Society & Culture - 3 July 2006

2006-07-03 20:31:13 · 15 answers · asked by tom n jerry 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i made a couple long distance phone calls and i need ot figure out a good excuse of why i called it plz help

2006-07-03 20:27:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

From what I understand, muslims have enslaved more blacks throughout history than all whites combined. Whys is it only america is blamed for slavery?

2006-07-03 20:27:25 · 14 answers · asked by kool_rock_ski_stickem 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

What is the meaning of trowing fireworks on 4th of July?

2006-07-03 20:25:43 · 13 answers · asked by Jonathan I 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Is there anyone that likes conceited people?? I don't because they think they are all cool and always brag, Do you think so???

2006-07-03 20:25:15 · 6 answers · asked by armygirl89 3 in Royalty

to argue their point in return? Do I go around knocking on peoples doors to talk about why they shouldn't believe in the bible...No I don't but if they knock on mine I think it is fair I give them my challenge just like in answers and for the religious people out there who ask why people like me can't leave you alone in here...I ask you why you can't leave everyone else alone with your beliefs considering your harassment is a lot worse, I mean your nickname is bible bashers isn't it?.

2006-07-03 20:24:49 · 21 answers · asked by Abs 2 in Religion & Spirituality

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2006-07-03 20:21:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

need a good Wicca website where I can Find spells that will work against my preacher. he is turningmy parents against me telling them i need to get back in to church and That i am sinning when i am really not!!!

2006-07-03 20:18:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Are there missing sections of the Bible? I recently watched The DaVinci Code and I remember the flashback where the leaders of Rome met and decided what scripture to include and not to include. Most people I have talked to say that this is true. So where are the other sections of the Bible? Or, if you do not believe this, then who really compiled the Bible?

2006-07-03 20:17:19 · 18 answers · asked by rath 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-03 20:15:45 · 18 answers · asked by midwestboy15 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

This is the Bible...
http://www.zambooie.com/stores/xxxchurch/Detail.tpl?sku=X3BOOK112&st_id=157
This is the article from Yahoo news...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060703/od_afp/usreligionsexoffbeat_060703165605

So this Christian anti-porn ministry is handing out these Bibles at porn conventions. The cover art of the Bibles says "Jesus Loves Pornstars".
Do you think this is the best way to go about this?

2006-07-03 20:15:30 · 9 answers · asked by rxqueen♥ † 6 in Religion & Spirituality

As I look back many Americans has become such ******* it is unbareble. From the war in Iraq to the "where's the government when we dug our selves in a hole" attitude, Americans have become more of a pussy than ever. Where the fighting sprit atitude we once had.

2006-07-03 20:13:37 · 11 answers · asked by Saint 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I’m sure I could get her address but that might scare her. I guess I could e-mail her. Is that too forward? I’m stuck but I want to move on. Has anyone had any luck with this kind of problem?

2006-07-03 20:12:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My father in law just passed away leaving his wife (my husbands stepmom) behind. She is in her late 60's and not all there. I think she has slight dementia and altzheimers. We are just now going through all the paperwork and it looks like there is not a lot of money left. We cannot take her in at our home and it seems her children are not going to. Does anyone know of agencies that help with homes/hospitals for the elderly that are affordable. Looking at some places in Lousiana (she lives there we are in CA) most are in the 1300 a month range!! She only makes 400 on Social security. Any help/advice would be SOOOOOOO appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

2006-07-03 20:11:40 · 2 answers · asked by tmpofundraiser 1 in Community Service

catholic changes

2006-07-03 20:10:45 · 5 answers · asked by verzejd 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a 33 year old succeseful male and enjoy this with my significant other. If you Love a guy and need to understand this desire let me know and I'll try to help. It's no different than many other sexual extras :)

2006-07-03 20:07:42 · 14 answers · asked by m_potz 1 in Other - Society & Culture

What is the best one you have come up with? Note that I capitalized Atheist, being a religious disposition and all.

2006-07-03 20:07:41 · 13 answers · asked by Engineer Smurf 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I heard Chicago is supposed to have a GREAT fireworks show this year!

