Men Versus Women
By Kinda Adra Mugharbel, Staff Editor
Beirut, Lebanon − “Sex and the City”, “Desperate Housewives”,” Menopausal” (coming soon) and “Grannies on the Loose” (coming later). As you can see, these are series for women in the consecutive stages of their lives and all the troubles they face in every stage. The funny thing is that these problems revolve only around men! Although there are troubles at work, fights with colleagues, friends, children, etc…for some reason, the troubles with men always seem much more complicated and interesting to watch! [More]
Jesus, Is He or Is He Not, Messenger, Sun/Son of God, Man, or Myth?
By Saad Manasterli, Staff Writer
Fairfax, Virginia − The belief system in Judaism is monotheistic, meaning that there is only one God and that He/She/It has no partnership with any other deity – just as in Islam. So the idea of Jesus as a deity, part of a deity, a Son of God, is not in compliance with the Jewish belief system. Also, in Judaism there is little mention of Jesus, and little to not an iota of texts referring to his existence or coming as the Messiah or savior of man, except when stating that he is not the awaited-for messiah. [More]
Man or Animal?
By Lina Alotri, Staff Writer
Sacramento, California − “Man is the reasoning animal. Such is the claim.” -Mark Twain
Humans differ from other animals in terms of mental capacity and intellect. From a biological point of view, humans are classified as animals. It is a biological classification system designed to categorize organisms in groups according to their characteristics. Therefore, biologically we are members of the Anamalia Kingdom. [More]