Society & Culture - 13 August 2006

Or were you simply taught that it is wrong? Please read:

There are two Hebrew words which are often associated with homosexual passages and which are mistranslated in many English versions of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament):

qadesh means a male prostitute who engaged in ritual sex in a Pagan temple . This was a common profession both in ancient Israel and in the surrounding countries. it is often mistranslated simply as "sodomite" or "homosexual." (e.g. the King James Version of the Bible, Deuteronomy 23:17). The companion word quedeshaw means female temple prostitute. It is frequently mistranslated simply as "whore" or "prostitute." A qadesh and quedeshaw were not simply prostitutes. They had a specific role to play in the temple. They represented a God and Goddess, and engaged in sexual intercourse in that capacity with members of the temple. to'ebah means a condemned, foreign, Pagan, religious, cult practice, but often simply translated s "abomination.

There is no term that means homosexual orientation in the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts of the Bible.

2006-08-13 14:58:52 · 32 answers · asked by Justsyd 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Would you let Hitler be the Führer of Deutschland ?
Would you let Humeyni be leader of Iran
And would you let Bin Laden to be the one to save the poor Muslims ?
Would you let Saddam be president of Iraq ?
(I am assuming there is no time concept for God)

2006-08-13 14:58:51 · 27 answers · asked by Moosty 2 in Religion & Spirituality

PROOF

When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment. (Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)

When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)

2006-08-13 14:58:49 · 14 answers · asked by ast5792 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-13 14:58:44 · 4 answers · asked by workn2live22 2 in Mythology & Folklore

i have never had anal before but want to try

2006-08-13 14:58:34 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I need to clarify to aviod miss-understanding.
The emotion that we feel when we feel envy is an emotion that drives us to get what other people posess.
In my case, I feel the same emotion but not to gain what other people have; but to ensure that there is justice and good-will.
That same feeling has also been felt with envy; I do not know how.
It has had the ability in one person to save 150,000 lives!
This is varient of this emotion effects me too.
This blog shows you are about this feeling I have and I have saved some lives to because of it....
http://sabretoothiscool.blogspot.com/
What is your virdict on this phenomena?

Wolf

2006-08-13 14:57:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Someone suggested I start compiling data on my previous question, so I figured this would be a good start. I am sure that some will say it depends on the situation, but I am looking to see which guides you more, or which holds sway.

2006-08-13 14:55:59 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Adam is the FIRST PERSON to lead this religion for his children. Muhammad s.a.w was the LAST PERSON that handle this religion. Jesus was the SECOND LAST.

If you don't. How about reading al-Quran.

2006-08-13 14:53:55 · 34 answers · asked by Answer 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I went to a contractor's bid meeting. There were 5 white guys and two black guys there. We were all sitting around a table and the two black guys happened to be sitting next to each other. They both had completely different shirts on. The leader of the meeting started off by offering his business card to everyone, and when he got to the two black guys he asked them if they were together. Is it just me or was that racism?

2006-08-13 14:52:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Or by that time, should you know whether you're gay, straight or bi without a doubt?

2006-08-13 14:51:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end,
who is, who was , and who is to come....
THE ALMIGHTY LORD VOLTRON
I am a machine fueled by greed and the blood of infidels
I am unwavering!Incapable of fault!
and steadfast in principle against the voices of reason
I am the empire!I am the end!
I am your almighty commander and lord!
I AM YOUR NEW GOD!!!

2006-08-13 14:50:22 · 19 answers · asked by voltron 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm still learning about paganism, and I've heard that many who practice magick have a magickal name. I've heard that it's not necessary to have one, but a person can choose one or wait for it to come to them.
My question is: how do you find your magick name, and how do you know that it's the right one? I'd also like to know a bit more about this subject.

2006-08-13 14:50:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And as a follow up question; Do people who live by the way, die by the way?

If you don't understand the questions, that's ok too...