2006-07-03 20:07:28 · 6 answers · asked by jeter's gal 3 in Independence Day

No. Sin does not exist in the real world. Sin is "the disease invented by various religions so that they might sell you the cure." Sin has no meaning outside of religion. Only people who think there is sin can sin. Note though that sin and morality are different things, despite what you have been brainwashed into thinking. To sin is to disobey god and then condemn yourself for it. What if god told you to do something that was immoral? No, the cop-out of "God would never do that" will not work. Remember Abraham being told to sacrifice his son? On the whole, the sin claim is merely an assertion and not an argument.
may I ask why "Christians" center their life around the son of god? hell even your name is derived from his name you people take to much importance in his son you dont even care about the real god naybe Jesus was the antichrist who is making you people pay more attention to him than god oh and by the way why would god make his only son atone for our sins with blood? isnt he an all loving god?
The argument from morality says that without god, we cannot have a moral code and/or that we would simply be free to rape and kill and steal and/or since we have moral law, there must be a moral law giver. Many times, the person so stating it says "If there was no god, I would go around killing people, etc." That is an indictment of that person and not of humanity as a whole. If that person feels such, in no way does that translate to the whole of humanity having to feel that way. They also come to the problem of Euthyphro's Dilemma. Put simply: is something good because god says so, or does god say something is good because god can judge it good via an objective standard. In the former, morality is a subjective dynamic based upon the whim of the deity, where what was wrong today may not be wrong tomorrow, and in the latter there is no need of god to give us a moral code since there is an objective standard apart from god.
"The tomb is empty--it proves Jesus was resurrected and thus god!". Don't make me laugh. Show me peer-reviewed medical journals that say resurrection is possible and I might believe you. Plus, the "rolling the stone away" bit? Nuh-uh. Round stones on tombs were only for the wealthy until 70CE. 3 days? Did you know that the 3 days was actually for the family (Jewish custom) to come to the tomb every day for that length of time to make sure the person truly was dead? Has nothing to do with any prophecy of resurrection.. In fact, we learn in Origen Contra Celsus that there was a story going around at that time that the disciples had absconded with the body.

Why do the resurrection accounts differ greatly, i.e. who sees who where first, and where did Jesus go afterward and what did he say. Doesn't add up.
"Look at all the prophecies Jesus fulfilled. He must be the savior!" Oh really? Let's look at some common ones:

No, there is no virgin birth prophecy. Is 7:14 reads with "ha-almah", which means "young woman". "Bet'ulah" is the Hebrew term for virgin, and it is used later in Isaiah, so the author of Isaiah certainly knew the difference. Then there's Is 8:3, which has that child mentioned in Is 7:14 being born. Is 9:6 refers to that same child of Is 8:3.

Is 53 deals with Israel, not some savior.

Ps 22 does not read "pierced". "Ka-'ari" means "like a lion"

There is no prophecy of the savior being in the ground 3 days and coming back. Judaism in fact has no dying and rising savior story.

Look at Is 9:1-2 and then look at Matt 4:12-16. Notice something amiss? Yeah. The author of Matthew chopped part of Is 9:1 out. Talk about manufacturing a prophecy to fit your needs!

Micah 5:2 refers only to that the savior's lineage comes from Bethlehem, not that he would be born there. That is to say, the savior is of the Davidic line, and Jesus wasn't of the Davidic line!

Those are just some of the crap "prophecies". You're better off not trying the rest.

He was the savior/messiah? Really? Certainly not the Davidic messiah, which is the messiah spoken of in the old testament. Jesus is more of an Hellenistic messiah, not a jewish one.

According to the OT, the Davidic messiah will bring the earth the full knowledge of the lord (Is 11:9). That hasn't happened, so obviously Jesus wasn't the Davidic messiah.

What happened to Jesus before he was crucified? He was physically abused (Matt 27:26,29, Mk 15:15,17, Jn 19:1-2; 20:25). According to Paul, the circumcision that Jesus received was like "mutilation" (Phil 3:2). Lev 22:18-25 states that the blood-atonement sacrifice must be physically unblemished. Jesus therefore could not have been a valid sacrifice.

