Society & Culture - 13 July 2006

2006-07-13 13:47:27 · 16 answers · asked by Daniel T 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-13 13:46:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

im daring you to say anglo saxon....lol

2006-07-13 13:45:47 · 33 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-13 13:45:17 · 24 answers · asked by Kellkat 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Since I can remember I have never felt like this place (earth) is my home. I feel like Im misplaced or not meant to be here. Does this make sense. Im happy for the most part and I try to live my life as well as I can but when Im alone I start to feel that feeling again. Im not suicidal but I feel like Im not meant to be here or that I dont fit in. Like this is not my REAL home. Anyone else feel this way? And what does it mean?

2006-07-13 13:45:14 · 15 answers · asked by *♥* Igotorbs*♥* 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Who here is ready to bow themselves in worship to the Holy Flute who sent his son the Holy Clarinet to die in the High School Band for your sins so you can go the Heaven and hear the Holy Music.

2006-07-13 13:44:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-13 13:44:02 · 11 answers · asked by Mysterious 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-13 13:43:50 · 4 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - Society & Culture

If Jesus instructs his followers to pray in private (see below), why to Christians preach so much?

Matthew 6:5-6 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full."

" But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

2006-07-13 13:42:11 · 26 answers · asked by arvis3 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Actually this is meant as an apology for any perceived offenses and an actual question as to how I offended anyone when I asked what their purpose or drive was concerning living their lives. I really wasn't trying to insult Atheists or Agnostics. I truly wanted to know if you had your own ideas about life and how to live it. I am sorry if if came out wrong but please do not get defensive and presume everyone is judging. I am sure not in a position to judge anyone else. I wouldn't even want to have to be on a jury. Peace to All,Debra

2006-07-13 13:42:03 · 14 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

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2006-07-13 13:41:59 · 44 answers · asked by dOnNa 1 in Languages

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY PLEASE... I have heard that Italians have been known to be racists to African-Americans...

2006-07-13 13:41:30 · 17 answers · asked by marinescheerleader 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I read a lot of the answers (so far). Here's another thing - God made us in his own image, correct? Now, if a person is gay (people not reading my 1st question-no, I am not gay)...anyway, why would a person be gay if it is so wrong. I don't think God would do that - have a child be born gay -- and then condemn them for it. That would be not nice - and from the last I heard, God's pretty nice. Did Satan get into a mother's womb and turn the child gay? How'd that happen? And then, why are there so many people out there in love with a same sex partner?

2006-07-13 13:41:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When David wanted to build God a temple (big Box) GOd said no, God liked being in the tent out amoung the people.

Why today do we try to keep God in our temples instead of inviting God to mill around outside with us?

2006-07-13 13:40:49 · 26 answers · asked by mike g 4 in Religion & Spirituality

My daughter is half caucasian and half Ecuadorian. This girl I know asked me the other day if I worry about my daughter growing up being bi-racial. I am not a discriminating, racist person and I don't see anything wrong with having children with somebody outside of your race. Do you agree or disagree?

2006-07-13 13:40:36 · 22 answers · asked by stacianastacia 2 in Other - Society & Culture

My friend says it's rude!

2006-07-13 13:40:33 · 34 answers · asked by dOnNa 1 in Etiquette

the answers to my last question is this
If a black person acknowledges the suffering of his race
He's a racist

I can't help that the facts are that black people have experienced unnecessary hardships in America
I can't help that it was white people who burdened blacks with these unnecessary hardships

Pointing out the facts makes me a racist?
I understand that no white people alive today had anything to do with slavery
I recognize that most white people today had nothing to do with civil rights opposition.
I'm not trying to "blame whitey" or call them all racists.
It's just annoying when white people complain about blacks having
groups such as the NAACP or special black scholarships as if slavery/Jim crow never happened.
At least acknowledge that the black race has had an unfair start in America before going on a tirade about these institutions.
I believe in order to secure a better future it is necessary to recognize the past. Not to ignore it.

2006-07-13 13:39:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Who notices mis spelled words?

2006-07-13 13:38:53 · 43 answers · asked by dOnNa 1 in Languages

Look, this jerk called me a ****er just because I'm black? Well, I'm not a "****er". I'm well educated and smart. That word would be used for a dumb weed-smoking pimp. Who hates that word ****er? I dont believe in racism for any color-speaking of racism, who hates racism?

