Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Society, sports, and culture
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Talk:International Churches of Christ
Should the International Churches of Christ (ICOC) be referred to as a "cult" in the lead with the current attribution?
The version of the article at the time of writing this RfC can be found at Special:PermaLink/1246510854, with the section in the lead reading: |
From a neutrality viewpoint, is it appropriate to claim, in any part of this article, that the subject is the greatest ever? Please see the four contributions to date above Billsmith60 (talk) 21:13, 18 September 2024 (UTC) |
Should the recent Edit on the native origins of Athena and her birthplace in Lake Tritonis as per Greek sources from Apollodorus of Athens, Hesiod, Pausanias' description of Delphi, Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and and research articles from Gabriel Camps and Stephen Gsell, be included as seen in this version: (17:37, 16 September 2024) or reverted back to the original version (current version) ?
Vote 1 : Edit is kept (Athena's birthplace in Lake Tritonis in North Africa and her early native origins) as per Potymkin Vote 2 : Edit is removed (No mention of the lake Tritonis birth story) NebY |
In the article section "Islam", should the following sentence be added at the beginning?
--Louis P. Boog (talk) 01:45, 5 September 2024 (UTC) |
The following discussion took place nearly three years ago, just after I stopped monitoring the page. I would like to re-open the discussion and extend it to other sources that users have attempted to add. Free speech scholar (talk) 21:14, 29 August 2024 (UTC) |
What should be stated in the infobox's Ethnic groups field?
See the talk page and DRN discussions. Provide your answers as Option 1, 2, 3, or 4 with brief explanatory statements in the Survey. Do not reply to the statements of other editors in the Survey. Back-and-forth discussion should go in the Discussion section; that's what it's for. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 13:56, 26 August 2024 (UTC) |
Should the "ethnic groups" parameter on the infobox be ommited in favor of the "national languages" parameter which is already present? NAADAAN (talk) 23:32, 22 August 2024 (UTC) |
When describing Mahatma Gandhi's last hunger strike (or "fast-unto-death") undertaken on 12 January 1948, should we say that in addition to stemming the religious violence (or restoring the peace):
Please choose one of: 1(1), 1(2), 2(1), 2(2), 3(1), 3 (2), 4, 5(1) or 5(2). Fowler&fowler«Talk» 13:13, 22 August 2024 (UTC) |
- ^ Mark A. Caudill (2006). Twilight in the Kingdom: Understanding the Saudis. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 92. ISBN 9780313084850.
Jinn are an integral part of both traditional and Gnostic Islamic belief.
- ^ William E. Burns (2022). They Believed That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Superstitions and the Supernatural around the World. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 137. ISBN 9781440878480.
Jinn are considered by some authorities to be an integral part of the Islamic faith due to their inclusion in the Quran.
- ^ a b D.B. MacDonald; H. Massé; P.N. Boratav; K.A. Nizami; P. Voorhoeve (eds.). "Djinn". Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Online (EI-2 English). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
II. In official Islam the existence of the d̲j̲inn was completely accepted, as it is to This day, and the full consequences implied by their existence were worked out. Their legal status in all respects was discussed and fixed, and the possible relations between them and mankind, especially in questions of marriage and property, were examined.
- ^ Olomi, Ali A. (2021). "14. Jinn in the Quran". The Routledge Companion to the Qur'an. N.Y.: Routledge. p. 149. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
The jinn feature prominently in Islamic folklore as ambivalent and mischievous supernatural forces.
- ^ Coeli Fitzpatrick; Adam Hani Walker, eds. (2014). Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 321. ISBN 9781610691789.