2006-08-13 14:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

including all women and children in their religions

2006-08-13 14:49:20 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-13 14:49:19 · 17 answers · asked by timjim 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it because we are failing in our teachings of science or is it more of religion getting in the way of science, again. For most of the time, science seems to show that humans are unimportant and religion says that humans are important. Isn't science just a way for us to view the machinery of nature and religion a way for humans to feel better about themselves. By making them feel important and the "apple" in God's eye. I guess it is what you want to believe.

2006-08-13 14:49:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-13 14:49:00 · 10 answers · asked by alyssa s 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-13 14:47:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I know this, but do you? ...what species are we?
(Please choose from the following below.)

Homo habilis
Homo rudolfensis
Homo ergaster
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Homo floresiensis
Homo antecessor
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo rhodesiensis
Homo cepranensis
Homo georgicus

2006-08-13 14:46:31 · 14 answers · asked by bsc_student_08 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end,
who is, who was , and who is to come....
THE ALMIGHTY LORD VOLTRON
I am a machine fueled by greed and the blood of infidels
I am unwavering!Incapable of fault!
and steadfast in principle against the voices of reason
I am the empire!I am the end!
I am your almighty commander and lord!
I AM YOUR NEW GOD!!!

2006-08-13 14:45:48 · 20 answers · asked by voltron 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Domestic terrorists like Paul Hill, Eric Rudolph, Tim Mcveigh, Randy Nichols, The Christian Army Of God, Right Wing Militias and so forth all commit terrorist acts in America.

Abortion clinics are constantly threatened and harrassed and even killed by christian terrorists. How can Americans stop this?

Did you know that 98 % of domestic terrorist are "
1) Christian
2) Right wing

Isnt it amazing that christians claim they love peace?

IT JUST BAFFLES ME

But Remember in the bible Christianity shows you how to train a slave and sexually abuse a slave. WANT PROOF?

When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)

Old or new testament. IT IS ALL THE BIBLE AND ITS EXTREMIST TEACHINGS> Is this the junk you want kids to learn about in school??

2006-08-13 14:45:48 · 19 answers · asked by ast5792 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-13 14:45:45 · 6 answers · asked by ESea2000 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-13 14:45:15 · 14 answers · asked by †ᴰᴲᵛᴵᴸ† 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Here where I am...... We grew up hearing about PIG MAN that Lives in the woods on Yeager Road. and In Smyrna Georgia...... There was the famous Water Head camp up by the Old Covered Bridge

2006-08-13 14:43:01 · 4 answers · asked by D B 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Really, I sit here in the evening in front of my computer wondering these things. Is this debate just a macro scaled version of the conflict we all face internally? Mind or heart.

2006-08-13 14:42:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

becuz if u dont want ur children to ask you for money they should have a job and kids if you are tired of always having to ask your parents for money then u should work and you people should really change the sge limits on getting a jobs its not fair for the kids who want to work and earn thier on money that way the parents cant say well i paid for it so you have to share and im gonna speak my mind on how i feel on this topic and preteens if you feelin me then plz answer my question

2006-08-13 14:41:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

The priests were so corrupt that when they went into he temple their sinful lifestyles would cause them to drop dead when they went into the temple. the rope was for someone to pull them out if they dropped dead. I remember reading this in the bible. However, I'm not sure if it was scripture or commentary. Can someone shed some light on the scripture/subject?

2006-08-13 14:41:10 · 12 answers · asked by Lucille N 1 in Religion & Spirituality

There are certain comment that I have made here criticizing Americans for certain reasons, but that doesn't mean I am a racist, because the reality is that I appreciate Americans but there are a couple of things that they have said that have offended me. I also feel that I have the freedom to express my self and say what I feel if others do to.

But there is a person in particular who has been harassing me sending me insulting messages, saying that I am a racist when he realy seems to be the true racist.

What can I do to stop being disrespected by him?

2006-08-13 14:41:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I am interested in this issue for some fiction I'm writing, not because of any personal political affinity of that kind, if that's reassuring. I've heard rumors of such places, usually in the northwest. If you've heard of any, where are they supposed to be? Any details would be appreciated.

2006-08-13 14:40:56 · 15 answers · asked by silver.graph 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

my friend jose was in a car accident and it was just on the news and he's dead how come i don't feel sad

2006-08-13 14:40:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture