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What is the difference between Born again christian and roman catholic?

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Is there any big differences between a roman catholic and born again christian? My families were baptized in a Catholic church and so do I. I had confirmation when I was 14, I think. What makes me confused is I don't know who I really am as a roman catholic. I am religious. Praying the rosary is not enough for me. I feel like I'm not talking to Jesus because we keep on saying "Hail Mary full of Grace...." and "Our Father in Heaven, Holy be thy name...." That is why I can say that there is something missing. I'm not trying to be mean right now. We confess our sins by talking to our priests (Confession). I want to confess directly to Jesus and I don't even say those prayers (Hail Mary and Our Father). And I don't feel like I am a Roman Catholic. I don't really even understand why we have confirmation and why we have to pray the rosary at 6 pm.

I have few friends who are born again christian. One of them told me last night that to be born again is to receive Salvation, and be saved through receiving The Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, that we have to believe in Him, repent and follow Him. I want to begin a new life. The way I pray is different from them. I talk to Jesus, cry and confess my sins with all my heart. I'm scared that my parents will be mad at me because I am not fully roman catholic. I don't know any churches in Oslo, Norway. What must man do to be a born again christian and how can we baptized?

THE NEW BIRTH MUST TAKE IN PLACE IN US OR WE CANNOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Jesus said these words in Mt 18:3-EXCEPT YE BE CONVERTED, AND BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN, YE SHALL NOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Thus we have another condition on entering heaven. You (1) must be converted, and (2) you must become as little children. When you are born the second time, born of the Spirit, a conversion takes place in your attitude. By faith you begin to overcome all things. Your attitude changes. You begin to love the Word of God. You begin to hate sin and every evil way. You become converted from doing your will, to doing the will of God, and you must become as little children. In other words, your attitude must become childlike. You begin receiving correction as a little child from the Word of God. You quit striving about the Word of God. You quit being contentious regarding the Word of God, and receive God’s Word in a humble, meek, childlike attitude. You begin to let Jesus reign over you. Whatever you do should be compared with the Word of God. Few people will allow God’s Word to reign over them. They want their own way. They perish. You must be born-again. You must be converted. You must become as a little child, who receives correction from his parents gladly and willingly. You must do God’s will, or perish.

Some incorrectly think "to be converted" means to convert from (not believing in Jesus) to (believing in Jesus). Many believe in Jesus in their thoughts or mind, but they do not trust in Him or believe and trust in all the Bible. He is in their head but not in their heart. They know "of Him" but they do not personally "know Him." They are at best only lukewarm. They have little or no true commitment to Jesus.

Some may think it is being converted from something like Hinduism to Christianity. Wrong. Being converted is putting off the old man and putting on the new man. Many people profess that they are Christians, but they have never been converted to the new man. Many will perish at the judgment, perhaps claiming these words, "I am a Christian."

Just saying you are a Christian does not save you or convert yo

What Makes People Gay?

Scientists may have finally solved the puzzle of what makes a person gay, and how it is passed from parents to their children.

A group of scientists suggested Tuesday that homosexuals get that trait from their opposite-sex parents: A lesbian will almost always get the trait from her father, while a gay man will get the trait from his mother.

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The hereditary link of homosexuality has long been established, but scientists knew it was not a strictly genetic link, because there are many pairs of identical twins who have differing sexualities. Scientists from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis say homosexuality seems to have an epigenetic, not a genetic link.

Long thought to have some sort of hereditary link, a group of scientists suggested Tuesday that homosexuality is linked to epi-marks — extra layers of information that control how certain genes are expressed. These epi-marks are usually, but not always, "erased" between generations. In homosexuals, these epi-marks aren't erased — they're passed from father-to-daughter or mother-to-son, explains William Rice, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California Santa Barbara and lead author of the study.

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"There is compelling evidence that epi-marks contribute to both the similarity and dissimilarity of family members, and can therefore feasibly contribute to the observed familial inheritance of homosexuality and its low concordance between [identical] twins," Rice notes.

Rice and his team created a mathematical model that explains why homosexuality is passed through epi-marks, not genetics. Evolutionarily speaking, if homosexuality was solely a genetic trait, scientists would expect the trait to eventually disappear because homosexuals wouldn't be expected to reproduce. But because these epi-marks provide an evolutionary advantage for the parents of homosexuals: They protect fathers of homosexuals from underexposure to testosterone and mothers of homosexuals from overexposure to testosterone while they are in gestation.

