Society & Culture - 7 July 2006

I am the Son of God. My mother conceived without sin. I walk and water and cure the blind. So venerate me and measure time according to my life.

Can I have my own religion and millions of followers now?

2006-07-07 08:48:07 · 17 answers · asked by llmk08 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-07 08:48:02 · 3 answers · asked by Lyd 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-07 08:47:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Dominionism, represents one of the most extreme forms of Fundamentalist Christianity thought. Its followers, called Dominionists, are attempting to peacefully convert the laws of United States so that they match those of the Hebrew Scriptures. They intend to achieve this by using the freedom of religion in the US to train a generation of children in private Christian religious schools. Later, their graduates will be charged with the responsibility of creating a new Bible-based political, religious and social order. One of the first tasks of this order will be to eliminate religious choice and freedom. Their eventual goal is to achieve the "Kingdom of God" in which much of the world is converted to Christianity. They feel that the power of God's word will bring about this conversion. No armed force or insurrection will be needed; in fact, they believe that there will be little opposition to their plan. People will willingly accept it. All that needs to be done is to properly explain it

2006-07-07 08:47:55 · 20 answers · asked by brianna_the_angel777 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i am black and do have white friends but sometimes ppl can be raciest.

2006-07-07 08:47:38 · 25 answers · asked by Mystery 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

The Old Testament of the Bible was finished hundreds of years before Jesus' birth. It contains many prophecies about the coming Messiah, or Christ. A few examples are that the Christ would be born in Bethlehem, would be of the tribe of Judah, would be a descendant of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that his family would have to escape to Egypt, that he would grow up in Nazareth, that he would have an exciting entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey, that he would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, that that money would go to buy a potter's field, that soldiers would divide his clothes and gamble for them, that he would be crucified with criminals, and these are only a few, some claim there are hundreds of Old Testament prophecies that Jesus fulfilled.
Being that they were “guessed” hundreds of years before Jesus was even born, how, other than Him being the Son of God, would it have been possible to “guess” so many specific things about him hundreds of years before he lived?

2006-07-07 08:47:23 · 6 answers · asked by darvinwallis 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is is ok to just attend the reception and skip the Holy Mass, or should I attend both? I don't want to look bad or disrespect the family, but I'm really not interested in sitting through an hour long Catholic Mass.

Also, what is an appropriate gift to give for this occasion?

Thanks!

2006-07-07 08:47:02 · 11 answers · asked by blueskies7890 3 in Other - Holidays

http://www.egyptology.com/niankhkhnum_khnumhotep/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khnumhotep_and_Niankhkhnum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_same-sex_unions

although i do not quite believe in marriage, i do see how it can be benificial to the majority of coupled same sex people. seriously all we really need or request is the ability to have out partners as beneficiaries/guardians of our children/heirs to what we have/and the ability to see us in the freakin hospital in emergent cases. Seriously is calling it marriage all that great? We just need some better rights. I don't want to get married, but i do like the idea that my partner is my partner in life and not some guy i hooked up with and can't do anything when i really need them.

i don't care who answers this just take into consideration.
if you were to go to the hospital and be in intensive care and the only person you wanted with you was denied access because he was not family. what about when you die?

2006-07-07 08:46:51 · 3 answers · asked by sd_smalltown_boy 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Does the God exist in real?

2006-07-07 08:46:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-07 08:46:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-07 08:45:41 · 9 answers · asked by Tony 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-07 08:45:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is a technical question not a religious debate. I'm sorry if it offends you but I'm not inviting preaching or answers that are themselves questions (like "why would you want to?").

Here are the options I've come up with but all seem inadequate:

1) Education - yes it can work but it is slow and easily subverted by "education" (ie. religous domga). If "real" education (based on reason and the scientific process) is allowed to grow, continue, and flourish then perhaps many centuires from now the idea of a "soul" an and afterlife will be thought quaint and primative

2) Authoritairan Government - It could work but probably would not. Forcing people to "think rationally" often excites a martyr complex in crazy people who then become religious leaders. Also, I'm against supressing basic human rights so this option is out for me.

3) War - Just won't work. First, I'm a pacifist so I'm not going to participate, secondly it would create two religous people for every one killed.

