Society & Culture - 11 July 2006

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying ALL non-Christians think we are stupid or dumb, but there is a large group that does. Christians are not stupid. I've been a Christian all my life and I have an IQ of 133, that means saying I'm highly intelligent is an understatement. So why do say we're stupid? I just don't get it.

2006-07-11 16:27:51 · 31 answers · asked by stretch2390 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My sister showed me an article not long ago that mentioned some woman having a child at 52. We thought it was outrageously unfair to the poor kid, almost certain to become an orphan. I'd like to know what the readership here thinks.

2006-07-11 16:27:41 · 19 answers · asked by silvercomet 6 in Other - Society & Culture

Or is Free Will an illusion, custom-made for all of us limited beings, after all? ... In other words, is it a complementary notion to justify, balance and supplement one's actions, faith and powers of imagination?


P.S. I am NOT trying to be confrontational, nor offensive to anyone. … I am merely asking a logical question and would appreciate your sincere responses.

2006-07-11 16:26:48 · 19 answers · asked by lowonbrain 2 in Religion & Spirituality

As I see sectarian violence spiral out of control in Iraq, I think again: can there be any answer to human violence but a total commitment to forgive our enemies, no matter what they have done to us?

2006-07-11 16:26:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i'm trying to write a fictional story about two gay teens.

send me any sort of information that would be useful to me.
anysort. email please. just put in the answer sections that you sent it, and i'll pick the best info sent to me and that person can have best answer.

thanks.

2006-07-11 16:26:17 · 7 answers · asked by lover and fighter 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Don't we pity them all when they die?

2006-07-11 16:25:43 · 21 answers · asked by fiestygirl 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend claims to be homophobic. Only he's not afraid of lesbians. Should a true homophobic be afraid of all homosexuals no matter their gender? I feel he's not really homophobic but more like he's prejudiced towards homosexual men. What do you think?

2006-07-11 16:25:03 · 17 answers · asked by carolinaz_most_wanted85 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

i'm 15 weeks pregnant we just found out that my placenta is right over my cervics i have placenta previa. i already have one son he is 8 months. i'm really scared because i know how serious this is. but i blevie in the power of prayer thank you and god bless u

2006-07-11 16:24:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-11 16:24:11 · 13 answers · asked by fiestygirl 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i want to know what is diversity of culture can you explain it to me?

2006-07-11 16:21:34 · 4 answers · asked by emil 1 in Other - Society & Culture

my friends and i are thinking about starting a GSA in our school when the school year starts, what sort of things do we need to know to make a valid argument for why we need one?

2006-07-11 16:19:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I know that beside the words from bible there are a lot of interpretations, and i mean A LOT. Are those interpretations another words from god? Look at Jews, when they read the Torah, they just read it without any interpretation. Why can't christians do the same?
And about bible "accuracy", there cannot be any accuracy in bible since it was written, rewritten, translated, retranslated, interpreted and reinterpreted. You never get the accuracy in any translation from a language to another.

2006-07-11 16:19:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm looking to tell someone off in Italian! Please include pronunciation and correct spelling if possible!! Thanks!

2006-07-11 16:19:18 · 13 answers · asked by TheSkeptic 1 in Languages

According to many polls, about 85% of Americans claim to be Christians. However, it stands to reason that not everyone who says they are a Christian are truely saved.

I'm curious... Based on your understanding of the Bible, about what portion of these people will actually spend eternity with God in Heaven?

2006-07-11 16:19:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I dont mean an afro, I mean has anyone heard the old saying like, that knife is "duller than a frow" ? Very old saying

2006-07-11 16:17:41 · 7 answers · asked by MCgunner 2 in Other - Society & Culture

If my male friend locked me in a room and made me gaze upon his naughty bits while he looked at toon porn, am I a flamer? I need to know! What do I tell my fathers?

2006-07-11 16:16:44 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Would this website be helpful to homeless people??
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2006-07-11 16:15:01 · 1 answers · asked by tazruby 1 in Community Service

if some mafia men snuck into you wife/girlfriends room and opened up on her with ak 47 assault rifles then ran off would you go after them (if you had a gun)???

2006-07-11 16:14:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

And why give examples

2006-07-11 16:13:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-11 16:13:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

they've known that i'm gay for about 7 years at least. I've been with my girlfriend for 3, and we've lived together for over a year. They always said, "we don't have a problem with you being gay, we love you however you are." BUT... they never call her my girlfriend. always by her first name and often as my "roomate." I think they are afraid what relatives and friends might think. (though i get a vibe from my relatives that they all know i'm gay, too) however, tonight on the phone my dad called my girlfriend my "roomate" and it was a one on one conversation, me and him.

What is up with this? It makes me upset. But I don't want to criticize them too hard. I'm flying out to visit them in 2 days, so what could I say to them to make them understand?

2006-07-11 16:13:06 · 14 answers · asked by thirty-one characters 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I'm a very respectful person, I don't judge people for their beliefs. If I have to say, I must be closer to a spiritualist than anything. Then again, spiritualists also believe in a higher energy. I just can't seem to grasp the fact that soemthing semi-controls us or decides our fate in the end, even with our own choices.
I don't seem to believe 100% in something bigger besides love, and that I believe is felt and able to be pasted on to the ones you love but not all at once as a universe.
it's strange for me to believe we are mere organisms.
Here it is, I believe in people and our ability to change things, to create and destroy things, to love and hate with outrageous power but I don't believe in a purpose other than what your heart tells you.
What would this be?
I don't believe that our soul with combine with god and definately not going for that devil stuff.
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2006-07-11 16:12:45 · 22 answers · asked by fiestygirl 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Such a simple question, but when asked, there is generally an implicit depth and/or breadth of reply desired.

In the case of this particular Yahoo!® Answers question, there are no boundaries.

Feel free to elaborate.

2006-07-11 16:11:57 · 15 answers · asked by tedex 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm interested in becoming a Catholic Priest, however confused on how I should begin. I heard there are some orders that you can join that they will teach you for free and after 6-8 years of formation and education, you become ordained. However I've also heard that you need a degree outside the field of theology first then enter into a Seminarian college, like the ones in Missouri and Minnesota. I'd rather join a order, like the Jesuits without having to obtain my degree first, if such an option exists.

2006-07-11 16:10:53 · 8 answers · asked by Dark Saint 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-11 16:10:44 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-11 16:10:12 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-11 16:10:04 · 1 answers · asked by Linda O 1 in Languages

That womans my mother:
A lady standing strong and tough,
Who still stood standing,
When all things got rough.
A woman of courage and passion for love,
Kept her strong in hr faith,
too her lord up above.
That womans my mother,
With eyes made of brass,
A smile full of diamonds,
A heart pure at last.
I send her my love,
through the soft swaying wind,
and along with my love,my prayers i will send.
I'M blessed with her wisdom,
and warmth of her heart,
the touch of her love,
when were far apart.
Soon I will see her,
in my arms she will rest,
and again she will make it,
through one of God's test.

2006-07-11 16:10:03 · 16 answers · asked by LDW 1 in Religion & Spirituality

A very good short film about Jesus.
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Jesus/video/105910

2006-07-11 16:09:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-11 16:09:50 · 16 answers · asked by lizzie_c073 1 in Independence Day