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"These epi-marks protect fathers and mothers from excess or underexposure to testosterone — when they carry over to opposite-sex offspring, it can cause the masculinization of females or the feminization of males," Rice says, which can lead to a child becoming gay. Rice notes that these markers are "highly variable" and that only strong epi-marks will result in a homosexual offspring.

Though scientists have long suspected some sort of genetic link, Rice says studies attempting to explain why people are gay have been few and far between.

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"Most mainstream biologists have shied away from studying it because of the social stigma," he says. "It's been swept under the rug, people are still stuck on this idea that it's unnatural. Well there are many examples of homosexuality in nature, it's very common." Homosexual behavior has been observed in black swans, penguins, sheep, and other animals, he says.

Rice's model still needs to be tested on real-life parent-offspring pairs, but he says this epigenetic link makes more sense than any other explanation, and that his team has mapped out a way for other scientists to test their work.

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"We've found a story that looks really good," he says. "There's more verification needed, but we point out how we can easily do epigenetic profiles genome-wide. We predict where the epi-marks occur, we just need other studies to look at it empirically. This can be tested and proven within six months. It's easy to test. If it's a bad idea, we can throw it away in short order."

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Breast feeding in public

Breastfeeding in public is not against the law but in many countries, including some parts of South Africa, there is still a definite stigma attached to breastfeeding in public and this has caused a lot of moms to feel uncomfortable when they are feeding their baby in public.

Around Africa, in countries such as Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe and even in many parts of South Africa, mothers breastfeeding their babies in public is an accepted custom and a daily way of life, while in many developed, westernised countries, such as Canada, breastfeeding in public is done but is a rare sight. In Muslim countries, like Afghanistan breastfeeding in public is not permitted at all and what’s, nursing mothers are not even allowed to feed their babies in the presence of their own family members. The question however is – should South African mothers be encouraged to breastfeed in public, and if breastfeeding in public becomes the norm, should the nursing mother follow breastfeeding etiquette?

Breastfeeding etiquette

Even though breastfeeding is perfectly natural, there are some members of our society and even some establishment owners who are of the opinion that breastfeeding an infant in a public place is not the done thing and shouldn’t be done. In a restaurant or coffee shop, a few men may feel uncomfortable at the sight of a woman readying herself to breastfed. While at the same time, many self-conscious nursing mothers are not particularly eager to ‘expose’ themselves in a public place and as such, they use a blanket, nursing shawl or light throw to conceal the act. Perhaps the first rule in breastfeeding etiquette is to realise that not everyone will share your views on breastfeeding in public and in order to avoid offended onlookers (and even disgusted gawks) and maybe a few negative comments, it is best to be discreet. This is by no means a suggestion that the act of nursing a baby is distasteful, but for the modest mom, covering up and being discreet will allow for privacy and it will not offend others who are not quite ready to accept the fact that breastfeeding is perfectly natural and beautiful!

A lot of breastfeeding moms feel that it’s good breastfeeding etiquette to notify fellow diners of their intentions. This depends largely on who the fellow diners are - if you are out with a group of moms or old friends, they will undoubtedly have no qualms about breastfeeding. If your diners happen to be your partner’s work colleagues, or soccer friends – it may be considered good etiquette to inform the group that you’ll be breastfeeding. Not only will the mom be able to gauge their attitude at the table, but at the same time, the group will not be too surprised when the mom starts to breastfeed their hungry infant.

The most important of all breastfeeding etiquette rules is to respect others! By respecting others, nursing mothers need not be banished to public toilets or baby-change rooms (or remain out of public areas) – it simply means to breastfeed discreetly. Many South African mothers feel that there is no shame (and rightfully so) with public breastfeeding, but more reserved mothers are happy not to draw attention to themselves and become breastfeeding exhibitionists.

It is not illegal to breastfeed in public and due to this fact, a nursing mother cannot be asked to stop breastfeeding when in public, nor can she be asked to leave an establishment because she is breastfeeding her baby!

Breastfeeding made easy

There are so many items on the market which make breastfeeding easy, such as nursing bras which can be quickly and easily fastened and unfastened with one hand, as well as specially-designed breastfeeding tops or dresses, that allow moms to quickly gain access to her baby’s food source. Even regular button-up tops work well, and a few buttons can be released when needed. Resourceful moms who are sewing whizzes can use their existing garments to create their own designer ‘breastfeeding’ wear, and sew in hidden slits and panels which cover the nipple and lower breast but which still permit discreet breastfeeding.

