>
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<p>&#8220;<em>Yes, while I am at work</em>&#8220;, I reply.</p>
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<p>&#8220;<em>At night, when I go to bed and you stay up, Suzy comes in and sleeps with me</em>&#8220;, she counters.</p>
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<p>Truth be told, Suzy goes to bed with my lovely wife because Darlene always gives her a treat as she climbs into bed. She keeps them in the nightstand. But as soon as Suzy hears the first snore from my lovely wife as she drifts off with her raunchy romance novel still clasped in her fingers, lights still shining brightly in the bedroom … Suzy comes back out into whatever part of the house I am in, flops down on the floor beside me a groans a &#8220;<em>rouaughf</em>&#8221; sound – hitting several octaves like a syrupy southern drawl &#8211; meaning I believe &#8211; in dog speak &#8211; to say &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m bored</em>&#8220;.</p>
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<p>Then Suzy will get up, put her head on my thigh (if I am sitting in the living room) and look at me with those great big marble black eyes – leaving me little option but to pet that sad looking face reassuring her that I love her with every fiber of my being – rubbing behind her ears and lowering my face down so she can give me a lick on the cheek.</p>
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<p>When I come home from work at night – when the sun has gone down – I find the kids sprawled out on the couch and loveseat – watching Disney&#8217;s Family Channel lineup of recycled kid shows about pre-teens who are dating and texting each other and in some cases flying around the world to be pop stars – or witches and wizards who with a flick of their eyes or wands can have anything they want – enthralling my eight and seven year old to the point of no distraction.</p>
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<p>There is no running down the stairs to greet me and hug me and to tell me how much they miss me – instead they ask me to keep the noise down and inform me that there is no way I am changing the channel to watch important stuff like Sports Center.</p>
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<p>My lovely wife Darlene will recognize my arrival – usually to inform the two vegetables flopped out in the living room that now their father is home and boy are they gonna get it now!</p>
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<p>But Suzy, Suzy comes charging down those stairs to meet me at the foyer with such fever that I feel the need to help her stop before she flies through the window by the front door. She is jumping up and down and the back tail is wagging so hard that you would think I just returned from a two year stint in the armed forces and returned for a single nights leave before heading back out for my next tour of duty.</p>
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<p>Suzy misses me when I am gone. And her first action after I acknowledge her with a hug is to find the nearest chew toy to bring to me to show how much progress she made while I was gone, and maybe I might grab it and play tug-a-war with her.</p>
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<p>But I often don&#8217;t.</p>
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<p>I usually have to respond to my wife&#8217;s request to take those little-living-room-squatting-vegetable-like daughters of mine into a room and spank some respect into them.</p>
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<p>Well, that&#8217;s the nightly request – but my action is more of a long conversation with each to find out why there mother is leaning towards murdering them.</p>
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<p>And Suzy waits for me in the hall.</p>
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<p>The kitties don&#8217;t come rushing me. They simply remain on the windowsill or the perched on the back of a well positioned sofa watching my arrival – yawning – and looking at me as if to sarcastically say &#8220;<em>hey – great – the fat guys home again!</em>&#8221; &#8211; perhaps maybe because they have heard my lovely wife and daughters say it so frequently.</p>
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<p>Suzy really makes me feel loved.</p>
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<p>&#8220;<em>Here he comes! – here he comes! – everybody! – here he comes! – He&#8217;s Here!! &#8211; Hi! – Hi! – I&#8217;m down here!! – Look at me!!! – Yeah – here I am!! Down Here! – Oh I missed you so much!! Hi-!! I&#8217;m so glad you are here!</em>&#8220;</p>
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<p>Now to be fair, my lovely wife wanted a dog (as did I) and she hunted the papers for a good two months looking for just the right chocolate lab. Then one day – she found this one ad – a farmer – in the farthest point south of the province – who&#8217;s hunting lab had pups.</p>
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<p>Suzy was the runt. She stands only two-thirds the height of a standard black lab. Maybe that&#8217;s why she is so loving.</p>
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<p>When Suzy first met Darlene that fateful day when Darlene picked her out of a litter of four – Suzy brought Darlene a dead bird she found on her way from the barn to the back yard where Darlene was waiting &#8211; and was presented with the foul carcass as her introductory gift.</p>
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<p>You should always bring your new mommy a gift. If you can&#8217;t find flowers – a dead bird will do.</p>
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<p>She really is pretty smart.</p>
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<p>But when I first met Suzy, she cowered when I went to pet her.</p>
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<p>She thought I was going to hit her?</p>
