All categories - 13 August 2007

I go to Catholic school, and I pretty much know everyone going to the high school.

2007-08-13 03:50:38 · 13 answers · asked by Lisa L 1 in Primary & Secondary Education

Is there any purpose for creating something only to destroy and eternally torture a large portion of it? The majority of mankind would be sent to hell by the bible's definition of a righteous believer, why does god set up the rules in such a way?

2007-08-13 03:50:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's perfectly logical to believe that I may not know everything about God, therefore I may be confused sometimes. It's perfectly logical to look at the world and the complexity and organization of it as evidence of God. It's perfectly logical to believe the Bible, as it is perfect, and doesn't contradict itself at all. It's inevitable that we still have atheists believing in no God because odds are there's always going to be people who just don't get it.

2007-08-13 03:50:21 · 22 answers · asked by poetic_lettuce 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 03:50:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

In the declaration of independence, it is written that "We hold these truths to be self-evident" SELF EVIDENT means that the morals of this country are not derived from any religious text, but rather from common sense. The god that is referred to in the declartion is never singled out as the Judeo-Christian god, but seems to be a Deist abstraction, since it is reffered to as "The God of Nature". Therefore, our morals are not Christian.

Article 11 of the treaty of Tripoli states that "The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion". This treaty was sent to the Senate in 1797, where it was read to every Senator, and was unanimously ratified by all 23.

The phrases "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God we Trust" on our bills were added in the 1950's, during the height of McCarthyism, in order to set our country apart from Atheist Russia.

So where does this idea of a Christian nation come from?

2007-08-13 03:50:17 · 12 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Religion & Spirituality

After going through a divorce almost 4 years ago, I stopped paying on at least 4 or 5 credit cards. I've never paid a dime since, and they have killed my credit.

If I offer a settlement with each one individually, what are the chances they will accept? What percent of the original debt would be good offer?

Also, if they accept the settlement, will it be removed from my credit, and my rating go back up? The damage has already been done, so I really don't want to go this route if it is not going to help. In a few years it should be gone from my report anyway, I think.

Any suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated as I realize this was one of the worst mistakes I ever made in my life.

Are there any good credit/debt internet forums out there?

2007-08-13 03:50:15 · 6 answers · asked by sqeezemypanhandle 1 in Credit

My nephew (who suffered brain damage in an accident & is partialy paralyzed now) filed bancruptcy. It was contested by
one creditor, so he had to hire a b'rupcy trial lawyer. That guy
has now bailed (cause I, can't come up with more money at
the moment)..ques is how does my nephew inform the bank'rcy
court of this and ask for a postponement of the trial ?

2007-08-13 03:50:04 · 2 answers · asked by evensout 3 in Law & Ethics

My Church (SBC-AFFILLIATED) makes abbreviated versions of the Bible and sends them to members of the Armed Forces. Just Psalms and Proverbs from the OT, and the entire NT. Someone claimed that their former Pastor declared it to be wrong to print partial Bibles.

Do you think it is? And do you know of any Churches that teach that as doctrine?

2007-08-13 03:50:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 03:50:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

Okay my new girlfriends parents divorced when she was 10, her dad maintained custody and then moved 2000 miles away to be with his new girlfriend that he ended up marrying. From what my girlfriend has told me her stepmom has been great. My question is should I look for any potential problems with her due to her parents divorcing? I haven't noticed anything other than the fact that she likes to party and drink with her friends often but she is only 24 years old. I've only known her for a month. What kind of problems can a child of divorced parents expect to have later on in life?

2007-08-13 03:49:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family

i have a eq6 pro mount which i use for taking pictures of the things in the night sky, i have polar and star aligned the mount as well as done the pec training (permanent error correction) tracking is almost perfect in r.a. but starts to drift in declination after aprox 4 minutes, i have rechecked polar alignment several times and it seems fine, anyone out their with any answers. i would be very grateful if anyone could help me as i have spent many hours trying to work it out + many more sleepless nights than i should have had. i know this sounds boring but i have nothing better to do at the moment! many thanks lloyd.

2007-08-13 03:49:51 · 5 answers · asked by LLOYD W 1 in Astronomy & Space

My computer is a Medion M3 Composer 5200...

I have a:

3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT processor
256 MB GeForce video card (don't remember what model)
1.5 GB RAM

I got the video card a couple years ago for gaming and it was good up until now... I played Company of Heroes and noticed the framerate dropped pretty low, even with a lot of the detail settings turned down.

I'm thinking about buying BioShock for my PC instead of for Xbox 360, but am worried about having to play on low detail with a crappy framerate. Can anyone suggest a new video card that is a) affordable, b) compatible with my motherboard, and c) will be powerful enough to let me run BioShock at decent graphics settings?

Thanks!

2007-08-13 03:49:36 · 5 answers · asked by BZR 4 in Desktops

2007-08-13 03:49:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

i found a card in the garage the other day saying to my husband sex and i love it but it was ripped up i have been married to that man for 18yrs whats going on i know that woman aswell she is married with 4 kids

2007-08-13 03:49:25 · 21 answers · asked by astra 5 in Marriage & Divorce

k so my husband bought a new car on Saturday (06 for tauras froma dealer) He got insurance threw Geicko.com had the insurance for like less than 24 hours (it was his first time with insurance) He crashed the car yesterday...... :( my question is Do you think his policy will go up THAT much in price for the year? How does something like that work when the insurance is so New?