2006-07-13 13:38:49 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Seriously? Can you fill up your tub and do it, do you have to join a church or get a preacher to do it, is there a way you can do it solely? It really is between you and God anyway, I know it's a public expression thing, but I don't know anyone who cares.

2006-07-13 13:38:23 · 11 answers · asked by Shiverbane 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-13 13:37:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-13 13:37:19 · 13 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I've never seen it! The clerk will generally reply, "You have more than 10 items" and that's it! And their items are already on the conveyor belt!!

2006-07-13 13:36:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-13 13:36:22 · 7 answers · asked by last spiritual man 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I think that their is something crazy about blue eyes.

2006-07-13 13:35:40 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

You might be a vampire if...
* You have a strong desire for and/or Stimulation by blood (sexual, revitalizing or otherwise)
* You have a nameless craving that can never quite be fulfilled
* People you get close to tend to become tired, weary and upset a lot around you
* People tend to find you interesting at first, then begin to avoid you
* Even when surrounded by others, you always feel alone
* Sunlight/bright light in general hurts your eyes (but you can go out in it, even so)
* You tend to be a night person by nature (because you may feel more comfortable and "alive" at this time)
* You have had a strong interest in vampires(in any aspect of the genre) probably since puberty onwards
* You have had a strong interest in vampires since a traumatic event occured in your life
* You don't get sick often, or if you do, the maladies are often strange or severe
* You are a fast healer
* Sex tends to leave you feeling revitalized and full of energy
* You have drank blood before or would like to, if you could
* You enjoy imbibing sexual fluids because of the vitality they contain
* Electrical appliances and you don't generally tend to get along well (watches stop often, computers malfunction for no reason, microwaves start up by themselves, etc)
* You prefer rich fabrics, tastes, scents etc.
* You are very sensitive to sensory extremes (strong scents, rough textures, sour tastes,etc)
* You feel totally different on some elemental,intuitive level to most other human beings
* You feel you don't belong in this century, maybe even this world
* You believe in reincarnation and maybe even have had past life visions
* Your dreams are often extremely vivid and sometimes result in cases of deja vu
* You easily "trance out" or find yourself detached from the world
* You posess an ability similar to ESP (or are highly intuitive in general)
* People often find you very empathetic to how they feel
* People often either trust you completely or think you are very dangerous.
* Your style of clothing tends to be more on the dramatic side
* Your relationships tend to be very rocky and emotionally unstable
* Your relationships tend to be very intense and passionate
* People tell you that you are too intense/an "enigma"/"dark hole"/add similar phrase here
* You look younger than you are (when you're beyond twenty years of age) or look older than you are (when you are younger than 20 yrs of age)
* You can see and/or read auras
* Animals tend to get along well with you
* You have good, natural "magickal" abilities (if you do spells, etc, usually they work)
* You have only one or two friends/lovers who really understand you and whom you get along with
* When you will things to happen, they usually do
* You can often easily tell how other people are feeling
* You feel sick/get rashes/etc in the daytime when the sun is shining
* (you're a woman) Your period starts late in the day and your cycle is usually timed to the full moon
* You suffer from allergies

Important Note: Many visitors to VAU tell me that they have most of or all of these symptoms and does this mean they are definately a vampire? The answer is, not necessarily. Having all of these traits does not necessarily mean you are vampiric, nor does having none of these traits mean you are not necessarily vampiric. Therefore, let the following be your primary indicator of vampirism above all else: a real vampire, whether psychic or blood oriented, will have a craving. The vampire will either know what he/she craves, or will have a nameless craving they can't quite put their finger on, but nevertheless it is there. If you don't have a craving, you are not a vampire.




Common Misconceptions and their realities







* Misconception: Vampires are seductive, powerful, hypnotic creatures
* Reality: Vampires are just like everyone else, although generally tend to have more intense, charismatic personalities.

* Misconception: Vampires don't need jobs
* Reality: Vampires need to earn a living just like everyone else. They hold all types of jobs from the mundane to the exciting, just like everybody else also.

* Misconception: Vampires are physically immortal and/or undead
* Reality: Vampires are physically mortal, with immortal souls. Vampires live normal lifespans and normal lives and have never, at any point in their physical life, died and risen from the grave.

