Society & Culture - 11 August 2006

A fishing trip was planned between some coworkers and I said I wanted to go after being told my share of expenses (license, charter, food, etc.) altogether wouldn't be more than $100 or so. Since then, I've been told that it would cost nearly $200 for myself, which I can't afford... I also learned that I need to work that weekend so I can't go anyway.

I have been looking for someone who wants to go in my place, but if I cannot find a replacement the group is asking me to pay my share of the charter deposit since that is nonrefundable.. I would be dishing out $100 for not going on a fishing trip. If they split my share, everyone would just being paying an extra $20.

Am I obligated to pay the money even though I will not be attending? I committed to going when I thought the trip would cost a lot less than it turned out, and an extra $20 is a lot easier for someone to come up with than an extra $100...

2006-08-11 05:54:23 · 10 answers · asked by butterphly069 1 in Etiquette

2006-08-11 05:53:38 · 20 answers · asked by keepitsafe2think 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm not jewish but Christian.

2006-08-11 05:53:25 · 8 answers · asked by Joelle 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-11 05:53:13 · 3 answers · asked by J.C. 4 in Community Service

As in, he didn't necessarily (withheld judgement) accept Jesus as saviour but simply hoped that God could forgive him.

2006-08-11 05:52:26 · 25 answers · asked by BigPappa 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think He loves you after all you've done? Do you think He only loves Christians? Well if you do, you're wrong.

2006-08-11 05:51:23 · 35 answers · asked by Ginger<3sGilligan 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-11 05:51:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

How does a Kosher violation effect the spiritual state of a Jewish person? I am specifcly interested in an explanation from an Orthodox perspective. If you quote from the Talmud, please provide a link or reference.

2006-08-11 05:50:48 · 1 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-11 05:50:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

You say the Bible proves God made the Earth, some say the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster made the Earth.

Why do both books have the same amount of empirical evidence?

Why why why why why why

2006-08-11 05:50:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Going to the bars here in Houston, there are some HOT strippers that people say are straight. Granted, I don't even talk to them, just watch, but they seem to enjoy it when the gays touch their packages and rub their muscular legs and arms. One actually got upset that a girl touched his balls.

Are these men really very tolerant straight guys or really gay? What's the case in general?

2006-08-11 05:50:01 · 14 answers · asked by Kookoo Bananas 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

like race, it is not a persons choice what colour hair they are naturally given so i dont understand why people get away with making gingers feel inferior and as i f they are not welcome on this planet (im not ginger myself i have a ginger friend who was forced to die his hair black as he was being bullied) yet racists and the like are criticed continually
(3 minutes ago - 4 answers )

2006-08-11 05:49:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Mine was working at the city morgue...it was one of my favorite jobs too.

Don't get all crazy if I didn't put this in the right category.

2006-08-11 05:49:18 · 29 answers · asked by Sydney 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I have been a Christian all my life. I go to a non-denominational church and I don't consider myself to be a religious person and I don't follow religious rules. Rather, Christianity to me is a way of life, not a set of rules. I believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God and that he died for my sins and rose to Heaven. I believe God is the ruler over all, and is ultimately in control of everything.

I try to live everyday like Jesus Christ did and I want to have a personal relationship with him (as that is the only way of getting into Heaven).

But with everything going on in the world, I want to be SURE that I am on God's side and He will be with me and protect me from all the evil in the earth today.

But how do I KNOW for sure that I am on God's side? And, ultimately, that I will go to Heaven when my time comes?

2006-08-11 05:49:06 · 15 answers · asked by thetonik 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do Christians feel that the only true way to live is to believe in their God and that all others religions are erroneous. Isn't this a very narrow, ignorant, and arrogant view?
The Bible preaches that if you are a non believer, you are esentially their enemy and you will burn in hell. This does not sound like a very good idea to accept and to live one's life. It is telling people that a believer is a superior human being compared to non believers.
What are some of your thoughts on this topic? Please answer intelligently and base your answers on some sort of solid reasoning.

2006-08-11 05:48:57 · 36 answers · asked by psychic43 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I bought it last night and am reading it, from the perspective of "humor" its wonderful and it makes its point about intelligent design so effectively.

Ramen

2006-08-11 05:48:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

munesliver
Level 3

I am erasing my earlier response and would like to first make a public apology.

