Society & Culture - 7 August 2006

2006-08-07 11:17:20 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-08-07 11:16:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

With the anti English sentiments I wonder.

2006-08-07 11:15:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Why can I easily imitate any accent I want, but a non-english speaker almost always has a noticeable accent unless they try very hard? Is this observation wrong?

2006-08-07 11:14:55 · 9 answers · asked by avihock 1 in Languages

It is true that Christianity has spread widely but how has this happened? Until the 15th century Christianity was largely confined to Europe. After this, European armies spread throughout the world forcing their religion on the people they conquered. In most conquered countries (e.g. Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Taiwan and parts of India) laws were passed banning all non-Christian religions. By the late 19th century brute force was no longer used to enforce belief but, under the influence of the missionaries, colonial administrators tried to hinder non-Christian religions as much as possible. Today the spread of Christianity is supported by lavish financial assistance which missionaries get largely from the U.S.A. So Christianity has spread not because of its inherent superiority but because of violence in the past and wealth today.

Whether Christianity is the world's largest religion is a matter of definition. Can we consider the Mormons, the Moonies and the Jehovah's Witnesses to be Christians? Can we consider the numerous strange cults and sects that flourish in South America and Africa, and which account for many millions of people, to be Christian? Most Protestants don't even consider Catholics to be Christians! If we deny that all the heretical, heterodoxist, cultic and bizarre Christian groups are 'real' Christians, this would probably make Christianity one of the smallest religions in the world. This would also explain why the Bible says that only 144,000 people will be saved on Judgement Day (Rev 14:3-4).

2006-08-07 11:14:17 · 14 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The source of this idea is Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists, where he states:

"I contemplate with soverign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church and State."

Bascially there are two schools, and each argues a different view:

separationists: argue that Jefferson's letter reveals the original intent of the First Amendement clause regarding freedom of religious expression, and

anti-separationists: either claim that Jefferson's letter is irrelevant or say that it supports the guarantee that religion can exist without gov't influence, not separation

Just because this idea is not in the U.S. Constitution, does that mean that it is not one that we should follow?

If that's the case, why do we have laws beyond the Constitution (at Federal, State, and Local levels)?

2006-08-07 11:13:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-07 11:12:56 · 3 answers · asked by ? 5 in Languages

2006-08-07 11:12:40 · 11 answers · asked by smartfem_18 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Are you attracted to asian/eurasian girls? Eurasian = European and asian. What makes you attracted to them and why?

2006-08-07 11:11:53 · 19 answers · asked by Simply_Me 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I don't know about you guys, but I don't remember being taught about the various kinds of birth control when I went through sex ed in the 7th grade. Maybe it's differant in differant places, but for me, it was just "This is what your body is like, this is how sex works, but don't do it untill you're married." Luckily, my mom did tell me about condoms, the various pills and patches, and other forms of birth control. I think if more teenagers were taught about birth control options in schools, less of them would be getting pregnant/getting their girlfriends pregnant.

What do you think? Should schools include birth control in their sex ed curriculum? Why or why not? Would you, as a parent, teach your kid about birth control? How old do you think they should be when you tell them about it?

2006-08-07 11:11:52 · 17 answers · asked by Girl Wonder 5 in Other - Society & Culture

what is it women love about black men?...ladies I wanna hear what attracts you to them.

2006-08-07 11:11:48 · 8 answers · asked by courtney 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I just found a website that illustrates perfectly how deception is being used by a certain religion to draw uneducated curious people into their trap.

http://www.speed-light.info/

It's jam packed with pseudoscience and ridiculous conclusions. Anyone who is even remotely educated in physics and astronomy will get a big laugh out of this. The worst part is that the authors of this website have actually changed parts of the Koran to support their claims.

Is this acceptable? Is this right? Is this honest?

2006-08-07 11:10:46 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

believe in a Creator of it All?

Peace and Love

2006-08-07 11:08:44 · 6 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm hoping for serious answers from those whose faith is Islam.

I know about the 'virgins in heaven' thing - but I'm hoping that is only a radical Islamist view.

A clear interpretation would be appreciated.

2006-08-07 11:07:24 · 10 answers · asked by pezdispenserwisdom 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it time to send him off to start his own life?

2006-08-07 11:07:22 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5 in Other - Society & Culture

There must be studies into this somewhere! does anyone know where?

2006-08-07 11:05:27 · 52 answers · asked by oxyman42 Re-Loaded 1 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2006/s1705231.htm

2006-08-07 11:04:47 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Natalie Portman was born as Natalie Hershlag in Israel to Jewish parents!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Portman

Read about her sexy lineage of Russian, Romanian, Polish, and Austrian Jewish ancestry!

Does knowing that she is an Israeli chick make the Lebanon X Israel war justified?

Stop fighting ya'll!

Natalie is a sexy Jew!!! She went to Harvard and graduated with 1400+ (near perfect) on the SAT score on graduation. Talk about sexy Jewish brains.

p.s. I am not Jewish.

2006-08-07 11:04:09 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

some say it's wrong for us not to teach our children about god. being agnostic wouldn't you teach your children all possibilities? i would, and do but my daughter is only 1.5 yrs old so i don't think she understands much.....lol

2006-08-07 11:03:57 · 8 answers · asked by tandypants 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-07 11:03:27 · 15 answers · asked by popcorn 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Samuel Johnson, English Author & Lexicographer stated:

"Every man has the right to utter what he thinks is truth, and every other man has the right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test."

Your thoughts on this....?

2006-08-07 11:01:57 · 13 answers · asked by genaddt 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-07 11:00:46 · 29 answers · asked by popcorn 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-07 10:59:56 · 17 answers · asked by popcorn 1 in Religion & Spirituality

...and how did you get through it?
Thank you for your time.

2006-08-07 10:59:09 · 66 answers · asked by Notnadia 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-07 10:58:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-07 10:58:23 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5 in Other - Society & Culture

And that is support the Israel Zionists. Think about it- Israel only wants the small piece of land, but Shiites want to consume the entire Middle East and swallow the entire Ummah into some giant Kafar Shiite "Islamic" Republic.

But Israel is fighting the Shiite devils of Hezbollah and their Iranian shiite supporters. If we Sunnis give Israel permission to destroy the Shiite scourge wherever it is, then we will be rid of the biggest problem.

As a wise man once said, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Should we embrace the Zionists ?

2006-08-07 10:58:08 · 12 answers · asked by muawiyah 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Remeber...if it was not for us, you lot would be speaking GERMAN..

2006-08-07 10:58:07 · 31 answers · asked by joker 1 in Other - Society & Culture

can someone tell me which language is this:
melalui perantara komputer/ proyek ini Merupakan proyek Tugas

2006-08-07 10:57:21 · 8 answers · asked by puneet s 1 in Languages

2006-08-07 10:56:44 · 6 answers · asked by Brock L 1 in Other - Society & Culture