[Faith-talk] Shikha: classes

[David Moore]

Hi Ericka,
I am praying for your eyes right now.
David Moore


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ericka via Faith-Talk
Sent: Monday, September 5, 2016 2:48 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Cc: Ericka
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Shikha: classes

Hey all. I had minor eye surgery friday then developed a head cold too! 
Healing prayers would be appreciated. Dr thinks all the calcium is gone so i 
am thankful for her handiwork.

Ericka Short
1750 Fordem Ave. #508
Madison. WI. 53704
608-665-3170

from my iPhone 6s

> On Sep 4, 2016, at 2:18 PM, Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk 
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi, Shikha.
>
> What classes are you taking this semester? You will be in my prayers.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
> Info for seminaries and faith communities: http://www.night-light.org
> -----Original Message----- From: Shikha via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 2:46 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Cc: Shikha
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] {Spam?} Re: The Purpose of This List
>
> I will pray for everyone on this email  list!
> Please pray for me too since all of my core classes are challenging but 
> manageable.
> Please be kind to everyone!
>
>
> Shikha.
>
>> On Sep 4, 2016, at 1:59 PM, Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk 
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Some info here may be helpful. At least in some strains of Islam, English 
>> versions of the Quran are not considered to be accurate--perhaps Mostafa 
>> can explain this more thoroughly. The same is the case in Judaism--Torah 
>> is read in Hebrew, and there was a debate over a long time about whether 
>> a braille Hebrew Torah was considered a faithful representation of sacred 
>> text because the shape of the letters was considered to have as much 
>> spiritual representation as the text itself.
>>
>> I will have more thoughts later about some of the topics raised this 
>> weekend. I am only online briefly today.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
>> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
>> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>> Info for seminaries and faith communities: http://www.night-light.org
>> -----Original Message----- From: debby via Faith-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 10:02 AM
>> To: Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk
>> Cc: debby
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] The Purpose of This List
>>
>> I have seen a Braille Quran pardon my bad spelling, in Braille and I 
>> believe it was in English. I also know that the Mormons andthe Jehovah's 
>> Witnesses have material in braille, or at least they used to. My 
>> grandmother was a Jehovah's Witness and got me some braille stuff.
>>
>> How sad for this Muslim woman. Whether I agree with Islam or not, a 
>> person ought to be a to get accessible material in English if that's 
>> their primary language, and either bhl or audible.     Blessings, 
>> Debby
>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2016 10:09 PM, Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk 
>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
>>> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>>> Info for seminaries and faith communities: http://www.night-light.org
>>> -----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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