* Misconception: Vampires are repelled by garlic/crosses/roses/etc
* Reality: Vampires can eat anything, are of all religions and the only time they might be repelled by a rose is if the thorn happens to prick them :)

* Misconception: Vampires drink only blood
* Reality: Vampires come in two types: The blood drinking type (sanguivores) and the energy absorbing type (psy-vamps). They, just like any other human, cannot survive without a regular diet of food and drink as well.

* Misconception: Vampires are evil and know what they are doing is evil and wrong
* Reality: Evil is a relative term, and there is no being on earth who can state with any validation what is good and what is evil. There are a great many evil humans out there too, anyway. Furthermore, not all vampires even know they are vampires...let alone contemplating whether their vampirism makes them good or bad.

* Misconception: Vampires can't go out in sunlight
* Reality: Vampires can go out in sunlight, it just generally tends to hurt their eyes and/or give them heat rashes/headaches or illness (to varied degrees)

* Misconception: The only way a vampire can be killed is through sunlight/staking/add other fictional vampire-killing method here
* Reality: Vampires can die of anything from bullets to AIDS to even a stake through the heart...just like any other human being. Sunlight; however, will not kill a vampire...this is a fictional device.

* Misconception: Vampires sleep in coffins/wear capes/have fangs/ are extremely pale/cast no reflection/etc
* Reality: Vampires are just like everyone else, as I've said. Many look, dress and live quite normally. None are borne with fangs (tho anyone and everyone can get fangs surgically implanted)...all cast reflections...and the only reason a vampire might be a tad paler than most is an avoidance of sunlight (if they are sensitive to it).

* Misconception: Vampires are pretentious/arrogant beings who believe they are a superior race and who insist that everyone accept the fact of their existance. Vampires will, if necessary use threats and/or go mainstream (ie: appear on tv shows, in magazines, news casts, etc) to force people to believe in their existance.
* Reality: For the most part, vampires are very easy-going and tolerant...well as much, that is, as any other human being on earth. Many will not force their beliefs on others or share with the world that they are a vampire, unless a specific individual asks and/or is interested in learning. If that individual still doesn't care to believe that the vampire is a vampire (and/or has a difficult time of understanding the concept of real vampirism vs, stereotypical fictional/folkloric vampirism) then the vampire will generally not force the issue further. Real vampires also will rarely go mainstream with their nature...in fact, most, if anything, set about to undo the negative connotations the vampiric community has received by the influence of those alleged "members" of the vampire community (who aren't really members) who have indeed gone mainstream and committed heinous acts of crime, etc. Vampires also will not go around making threats such as "Oh...I am a 400 year old vampire and if you don't surrender to me I will kill you, etc, etc). Most will even seek to debunk such fictionalized stereotypes. Furthermore, vampires generally also do not believe themselves a superior race, just a different race...if anything, they may have more of a deeper appreciation for life than do normal human beings. Basically, vampires tend to live by a "to each his own" motto...they will not judge your lifestyle/values/beliefs etc if you do not judge theirs

2006-07-13 13:35:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I had the weirdest dream about bunnies. Very cute brown bunnies. In the first part of the dream I had a baby. I had just gone through labor. A cute baby with blue eyes and light brown hair and it was strange because I had no idea who the father was. One hint was that he was my highschool crush. So then crazy stuff started happening in my dream-cant really explain because I cant remember thoroughly-so anyway, someone stole my baby from me. I called the cops and they found the baby and brought it back to me. Except it wasn't a baby-it was a bunny!!! How could my baby turn into a bunny? So then all of the sudden in the second stage of my dreamI started randomly dreaming about cute brown baby bunnies hopping around...so can someone tell me what this dream means? Does it have to do with something about bunnies or babies? I dont want to have a baby already! I'm only 15! Is this dream a sign that I'm going to be pregante at anytime of my teenhood!?

2006-07-13 13:35:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

We were very good girl friends till i met my husband and o got married and came here to US. I miss a friend not her soi was wondering if i should call her and tell her what i feel and how i feel.

2006-07-13 13:34:00 · 4 answers · asked by Dusky 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-07-13 13:33:33 · 9 answers · asked by Scott S 2 in Other - Society & Culture

bullying tactics?

2006-07-13 13:32:54 · 27 answers · asked by brianna_the_angel777 4 in Religion & Spirituality