Posted on 07/19/2006 4:45:05 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
Other than Islam, which would those be? I'm having a hard time thinking of one. Or are you talking about fringe offshoots of major religions?
They're not off-shoot religions but rather the work of Snake Oil Salesmen and Women in THEIR interpretation of an established, recognized and accepted religon and taking it to the EXTREME, ie Wahabism. The more support they get, for example FINANCES, the more THEY believe that they are G-d or Mohammed or the beast of burden Mick Jagger.
Point of Order....Dearborne Michigan, Houston Texas as well as other states in our country are known Hesbolla Supporters/Sympathizers, what are they doing here??....Raising money
The story of Hagar is found in Genesis 16 and 21. The narrative states that Hagar was an Egyptian servant belonging to Sarah, who, being barren, gave her to Abraham for a wife, that by her, as a substitute, might bear him children. Because Sarah treated her poorly, Hagar fled from the dwelling of Abraham, but an angel of the Lord, finding her in the wilderness, commanded her to return. She obeyed this voice and submitted to Sarah, and was delivered of a son, whom she named Ishmael.
Fourteen years after this, Sarah gave birth to Isaac. When the child was weaned, Sarah observed Ishmael, who was then seventeen years of age, teasing Isaac; consequently, she urged Abraham to expel Hagar and her son. This proposal upset Abraham; but God commanded him to comply with Sarah's request. Rising early in the morning, therefore, Abraham took bread and a bottle of water and sent away Hagar and Ishmael.
Hagar intended to return to Egypt, but lost her way, and wandered in the desert of Beersheba. The water in her bottle failing, she left Ishmael under one of the trees in the wilderness to cry a small distance away from him. God ended up rescuing them by showing Hagar a well. She eventually settled in Desert of Paran.
I hope this helps answer some of your questions, if not please feel free to post me back, Peace.
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