2007-08-13 03:49:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance

Lets say for an examples, a U.S. citizen wanted to move to England to live, and become a citizen. What actions need to be made to do this?

2007-08-13 03:49:15 · 5 answers · asked by Ambiguous-Kat 2 in Immigration

which is better......... a laptop with the core2duo chip .....or the AMD turion64 chip ???. if they both had 2GB of ram which would you buy ??

2007-08-13 03:48:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Has anyone seen a "black person" who had WHITE skin, BLONDE, but kinky hair, with black people's features? (like bigger nose, lips). Im not even kidding but I've seen an albino black person. I was at a camp and spent like 4 days with her. I wanted to ask her but it wouldve sounded really rude. It just looked sooo odd to me. Is it like a disease for a black person to be born with such light features? or a mutation?

2007-08-13 03:48:55 · 14 answers · asked by ♥ I WISH♥ 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-08-13 03:48:54 · 7 answers · asked by Lady 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i was diagnosed with depression and anxienty and self mutilation. I was struggling to get out of bed, i had no motivation and i did pretty much nothing all day. I am thinking that i am falling back into my depression because i am doing the same thing as last time.

I just want to know how can i determine what is being lazy and what is because of the depression ?

Does that make sense ?

I dont want to be accused of being lazy when i am depressed but i dont want to be lazy and blame it on depression.

2007-08-13 03:48:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I'm looking for a good book about the British Empire, including any defenses of imperialism and why it was needed or necessary. However, I'm not looking for a modern 'looking back with hindsight' book but rather something was written about 100 years ago and stands out as a major work in this field. Something guys like Cecil Rhodes would have read that provided intellectual arguments for colonialism and the British Empire. I want to get a feel for why they felt that way by reading the books they read back then.

Any suggestions? Anything of such note that it is still required reading today?

2007-08-13 03:48:39 · 2 answers · asked by apleyden 5 in History

i have a eq6 pro mount which i use for taking pictures of the things in the night sky, i have polar and star aligned the mount as well as done the pec training (permanent error correction) tracking is almost perfect in r.a. but starts to drift in declination after aprox 4 minutes, i have rechecked polar alignment several times and it seems fine, anyone out their with any answers. i would be very grateful if anyone could help me as i have spent many hours trying to work it out + many more sleepless nights than i should have had. i know this sounds boring but i have nothing better to do at the moment! many thanks lloyd.

2007-08-13 03:48:11 · 2 answers · asked by LLOYD W 1 in Astronomy & Space

Last night, my wife and I ordered pizza to be delivered. Over an hour later, the meal finally arrives and after they leave, I realize they did not bring the cheeze sticks, did not bring the bbq sauce for the COLD chicken, and we got a 2 litter soda instead of a 20oz. I called back and they said they didn't even get the order for the cheesesticks, which I clearly said and repeated twice when I placed the order. So we didn't pay for them and instead of going through the whole thing with them I just hung up. My wife called them back and demanded the cheesesticks and when they brought them (2 hours after placing the initial order) and said "That'll be $3.85 please" she said "Oh, we tipped the first guy $4.00, that should cover it." It was really funny at the time, but I worked fast food for a long time and understand how that stuff happens. I couldn't have done something like that. When I did work fast food, people flew off at me like that all the time. What would you have done?

2007-08-13 03:48:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Has anyone got a Dell computer ?? If so, are you happy with it ?? Would you recommend it or not ???

2007-08-13 03:47:59 · 24 answers · asked by tinkerbell 7 in Desktops

2007-08-13 03:47:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My husband and I just got married a little less than a month ago. Neither of us have ever wanted children until now, however we were going to wait a few years (3 at the most), but I just found out I'm almost 3 months pregnant. How in the world do I tell him? His mother has been pestering us for months, so I know both sides of our family will be happy, but I'm a little worried with him because of the timing - just so soon into our marriage. Please help with any suggestions on how to break the news to him.
P.S. There is no way possible he's going to be angry or violent (just not in him), but what I'm mostly worried about is him being scared.

2007-08-13 03:47:44 · 38 answers · asked by ladygodiva0220 2 in Marriage & Divorce

Thanks.

2007-08-13 03:47:42 · 22 answers · asked by comet girl...DUCK! 6 in Polls & Surveys

i have a eq6 pro mount which i use for taking pictures of the things in the night sky, i have polar and star aligned the mount as well as done the pec training (permanent error correction) tracking is almost perfect in r.a. but starts to drift in declination after aprox 4 minutes, i have rechecked polar alignment several times and it seems fine, anyone out their with any answers. i would be very grateful if anyone could help me as i have spent many hours trying to work it out + many more sleepless nights than i should have had. i know this sounds boring but i have nothing better to do at the moment! many thanks lloyd.

2007-08-13 03:47:41 · 3 answers · asked by LLOYD W 1 in Astronomy & Space

2007-08-13 03:47:39 · 4 answers · asked by Janet C 1 in Other - Cars & Transportation