What is the ka’aba?
a. an islamic deity
b. a muslim pilgrim
c. a book of sharia laws
d. an ancient stone temple

D. an ancient stone temple

Explanation:

The Ka'aba is the most sacred site in Islam. It is located in the center of the most important mosque of this religion, in the city of Mecca, which is one of the three most sacred places in Islam. The Ka'aba is actually a very large black stone, and its origin is still not known. This large rock has been a sacred site much earlier than the emergence of Islam, thus it is actually a pagan site that was worshiped in ancient times. Weirdly enough the Islam has accepted it and made it its most sacred site despite this religion being very hostile toward other religions and pagan traditions and sites.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

on february 25, 2004, at the time the president of united states of america george bush announced that he supports the constitutional amendment to ban the same-sex marriage. but the possibility was left that states can decide whether they allow civil unions.