What the public feels about breastfeeding in public?

Even in 2011, a large number of South African men and women feel that a woman breastfeeding her baby in an open space is obscene. As a nation, South Africa is divided on whether it is right to breastfeed or not to breastfeed in public! In countries like Australia almost 50% of the population believe that breastfeeding should be done behind closed doors and if the need arises to feed a baby in public, it should be done as discreetly as possible.

Perhaps one of the main reasons why people are against breastfeeding in public is because of their own comfort level. Many feel uncomfortable when seeing a woman with a breast out with her baby latched on to it, and what’s more they believe the natural sight forces them to look away or they feel uncertain as to how to react in the situation.

Here are two extracts on how some South Africans feel about breastfeeding in public (published in IOL news, August 12 2010)

“I think its caring and loving your baby, we adults we eat whenever we feel hungry but an infant should wait for privacy.... just don’t understand am a health worker and a breastfeeding counsellor I feel so impressed if I see a mother bonding with her baby through breastfeeding”

“Hell NO!!!! Keep them milk factories to yourselves ladies. Privacy. First sicko who takes a good look and all hell is going to break loose, he being the pervert. You didn't copulate in public to get preggies, which is the reason your glands are filled with mother’s milk, so don't flaunt the result of your copulation (not the kid, the milk factories). Nee sies man! I have three kids and definitely wouldn't appreciate my wife showing her mammary glands to the world at large”

Breastfeeding in public – to do or not to do?

For the nursing mom who feels at ease with breastfeeding in a public place – you are fulfilling your maternal duties and feeding your baby in the most natural way possible. To those moms who are not against breastfeeding in public but who feel a tad embarrassed – practice makes perfect and after a the first few feeds, breastfeeding in an open space will soon become a lot easier!

The main reasons why a lot of moms opt not to breastfeed is because of the stigma that is attached to public breastfeeding. Breastfeeding support groups and pro-breastfeeding moms believe that if society adopted a different attitude towards breastfeeding in public, far more mothers would be more willing to try breastfeeding.

 - Kath

Versace and medusa article

The Versace Logo: A Representation of the Head of Medusa

Connecting Modern Fashion and Myth

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Greek Mythology is a topic which almost everyone studies in school, and which oddly enough, can befound influencing us in our daily modern lives. Everyone knows that Greece was the birthplace of democracy; basically it is where the American idea of government comes from, and has even influenced our ideas of heroes and villains. Not everyone however, is aware of how prolific Greek mythology is in today's media. Many companies have taken names or logos which take their meaning from Greek mythology; companies like NIKE, named after the goddess of victory, or the product Ajax, named for a hero of the Trojan war.Gianni Versace's clothing line has also taken its cue from the past.

The Versace logo shows a representation of the head of Medusa: a woman who was transformed into a monster after offending the gods. She was punished for allowing the god Posidon to seduce her in the temple of the goddess Aphrodite. Her hair, which had once been her most glorified attribute, was turned into snakes. As the story goes, anyone who looked at her would be turned into stone. Perhaps this is not something which one would usually associate with a major fashion house; something being so ugly that it can turn you into stone. However, Gianni Versace had a fascination with classical art and architecture, and it is with the later, beautiful representations of Medusa that the logo is associated with. During the Roman period, especially, Medusa was depicted as a beautiful woman with wild hair, and a few snakes twined here and there.

Versace himself was from Southern Italy, which still has in many ways, a close association with Greece. One cannot walk down a street in Italy and not be bombarded with trinkets and antiques which somehow allude to their ties with ancient Greece. Growing up, he would have been inundated with images such as this one, from the classical world. The Medusa insignia with the Greek key is an allusion to the classical world which all people understand. In the image being such an ancient one, it also gives a measure of class and wealth to the company. It is also an image which is instantly recognizable to almost anyone over the age of five. Greek mythology is something which most people are exposed to in their lifetime. As such, the key figures which wind throughout mythology become figures which we all recognize.

Hercules, Zeus, we are all familiar with their tales.Many of the designer's collections alluded to this connection, and almost always included Greek goddess type dresses and Greek motifs. The Medusa is also a wonderful symbol for fashion because Versace always wanted his designs to invoke some sort of goddess, or a very powerful woman, which Medusa was. His designs were also meant to stop people dead in their tracks, another of Medusa's qualities.His designs were also meant to stop people dead in their tracks, another of Medusa's qualities. In the end, Versace knew his market and chose a logo which exemplified the kind of woman he wished to design for. Versace's designs were decadent, opulent, and alluded to a far more passionate past.

