Monarchy...haram or halal in Islam?

You know, Muslims have to pick their khalifas, some countries have fixed monarchies with no democracy. Is that halal, haram, hated, loved?

Was the Following to Be Expected?

I don't know that "expected" would be the correct word, but it might not be that surprising, when you think about it - between anti-retroviral drugs and the immune system killing infected cells, the plasma load would certainly be low; the testis are immunologically privileged sites, so I think it's reasonable that in a subset of people, you'd see virus remaining somewhere in the reproductive system (it might not have any immune cells to infect there, but on the flip side, it's not getting killed either). Bottom line is, like anything else, the virus will try to find some way/somewhere to survive; it's just good that this research is uncovering new information that will hopefully lead to even more effective treatment.

Pls Help! Where's the best place to buy iPhone 3g? ATT or Apple Store? What time to stand in line for it???

Since the AT&T stores are going to open at 8am to start selling the phone, it wouldn't surprise me if the Apple stores didn't open early too. Call the Apple store in the mall just to be sure (I'd hate to stand in line for 5 hours) and see what time they are going to actually open. I'm excited too!

Q for the faithful to Bush?

You answered my question, so I suppose I'll answer yours. I have no faith in Mr. Bush. I nearly lost my life in Iraq when an IED exploded and shattered my right arm and tore my bracial artery. Getting wounded is a matter of war, and I don't personally blame Bush for that. I do, however, blame him for failing to dedicate the right amount of resources to winning the war before it became unwinnable. It is also the president's job to sell a war, any war, to his constituents and the American people. Bush is a failure by all accounts. I could give less of a sh-it about his faith. In any case, I will say that I think the greatest threat to civilization and humanity will come from the middle east. Islam is an expansionist ideology, and whether or not you find the various violent versus of the Hadith and the Qur'an to be only "self-defense" oriented, I can ure you that plenty of Muslims do not. Ask yourself, why does a week not go by without an act of barbarity committed by Muslims in the name of God. I doubt they share your "religion of peace" view. Furthermore, how many of these murderers will it take to completely destroy civilization if they ever get thier hands on a nuclear weapon. Is there any doubt that Iran's president would use one, should he ever get the chance? I cannot deny there are plenty of peaceful Muslims (e.g. my girlfriend), but like you, they perform intense mental gymnastics to view Islam in a positive light. No other religion in the world needs such a huge PR campaign to deflect criticism. You can talk around the issue all you want, but as long as those versus are in the Qur'an, there will be violence perpetrated by Muslims against innocent people. You can try to humanize Islam, but it's the same as trying to humanize Nazism; it's inherently intellectually dishonest. Of course, you could remove all the violent versus from the Qur'an as well, but to do so would be to change the "perfect, unchangeable" word of God. Open your eyes and see the world around you. You are not a victim. You are a follower who denies reality. I invite you to go to www.thereligionofpeace.com to see all the peace that has come out of the middle east. By and large, the middle east is autocratic and fascist. It is rife with poverty and has been so for centuries. It's women and minorities are persecuted and subjugated, and everywhere that Islam borders another culture, there is violence. Good luck finding your truth.

Sunday Blessings?

the Lord has truly blessed your church and thank you for standing up to testify about your blessings. God bless and keep you.

Women: can you help me out?

I'd say give it a try, but tell your employer you're not sure... That's what I'd do.... If you don't feel you could stay there long, then you're employer knows and will understand. I'm sure they understand that working there isn't for everyone... ^_^ But you don't need to take my advice... I'm only 17... haha

Do guys think farts are gross when girls do it?

sooo i have a very bad farting problem and im afraid when i'm around a boy ill fart and he'll think im weird or gross! please help me! this is serious.. they stink really bad too! and if guys do think there gross how do i stop farting all the time.....?????