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<p>My heart sank.</p>
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<p>&#8220;<em>She must have been beaten</em>&#8220;, I thought. I was ready to go over to that farm days later and give that farmer a piece of my mind. But then a family friend who really knows dogs explained to me that since Suzy was the only female in a barn full of male pups – and the runt to boot, that Suzy would be extremely submissive.</p>
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<p>She ain&#8217;t submissive anymore!</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe that it was only two years ago.</p>
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<p>And it&#8217;s hard to believe that It has been a whole two years gone by.</p>
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<p>We couldn&#8217;t imagine a life without Suzy in our house.</p>
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<p>A house without dog hair constantly clogging the vacuum cleaner. A back yard where one can walk bear foot without examining each step ahead for fear of finding puppy-mines hidden in the grass. A house where you&#8217;re not constantly tripping on chewy toys or barking at the barker to stop chasing the kitties.</p>
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<p>She really is a pain in the butt.</p>
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<p>But it wouldn&#8217;t be the same <em>without</em> Suzy.</p>
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<p>It would be really lonely.</p>
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<p>And the level of love in the house would be noticeably lower.</p>
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<p>Regardless of who&#8217;s dog Suzy is, Suzy really is a great dog. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sheria asks: Did you just call your man a dog?? ]]></title>
<link>http://belasheria.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/sheria-asks-did-you-just-call-your-man-a-dog/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sheria Mwangala</dc:creator>
<guid>http://belasheria.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/sheria-asks-did-you-just-call-your-man-a-dog/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last night I posted a tweet which to some may have just been a joke, but I was serious in every sens]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Last night I posted a tweet which to some may have just been a joke, but I was serious in every sense of the quote. As I was reminiscing over my tweet, my ever organic mind came to one conclusion: the human mind is not only interesting but can be intentionally complex. Here is how I phrased that tweet: “The dog is the most loving, loyal animal, exhibiting qualities of unconditional love. So why do scorned women call a cheating man a dog? Makes you think and it raises many unanswered questions such as: Why do people equate such a loyal and loving animal like a dog to a cheating man?? Just what did a dog do to be painted in such a negative light? Have humans become so unappreciative and cruel to the animals they co-habit with, that they now can’t see animals of the universe for what they really are? Even worse, cheating men are called dogs, so what do you call cheating women? Let’s be honest, there are women who give cheating a good name. As an observer of everyday life, I see things everywhere I go; things someone who doesn’t posses a curious mind may not be able to see. I am the first to say, lots of women do cheat as well. I am a woman myself and I’ve heard cheating whispers from women in the corridors.<br />
So next time you call a cheating man a dog, think of that poor loving animal who is loyal, kind and loving you unconditionally, because ironically, you are saying your cheating man posses the same qualities as that of a dog… </strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lets start things off]]></title>
<link>http://ltys.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/lets-start-things-off/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ltys</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ltys.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/lets-start-things-off/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[so heres is our new blog. big shout out the the jack ass who hacked are page , thanks ! but on anoth]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>so heres is our new blog. big shout out the the jack ass who hacked are page , thanks ! but on another note, LTYS is still holdin it down.</p>
<p>team rider kaleb jones was out here in cali for a week for the es game of skate, went to   of the skate distribution warehouses and had a pretty damn good time.</p>
<p>shon is on a little forced vacation in AZ but should be back killin it in cali in no time !</p>
<p>if you missed out on the inland drift Halloween bash then you definitely missed out on the limited edition inland drift ltys collab shirt that was only made for the event. but dont worry kids, be on the lookout for two new collab shirts in december !!</p>
<p>will keep this beast updated every few days so dont miss out ! dont forget to drop by the store and cop some gear.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Loyalty is worth its weight in gold]]></title>
<link>http://cyuy.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/loyalty-gold/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>shawnaschuh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cyuy.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/loyalty-gold/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Philip D. Armour said this, “There is one element that is worth its weight in gold and that is loyal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">Philip D. Armour said this, <em><strong>“There is one element that is worth its weight in gold and that is loyalty. It will cover a multitude of weaknesses.”</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">What I took from this is with humans – with each other – when your friends are loyal you forgive them much – when your lover is loyal – it’s wonderful and can make even not the ideal more wonderful – knowing that another is loyal to you is a gift – and we can get that gift best by showing loyalty to others.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Malcolm Forbes said this which also goes with Loyalty,<strong><em> “to measure the man, measure his heart.”</em></strong> I like that – and it is measurable and those with the best people skills have a mighty heart for others.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>You create your day by the way you think! Be Present!<br />
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<title><![CDATA[That's sweet ]]></title>
<link>http://ninjabec.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/thats-sweet/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>&amp;becca</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ninjabec.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/thats-sweet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And this is why I love dogs, they&#8217;re loyal. Man&#8217;s best friend indeed (well prob one step]]></description>
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<p>And this is why I love dogs, they&#8217;re <strong>loyal</strong>. Man&#8217;s best friend indeed (well prob one step or two down from Jesus ;P). Read this story, very touching. Although that person shouldn&#8217;t have been doing what they were doing! Click <a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2007-04/28/content_863015.htm">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Transformative and Inspirational Living with Lucy Harmer – November 2009]]></title>
<link>http://northatlanticbooks.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/transformative-and-inspirational-living-with-lucy-harmer-%e2%80%93-november-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Talia Shapiro</dc:creator>
<guid>http://northatlanticbooks.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/transformative-and-inspirational-living-with-lucy-harmer-%e2%80%93-november-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Each month author Lucy Harmer dedicates her journal entries to the theme of &#8220;transformative an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Each month author Lucy Harmer dedicates her journal entries to the theme of &#8220;transformative and inspirational living&#8221; – finding the fun, magic and laughter in everyday occurrences! She explores ideas, thoughts and quotes from her two books, <a title="NAB - Discovering Your Spirit Animal" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781556437960" target="_blank"><em>Discovering Your Spirit Animal</em></a> and <a title="NAB - Shamanic Astrology" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781556438264" target="_blank"><em>Shamanic Astrology</em></a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a title="NAB - Shamanic Astrology" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781556438264" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-2400 alignnone" title="Shamanic Astrology cover" src="http://northatlanticbooks.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/shamanic-astrology-cover_low-res1.jpg" alt="Shamanic Astrology cover" width="166" height="250" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>November 2009</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Shamanic Astrology</strong><em><strong><br />
Exploring the Personality of your Spirit Animal Sign</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>© Copyright 2009 Lucy Harmer</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Last month in my journal (October 2009), I gave an overview of what Shamanic Astrology is. This month, I am going to explore the twelve spirit animal signs of the medicine wheel a little deeper, so that you can begin to discover the special qualities each sign possesses.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">There are twelve astrological &#8220;signs&#8221; on the medicine wheel, which are represented by twelve different spirit animals. Shamanic Astrology teaches us that inner power derives from knowing the properties, characteristics, and qualities of each spirit animal (known as their &#8220;medicine&#8221;), and applying this in our own lives.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">To get you started, here are some of the main strengths and weaknesses of each of the twelve spirit animals. It is really interesting to note that weaknesses are often just a mirror of our strengths and qualities. What we see as &#8220;weaknesses&#8221; can often be transformed into &#8220;strengths.&#8221; Take Falcon people, for example, whose &#8220;weaknesses&#8221; can be their tendency to be impulsive and headstrong. Transformed, these qualities become Falcon people’s strengths – their spontaneity and pioneering nature.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">(If you are not sure which spirit animal sign you are, you can find out by looking your birthday up in the second table below – &#8220;Which animal sign are you?&#8221;)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Strengths and Weaknesses of the twelve spirit animal signs:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2440" style="margin:2px;" title="Spirit Animal-Strength Weakness Chart" src="http://northatlanticbooks.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/spirit-animal-strength-weakness-chart.jpg" alt="Spirit Animal-Strength Weakness Chart" width="446" height="777" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">I always find it fascinating to look up the qualities of my friends, family and work colleagues. It is amazing how much their spirit animal sign can tell you about why they may behave in certain ways!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">You can find out more about the personality of your own spirit animal and how you relate to the other signs, in my book <a title="NAB - Shamanic Astrology" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781556438264" target="_blank"><em>Shamanic Astrology: Understanding Your Spirit Animal Sign</em></a>. You can also discover the different spirit animal clans that you, your friends and family belong to, and your own special plant, stone, element, color and life path.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Which animal sign are you?</strong><br />
