Society & Culture - 18 August 2006

my brother got mad at me yesterday. he was singing a song and i asked him to stop because it was annoying. then he was telling me about his friends' kids, and i listened, but then i got up to go to the bathroom, he asked if he was boring me, and i jokingly said 'yes'

later, he said 'has anyone ever told you that honesty is not always the best policy'

he's not stuck up or insecure, he wouldnt say something like that to me if i hadnt geniuinly hurt his feelings,
which makes me think that maybe i make more comments then i think i do. i always thought i was a nice person, even if i do usually speak my mind. but maybe im going too far with it?

How can I tell if my honesty is hurting people? its not like im down right rude. i dont go around telling people theyre ugly or fat. I dont make fun of people. so what am i doing wrong?

2006-08-18 01:18:19 · 22 answers · asked by MRose 4 in Etiquette

Or do you sit by and watch as your brothers fight till the death? So many who claim to walk a righteous path use the tools a hate to inspire fear of another man, and by doing so subjugate power over you. By accepting that the Muslims are evil, and seeking to destroy them, you ignore the message of Christ. When did war become a Christ like value? (let me guess the Crusades, the Inquisition...etc which of course are demonized by history) Regardless of what religious, or non-religious path you follow, the question still applys.

2006-08-18 01:17:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if details are unimportant perhaps the whole shebang is equally unimportant and we should ignore it totally?

2006-08-18 01:16:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I heard that look alikes share an ancestor but just do not know it. Does anyone know if this is true and if not, does anyone know how is it possible for 2 people, who are not related, too look so much alike?

2006-08-18 01:16:28 · 22 answers · asked by bellarina 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-18 01:15:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

By encouraging them to f--k around?

2006-08-18 01:15:25 · 17 answers · asked by zorro 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do women get on public assistance knowing before they became fu**king pregnant that they were unemployed and couldn’t take care of a baby? We hard working people can’t even get a damn loan to help us during hard times but irresponsible women can get health benefits, WIC, food stamps, and other government funded incentives. It makes me sick. Don’t get me started on these illegal’s sucking up tax payer’s money. I couldn’t even get enough financial aid to go to school because I had no fuc**ing dependents (babies) and therefore they considered me as a dependent student. I had to borrow money but if I had 4 or 5 kids that I couldn’t take care of, government grants and loans would have been flowing out sh*ts creek. My mother couldn’t even get help for two months when she decided to take in a little girl that was practically left on her door step. They said she made too much and didn’t have a need. She couldn’t even put the baby on her fu**ing HEALTH insurance right away.

2006-08-18 01:14:19 · 5 answers · asked by ♣DreamDancer♣ 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Little Letter To God

No great things can I offer you,
No wise and wonderous deeds.
Only a simple love so true
And a thank you for my needs.
Dear God it is the little things
I most am thankful for
My life, my sons, my family
My roof, my walls, my door.
May it always be open
To whomever comes to call
May I show your wonderous love
To each individual and to all.
I love you with my simple heart
For I am simple too.
Thanks for not forsaking me.
For letting me love YOU!
Peace Be With You Always,
Debra

2006-08-18 01:13:16 · 14 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

If we start from the basis that humans are born into "sin," (wicked, evil) how did or do they manage to overcome that sinful nature?

If you claim "believing in Jesus (Bible, etc.)" or anything similar, why would an evil person even consider such a thing?

Or, is the claim that humans are born into "sin" faulty?

2006-08-18 01:12:20 · 13 answers · asked by Left the building 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-18 01:11:01 · 13 answers · asked by lida 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-18 01:10:52 · 22 answers · asked by GREG A 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I mean for eg. English I have no problem understanding those from the States but for the British accent is pretty heavy and for the aussie, tough too.

2006-08-18 01:10:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-08-18 01:10:41 · 11 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Caste system is termed to be an unholy institution. Which religions propagate such unholy concepts and whether such unholiness disqualify the propagating religious system from the list of true religions of God.
How many countries have a birth based caste sytem like that prevailing in some countries of South Asia? Where did the system originated. What is the relevance and uses/misuses and merits/demerits of caste system? Is caste sytem another name of aparthied? If so, is there any provision in UN Charter to label a country (for the purpose of possible corrective measures) which directly or indirectly (through deliberative actions of the administrative machinery eventhough they pretend to safeguard intrests of vulnerable sections} promote caste based discriminations in real life of the people?

2006-08-18 01:10:31 · 7 answers · asked by orsel 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I HATE THEM SOOO MUCH i cant put it into words, i remember hating them in the 80's when i was 6 and all the older girls had them but i refused, and NOW every sad-act around bournemouth (who thinks they from london init bruv) is copying that silly mare lady sovereign and doing their hair like a FCUKING TWAAAT i dont understand can anyone else shed some light on this?? if i wouldnt get done for it id go round with a big fcukoff pair of scissors and do the world a favour.

2006-08-18 01:09:08 · 16 answers · asked by thespecialone 2 in Community Service

at this moment in time who really makes you feel angry for me it George w. bush i feel so much anger everytime i hear his name or read it

2006-08-18 01:08:34 · 22 answers · asked by Farhat 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I've never met anyone from there.

2006-08-18 01:06:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

i don't mean i do not like them i mean that i would want other people to tell me

2006-08-18 01:06:39 · 9 answers · asked by GREG A 1 in Other - Society & Culture

what is the seriously most exciting and thrilling thing you've ever done? share please!

2006-08-18 01:04:18 · 20 answers · asked by media mogul 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-18 01:02:54 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Were books only available to royalty in the middle ages?

2006-08-18 01:01:33 · 7 answers · asked by Witty 1 in Royalty

if to offer one's life for the salvation of mankind is the christian thing to do, how many christians stood in-between the jews and the palestinians to stop the murders?
where was the pope ?
or are they all just arm chair critics ?

2006-08-18 01:01:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Anything goes. No rules like in the animated movie "aladdin".

2006-08-18 01:00:55 · 33 answers · asked by lostcause8436 3 in Other - Society & Culture

It's not for man to chose his god. It's god who choses his man.
so everyone buck-up and be good or your gonna look stupid one day.

2006-08-18 00:58:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-18 00:57:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

because the Bible says the world without end, it also says the war of armageddon will crush the world

2006-08-18 00:57:43 · 20 answers · asked by Manjeduu 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I reach for the clicker as soon as his face comes up. Just wondering how many others find him as disgusting as I do.

2006-08-18 00:56:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Religion is such a personal thing and completely unprovable, so it's just down to faith, so why do people constantly criticise other people's beliefs or try to force their beliefs on others?

2006-08-18 00:56:40 · 44 answers · asked by voodoobluesman 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Im just wondering at what age I can expect to start wearing beige trousers and a flat cap?

2006-08-18 00:56:11 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-08-18 00:55:29 · 7 answers · asked by jane s 1 in Religion & Spirituality