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[Laura Lewis]

Each month over 150,000 people visit CouplesCompany.com for advice, to shop our Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Hubby and Wife Stores...and the all time favorite Seduction Store featuring Liberator Products. We've decided to add social networking to the experience because we believe you can learn just as much from each other as 'the experts'. So this is your forum. If you want your relationship to succeed and enjoy meeting like-minded others also in relationships with similar hopes and dreams, we hope this network will become one of your favorite places to hang out online, share and learn from each other!
Laura Lewis,
Founder Couples Company, Inc
1999 - 2009

[Laura Lewis]

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[Douglas Westerman]

Dear Ms. Lewis:


This is a comment about your New Jersey spying/corruption article.

Your views about Israeli spying 9/11 etc. are similar to my own. Are you familiar with the former decorated Israeli soldier who went to cut some ivy in a park in New Jersey, and overheard a conversation in Hebrew about the 9/11 Attacks months before they happened? This man said that he overheard about the planes going into the Towers, and a telling comment,"The Arabs are so stupid, they don't know we are using them."

We have been involved in a "war on terror" against Muslims ever since.

Sincerely,

Douglas Westerman

[Laura Lewis]

I am aware of that.
Last year I was in the Middle East for a good part of the year doing research on a number of issues. After speaking with sources in a variety of intelligence services I'm convinced the Israelis were not behind 911 nor did they work behind the scenes. I do believe, as with the bombing of the barracks in Lebanon in 82 that they were aware an attack was going to happen and chose to stand back because it would work to their advantage. Which it did.
There are several unanswered questions about 911. But we can't blame it on the Israelis. All evidence tying them to it is circumstantial. There is a lot they're guilty of, as are we. They should be held accountable for their conduct in Gaza, the West Bank, their treatment of the Sephardim and non-Jewish residents in Israel as well as some of the less then ethical conduct performed by their lobby and its supporters here. At the same time, Americans should be held accountable for what we've done in the Middle East, South America and Africa. There is enough blame to go around. Neither nation is pristine in its behavior and treatment of others. Thanks for your comments!

[Elsie]

Hi Ms. Lewis,

This comment is about the ebook Cheat Sweeper which your site is recommending. I'm just wondering what other people who have tried Cheat Sweeper think of the product? How effective is it and how has this product affected their marriage/ relationship?

Thanks!

Elsie

[Laura Lewis]

Unfortunately I can't answer that directly, however, because it's through Clickbank, (our ebook distributor) the creator of the software must to offer a 60-day money back guarantee with no strings attached. So what' I'd do is try it for two weeks. If it's not working for you, just ask for your money back. That is a pre-requisit of all the e-books and products we carry on the site. Basically you've got nothing to lose and Clickbank does make sure all publishers honor that policy. We've been using them since 2002.
Good Luck!

[Tiffany Abrams]

Dear Couples Company:

I recently read a question that a Ms. Lewis answered about Christian and muslims relationship on weather they work or not, and I can relate, because I find myself going through the same situation presently. I am currently in a relationship, my boyfriend and i are deeply love with each other, but we share different religious views and i'm not sure what step to take next. We are intimate, and we want to take the next step which is marriage, but i'm not sure whether that is a good idea or not because of the kind of future it holds for us.

[Laura Lewis]

Hello Tiffany
That's a tough one and only you can decide if it is going to work for you. If you decide to get married, discuss the issues of religion beforehand, especially how they relate to children. Which religion will the children be raised in? How is his family going to react? How is yours? Extended family can put a lot of pressure on a relationship and people who don't think religion is important can suddenly make it the most important aspect in a relationship.

Here's the good news. As a Christian/Muslim relationship you both follow Christ's teachings. You both have origins in the Old Testament and Islam actually began as a reform movement in the Christian Church during the 600s. The Prophet was baptized and confirmed Christian as a child. One of his wives was Christian and another was Jewish. He chose to take the gospels to the pagan people but was distressed by the corruption in the church and the apostate nature of the clergy. While in Medina the Prophet was visited by angels and he spent the next quarter century writing what Muslims believe is the inspired word of God. This became the Koran. They believe God sent many prophets, Abraham, Moses, Isaac, Jesus etc...and Mohammed was God's final prophet with the Koran being his final word to mankind. Where you're going to have differences is on how to worship: The Prophet instituted the idea of five prayers a day and no alcohol to keep the focus on God. You can't pray when you're drunk, basically.
You'll have differences on Christ: Christians believe He is the Messiah, God in human form and salvation only comes through following Christ. Muslims believe He's a prophet but not the Messiah or God. They do not believe in the resurrection, but they believe in the Virgin Birth and Mary is highly revered. Those are some of the basics.

Family is very important in both faiths. Charity is very important as is selflessness.

Doctrine and interpretation is where you will part ways. But you can make it work if you discuss the differences up front and agree to how you are going to handle things. Sincere Muslims will not try to convert you just like sincere Christians won't try to convert Muslims. Both faiths believe that truth will draw people into the faith. Having lived in Saudi Arabia as a Christian in a very conservative Islamic culture where all my friends save one were Muslims, and several Muttaween, (what is incorrectly referred to as Wahabi) I have never had my Christian faith more respected or enjoyed such lively conversations about faith as I did there.
I will also tell, when I wanted a family and considered having children, (too old now), I only dated in my faith, Christianity. Now that children are not an issue and I'm looking for a life partner, I am actually dating Christian, Jewish and Muslim men. My focus has changed so the criteria opened up. While in the child-bearing years, faith was non-negotiable. In the second half of my life it's more important my partner and I share life goals and can work together. As long as we believe in the same God and our values are in line, the rest is negotiable.
Hope that helps.