I am sorry if my earlier post was harsh and objectionable. I was in a hurry when I wrote it, this topic is something that I feel very strongly about, and after reading another person's response to my answer, I went back and read my own and was apalled at what I had written. I know that this apology cannot make up for my lack of respect in what I wrote, and I can only hope that those who read it can forgive me.

To me, this is one of the main issues of Y!A, and I feel that the debate, on some levels, represents how hard it is for so many different cultures to learn to get along. We will ALWAYS have these issues, and it is sometimes tiring to have them brought up time and time again. Why can we not just learn to accept that everyone is different, and that everyone does not express themselves in the same way? Is it not easier to accept that not everyone shares your point of view

2006-08-11 05:48:04 · 7 answers · asked by munesliver 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why do apes still exist & were they watching us evolving?

2006-08-11 05:46:19 · 35 answers · asked by krish 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In John 8:58 Jesus said, "Before Abraham was born, I AM". The Greek used for "I AM" is that same as in the Greek version of the Old Testament when God gives His covenant name - the eternal "I AM that I AM".

In John 10:30 Jesus said, "I and the Father are one".

Isaiah 44:6 says:
Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel
and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
"I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god."

Revelation 1:17-18, Jesus tells us that He is the "first and the last". Clearly the Redeemer is the LORD of hosts, who is Jesus. The reason LORD is in caps is to clarify that it translates the Hebrew name of God - YHWH. The Redeemer, Jesus, is YHWH.

Further, Romans 10:9 reads, "because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

So you have to confess that Jesus is God in order to be saved.

2006-08-11 05:45:25 · 24 answers · asked by Joshua 2 in Religion & Spirituality

WHICH THIEF ARE YOU?
When at the cross with Jesus the two persons with Christ were thieves, and were sent to die with Jesus. Now the nails in the thieves hands nor the distance from Christ was the issue and it was not what kept them from Christ. The difference between those who died that day and you is nothing. You and I are just as dead, we live on a planet where there is A 100% death rate. Now we can’t feel the nails like they did, in fact we don’t feel anything. Most go around for the most part as if all is fine.
Without understanding, that we are just as doomed, just as dead. Tell, me what goals does A dead person need? The one cross held someone that prevented him [not the nails] from giving Jesus everything, all his choices added up to rejecting the person who could save him, on the other hand the nails held him to the cross, but did not keep him from Christ. At the end of Life, you will end up either hanging on no matter what, or something will keep you hear, li

2006-08-11 05:44:33 · 15 answers · asked by wgr88 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-11 05:44:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-11 05:44:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I don't believe god exists----- but if he does, would he please strike me down to prove it?

2006-08-11 05:43:05 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They just started doing it. It looks like crap, like google. The clean looking results page is the main reason I use yahoo.

2006-08-11 05:42:14 · 2 answers · asked by nug 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Jesus says, in Matthew 5:33
"Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.'
"But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; "nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
"Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
"But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No.' For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.

2006-08-11 05:41:57 · 31 answers · asked by javiertrevino2221@sbcglobal.net 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever followed a diet for losing weight? What is the diet that worked for you?

I was anorexic a few years ago which made me lose so much weight I had to spend months trying to gain weight!

Have you ever follwed a *healthy* diet that worked for you?

2006-08-11 05:41:17 · 15 answers · asked by Natasha 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I believe that the bible tells us very clearly that all the races was created on the sixth day. Gen chap 1 v. 26-28. Hunters and fishers and so on. Then you read that God rested on the seventh day and only then did he realize that ther was no man to till the ground.Gen chap.2 v.1-5.
Dont let traditions of man make void the word off God!

2006-08-11 05:41:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

wth the economy going down the drain and only rich people are able to survive, the middle and lower class eventually will be considered poor. two classes exist, the extremely rich and extremely poor. with healthcare and social security soon to dissappear, this will make the poor people desperate for help. who can they count on? of course they will be employed by the super rich (masters) to do whatever they tell them to, hence slavery in return for a hot meal and shelter.

2006-08-11 05:40:16 · 18 answers · asked by VanillaIce 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I doubt if many people will do this but here goes.
below is a link to a christian site. If you go there look ,around the middle of the page, and click on "understanding the new covenent" Yes it is a long sermon. close to an hour. Please give it at least 12 min of your life and tell me what you think.

http://www.realanswers.net/realanswersaudio.html

2006-08-11 05:40:13 · 6 answers · asked by serfblues 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Who thinks David on Design Star is just the Hottest?

2006-08-11 05:40:10 · 2 answers · asked by Mark F 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender