Society & Culture - 22 July 2006

2006-07-22 12:39:37 · 17 answers · asked by mayigniteunderpressure 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Did the church doctrine change? If it did what types of things do you feel were different from the original church as Jesus initiated?

2006-07-22 12:39:11 · 5 answers · asked by Angel 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-22 12:39:04 · 19 answers · asked by Jay 1 in Religion & Spirituality

And also, does this mean we should all be vegetarians too?

2006-07-22 12:38:19 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

All I know is that there is no hell for Jews technically and I have been told that true christens hell is more like the Jewish hell (separation from god) than the fiery place. In addition, as for Islam I do not know.

2006-07-22 12:37:50 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I mean after all a church is a place where you go to find the so called god right and hope and all that crap well EVERY church is stupied and hateful because they all say i have the devil in me but i thought church was a nice place and ment for love LOL its ok I HATE church anyways because i believe in the devil LOL

2006-07-22 12:37:22 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

seriously...do all of you just...let it go? does no one have any etiquette in this???

2006-07-22 12:35:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

This is a disgrace to gay community but please take this question as if it happened to you.

What would you do if your uncle-in-law caught you watchin' him taking a shower?

Details:

*I am a full time nanny to their kids.
*You just got that urge that you can't help coz you know that all doors are open and he is naked with a huge stick.
*You talked to him after the incident.

Conversation:(After "it" happened)

He told me that he's gotta tell his wife. He is very open to gay people and told me that I need to come out of the closet and find some guys who's into that thing because he's not into it. He also told me to talk to my aunt about what I should do to tell the other people about me being gay.

I really am sorry to him and to the gay community. I just feel so down and don't know what to do. Maybe I need a rest. Okay...please answer possitively...

2006-07-22 12:34:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I've heard of monogamy, polygamy and polyamory. Are there other relationship lifestyles and if so, what are they?

2006-07-22 12:34:20 · 5 answers · asked by sunlover1975 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

dont u think that the rapture could happen soon with all the things going on in Israel.. it seems so biblical to be happening like this. I mean just read the book of Revalation or watch the series Left Behind.

2006-07-22 12:33:49 · 26 answers · asked by [J] [E] [N] 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I studied religion at school, have read the bible but i'm not convinced. My question is this, when I die , if I find I was wrong, can't I just say sorry and ask for forgiveness?

2006-07-22 12:30:41 · 55 answers · asked by mrmoo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I don`t & I couldn`t!

2006-07-22 12:30:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I saw a movie on National Geogrqaphic channel. They said that to each Jew letter responds some number and when you write the name Ceaser Neron in this numbers and sum them the result is 666. Have you heard this theory? Do you think that emperor Neron could be the inspiration of making 666 the devil number (in fact, he is one of the first Christianity haters)?

2006-07-22 12:30:21 · 14 answers · asked by Sabina_Rois 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-22 12:29:57 · 4 answers · asked by gaybobbarker 2 in Other - Society & Culture

i hate it!!! however, i do want to know more opinions....interested in what you go through...or whatnot. thanks! :)

2006-07-22 12:29:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Auf bin Malik radhiyallahu anhu says: I came to Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam while he was in his skin tent during the Tabuk expedition. He said to me, "Count six things before the advent of Qiyamah:

1. My death
2. The conquest of Jerusalem
3. Mass deaths amongst you people, just as when sheep die in large numbers during an epidemic
4. Abundance of wealth to such an extent that if a person were to be given a hundred Dinars he will still not be satisfied
5. General anarchy and bloodshed, that no Arab household will be spared from it
6. Then a life of peace as a result of a peace agreement between you and the Banil Asfaar (Romans) which they will break and attack you with a force consisting of eighty flags and under each flag will be an army of twelve thousand men."

(Bukhari).

Signs Before the Major Signs (i.e. before the emergence of Imaam Mahdi)

Christain Rule Will be dominant

ANOMALOUS INCIDENTS WILL OCCUR
Occurrence of red winds, disfiguration of faces (man to pig), and people being swallowed into the ground.

GENOCIDE
A man from Abu Sufyaan’s progeny massacres descendents of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam and rules over Syria and Egypt.

WAR
A major war between Muslims and Christians: Half the Christian army will sign a peace treaty with the Muslim army, while the second half of the Christian army remains the common enemy.

