[Faith-talk] The Purpose of This List

[Sarah Blake LaRose]

It would be helpful to me to understand the purpose of the list (and the 
communities of faith division as well since I am new to NFB). I know that 
the NFB has a division specifically for Jewish members. Where do Muslims go 
in the There are valid reasons for members of particular faith groups to 
come together to talk about blindness and faith. In both the Christian and 
Jewish communities, there are networks of service probiders where people go 
for their literature needs, religious education help, accessibility 
awareness training for faith communities, etc. I am not acquainted with any 
providers of accessible material for blind Muslims in the United States. I 
am, in fact, acquainted with some blind Muslims in the United States. One of 
them told me she had a braille Quran in Arabic, but she did not know how to 
read it and had nowhere to learn unless she went overseas. Friends, this is 
not ok. Jews can learn Hebrew in the United States. Christians can learn 
Hebrew and Greek if they want to study the Bible in its languages. As a 
matter of fact, in doctoral programs where people study biblical languages, 
universities often encourage people to study Arabic so that the linguistic 
structure can be compared with Hebrew.





Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandon Olivares via Faith-Talk
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2016 11:51 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Cc: Brandon Olivares
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] The Purpose of This List

I wouldn’t go that far. If Islamic topics are banned, then so should be 
Christian topics. As David said, this is not a Christian list. It is a list 
about faith.

I agree Mostafa goes overboard, but there shouldn’t be a blanket ban of 
Muslims posting. Your own opinions about Islam, or any other faith, are 
exactly that: your opinions.

Brandon
> On Sep 3, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Emanuel via Faith-Talk 
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Amen please dont poste things about islam here
> Skickat från min kapsys
>
> Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> skrev:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I guess I need to post this again, even though it says it in the
>> header, and maybe the footer of all the messges.  This list is
>> for the discussion of faith and blindness.  Because I am a born
>> again believer in Christ, I have allowed prayer requests, quotes,
>> and articles that speak to listers who share them with us.  I
>> believe that it's important, especially in these last days before
>> Christ snatches His own away from this earth, to support and
>> encourage each other.
>>
>> As for Adam, he's been asked not to post his false teachings
>> here, but I can't stop him, and I can't unsubscribe him.  I don't
>> believe that he is blind, either.  The best thing to do with his
>> posts is to delete them without responding.  The best thing to do
>> for him is to pray for his soul's salvation.  First, though, he
>> has to believe what the Bible says.  He believes that he has had
>> additional revelations, including that the exodus hasn't
>> happened, but will soon.
>>
>> As for Mostafa, he's a Muslim living in Egypt, and is blind, as
>> far as I know.  He just wants to post his Islamic propoganda, and
>> will not respond to anything we say in response.  He doesn't
>> count what we believe as important, and wants us to convert to
>> Islam.  So, do the same with his posts: delete them without
>> responding.  Pray for the salvation of his soul.  His God is not
>> the one Christians worship.  Our God would not command us to kill
>> those who disagree with us about morality and the Bible, but
>> counts every life as precious because He created us all.
>>
>> Anyway, this is still a free country, and people are free to join
>> and post to this list as long as they are respectful of all the
>> listers.  Use discretion.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Linda Mentink, List Moderator
>>
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