Society & Culture - 5 July 2006

is there still something wrong with me??[And im living with my parents]

2006-07-05 11:21:18 · 5 answers · asked by Eric 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-05 11:20:52 · 13 answers · asked by mightymight 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Other than your own...what foreign country do you think has the most beautiful people (remember...not your own!) Tell us why? What is it about them that you find so attractive. What makes them beautiful? ***Please say if you are a man or a woman if it is not obvious from your photo.

2006-07-05 11:20:52 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Grown adults just throw FITS over $1...that just BOGGLES my mind!

2006-07-05 11:20:49 · 8 answers · asked by sportznut05 3 in Other - Society & Culture

im 21 y old boy and i scare nothing in the world but im sure ill die if i find a cockroach on my body!!or even under my bed!why these creatures r so crepy and disgusting?

2006-07-05 11:20:33 · 7 answers · asked by last spiritual man 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Is salvation really a free gift? I have heard many Christians say that salvation is free and that all that is required is that you receive it. If this is true, then why does it matter whether you receive it in this life or whether you receive it after bodily death, when you and Jesus could open the gift together?

Isn't it true that the Christian religion actually does not teach that salvation is free but that salvation is obtained through the act of faith? And doesn't this explain why Christians believe that salvation is no longer offered after bodily death--because at that point, faith would no longer be necessary and therefore could no longer be earned?

If faith is required to be saved, then doesn't salvation become an earned commodity? Or do Christians believe that faith itself is a gift?

Is it possible that Christians are very confused about what they believe when it comes to these doctrines of salvation and damnation? Many Christians I know reject the doctrine of predestination and election that I discussed earlier. They state very emphatically that they do not believe in the Calvinistic god, the kind of god who eternally torments people for not having what he alone can give them. Yet, at the same time, these very same Christians tell unbelievers that they will pray for them, and when a person does "accept Christ", they pray and thank God for the conversion. Isn't praying that God will "draw someone to himself" or thanking God when a person becomes a Christian an indication that the one praying believes that it is God who changes a person's heart and not the person himself? And if you believe that God does the converting and that faith itself is a gift, then how is your god any different than the Calvinist god since it would then be obvious that your god does not give this "gift" to all?

2006-07-05 11:19:16 · 13 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-05 11:18:46 · 13 answers · asked by %$*VoLcoM sTOnE*$% 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

IS IT WORNG?

2006-07-05 11:17:12 · 10 answers · asked by cvstt 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If so, why?
What's wrong with you?

2006-07-05 11:16:41 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I have always appreciated women. Both emotionaly, mentally, and physically, (which is natural). If I have a question about women, I research it, or ask a female. I do not assume to know how a woman thinks. I do not assume to know what menstruation feels like. I do not assume to know the pains of pregnancy. I do not assume to know why woman can be so much more emotional, (in my experience, only). I do not assume to know why women are far more expresive than men, (again, in my experience, only).These are topics I would research, and ask women about, (I prefer a talk with a woman rather than research). In my logic, women are women, not men. Simple truth, but it slips the minds of many.

Yet, some, (not all) feminists try to dictate masculinity to men. Some feminists try to tell men when they are insecure. Some try to explain to men their hormones, mentality, and emotion.

Why not ask men? Why not let men define masculine, manhood, male insecurity, and answer the questions about men?

2006-07-05 11:16:20 · 5 answers · asked by man_id_unknown 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-05 11:16:03 · 17 answers · asked by iamlaura2006 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-05 11:15:52 · 33 answers · asked by gr4 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-05 11:15:43 · 28 answers · asked by carpediem3000 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it true that if you're Christian, you shouldn't become a model. Our church talked about how beautiful all the celebrities are, but that they're not acting like the way God made them. When I say acting, I mean how they are trying to look like something they're not when God made them beautiful already without the makeup

2006-07-05 11:13:37 · 20 answers · asked by model true 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Evolutionists do not have solid support from science when they say everything has “evolved”.

In fact, evolutionists who reject God and miracles have three of the biggest problems in the universe.

Problem No. 2
No scientific law can account for non-living things’ coming to life. The soil in your garden didn't turn into the trees and flowers. They came from seeds, cuttings, or grafts from other trees and flowers.

Atheistic evolutionists have long believed that at some time in the distant past, life arose from non-living substances. British biologist T.H. Huxley in 1869 and physicist John Tyndall in 1874 were early promoters of the idea that life could be generated from inorganic chemicals. But biology has found no law to support this idea, and much against it. The invariable observation is that only living things give rise to other living things. Life could not begin if God and miracles took no part!
want more? http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/evoluwrong.html

2006-07-05 11:13:08 · 11 answers · asked by stretch2390 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What was it?

2006-07-05 11:12:54 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Ok, so I'm on a date with a guy at a steakhouse and we're sitting on the same side of the booth and he has his hand on my leg and he's rubbing my leg. All of a sudden, this big, fat, white trash woman storms up to our table, puts both hands on our table and blurts out rudely, "If you're going to live a homosexual lifestyle out in public, I'd appreciate it if you didn't rub each other's crotches in front of me." After picking my jaw up off the table, I cooly said, "you'd better move the f*ck away from my table, lady, and go sit your fat a$$ back down at your own table." Also, as I was leaving, I said, "and furthermore, why don't you mind your own f*cking business."

Would you have done anything differently? I know there are folks that are intolerant of others out there, but I was completely dumbfounded....kindof ruined the rest of my date.

2006-07-05 11:11:36 · 24 answers · asked by Vincent 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-07-05 11:11:34 · 29 answers · asked by dedotup 1 in Other - Holidays

The song the twelve days of christmas tells you about it but on the Modern Calender, It doesn't say when it ends.

2006-07-05 11:11:21 · 8 answers · asked by gialucchese 1 in Christmas

Many Christians I have spoken with believe that people who do not believe as they do or people who do not love Jesus will suffer eternal torment in hell. The question I have for believers who adhere to this doctrine is this: Can love be bought with threats of harm or with promises of reward?

If you love Jesus because you want something (heaven) from him, how are you any different than a prostitute? In this case, what is it that you really love: Jesus or the thought of heaven?

On the other side of the coin, is it right to worship something simply because you fear it? Is it right to bow to a dictator, no matter how evil this dictator is, if doing so will keep you from going to the gas chambers or to the ovens? Who is more worthy of admiration, an individual who refuses to succumb to an evil dictator, regardless of the threats of harm, or an individual who sells his soul for the promise of a reward?

Looking at it in a slightly different way, if a man said to a woman, "Love me or I will hurt you" is there anyone in their right mind who believes that the woman would really love the man to avoid being hurt? She might profess love and she might, in order to avoid being hurt, behave in a manner that seems loving, but deep down inside, I doubt that she would ever really be able to love such an individual. I know I wouldn't.

What would Christians who believe that hell awaits those who do not become Christians think of a mother who said to her child, "Love me by the time you are six, or I will bake you in the oven." In this case, the parent does give the child a choice, but what kind of choice is it?

Some Christians have compared Jesus sending people to hell to a parent who says to a child, "Don't go into the street or you will be hit by a car." This analogy fails, however, for many reason, the most obvious one being that in the case of Jesus, hell (unlike the cars) does not exist beyond his ability to control it. A more accurate version of the analogy of the parent warning his child about the dangers of going into the street would be a parent who says to his child, "Don't go into the street or you will be hit by a car." Then when the child goes into the street, the parent jumps into his car and runs the child over.

Many Christians, when evangelizing, attempt to paint a kind and compassionate portrait of Jesus by stressing how deeply saddened he is when he has to put people in hell. However, if the parent who bakes her child in the oven when the child fails to love her weeps as she preheats the oven in which to bake her child, would we really believe that she was grieved over her decision? Or if a parent weeps as he beats his child to death, should this cause us to believe that the parent is a compassionate and loving individual, who only has his child's best interest at heart?

Some people might argue with these analogies, saying that not everyone is God's child. Even if this is true, however, unless you are a Calvinist, you would have to believe that God loves everyone and desires for everyone to come to know him. If God really does wish for everyone to know and love him, then why would he put a limited-time-offer on his invitation to know him and why would he endlessly torture people who failed to accept his invitation? Only the most egotistical and psychotic of lovers tortures those who fail to accept his offer for a dinner date, and we as a society agree that an individual who hurts those who fail to love him should be severely punished. If we as a society agree that this type of behavior is psychotic and worthy of punishment, why do we glorify these monstrous and hitleresque qualities in a god?

Some people say that our society is sick and that we as a people are in need of salvation. Perhaps there is some truth to this. But is the religion (Christianity) adopted by our society really the cure or is it merely one more manifestation of the disease?

2006-07-05 11:11:07 · 8 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Say you live in heavan and you are having a blast and one day you decide you want to watch the sinners burn over and over again in hell. Can you reuqest to visit hell and watch and laugh at the people in hell all burning up and screaming for help they will never receive?

2006-07-05 11:10:46 · 20 answers · asked by ast5792 1 in Religion & Spirituality

and why are they ur favorite eye color??? btw i have all natural baby blues

2006-07-05 11:08:17 · 35 answers · asked by jen_iseli2000 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Did God rest for 1000 years and that's why he wasn't around to make sure Adam and Eve didn't eat from the Tree?

Wouldn't that be considered negligence?

Or is going on vacation and leaving your kids at home good parenting?

2006-07-05 11:08:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I can see people in my dreams. People I know for a fact Ive never met or seen before. I can see them very clearly, scars on their faces, pimples, hair, etc. I've asked my friends about this and they said that if they do see people they don't remember. I can't draw so I just write down what they look like. So weird or not?

2006-07-05 11:07:56 · 65 answers · asked by barefoot on a cloud 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Aren't these contradictions? I see Christians who wear fur coats that cost thousands of dollars, drive BMW's, Hummer's that destroy the earth at a rate that is totally irrational, live in houses with 3 or 4 car garages - how can someone be a Christian and live extravagantly?

This in my opinion, is not celebration of success - it is celebration and indulgance of excess - note the difference.

2006-07-05 11:07:50 · 27 answers · asked by rt 3 in Religion & Spirituality

We are called United States of America, aren't others in America too?

2006-07-05 11:07:19 · 10 answers · asked by Julie 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Here's your test

Explain why you became Atheists and how you felt when you were an Atheist

ATTENTION REAL ATHEISTS. Please give opinions on these so called formal atheists answers


Most Christians that claim to be Atheist were never really formal Atheist. They tried to become Atheist but could never get over the fact that they've been so fooled. So they gave up and decided to go back into dream land.

2006-07-05 11:06:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

No one can silence you here, no bullies can stop you now; can they?

2006-07-05 11:06:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I googled, yahooed, and jeevesed it. Too many sites to go through. Anyone know of a really good one to sink my teeth into? (Pun intended)

2006-07-05 11:06:04 · 13 answers · asked by mrscmmckim 7 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-07-05 11:04:31 · 15 answers · asked by Patrick J 1 in Religion & Spirituality