ISTANBUL CONQUERED BY CHRISTIANS
The enemy half of the Christian army conquers Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.

ISTANBUL RECONQUERED JOINTLY BY MUSLIM AND CHRISTIANS
The Muslims and the good half of the Christian army conquer Constantinople together, against the enemy Christians. Thereafter, a Christian will say the victory was due to the cross, and the Muslim will say it was due to Islam. A battle between both sides will ensue, and the Muslim Ruler will be martyred.

SYRIA CONQUERED BY CHRISTIANS
The two Christian armies reunite, conquering Syria.

CHRISTIAN DOMINATION
Christians dominate the world up to Khaiber (near Madinah), and they will pursue Muslims with 80 flags, with 12,000 men under each flag.

MUSLIMS AWAIT Imaam Mahdi

TOTAL ECLIPSE
A total eclipse of the sun and moon will occur in Ramadhan, prior to Imaam Mahdi’s emergence.

The Major Signs:

IMAAM MAHDI EMERGES
At age 40, Imaam Mahdi appears in Makkah, then flees to Madinah.

MUSLIM ARMY MARCHES
The army of Mansoor from Khurasaan will head towards Makkah to aid Imaam Mahdi. They will win many battles on the way. No force will be able to stop them. They will carry black flags.

SUFYAANI ARMY SWALLOWED BY THE EARTH.
The Sufyaani army (an Anti-Muslim force) from Syria singles out Imaam Mahdi for execution. On the way to Makkah, they get swallowed into the ground. A second Sufyaani army is created with 960,000 men (of 80 nations).

CONFRONTATION IN SYRIA
Imaam Mahdi and the Muslim army go to Syria to confront the Christians. The Christians, before the battle, will ask Muslims for the return of their prisoners-of-war. The Muslims will refuse. The battle will begin. One-third of Imaam Mahdi’s army will flee (their repentance will not be accepted), one-third will be martyred, and one-third will gain victory over the Christians.

MUSLIM ARMY UNDER IMAAM MAHDI CONQUERS PALESTINE

JIHAAD ON INDIA
A jamaat of Muslims wages Jihaad on India and be successful.

SYRIA UNDER MUSLIM RULE
Imaam Mahdi returns to Syria and establishes Muslim rule over the lands he passes.

ANIMOSTIY RIFE AMONGST THE PEOPLE
At this time, Muslims will be weak and there will be very few pious people.

3 RUMORS OF EMERGENCE OF Dajjaal... 3 YEARS OF DROUGHT
Before the emergence of Dajjaal there will be three years of drought. The first year, the skies will retain 1/3 of its water, the second year 2/3, and all of its water the third year.

DAJJAAL APPEARS
Dajjaal appears. His followers, the Yahudis, will number 70,000 and will wear expensive silk attire and carry double edged swords.

Hadhrat Eisa alayhis salaam (JESUS) APPEARS
Hadhrat Eisa alayhis salaam descends during the lifetime of Imaam Mahdi.

DAJJAAL KILLED AT THE GATE OF HUDD
Hadhrat Eisa alayhis salaam kills Dajjaal at the Gate of Hudd, near an Israeli airport, in the valley of “Ifiq.” The final war between the Yahudi's will ensue, and the Muslims be victorious.

TOTAL PEACE
With the death of Dajjaal, all wars will end. Jihad will be stopped; peace, harmony, and tranquility will be on earth. The earth will produce abundant crops and fruit. The people will follow Islam.

HADHRAT EISA RECEIVES REVELATION
The revelation tells that the Yajooj and Majooj will soon be released and the believers should be taken to Mt. Toor (Sinai).

YAJOOJ AND MAJOOJ ("Gog and Magog") RELEASED
The Yajooj and Majooj surge forth in large numbers. They destroy everything in their path in their effort to conquer the world. They will be released in two groups.

YAJOOJ AND MAJOOJ REACH JERUSALEM
When they reach Mount Khamrin in Jerusalem, they will proclaim to have conquered the world. Then the will shoot arrows into the sky to conquer the heavens. The arrows will return blood stained.

HARDHSHIPS ON MOUNT TOOR
Scarcity of provisions and hardships will afflict the Muslims. Hadhrat Eisa alayhis salaam and the Muslims will pray for the removal of the calamity.