Lev 22:19 states that the sacrifice must of an animal, and Lev 11:26 states that any non-cloven hooved, non-cud chewing animal that has digits on its feet (e.g. toes) is unclean. Jesus, being a human, is unclean and unfit for sacrifice (Jesus was fully human in order to be killed). Ergo, Jesus could not have been a valid sacrifice.

Lev 16:18-19 says the sacrifice must be made in the temple and the blood must be spilled on the altar. Was Jesus killed in the temple and his blood spilled on the altar? No and no (no, calling his body the temple is not valid. It must be the real temple). Ergo, Jesus could not have been a valid sacrifice.

Jesus was killed by the Romans. According to Ex 29:9, only the line of Aaron are the priests, and only the priests may make the sacrifices. Ergo, Jesus could not have been a valid sacrifice.

Did Jesus die from bloodshed? No. Crucifixion kills by asphyxiation or shock. According to Lev 17:11, the sacrifice must die from blood loss (exsanguination). Ergo, Jesus was not a valid sacrifice.

What method was used to kill Jesus? Crucifixion. How is a valid sacrifice killed? Via "shechitah", which is:

"Ritual slaughter is known as shechitah, and the person who performs the slaughter is called a shochet, both from the Hebrew root Shin-Chet-Tav, meaning to destroy or kill. The method of slaughter is a quick, deep stroke across the throat with a perfectly sharp blade with no nicks or unevenness. This method is painless, causes unconsciousness within two seconds, and is widely recognized as the most humane method of slaughter possible. Another advantage of shechitah is that ensures rapid, complete draining of the blood, which is also necessary to render the meat kosher. The shochet is not simply a butcher; he must be a pious man, well-trained in Jewish law, particularly as it relates to kashrut. In smaller, more remote communities, the rabbi and the shochet were often the same person."
Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws

Was Jesus' blood given only for the jews? Nope. Not a valid sacrifice.

Did Jesus rebuild the temple and gather in the diaspora Nope. That's something the Davidic messiah should do, and Jesus didn't. Ergo, Jesus is not the Davidic messiah.

Research for this topic taken mostly from Jews For Judaism

2006-07-03 20:06:24 · 22 answers · asked by Spetsnaz 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-03 20:05:47 · 20 answers · asked by tom n jerry 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-07-03 20:04:55 · 10 answers · asked by jcooper0411@sbcglobal.net 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

i was just reading about Malcom X ..... and back when America was dealing with racism this is what happened:

When Malcom X visited Makkah after he became a Muslim, he commented on the great diversity of people he found there:

There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans. But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to believe never could exist between the white and non-white.


lemme know what u think ... no insulting or abusing ANY RELIGION

2006-07-03 20:03:26 · 11 answers · asked by icehot_pk 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-03 20:03:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When and why did Protestants separate from the Catholic church?

2006-07-03 20:01:57 · 13 answers · asked by derek 3 in Religion & Spirituality

...how come there are still pyrex ones?

2006-07-03 20:01:13 · 2 answers · asked by Engineer Smurf 1 in Religion & Spirituality

when a church becomes too large should the govmt shouldnt the govmt start charging taxes or something to make sure that their not getting too powerful?

2006-07-03 20:00:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-03 19:57:52 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Besides the Adam and Eve story, where else are snakes portrayed badly? And if they are so bad, why are they entwined on the medical staff (symbol for hospitals and doctors)?

2006-07-03 19:57:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

What would be good, polite but firm refusal points to refuse people asking for money for loan or borrow. None of them returns the money on time and I have to run behind them as if it is my headache to get the money back from them. NOBODY should gets any money from me for borrow or loan. how to refuse firmly?

2006-07-03 19:56:24 · 153 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

What is your sincere reaction to this phrase, not opinion about it... Frist things u feel of thoughts coming to mind

2006-07-03 19:53:32 · 15 answers · asked by Ooo 2 in Other - Society & Culture