To find your spirit animal sign, just locate your birthday from the dates below, according to your place of birth. If you were born north of the equator (eg; USA, Canada, Europe), then look for your date of birth in the column headed “Northern Hemisphere.” If you were born south of the equator (eg; Australia, New Zealand, South Africa), then look for your date of birth in the column headed “Southern Hemisphere.”</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-2170 alignnone" title="Spirit Animal Chart" src="http://northatlanticbooks.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/spirit-animal-chart.jpg" alt="Spirit Animal Chart" width="448" height="277" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">This month, I wish you lots of fun and magic in exploring the strengths and qualities of your own spirit animal sign, and discovering those of your friends, family and work colleagues too!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Love and blessings,<br />
Lucy</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Shamanic Astrology</em> is available for purchase directly through <a title="NAB - Home" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/" target="_blank">NorthAtlanticBooks.com</a>, as well as major book stores and online retailers.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a title="Inner Elf" href="http://innerelf.ch/index_eng.htm" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to learn more about courses, seminars and workshops offered by Lucy Harmer.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a title="NAB - Shamanic Astrology" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781556438264" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to learn more about <em>Shamanic Astrology</em>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a title="NAB - Discovering Your Spirit Animal" href="http://www.northatlanticbooks.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781556437960" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to learn more about <em>Discovering Your Spirit Animal</em>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Taylor's 21st Birthday!!]]></title>
<link>http://cindywitt.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/taylors-21st-birthday/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cindywitt</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cindywitt.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/taylors-21st-birthday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[His heart is bigger than the universe itself.  He is strong-willed, loyal, and passionate.  His goal]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are N.Y. Yankees Fans Bad People?]]></title>
<link>http://mikefrandsen.org/2009/11/04/are-n-y-yankees-fans-bad-people/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mikefrandsen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mikefrandsen.org/2009/11/04/are-n-y-yankees-fans-bad-people/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[No, Yankees fans aren&#8217;t necessarily bad people.  You should root for the team from the city in]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">But people who adopt the Yankees as their team because of their success? I can&#8217;t necessarily say they&#8217;re not bad people. Same with casual fans who are fans because the Yankees win.  And if you did move from New York to another place, why not root for the new team?  If you moved to New York, why not root for the team from your hometown?  Or if you&#8217;re from New York, why not just root for the Mets?  They have the second highest payroll but it&#8217;s still 30% less than the Yankees and the Mets obviously have won far fewer World Series.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">The Yankees have a payroll of $208 million.  Compare that with Pittsburgh ($25 million), Florida ($36 million) or Washington ($62 million).  Is this competitive balance?  I don&#8217;t think so.  Even Philadelphia, eighth in payroll at $111 million, barely has more than half of what the Yankees have.  The Yankees just always buy the best players.  This isn&#8217;t news but it&#8217;s still not right. How can Yankees fans take any joy in winning?  Fans who aren&#8217;t from New York or don&#8217;t live in New York should examine why they are Yankees fans.  Are you a frontrunner who is not loyal?  Is the idea of rooting for the underdog boring for you?  Teams like Pittsburgh have no chance to compete.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">It&#8217;s sickening how the Yankees buy up players who were stars from other teams.  Mike Mussina, Roger Clemens, and Randy Johnson from years past, and now Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, and Johnny Damon.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Anyway, I&#8217;m boycotting watching Game 6 of the World Series now and instead I&#8217;m watching the Washington Capitals post-game show.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Repost: Loyal Opposition No More]]></title>
<link>http://ericlightborn.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/repost-loyal-opposition-no-more/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Eric Lightborn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ericlightborn.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/repost-loyal-opposition-no-more/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For many years I have felt that for all our disagreements between liberal and conservative individua]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WHEN ALL LOOKS BRIGHT]]></title>