YAJOOJ AND MAJOOJ KILLED BY INFECTIONS
Their prayers were answered and the Yajooj and Majooj develop boil infections, causing them to burst simultaneously as a result.

EARTH FULL OF STENCH OF CORPSES
Hadhrat Eisa alayhis salaam and his companions pray again and huge birds are sent to pick up the Yajooj and Majooj corpses and dispose of them in Nahbal (according to Tirmidhi), the ocean or elsewhere.

PEACE ON EARTH
It will rain for forty days and the earth will be cleansed. Muslims will burn the bows and arrow of Yajooj and Majooj for 7 years. Life will be peaceful while Hadhrat Eisa alayhis salaam is alive. The earth will be bountiful. Hadhrat Eisa will live 19 years after marriage.

HADHRAT EISA PASSES AWAY AND BURIED NEXT TO MUHAMMED (S.A.W.)

OTHER LEADERS FOLLOW AFTER HADHRAT EISA alayhis salaam
Jahjaan from Qahtaan, from a tribe in Yemen, will rule as the next Khalifa. Muquad, from a tribe of Banu Tamim will also be a deputy. SOCIETY SLOWLY DECAYS AND KUFR SETS IN

The Final Signs of Qiyaamah:

1 THE CAVING IN OF THE GROUND
The ground will cave in: one in the east, one in the west, and one in Hejaz, Saudi Arabia.

2 THE FORTY DAY SMOKE/FOG
Fog or smoke will cover the skies for forty days. The non-believers will fall unconscious, while Muslims will be ill (develop colds). The skies will then clear up.

3 THE NIGHT OF THREE NIGHTS
A night three nights long will follow the fog. It will occur in the month of Zil-Hajj after Eidul-Adha, and cause much restlessness among the people.

4 THE RISING OF THE SUN IN THE WEST
After the night of three nights, the following morning the sun will rise in the west. People’s repentance will not be accepted after this incident.

5 THE BEAST FROM THE EARTH APPEARS
One day later, the Beast from the earth will miraculously emerge from Mount Safaa in Makkah, causing a split in the ground. The beast will be able to talk to people and mark the faces of people, making the believers’ faces glitter, and the non-believers’ faces darkened.

6 THE BREEZE FROM THE SOUTH
A breeze from the south causes sores in the armpits of Muslims, which they will die of as a result.

7 DESTRUCTION OF THE KA’ABA
The Ka’aba will be destroyed by non-Muslim African group. Kufr will be rampant. Haj will be discontinued. The Qur’an will be lifted from the heart of the people, 30 years after the ruler Muquad’s death.

8 FINAL SIGN OF QIYAAMAH: FIRE IN YEMEN
The fire will follow people to Syria, after which it will stop.

COMMENCEMENT OF QIYAAMAH
Some years after the fire, Qiyaamah begins with the Soor (trumpet) being blown. The year is not known to any person. Qiyaamah will come upon the worst of creation.

2006-07-22 12:28:48 · 9 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you don't think so, why not? Do you believe in modern day revelation?

2006-07-22 12:28:21 · 28 answers · asked by Angel 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Remember when Jesus accused the Pharises of serving God with their mouths and not their hearts. You do the same. Out of your mouths comes judgement and prejudism. But no love or compassion. Real christians disregard, you know who you are. But those of you, conservatives, who push to control and accuse other people without compassion or love, you will pay for your actions someday!

2006-07-22 12:27:42 · 12 answers · asked by ANyone but you 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In Steinbeck's book, The Grapes of Wrath, there is mention of roadside signs from the 1930's--the Burma Shave series, etc. In the famous restaurant sceen, approx. mid-book, there is a small sign inthe restaurant that says "IITYWTYBAD" or something like hthat. I presume the initials stand for some popular phrase similar to "DLTBGYD" (Don't let the bastards grind you down).

Does anyone know what the Steinbeck acronym means?

2006-07-22 12:27:20 · 2 answers · asked by C B 2 in Languages

Let's suppose someone claims that demons are responsible for disease. We say "But we know that bacteria and viruses cause disease" and they say "Oh sure, but demons are responsible for the bacteria and viruses that cause disease". We say "But we know that bacteria and viruses are a product of evolution, because we can see it happening every day" and they say "Oh sure, but demons are what cause bacteria and viruses to evolve the way they do". And so on, ad infinitum. There is absolutely nothing - no fact or discovery or deduction - that could possibly disprove the claim that demons cause disease, because the claim is consistent with all possible facts and all possible worlds. That's why a claim like this is not science.