NASA fake mars landiing

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OF GOOD REPORT

I'm so excited that the film of good report whjich was banned in south africa is fanillay showing in cenamas across the country. here is a trailor

Beyonces FAKE Pregnancy EXPOSED shocking evidence

Beyonce has no baby. she faked pregency and i got some shocking evidence. watch the video below

Conversations With Aritists

art  may be defined as the expression or application of human creative skill or imagination, typically in visual form  such as painting or sculptures.

Over the years we''ve seen people of the western countries coming to Africa and taking what the African's consider as part of their culture and using it in their art galleries and museum. for example, a bow awas used by the san people for hunting  which was part of their culture but the british museam have use this as the work of art. this concern me,as an artist i'm convinced that anyrhing that has to do with other people's culture or religion should n't be classified as art. the reason being that whatever it is that they arte using in their culture or religion serves a certain perpose and is considered imperative for their survival. As I said that in art a person is usually expressing his own thought and skills typically in visual forms. with regards to the African bows, the san people were n't expressing anything, instead they were making what could help them in
huntingand fight enemies.  

If the western people consider this as art, than frankly we have different definations of art, and there is no respect of other people's culture. art work can be used  for decoration not to serve people's needs. think of the african jar

this was used to drink "umqombothi" ( african tradditional alcohol). but  most books have classified it as art. If this wa the case  then african people would have used it for decoration or to express them selves in a more visual form.

Aficans should stop letting other people tell their story. I think us as african's can tell it better than modigliani and picasso.  this goes for the filmmakers, graffitti artists, musicians, poets etc. 

Kandrick lamar says hip hop is about dissing colligeus

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Kendrick Lamar called out some of hip-hop’s top acts with his verse on fellow rapper Big Sean’s ‘Control,’ claiming that rap is all about competing with colleagues.

Kendrick Lamar is taking control of the hip-hop game.

The 26-year-old rapper's verse on Big Sean's single "Control," which was released Tuesday, reminded fellow lyricists what the true nature of hip-hop is … competition.

Lamar's lyrics, which begin at approximately three minutes into the song, include: "I'm usually homeboys with the same n----s I'm rhyming with/ But this is hip-hop and them n----s should know what time it is/ And that goes for Jermaine Cole, Big K.R.I.T., Wale/ Pusha T, Meek Mill, A$AP Rocky, Drake/ Big Sean, Jay Electron', Tyler, Mac Miller/ I got love for you all but I'm tryna murder you n----s/ Tryna make sure your core fans never heard of you n----s/ They don't wanna hear not one more noun or verb from you n----s/ What is competition?"

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His words sparked quite a reaction in the Twitterverse with fans and rappers alike stating their opinion.

"I hear u loud and clear my n---- … @kendricklamar," rapper Pusha T tweeted shortly after the song's release.

Even emcees who weren't called out by Lamar had something to say.

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"Any studios open yet?" Brooklyn-born rapper Fabolous tweeted shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday.

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Kendrick Lamar’s verses had Twitter blazing, especially when the Compton, Calif. rapper boasted about being the King of New York, the birthplace of hip-hop.

Missy Elliot tweeted a thank you to Lamar for reminding rap artists "2 be Lyrical and have substance again."

But what about the fact that the Compton, Calif. native also called himself the "King of New York" in the rap when he said: "I'm Makaveli's offspring I'm the King of New York/ King of the coast/ One hand I juggle them both."

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"A Cali n---- just said he's the King of NY & u n----s so f---ing worried about your relationships, y'all make me sick," New Jersey rapper Joe Budden wrote. "Where's all NY!???!"

Lupe Fiasco wasn't dazzled by Lamar's words either and folded in a lyrical response in his tweet from his private account: "Y'all know y'all easily impressed. Bar so low you need a shovel to get at it."

Despite any backlash the "Poetic Justice" rapper received, his fans certainly had his back.

"Kendrick aint diss nobody he was basically saying Everything is a competition ain't no friends when you tryna get to the top," one fan wrote.

Another tweeted: "Kendrick just reminded ya'll that this is Hip Hop. A competition of words. No rap beef … just lyrical challenge. As it should be."

But Diddy arguably said it best when he simply tweeted: "

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What is art

art is  rich, unique, visual and auditory expressive form capturing the spirit of west and central african movement and rythm blended with the vast tradition of tap dance