<link>http://propheciesofrevelation.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/when-all-looks-bright/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>propheciesofrevelation</dc:creator>
<guid>http://propheciesofrevelation.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/when-all-looks-bright/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Deuteronomy 6:10-19 Beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from ]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#003366;"><strong>Beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.</strong></span> —Deuteronomy 6:12</p>
<p>Life looks rosy to many people. Their work is fulfilling. The house or apartment doesn&#8217;t need repair. Their bank account shows a surplus. Family members are enjoying good health. Friends are loyal.</p>
<p>Good times, however, can be dangerous. The comforts and pleasures of this world can become so important that we give God little or no place in our thoughts. Prosperity can quickly lead to complacency.</p>
<p>God knew this would happen to His people when they entered the Promised Land. So He warned them not to forget the source of their blessings (Deuteronomy 6:12). He instructed them:</p>
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<li>Fear the Lord (verse 13).</li>
<li>Serve Him (verse 13).</li>
<li>Do not go after other gods (verse 14).</li>
<li>Do not tempt the Lord (verse 16).</li>
<li>Keep the commandments (verse 17).</li>
<li>Do what is right and good (verse 18).</li>
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<p>Historians tell us that religious fervor usually declines during prosperous times. But if we will learn from Israel&#8217;s experience and heed the Lord&#8217;s instruction, this need not happen to us.</p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s be careful that we do not forget the Lord — especially when all looks bright! </strong>—herb vander lugt</p>
<p><em>Help us, O Lord, to ponder this: we  have no good apart from You; for we are prone to take our ease when all is bright and skies are blue.</em> —d de haan</p>
<p><strong>Prosperity may be a greater test of character than poverty.</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[PENGGUNAAN KEKERASAN DALAM MENGINGKARI PARA PELOPOR BID’AH TIDAK BERARTI LOYAL TERHADAP KAUM KAFIR]]></title>
<link>http://abufadhilblora.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/enggunaan-kekerasan-dalam-mengingkari-para-pelopor-bid%e2%80%99ah-tidak-berarti-loyal-terhadap-kaum-kafir/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>abufadhil86</dc:creator>
<guid>http://abufadhilblora.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/enggunaan-kekerasan-dalam-mengingkari-para-pelopor-bid%e2%80%99ah-tidak-berarti-loyal-terhadap-kaum-kafir/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oleh: Syaikh Abdul Malik bin Ahmad Ramadhani Banyak sekali Syubuhat dilontarkan kepada salafiyyun ah]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[LTYS X INLAND DRIFT]]></title>
<link>http://thisisflik.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/ltys-x-inland-drift/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thisisflik</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thisisflik.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/ltys-x-inland-drift/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[the title explains it all ! LTYS apparel and inland drift have partnered up this Halloween to produc]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GOALS]]></title>
<link>http://paulwmitchel.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/goal/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paulwmitchel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://paulwmitchel.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/goal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What can one achieve without goals or ambition? Some people want a lot of things but are not willing]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>What can one <a href="http://www,achieve.com" target="_blank">achieve </a>without goals or <a href="http://www.ambition.com" target="_blank">ambition</a>? Some people want a lot of things but are not willing to <a href="http://www.work.com" target="_blank">work </a> for it! Staying <a href="http://ww.focus.com" target="_blank">focus </a>on your goals can lead to great things. Success is achieved the moment you start working toward a worth while goal.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Sites Send Fewer, but More Loyal Visitors than Search]]></title>
<link>http://ecommercesnews.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/social-sites-send-fewer-but-more-loyal-visitors-than-search/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ecommercesnews</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ecommercesnews.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/social-sites-send-fewer-but-more-loyal-visitors-than-search/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While we all like our sites to have visitors, a loyal visitor&mdash;one who returns for later visits]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img src="http://www.semvendor.com/images/semvendor-468-client.gif" alt="Social Sites Send Fewer, but More Loyal Visitors than Search" /></p>
<p> While we all like our sites to have visitors, a loyal visitor&#8212;one who returns for later visits&#8212;is especially valuable. And while search engines do send a lot of visitors, a study issued by Chitika earlier this month shows that the most loyal site visitors come from social sites, as eMarketer reports today. </p>
<p> Studying 33 million uniques across its publisher network last month, Chitika used the criterion of four or more visits over the course of a week to indicate a loyal visitor. They found that Facebook and Digg had the best loyalty rates:<br /> 