2006-07-07 08:44:12 · 22 answers · asked by ScottD_Arch 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-07 08:42:48 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

to a question about what God expects His children to do about the genocide in Darfur?

"He would want us to aid those we could without aiding their resistance movement or supporting any organized fighting. Giving food, shelter and clothes would be acceptable, along with transportation away. More than that would not be Christian because it would be miring yourself into todays fight to "making right" the world which can never work with satan as its ruler. Seek out your own salvation and leave the world to itself."

2006-07-07 08:42:37 · 13 answers · asked by Hatikvah 7 in Religion & Spirituality

let's say 18, old enough to vote, old enough to be an adult, old enough to visit a church or become a member of a religion.

There are many many religions on this planet, most of those religions will be wrong in the end (only one can be right, right?). Is this how we wanna treat our children? With the huge risk of teaching them something wrong? With even the risk of condemning them to Hell, if we maybe teach them the wrong religion?

2006-07-07 08:42:36 · 14 answers · asked by Thinx 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Micro-evolution refers to changes within species and it happens all the time. We know it adds no new genetic information to the genes all it does is suppress some traits while making others dominant. Examples in humans will include genetic information for height, hair colour etc. Macro-evolution is the change from one genetical inferior order or family to a more genetical sophisticated one. Now my question is, what will be the next step in the evolution(macro-) of man?

2006-07-07 08:41:12 · 9 answers · asked by the comet 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In 2003 a good friend of mine joined the Marines. I was going to join with him but my girl friend dint want me to go so I din't. He is being sent to Iraq and I feel like I should join to watch his back, but if I do I'll give my girl friend a lot to worry about. What should I do?

2006-07-07 08:40:59 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

If so . . . How?

2006-07-07 08:40:12 · 29 answers · asked by Kenny ♣ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

what do u do or your partner do to get you aroused and ready to make love

2006-07-07 08:40:09 · 13 answers · asked by J MONEY 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

There many of wars going on in the world right now or had recently been fought in the past that have a least something to do with Islam, i.e. Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, etc. It seems to me that there are those that want to set up and Islamic state at the expense of all other belief systems. I suspect that we are already in world war 3 with militant Islam. I also am wondering if some of the wars in Southeast Asia are related to this subject as well as the recent riots in France. I do not want to overstep my bounds by misunderstanding some of these situations which could be nationalistic or related to other social issues. I would appreciate any respectful comments on this subject.

2006-07-07 08:38:29 · 6 answers · asked by Love of Truth 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-07 08:38:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I'm from the UK and I have heard stories that Americans love the British accent. I would like to ask the good people of America if this is true?

2006-07-07 08:38:01 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-07-07 08:36:11 · 4 answers · asked by vkrum1900 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Serisouly. I keep hearing people saying that allowing gay people to get married is a threat to marriage. I have asked many people what this means (even the ones who say it), and no one can give me a straight answer. No pun intended. I really really really want to know the rationale behind that statement, because it doesn't make sense to me.

2006-07-07 08:35:23 · 15 answers · asked by mosesqueenofegypt 2 in Other - Society & Culture

because i need some help with some things and i cant find him and hes not listening to me.....i think he might have left.....

(and dont try and tell me its because he dosent exist..)

2006-07-07 08:35:08 · 36 answers · asked by Sporkzilla 3 in Religion & Spirituality

believe in him without some good proof or evidence that I can accept, does that mean that I was made to be an atheist and go to hell. Because I grew up in a christian family and was active in church, but it never felt right or believable to me, ever. So to me that deels like a big F U from God , if he exists. If he choses who he wants in his family or camp, he never chose me even though I was open to it for many years...............nothing, am I the anti-christ or something? Since you're Mr.All-Knowing F.U. right back
O.K. abuse me ye zealots, I don't care anymore!!!!

2006-07-07 08:35:08 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-07 08:33:43 · 31 answers · asked by Jordan 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-07 08:33:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i want your thoughts of what religion is!!!and why almost everything in the bible go against science!!!!

2006-07-07 08:33:11 · 13 answers · asked by maxie 2 in Religion & Spirituality