Society & Culture - 24 August 2006

In all seriousness. You can believe that heaven and hell exist, but what makes you able to say that this is an absolute truth?

You can say Allah exists, but what makes you say that this is an absolute truth?

I can say there is no god, but I do not claim that it's the truth. I just believe it to be true.

Truth: a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle, or the like.

2006-08-24 07:24:33 · 24 answers · asked by Southpaw 7 in Religion & Spirituality

A fundamentalist christian, a jew and a hindu were travelling in a car. The car breaks down and all 3 are stuck. So they decide to walk to the nearest house and ask if they can spend the night.

They knock on the door of a farmhouse and tell the farmer their story. The farmer tells them that 2 of them can sleep in the house but one will have to sleep in the barn.
The Hindu volunteers to sleep in the barn.
10 minutes later there's a knock at the door. It's the Hindu "Oh, my goodness gracious. There is a cow in the barn and it is against my beliefs to share a room with such a sacred animal".
So the Jew volunteers to sleep in the barn.

10 minutes later there's a knock at the door. It's the Jew "Oh, my goodness gracious. There is a Pig in the barn, and with the whole kosher thing, there is no way that I'm sleeping in there"

So the fundamentalist christian volunteers to sleep in the barn.
10 minutes later theres a knock at the door... its the pig and the cow

2006-08-24 07:24:26 · 19 answers · asked by theagitator@sbcglobal.net 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-24 07:22:46 · 23 answers · asked by people4cleanrestrooms 1 in Etiquette

I have asked this before but only got responses from over the pond.
i am looking for gay stickers to put on my car, does anyone know where i can get some online?
i have tried ebay but they are mainly homemade tat!

2006-08-24 07:22:08 · 14 answers · asked by ☺Everybody still loves Chris!♥▼© 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I know abt the service of mother theresa,but most other missionaries r busy converting innocent poor ppl

2006-08-24 07:22:00 · 12 answers · asked by wakeup i 1 in Religion & Spirituality

To me it's just the stupidest idea ever. I mean....if we had no government...no cops...no nothing...we'd just be going back to the days of the wild west. People dying on the streets everyday.

2006-08-24 07:21:54 · 9 answers · asked by kruzzz80 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I guess I am a born skeptic or realist, but at as a very young child in Sunday School, I wondered why is Christianity the only true religion and all the others are either studied as myths (which are now being revived and practiced all across the world) or false, those that worship anyone else but the Judeo-Christian Trinity.

2006-08-24 07:21:43 · 17 answers · asked by Ariel 128 5 in Mythology & Folklore

They get to kill 1000 people say they're sorry, repent and go to heaven. All they have to do is really mean it. That's easy.

They get to go to church and thank Jesus for dying for the felony they just committed

No matter how many women they rape, Jesus still loves them

No wonder why most criminals are Christians.

If I was a criminal, I would become a Christian too.

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2006-08-24 07:21:31 · 9 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Agnostic here, not wanting to convert anyone to a religion. And just so we are clear, I'm not asking you to change, if you choose to believe there is a place called "hell"; I don't wish to "change you".

I read this on yahoo answers frequently. I assumed as a child it was real but then, you know, adulthood. Now I am of the belief that hell is not real. I assume that other people became adults, and know that this hell thing isn't real.

Is it a joke, to illustrate a point, like how atheists use the flying spaghetti monster to illustrate why we don't want Intelligent Design taught in public schools?

Am I incorrect with my logic in thinking people are adults?

People don't really fear hell, do they?

What does it say about people who use hell as a scare tactic, to gain control over people?

You can't yell fire in a crowded movie theater erroneously, and while I respect people's right to a freedom of religion, I just have to ask, who came up with this idea of "hell".

2006-08-24 07:19:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

say whites, indians, asians, hispanics, blacks

who would be the first to make it a racist issue?

And why?


Can any of these races could live independently?

Is it that one race only depends on the other to survive?

2006-08-24 07:17:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Well Will I Be Able To Swim In That Crystal Lake?