2006-07-22 12:26:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-07-22 12:25:42 · 13 answers · asked by Jake 'N' Shakes 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

The Bible was written by satan, and anyone who believes in the bible and jesus is going to hell. Christians will burn the most painfully of all. Its all in the bible. You cannot give any evidence to refute this claim. If you try to do so with bible verses you are using the word of Devil and you love Satan. So let it be written so let it be done!!!!

2006-07-22 12:25:29 · 18 answers · asked by Ann Tykreist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Let's say me and my boy wanted to get hitched.

A Pastafarian wedding would be the only choice.

Other than dressing as pirates, how should we go about uniting ourselves in the glory of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Who should preside over the wedding? What kind of decorations or food should we have? What sort of vows should we say? How should the cerimony go?

For help in your answer, check this out:
http://www.venganza.org/

2006-07-22 12:25:11 · 3 answers · asked by Girl Wonder 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The scientists say that "Apocalypse" is written in the end of 1st century, when Apostole John was about 100 year old, which is pretty imposible, cause people by that time were dieing at age of 50. Te scientists think it was written by other person, who just signed it as Apostole John. They also say the styles of the "Apocalypse" and "The gospel of John" are very different. What do you think about that? Could "Apocalypse" has been written by other author?

2006-07-22 12:24:46 · 11 answers · asked by Sabina_Rois 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Lie, cheat, steal, murder, be gay, get a divorce, commit adultery? What? Really? True Christians dont goof up, sometimes fall by the way, back slide into sin? Isnt it possible even a TRUE christian can sometimes mess up, and have to find there way to repentance? Why do people day that? Is that NOT judgung someone? If its true, that TRUR christians dont go against what God says, then a TRUE christian wouldnt judge other Christians right?

Sorry, Im a Christian, I admit I still sin, but even I can see the hypocricy of the statement "A TRUE Christian wouldnt _________(and any sin here)"

2006-07-22 12:22:33 · 16 answers · asked by sweetie_baby 6 in Religion & Spirituality

last night I had a strange dream........ a bone-chilling dream!!!!!

This is what happened.

I was standing by the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then I woke up.

I fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind. The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then I woke up; it had been a dream

What does my dream mean?

tell me please

2006-07-22 12:22:02 · 15 answers · asked by Wilson Kipketer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I found some interesting statistics, some of which you may know, that indicate that the WTBTS is in decline.
1. In the twenty years from 1970 to 1990, the rate of yearly increase dropped from 10% to 6%. In the last 10 years it has dropped from 6% to about 2%. Since the world population growth is about 1.5% they are only growing at about 1/2 of 1% faster than the population.

2. In 1999, there were 21 large countries that showed a decline. In 2000, there were 22 such countries. These countries are in North America and Europe, plus Australia and Japan.

3. In almost all countries there has been a steady 10 year decline in the number getting baptized each year. The exceptions are in Asia, where the decline began 5 years ago, and in Africa, where there has not been a decline.

4. In the past four years, the average hours per publisher, world wide has declined about 15% and the number of Bible studies per publisher has declined about 20%.

In the 1940's they where the "fastest growing religion" and saw this as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy. They will probably see today's very different situation as a fullfilment of Bible prophecy as well.

Do you think the internet is partly resposible for this? What other factors are there, do you think?

2006-07-22 12:20:03 · 14 answers · asked by John C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

...and that it costs money to get your question answered?

http://answers.google.com/answers/

2006-07-22 12:19:28 · 7 answers · asked by ... 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Some people that nearly died are telling about a light, and people who are saved or have got salvation have seen the light. Is it the same light?

2006-07-22 12:18:39 · 10 answers · asked by Scorpion 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do christians use that "not a true christian" garbage as an excuse for what other christians do? What is that suppose to mean not a true christian? As oppose to what, a half christian? You either are one or you aren't. If you believe in jesus and the bible than your a christian, case closed. Do you agree with me christians should stop using this line just to make there religion look better and ignore there garbage they did in the past like the inquisition, salem witch trials and the crusades and the garbage they do today?

2006-07-22 12:17:03 · 20 answers · asked by The Truth Revealed 1 in Religion & Spirituality