<p><img src="http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/loyaltyreferring.png" alt="Social Sites Send Fewer, but More Loyal Visitors than Search" /></p>
<p> Facebook showed 20.69% of its referrals became loyal visitors. Digg had slightly over 16% of its referrals visit four or more times that week.</p>
<p> Interestingly, Yahoo had a slightly better loyalty rate than Google.:</p>
<p> Next came the search engines, Yahoo! leading the way with over 15% [15.89%] of referrals being loyal.  Google and Bing were practically even at slightly below 12% [11.84% and 11.74%], and Twitter came in last place overall with barely over 11%.</p>
<p> I&#8217;m a little surprised that one in eight Google visitors return four or more times in a week. Considering that Google sent 76% of the traffic in the study, even with the lower retention rate, it&#8217;s still numerically more loyal visitors. But, as Chitika puts it, if you had the option of sending 1000 visitors to your site from Google or Facebook, if you want loyalty, Facebook is a better bet.</p>
<p> It&#8217;s also interesting that Twitter visitors were least loyal. You might argue that links in Twitter get pushed down in the feed so fast that it&#8217;s hard to dig them up again later to return, but the same is probably true for Facebook. (Note, too, that Twitter is falling rapidly in referral rates: eMarketer says, &#8220;In July, Twitter was No. 24 on Chitika’s list of top referrers, with 0.05%. By September, it had moved down to 44th place, with just a 0.02% share.&#8221;)</p>
<p> But probably most interesting is that one-sixth of Digg visitors are loyal. The site has become notorious for one-off traffic spikes that don&#8217;t do a whole lot for long term gains&#8212;but maybe the dynamic has shifted as the site has aged.</p>
<p> What do you think? Do you see more loyal visitors from Digg and Facebook? Have you seen a change in your visitors from Digg?</p>
<p><img src="http://www.trackur.com/idevaffiliate/banners/trackur-468x60.gif" alt="Social Sites Send Fewer, but More Loyal Visitors than Search" /></p>
<p><img src="http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/trackur-icon.jpg" alt="Social Sites Send Fewer, but More Loyal Visitors than Search" /></p>
<p> Social Media Monitoring in Just 60-Seconds. Guaranteed!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bahaya Berloyalitas dengan Orang Kafir]]></title>
<link>http://alfalimbany.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/bahaya-berloyalitas-dengan-orang-kafir/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Abu Muslim Al Falimbany</dc:creator>
<guid>http://alfalimbany.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/bahaya-berloyalitas-dengan-orang-kafir/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oleh: Al-Ustadz Abu Abdillah Abdurrahman Mubarak Islam adalah agama yang haq. Hanya Islam yang akan ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Oleh: Al-Ustadz Abu Abdillah Abdurrahman Mubarak</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Islam adalah agama yang haq. Hanya Islam yang akan diterima oleh Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Sesungguhnya agama (yang diridhai) di sisi Allah hanyalah Islam. Tiada berselisih orang-orang yang telah diberi Al-Kitab kecuali sesudah datang pengetahuan kepada mereka, karena kedengkian (yang ada) di antara mereka. Barangsiapa yang kafir terhadap ayat-ayat Allah maka sesungguhnya Allah sangat cepat hisab-Nya.” (Ali ‘Imran: 19) <!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Barangsiapa mencari agama selain Islam, tidaklah akan diterima darinya, dan dia di akhirat termasuk orang-orang yang rugi.” (Ali ‘Imran: 85)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Rasulullah Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam berkata:   “Demi Dzat yang jiwaku di tangan Nya, tidaklah ada seorang dari umat ini mendengarku, baik Yahudi atau Nasrani, kemudian dia mati dalam keadaan tidak beriman kepada apa yang aku diutus dengannya, maka dia adalah penghuni neraka.” (HR. Muslim)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ketahuilah, di antara perkara yang telah diajarkan dalam Islam adalah menjauhi dan tidak berwala’ (loyalitas) kepada orang kafir. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, janganlah kamu menjadikan orang-orang kafir sebagai wali dengan meninggalkan orang-orang mukmin. Inginkah kamu mengadakan alasan yang nyata bagi Allah (untuk menyiksamu)?” (An-Nisa’: 144)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman: “Janganlah orang-orang mukmin menjadikan orang-orang kafir sebagai wali dengan meninggalkan orang-orang mukmin. Barangsiapa berbuat demikian niscaya lepaslah ia dari pertolongan Allah, kecuali karena (siasat) memelihara diri dari sesuatu yang ditakuti dari mereka. Dan Allah memperingatkan kamu terhadap diri-Nya. Dan hanya kepada Allah kembali(mu).” (Ali ‘Imran: 28)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, janganlah kamu mengambil orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani menjadi pemimpin-pemimpin(mu). Sebagian mereka adalah pemimpin bagi sebagian yang lain. Barangsiapa di antara kamu mengambil mereka menjadi pemimpin maka sesungguhnya orang itu termasuk golongan mereka. Sesungguhnya Allah tidak memberi petunjuk kepada orang-orang yang zalim.” (Al-Ma’idah: 51)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ketahuilah, ada beberapa hal yang harus dilakukan, diperhatikan, dan dipenuhi dalam rangka menyempurnakan sikap bara’ (berlepas diri) terhadap orang kafir, di antaranya:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">1. Meninggalkan (tidak mengikuti) hawa nafsu mereka. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala telah melarang mengikuti hawa nafsu mereka dalam Al-Qur’an, di antaranya:  “Orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani tidak akan senang kepadamu hingga kamu mengikuti agama mereka. Katakanlah: ‘Sesungguhnya petunjuk Allah itulah petunjuk (yang benar).’ Dan sesungguhnya jika kamu mengikuti hawa nafsu mereka setelah datang ilmu kepadamu, maka Allah tidak lagi menjadi pelindung dan penolong bagimu.” (Al-Baqarah: 120)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala mengancam orang yang mengikuti hawa nafsu orang kafir dengan ancaman yang keras. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman: “Dan demikianlah, Kami telah menurunkan Al-Qur`an itu sebagai hukum dalam bahasa Arab. Dan seandainya kamu megnikuti hawa nafsu mereka setelah datang pengetahuan kepadamu, maka sekali-kali tidak ada pelindung dan pemelihara bagimu dari Allah.” (Ar-Ra’d: 37)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">2. Tidak menaati perintah-perintah mereka, karena Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala melarang kita taat kepada orang kafir dan menegaskan jika kaum mukminin menaati mereka niscaya mereka akan dikembalikan kepada kekufuran. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman: “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, jika kamu menaati orang-orang yang kafir itu, niscaya mereka mengembalikan kamu ke belakang (kepada kekafiran), lalu jadilah kamu orang-orang yang rugi.” (Ali Imran: 149)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman: “Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, jika kamu mengikuti sebagian dari orang-orang yang diberi Al-Kitab, niscaya mereka akan mengembalikan kamu menjadi orang kafir sesudah kamu beriman.” (Ali Imran: 100)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">3. Tidak menyandarkan diri kepada orang kafir dan orang-orang zalim. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Dan janganlah kamu cenderung kepada orang-orang yang zalim, yang menyebabkan kamu disentuh api neraka. Dan sekali-kali kamu tiada mempunyai seorang penolong pun selain Allah, kemudian kamu tidak akan diberi pertolongan.” (Hud: 113) Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Dan kalau Kami tidak memperkuat (hati)mu, niscaya kamu hampir-hampir condong kepada mereka. Jika terjadi demikian, benar-benarlah akan Kami timpakan kepadamu (siksaan) berlipat ganda di dunia ini dan begitu (pula siksaan) berlipat ganda sesudah mati, dan kamu tidak akan mendapati seorang penolong pun terhadap Kami.” (Al-Isra: 74-75)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">4. Tidak mencintai dan menyayangi musuh-musuh Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala. “Kamu tak akan mendapati kaum yang beriman pada Allah dan hari akhirat, saling berkasih sayang dengan orang-orang yang menentang Allah dan Rasul-Nya, sekalipun orang-orang itu bapak-bapak, anak-anak, saudara-saudara, ataupun keluarga mereka. Mereka itulah orang-orang yang telah menanamkan keimanan dalam hati mereka dan menguatkan mereka dengan pertolongan yang datang dari-Nya dan dimasukkan-Nya mereka ke dalam surga yang mengalir di bawahnya sungai-sungai, mereka kekal di dalamnya. Allah ridha terhadap mereka dan mereka pun merasa puas terhadap (limpahan rahmat)-Nya. Mereka itulah golongan Allah. Ketahuilah, bahwa sesungguhnya hizbullah itu adalah golongan yang beruntung.” (Al-Mujadilah: 22)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Syaikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyah rahimahullahu menerangkan, “Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala mengabarkan bahwasanya tidak ada orang mukmin yang mencintai orang kafir. Barangsiapa mencintai orang kafir (yakni mencintai karena agama) maka dia bukanlah mukmin.”</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">5. Tidak bertasyabbuh (menyerupai) orang kafir dalam perbuatan mereka yang dhahir/lahir. Karena hal tersebut akan menumbuhkan rasa cinta, kasih sayang, dan loyalitas dalam hati. Sebagaimana rasa cinta dalam batin akan menyebabkan ingin meniru secara lahir. Di antara dalil yang menunjukkan hal ini adalah sabda Rasulullah Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam:  “Barangsiapa yang menyerupai suatu kaum maka termasuk golongan mereka.” (Lihat Sabilun Najah Wal Fikak min Muwalatil Murtaddin wa Ahli Asy-Syirk hal. 50-85)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Seruan Persatuan Agama bukan Ajaran Islam </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dari penjelasan di atas kita mengetahui bahwa Islam adalah satu-satunya agama di sisi Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala dan Islam memerintahkan kaum muslimin untuk tidak berloyalitas apalagi mencintai serta berkasih sayang dengan orang kafir. Dalam kesempatan ini penulis ingin mengingatkan para pembaca tentang satu bahaya yang harus kita waspadai dan kita peringatkan umat darinya. Yaitu munculnya orang-orang yang dianggap “tokoh” belakangan ini yang menyerukan seruan sesat: persatuan agama samawi (penyatuan agama Ibrahimiyah, persaudaraan lintas iman, atau istilah yang sejenis). Ini adalah seruan yang kufur dan menyeret kepada kekufuran. Karena, seruan kufur ini sama dengan menyeru untuk tidak mengafirkan orang kafir. Lebih parah dari itu, sama dengan menolerir serta membenarkan keyakinan orang-orang kafir. Asy-Syaikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab rahimahullahu berkata, “Barangsiapa tidak mengkafirkan musyrikin atau ragu tentang kekafiran mereka atau membenarkan keyakinan mereka, maka dia telah terjatuh dalam kekafiran.” (Lihat risalah Nawaqidhul Islam)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Telah ada fatwa ulama dalam masalah ini, di antaranya fatwa Al-Lajnah Ad-Da’imah no. 19402, 25 Muharam 1418 H, tersebut dalam poin ke-8 dalam fatwa tersebut: “Seruan kepada persatuan agama jika muncul dari seorang muslim jelas merupakan kemurtadan dari agama Islam karena berlawanan dengan pokok-pokok aqidah. Karena (dia) menyeru untuk meridhai kekufuran kepada Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, mengingkari kebenaran Al-Qur’an dan keadaannya yang menghapus kitab-kitab sebelumnya, mengingkari bahwa Islam menghapus seluruh agama, syariat, dan lainnya. Berdasarkan hal ini maka seruan tersebut adalah pemikiran yang tertolak secara syar’i dan dipastikan keharamannya, berdasarkan semua dalil syar’i dalam Islam dari Al-Qur’an, As-Sunnah, dan ijma’.” (Dinukil dari Risalah Tsalats Fatawa Muhimmah)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Seruan Persatuan Agama Adalah Pemikiran Yahudi-Nasrani </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Seruan ini sebetulnya seruan yang berasal dari kaum Yahudi dan Nasrani untuk menyesatkan dan memurtadkan kaum muslimin. Berdasarkan perjalanannya dalam sejarah, seruan mereka ini mengalami empat marhalah (fase):</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">1. Di zaman Rasulullah Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala telah memberitakan bagaimana usaha Yahudi dan Nasrani untuk memurtadkan kaum muslimin dari agamanya, mengembalikan mereka kepada kekufuran dan menyeru untuk mengikuti Yahudi atau Nasrani. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman: “Sebagian besar Ahli Kitab menginginkan agar mereka dapat mengembalikan kamu kepada kekafiran setelah kamu beriman, karena dengki yang (timbul) dari diri mereka sendiri, setelah nyata bagi mereka kebenaran. Maka maafkanlah dan biarkanlah mereka, sampai Allah mendatangkan perintah-Nya. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Kuasa atas segala sesuatu.” (Al-Baqarah: 109)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dan mereka berkata: “Hendaklah kamu menjadi penganut agama Yahudi atau Nasrani, niscaya kamu mendapat petunjuk.” Katakanlah: “Tidak, melainkan (kami mengikuti) agama Ibrahim yang lurus dan bukanlah dia (Ibrahim) dari golongan orang musyrik.” (Al-Baqarah: 135)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">2. Marhalah kedua adalah menyeru kepada pemikiran ini setelah habisnya masa tiga generasi utama. Muncul kembali di masa ini seruan kufur ini dengan slogan bahwa Yahudi, Nasrani, dan Islam adalah seperti mazhab yang empat yang ada pada kaum muslimin. Pemikiran ini diterima oleh sebagian penyeru “wihdatul wujud”, ahlul hulul wal ittihad, orang-orang sesat dari kalangan Shufiyah (sufi) di Mesir, Syam, dan Persia serta sebagian negeri non-Arab. Demikian juga orang-orang sesat dari kalangan Rafidhah. Kesesatan mereka sampai taraf membolehkan seseorang masuk Yahudi atau Nasrani, bahkan menyatakan Yahudi dan Nasrani lebih afdhal (utama). Syaikhul Islam rahimahullahu telah membahas dan menyingkap kebobrokan mereka dalam kitab-kitabnya (lihat Majmu’ Fatawa). Di antara orang-orang ekstrem yang telah dibantah Ibnu Taimiyah adalah: Al-Hallaj, Ibnu ‘Arabi, At-Tilmisani, dan Ibnu Hud.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">3. Marhalah ketiga adalah menyeru kepada pemikiran ini di pertengahan abad ke-14 H. Seruan kepada kekufuran ini kemudian kembali didengungkan pada masa tersebut yang dipelopori kelompok Freemasonry yaitu gerakan Yahudi untuk menguasai dunia dan menyebarkan kesesatan dengan: Menyeru persatuan agama, menolak ta’ashub karena semua beriman kepada Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala. Di antara yang terjerat jaring dakwah mereka adalah Jamaludin Al-Afghani dan Muhammad Abduh. Di antara ulah Muhammad Abduh adalah bersama seorang Iran, Muhammad Baqir Al-Irani, yang telah masuk Nasrani kemudian kembali kepada Islam, dan beberapa orang lainnya membuat satu organisasi Jum’iyah Ta’lif wa Taqrib (Penyatuan dan Pendekatan). Inti kerja perkumpulan ini adalah mendekatkan (menyatukan) tiga agama.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">4. Marhalah keempat adalah menyeru kepada pemikiran ini di masa sekarang Di akhir abad ke-14 sampai zaman kita ini, Yahudi dan Nasrani kembali menyuarakan persatuan agama ini dengan berbagai macam slogan:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Persatuan pengikut Musa &#8216;Alaihi sallam, Isa &#8216;Alaihi sallam, dan Muhammad Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">- Seruan persatuan agama Ibrahimiyah, dan slogan-slogan lainnya. (Lihat tentang perkembangan pemikiran ini dalam kitab Al-Ibthal li Nazhariyatil Khalth baina Dinil Islam wa Ghairiha minal Adyan hal. 16-24)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Kami paparkan perkembangan pemikiran kufur ini agar jelas bagi kita bahwa pemikiran ini berasal dari Yahudi dan Nasrani, yang dibungkus dengan slogan-slogan yang menipu kaum muslimin. Oleh karenanya seorang muslim tidak boleh menerima seruan tersebut, apalagi mengikuti pertemuan-pertemuan/muktamar-muktamar mereka. Bahkan seorang muslim haruslah menolak dan memperingatkan umat dari pemikiran sesat ini serta mengusirnya dari negeri kaum muslimin. Pemerintahan muslim wajib menghukum para penyeru pemikiran ini dengan hukuman atas seorang murtad. Ini semua dalam rangka menjaga agama, dan sebagai sebuah bentuk ketaatan kepada Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala dan Rasul-Nya Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam serta menjaga aqidah kaum muslimin. Ketahuilah, barakallahu fikum (semoga Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala memberkahi Anda sekalian), makar Yahudi dan Nasrani yang didukung para “tokoh” kesesatan untuk memurtadkan kaum muslimin akan terus bergulir. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala berfirman:  “Mereka tidak henti-hentinya memerangi kamu sampai mereka (dapat) mengembalikan kamu dari agamamu (kepada kekafiran) seandainya mereka sanggup. Barangsiapa yang murtad di antara kamu dari agamanya, lalu dia mati dalam kekafiran, maka mereka itulah yang sia-sia amalannya di dunia dan di akhirat, dan mereka itulah penghuni neraka, mereka kekal di dalamnya.” (Al-Baqarah: 217)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mudah-mudahan sedikit yang kami sampaikan ini bisa menjadi peringatan dan menjadi bekal bagi kita semua untuk senantiasa menjaga diri kita dan keluarga dari makar orang-orang kafir. Wallahu a’lam.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Sumber: http://www.asysyariah.com/syariah.php?menu=detil&#38;id_online=787</em></p>
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