2006-08-24 07:17:24 · 12 answers · asked by GhostBoy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I grew up mormon and this is a shock for me. I'm no longer mormon but when I read it, I actually thought of the stories of quetzcoatl or the famed alien contact billy meyer?
I've done a little research into Ufology and Mormonism and theyre ties to masonry and ancient mysteries and I think the alien connection actually gives mormonism more credit?
Anyone else agree.
Oh well.....Just a thought
Sometimes I wonder if the stories mentioned in the book of mormon happened in one of the previous cycles. You know how the Hopi and maya think this is the 5th or 6th sun. I don't know where this is going but stuff on my mind. Any comments?

2006-08-24 07:17:07 · 5 answers · asked by Corey 4 in Religion & Spirituality

carebears.
i like see 30 year olds with craebear ****! ok, somethins wrong there.
who agrees?

2006-08-24 07:16:37 · 6 answers · asked by me. 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-24 07:16:23 · 15 answers · asked by I love the cake 2 in Languages

Latinos are on the way up. Are they more poise, more capable, than their minority counterparts. You decide

2006-08-24 07:16:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

cartoon characters,i think "pinky and the brain" were gettin it on.
shaggy and scooby without a doubt
fred and barney were bisexual
batman and robin so obvious
he man and orko
all the dam smurfs
same with the snorks
any others im bored can you tell

2006-08-24 07:15:37 · 13 answers · asked by milf man 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Which was the goal and which was considered the enabler? Which is generally local (community) and which is national (federal)?

How should this be clarified?

2006-08-24 07:14:27 · 22 answers · asked by Cogito Sum 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I m a muslim and m shocked by the discriminating postings made by ppl against not only Islam,but also christianity, judaism and even atheism. I believe this is immoral and devalues the particular person's faith.
I believe in peace. I think in the afterlife, everyone good in their deeds shall be allowed entry to man's destiny - heaven. Well I include all believers of God along with atheists. Peace be upon u all nice ppl! God is kind and will act kind toward his favourite creation - man.
Till then let us all leave in harmony with our fellow human on this beautful earth. Brothers and sisters, let us agree on this honest proposal, doesnt matter what u r or what u want 2 be....thank u and god bless u all!

2006-08-24 07:13:59 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And is it necessary? If the author of a fiction novel happens to be black, should his/her book go with the other fiction novels or in the African-American section?

2006-08-24 07:13:42 · 16 answers · asked by brittbenny08 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one for you? If not or if so why? And to what or whom do you credit your philosophy? James Tiberious Kirk wept.

2006-08-24 07:13:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Because a hell is real and heaven is real also think about those people in Iraq and in israel they are dying it could be you.

2006-08-24 07:12:24 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

we built a great nation having god wirh us now 5 million people tell 350 million people what we can and can not have in our schools and gov offices
if god is so bad in schools how did we send men to the moon and all tjhe other things we can't live without

2006-08-24 07:12:13 · 24 answers · asked by john e 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-24 07:11:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

No, I'm not looking for smarta** responses. I'm not looking for hate. I just want to know what everyone means when they use this term. IS there a "gay lifestyle"? If so, what do you think it is? If so and you're gay, of what does your "gay lifestyle" consist?

2006-08-24 07:11:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

remember when you were a little kid and you thought the future was going to be flying cars and weird clothing.... will it ever happen??? LOL =) its a different question but fun to think about!!!! Thanks!

2006-08-24 07:11:28 · 38 answers · asked by lynn m 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I was listening to some 80s and 90s music on the radio the other day and they played "Macarena". What exactly does that mean? I looked it up on some translation sites, but it just translated as "Macarena". Is it someone's name? Thanx.

2006-08-24 07:11:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-08-24 07:10:45 · 24 answers · asked by wingnut 2 in Other - Society & Culture

You are blessed for having found the light buy I gotta ask ya why you become believers? How did you break throught the mold and saw that God was real.

2006-08-24 07:10:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Did you get addicted?

2006-08-24 07:09:56 · 12 answers · asked by martin 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm looking for recommendations for how my wife and I can emphasize Christianity on Halloween night.

We are not looking for Halloween to be a single or special day of reflecting Jesus Christ in our community (for Christ is in every day), but we understand that there will be many families out on Halloween night. It seems like a great opportunity...

We will be asking this same question in fellowship with the church, but I thought that perhaps this audience would have some valuable ideas (perhaps from personal experience).

Thank you and God bless.

2006-08-24 07:09:44 · 23 answers · asked by In God I Trust (a.k.a. infohog) 3 in Religion & Spirituality